(FILES) This file picture taken on May 1, 2024 shows PhD student (L) working in a "clean room", a vital part of semiconductor factories, at Tokyo University in Tokyo. Japan is readying a 65-billion USD push in microchips and artificial intelligence aimed at reclaiming its status as a global tech leader and meeting the urgent challenges of its ageing, shrinking population. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) / TO GO WITH Japan-economy-technology-AI-semiconductors,FOCUS by Katie FORSTER (Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images)