(From BS Nippon Television's "Shinso NEWS" broadcast on March 7, 2024) (c)NTV 0:00 Opening 0:32 Booming economy: "Semiconductor bubble" in a small town in Kumamoto 2:36 Semiconductor bubble The town is booming…restaurants and hotels too 3:47 Booming economy: "Semiconductor bubble" in a small town in Kumamoto 8:04 Semiconductor bubble Starting salary 50,000 higher than the national average... 10:45 Booming economy: "Semiconductor bubble" in a small town in Kumamoto 13:53 Dramatic change: Residents express confusion over the semiconductor bubble 14:58 Confusion: "Shadow of the semiconductor bubble" as land prices soar and people leave farming... 19:20 Japan's semiconductor industry is "lagging behind" but will it make a comeback? 23:52 Hopes for "domestic semiconductors" with new company Rapidus moving towards mass production 27:33 The kingdom is back, once at 50% Japanese semiconductor market share 28:45 Soaring stock prices, what about wage increases? Consumers don't feel like they're in a bubble... 35:02 Bubble "Cool stock prices" High prices lead to household savings 36:30 Rising stock prices, but what about wage increases? Consumers don't feel like they're in a bubble... 41:22 Breaking News: Fair Trade Commission to issue recommendation to Nissan for cuts to subcontractors 48:34 Prime Minister Kishida: "We're at a critical juncture in escaping the deflationary mindset" Guests: Akio Makabe (specially appointed professor at Tama University), Keiichi Kaya (economic commentator) Caster: Kenta Mimatsu (Nippon Television News Department) Commentator: Toshiyuki Ito (Yomiuri Shimbun editorial committee member) Announcer: Arisa Koro (Nippon Television) #DeepNews #NipponTV #BSNTV #Yomiuri Shimbun #Kikuyo-cho, Kumamoto Prefecture #Semiconductor bubble #TSMC #Rapidus #Rising stock prices #High prices #Akio Makabe #Keiichi Kaya #Kenta Mimatsu #Toshiyuki Ito #Arisa Koro◇"DeepNews" is broadcast live on BS Nippon Television from 6:58 pm Monday through Friday. https://www.bs4.jp/shinsou/#lineup • [Deep News] Seiji Kihara, Prime Minister Kishida's "confidant," appears live. He has a deep knowledge of British politics... ◇Nippon Television News Department's SNS X / news24ntv TikTok / ntv.news Facebook / ntvnews24 Instagram / ntv_news24 ◇[Latest news now available] Nippon Television News https://news.ntv.co.jp/