These Japanese AI winners don’t make chips. They make toilets, glass fiber and seasoning

Japanese companies not traditionally associated with technology, including toilet maker Toto, glass fiber manufacturer Nitto Boseki, and MSG producer Ajinomoto, have become major beneficiaries of the AI boom, according to CNBC. These firms supply critical components for AI infrastructure, such as glass fiber for semiconductors and amino acids for chip manufacturing, capitalizing on surging demand driven by the AI industry.