[Kioxia's Market Value Once Surpassed 45 Trillion Yen, Approaching Japan's Second Largest Company] According to Deep Tide TechFlow, on June 3, citing Jin10 Data, the global artificial intelligence boom is reshaping the landscape of Japanese companies, and Kioxia Holdings Corporation is nearing the position of the second most valuable company in Japan. The market value of this storage chip manufacturer surged by 7.2% on Wednesday, putting it on par with Toyota Motor Corporation. Kioxia's market value once exceeded 45 trillion yen, surpassing Toyota, and this occurred just 18 months after its listing. Junpei Tanaka, head of investment strategy at Pictet Asset Management Japan, stated that the reshuffling of the largest companies could change overseas investors' perception of Japanese stocks. He believes the market may shift from being driven by manufacturing to being defined by AI-driven semiconductor growth stocks, thereby attracting further capital inflows.