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title: A look at Kioxia's expansion in Japan's Kitakami, which helped stall the city's demographic decline and is a test of Japan's $640B AI and chips investment plan (Bloomberg)
link: https://www.techmeme.com/260902/p7#a260902p7
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published: 2026-09-02T08:10:02Z
updated: 2026-09-02T08:10:02Z
first_seen: 2026-09-02T14:07:29.769486161Z
summary: 'Bloomberg: A look at Kioxia''s expansion in Japan''s Kitakami, which helped stall the city''s demographic decline and is a test of Japan''s $640B AI and chips investment plan — Japan is betting $640 billion on AI and chips. But this struggling city shows the limits of that investment.'
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[![](http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png)](https://www.techmeme.com/260902/p7#a260902p7 "Techmeme permalink") [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/):\
 **[A look at Kioxia's expansion in Japan's Kitakami, which helped stall the city's demographic decline and is a test of Japan's $640B AI and chips investment plan](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-09-01/japan-s-ai-and-chip-gamble-faces-reality-check-in-kioxia-s-rural-hub)**  —  Japan is betting $640 billion on AI and chips.  But this struggling city shows the limits of that investment.