[Global Times Comprehensive Report] According to the "Nihon Keizai Shimbun" reported on the 9th, Sony Group, Mitsubishi Electric and other 8 Japanese companies plan to invest 5 trillion yen (100 yen about 4.5 yuan yuan) in the 2021-2029 fiscal year for the increase in production of power semiconductors, image sensors and other products. Semiconductor industry has become the main force pulling the Japanese equipment investment.

　　The Nihon Keizai Shimbun summarized Sony Group, Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba, Rohm, Renesas Electronics and other eight major Japanese semiconductor manufacturers during the fiscal year 2021-2029 equipment investment plan. Sony Group plans to invest about 1.6 trillion yen in fiscal years 2021-2026 to increase production of CMOS image sensors and other products. Two companies, Toshiba and Rohm, will invest about 380 billion yen. Mitsubishi Electric will increase the production capacity of silicon carbide power semiconductors in fiscal year 2026 to five times that of fiscal year 2022.

　　Statistics from the Japanese Ministry of Finance show that capital investment in the communications equipment industry, including semiconductor manufacturing, reached 2.1 trillion yen in fiscal 2022, an increase of 30% over five years. In Japan's manufacturing industry, the proportion of the increase from 11% to 13%.