Mayumi Negishi

Advantest Corp.’s stock dropped as much as 6.9% after the maker of AI chip testers gave a lackluster outlook and pointed to continued capacity constraints.

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. withheld its full-year forecast, citing supply constraints and price fluctuations stemming from the war in the Middle East.

Much attention has been paid to the chips powering modern AI systems. But a wide range of other tiny components is needed to transmit data, regulate the flow of electricity and keep the entire system from overheating.

Kokusai Electric Corp.’s biggest shareholder KKR & Co. is offloading its entire 10.57% stake in the Japanese chip gear maker.

With more than $60 billion committed, some SoftBank insiders are growing uneasy over Son’s devotion to Altman.

Bloomberg reporters take your questions on Nvidia's aggressive push with its new AI chips at Computex 2026.

SoftBank Group Corp.’s payments unit is buying the life insurance unit of T&D Holdings Inc. for ¥134.3 billion ($840 million) to broaden its offerings and better compete in Japan’s ballooning fintech market.

Investors have discovered the country’s strength in making hardware for the development of AI.

On Wednesday night, Jensen Huang was in Tokyo’s central Kanda district courting the little-known Japanese suppliers that underpin the AI supply chain.

(Bloomberg) -- On Wednesday night, Jensen Huang was in Tokyo's central Kanda district courting the little-known Japanese suppliers that underpin the AI supply chain.