Jensen Huang turns Tokyo izakaya into AI power summit with Japan’s chip industry leaders
On Wednesday night, Jensen Huang was in Tokyo’s central Kanda district courting the little-known Japanese suppliers that underpin the AI supply chain.
The Nvidia Corp. chief executive officer swept into a cozy izakaya in the area popular for after-work drinks, turning a narrow lane known for grilled pork skewers and beer crates into a theater for the AI boom. Outside, a crowd pressed in with smartphones raised, hoping for a glimpse of the man they refer to as kawajan-san — Mr. Leather Jacket — on social media and whose chips have become central to the global AI race.
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