Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSM has successfully fueled Japan’s record land price appreciation for the second year, reflecting the importance of the projects on the economy.

The contract chipmaker’s new chip plants on the southern island of Kyushu have been instrumental in driving up land prices by 33.3%, Bloomberg cites Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism data.

Prior reports indicated Taiwan Semiconductor was eying a second Japanese plant in Kumamoto, potentially investing $13.5 billion after making its debut in the country with a wafer factory worth $8.6 billion.

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It also plans a third advanced chipmaking plant in Japan, worth $20 billion, in Kumamoto prefecture, to produce 3-nanometer chips as Japan overhauls its chip strategy.

Taiwan Semiconductor stock has risen over 88% in the last 12 months as the Big Techs, including Microsoft Corp MSFT, Amazon.Com Inc AMZN, and Google parent Alphabet Inc GOOG GOOGL, remain invested in their artificial intelligence technology ambitions.

Recently Samsung Electronics SSNLF-owned Samsung Foundry lost a Google smartphone deal to Taiwan Semiconductor due to Samsung’s outdated technology.

Investors can gain exposure to Taiwan Semiconductor through SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF GMF and ProShares Nanotechnology ETF TINY.

Price Action: TSM stock is down 1.14% at $167.16 at the last check on Tuesday.

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