{"slug": "these-japanese-ai-winners-dont-make-chips-they-make-toilets-glass-fiber-and", "title": "These Japanese AI winners don’t make chips. They make toilets, glass fiber and seasoning", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "# These Japanese AI winners don’t make chips. They make toilets, glass fiber and seasoning\n\nSource:\n\n[CNBC Technology](https://www.cnbc.com/technology/)A toilet maker, a glass fiber manufacturer and the maker of MSG have in Japan have become major beneficiaries of the AI boom.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/these-japanese-ai-winners-dont-make-chips-they-make-toilets-glass-fiber-and", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/these-japanese-ai-winners-dont-make-chips-they-make-toilets-u2rc", "published_at": "2026-07-22 02:25:18+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-22 03:06:53.532978+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-infrastructure", "ai-chips"], "entities": ["Toto", "Nitto Boseki", "Ajinomoto", "CNBC"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/these-japanese-ai-winners-dont-make-chips-they-make-toilets-glass-fiber-and", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/these-japanese-ai-winners-dont-make-chips-they-make-toilets-glass-fiber-and.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/these-japanese-ai-winners-dont-make-chips-they-make-toilets-glass-fiber-and.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/these-japanese-ai-winners-dont-make-chips-they-make-toilets-glass-fiber-and.jsonld"}}