Kitakami

Japan's AI-driven economic revival plan, championed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi with a $640 billion investment target, is facing a reality check in Kitakami, a rural city 500 kilometers north of …

Kioxia, one of Japan's most valuable companies, is ramping up production at a new factory in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, to meet surging AI-driven demand for memory chips, as the global race to build …