JSR booked a net loss of 22.2 billion yen ($148 million) in the six-month period ended September 30. Hori hopes to return the business to profitability by the next financial year, which ends in ...

to acquire Tokyo-based chip materials maker JSR Corp. for around 1 trillion yen ($7 billion) in a strategic shift to shore up the domestic semiconductor industry. JSR holds a 26 percent share in ...