🔹 “Japan Once Ruled 50% of the Chip Market… Now It’s Making a Shocking Comeback!”
if you don’t like betting on underdogs but still crave epic tech comebacks then watch Japan’s semiconductor saga unfold in the 1980s Japan was the king of chips six out of the top 10 makers were Japanese powering everything from Walkman’s to world trade but a mix of US trade pressure and stubborn business habits sent Japan into freef fall factories closed market share vanished by 2022 Japan held just 9% of global chip production but in 2020 a single phone call sparked a comeback enter Rapidus a bold new venture backed by Japan’s biggest tech giants and billions in government money their mission build one of the world’s most advanced chip factories in Hokkaido and leap straight to two nanometer technology something even TSMC is racing to master it’s a moonshot against semiconductor titans like TSMC and Samsung but with global attention cutting edge machines and relentless engineers Japan is betting big on a return to glory will Rapidus lead Japan’s chip renaissance or will history repeat itself drop your thoughts below and subscribe for more epic tech stories
In this episode of *The Uncovered World*, we uncover the dramatic rise, fall, and surprising comeback of Japan in the global semiconductor industry.
Once upon a time, Japan controlled over 50% of the global chip market. Today? Not a single Japanese company appears in the top 10 global semiconductor companies — or even the top 18.
What caused this shocking decline?
And more importantly — why is Japan making a bold return now with a state-backed company called **Rapidus**, and how is it shaking up the global chip race?
We’ll walk you through:
– The secret phone call from IBM that started it all.
– How Japan lost its tech dominance due to U.S. pressure and internal strategy mistakes.
– Why the Japanese government is investing billions to build a cutting-edge chip factory in Hokkaido.
– What Rapidus is planning: 2nm chips, ASML machines, and a direct challenge to giants like TSMC and Samsung.
– And most importantly — can Japan really make