TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to meet top executives from global semiconductor manufacturers including Intel Corp and TSMC on Thursday to request active investment in Japan and cooperation with Japanese companies, Yomiuri newspaper reported on Wednesday.

A meeting is also planned with leaders from Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology, Applied Materials, IBM and IMEC, the newspaper said without citing sources.

(Reporting by Mariko Katsumura; editing by Christian Schmollinger)