Tell us what is the significance of this opening and what does it mean for Japan?

Of course, you know, Kumamoto TSMC fab is very significant for Japan

because, you know, the fab is kind of a to fill a gap between supply and demand

in Japan. So without investment from TSMC,

we only have over 40 nanometer technology node in Japan.

But you know, recently the demand for less than 40 nano is getting traction in

Japan, buying, you know, like Japanese

industrial or other, you know, robotics industry, etc..

So that's why the supply capacity from Kumamoto DFC.

TSMC first Fab from 28 to 12 is kind of essential to the Japanese industrial

activities. We've reported that the numbers could be

20 to $30 billion. It could go as high as $67 billion in

terms of financial support from the chip industry.

What would you say to the taxpayers of Japan who are going to help build this

industry? Why is it worth it?

I think, you know, Japanese public people already realize the importance of

the support for semi industry. So what we what we are doing is to, you

know, tell the importance of each project to to the people, of course.

So the kind of, you know, economic security perspective is the one element

and the other is economic kind of a ripple effect perspective as an example.

You know, TSMC project is expected to have the, you know, large scale of the

economic, you know, spillover effect. So actually, you know, we already have

watched semi ready, you know, companies, many similar related companies are

moving into the Kumamoto prefecture. I'll be our TSMC is, you know actually

constructing the first five. So which of course you know investment

you know spillover effect as well as you know create job creation as well.

And also considering the salary bill or payment level from TSMC, it is higher

than the you know of course you know standard of of Japanese companies.

So which can make a very positive impact in terms of the raising following the

bill as well in Japan. It seems like Japan has jumped out to an

early lead in this effort to build the domestic chip industry.

The United States is trying to do similar things.

Europe is trying to do certain things also.

Mm hmm. What are the reasons that Japan was able

to do this so quickly after, you know, considering the past, you know,

what we have, you know, so it is you know, everybody thought Japan is too

small, too slow in terms of financial support.

We sincerely regret that misdemeanour. For for the past.

So that's why we realize the importance of speed.

I had served, you know, a couple of ministers of METI.

So everybody told me that speed is very important to attract

the investment from our side.