Japan to restrict chipmaking equipment exports as it aligns with U.S. China curbs

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Japan's computer giant Fujitsu displays its wafer at a high-tech exhibition Fujitsu Forum 2019 in Tokyo, Japan, May 14, 2019. According to Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, the country wants to stop advanced technology from being used for military purposes and does not have one specific country in mind with the measures. Dutch major ASML Holding NV dominates the market for lithography systems used to create chips' minute circuitry

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