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AI necessity draws Korean chipmakers closer to Japan
AI necessity draws Korean chipmakers closer to Japan SEOUL, November 02 (AJP) - History has often intruded on business between South Korea and Japan, two of Asia’s technology powerhouses. In 2019, a dispute over compensation for wartime forced labor spilled into semiconductor supply chains. Japan tightened export controls on critical chipmaking materials, and the two countries removed each other from lists of preferred trading partners. Since then, Korean manufacturers accelerated efforts to replace Japanese supplies with domestic products November 2, 2026