Many Japanese companies — from Toto to Fujikura — are quietly becoming key suppliers in the AI supply chain but often fail to communicate their transformation effectively to investors and global audiences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/11/japan/the-overlooked-plumbing-of-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ai #artificialintelligence #toto #fujikura #nittoboseki #dainipponprinting #toppan #yamahamotor #yamaha #nvidia #apple #keyence #tesla

#Nvidia, #AMD, #Microsoft, and others court niche Japanese supplier to ease #AI bottlenecks
#NittoBoseki, currently the only supplier in the world of the highest-end glass cloth.
Formally known as low-coefficient-of-thermal-expansion (#CTE) glass and called "#T-glass" by #Nittobo, glass cloth is valued for its dimensional stability, rigidity and ability to facilitate high-speed data transmission, which is critical in AI computing.
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