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World Service,31 Mar 2023,26 mins

Japan enters the chip war

World Business Report

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Following similar moves by the US and the Netherlands, Japan announces measures that could restrict the supply of semiconductors to China. Rahul Tandon finds out why the country is taking these steps now. As the IPL gets underway we take a look at how the broadcast deal for the world's richest cricket competition compares to other sports. And, are you one of the billions of Candy Crush players? We hear from the boss of the company behind the game on a potential takeover from Microsoft. (Picture: A Renesas Electronics Corp microcontroller chip sits on a finger in this illustrative photograph taken in Tokyo May 24, 2012. Credit: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo)

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