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Disclosure - OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT (Schedule of Repayment of Loan) (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 00610 - Disclosure - OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT (Loans to TPSCo from Japanese Institutions) (Narrative) (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 00620 - Disclosure - OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT (Schedule of Maturity Capital Leases Liabilities) (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 00630 - Disclosure - OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT (Schedule of Composition of Operating Leases) (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 00640 - Disclosure - OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT (Schedule of Maturity Operating Leases Liabilities) (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 00650 - Disclosure - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Narrative) (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 00660 - Disclosure - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Schedule of Recurring Fair Value Measurements) (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 00670 - 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