(FILES) This file photo taken on February 14, 2024 shows a general view of the new semiconductor plant by Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (JASM), a subsidiary of Taiwan's chip giant TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), in Kikuyo in the Kikuchi district, Kumamoto prefecture. Japan is readying a 65-billion USD push in microchips and artificial intelligence aimed at reclaiming its status as a global tech leader and meeting the urgent challenges of its ageing, shrinking population. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) / TO GO WITH Japan-economy-technology-AI-semiconductors,FOCUS by Katie FORSTER (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)