Education
TSMC’s foray into Japan motivates youngsters to go overseas

Seven graduates from excessive faculties in Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture have enrolled at Minghsin University of Science and Technology in Hsinchu, Taiwan. (Photo by Kosuke Kondo)
KOSUKE KONDO
December 27, 2025 17:00 JST
HSINCHU, Taiwan — Seven highschool graduates from Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture have begun studying at a college in Hsinchu, residence of the world’s greatest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.