Japan to set 2040 green energy strategy to court data centers, chip fabs

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday instructed government officials to draw up a national decarbonization and industrial policy toward 2040, as the country aims to reduce its carbon footprint while courting energy-intensive industries like semiconductors.

At a meeting on green transformation that day, Kishida urged comprehensive discussions on transforming the economy and society to "chart a realistic path for the public and private sectors toward decarbonization."