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Japan’s AI boom lifts makers of toilets, glass fiber and MSG

The CNBC story highlights how non-chip Japanese manufacturers are benefiting as AI-linked demand spills into consumer and industrial supply chains.

Japan’s AI boom is proving not to be all about chipmakers, with CNBC Markets pointing to three Japanese companies that have emerged as key beneficiaries in areas far from semiconductors.

The outlet describes a toilet maker, a glass fiber manufacturer, and the maker of MSG in Japan, framing them as companies gaining from the broader ripple effects of AI-related demand.

According to CNBC Markets and CNBC World, the firms have become major winners as AI activity drives downstream spending across materials and everyday products.

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