The artificial-intelligence boom is rewriting which companies define corporate Japan. The memory-chip maker Kioxia briefly passed Toyota to become the country’s second-most-valuable company.
A shortage of memory chips is handing makers across the region rare pricing power. At the same time, a weak yen and a high oil price are forcing Japan’s government and central bank to respond.
Today’s Asia Intelligence Brief covers the region’s finance, markets, economy, and politics. We pulled it together from Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Hindi, Bahasa Indonesia, Vietnamese, and English sources.
Japan — When Chips Outgrow Cars
Kioxia Passes Toyota
