he says itilbe uhinkab if his cntry for that to be decided by the president rather than onsite experts. leading japanese chip maker has filed for bankruptcy protection. the company had been hit hard by the rising yen and a recent plunge in the price of come computer chips. it's japan's sole maker of d ram chips. in terms of global supply it comes third to south korea's samsung electronics. the company's real trouble began after the global economic crisis nearly four years. its financial health began to deteriorate rapidly. it had been operating under a government backed rehabilitation plan. that gave it access to a large amount of public funds and commercial loans. it had also been seeking to team up be rivals and receive rescue funds from clients. the company is saddled with debts totaling $5.6 billion. that's the biggest amount of liabilities in the history of japan's manufacturing industry. the president of the company apologized for his company's desion to seek banuptcy protection. >> translator: the price of d ram chips has plunged to 1/3 of what it was a year ago. the yen's unpre