Japan announced on Tuesday it was giving U.S. semiconductor company Micron $1.2 billion to build a plant in western Japan. File Photo by Alex Plavevski/EPA-EFE Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The Japanese government on Tuesday announced it to give U.S. semiconductor maker Micron Technology $1.2 billion to help it build a plant in Hiroshima in western Japan. Micron, based in the United States, wants to make state-of-the-art memory semiconductors at the new plant by 2026. Japan's industry ministry said the plant investment will help boost domestic production of semiconductors and improve the country's economic security. Advertisement Micron said, in turn, it...