TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Nikkei share average surged past the key 51,000 level for the first time on Wednesday, underpinned by investor optimism over artificial intelligence sector investments.

Japanese car makers put on a show of force in Tokyo at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show, where manufacturers laid out their plans for the road ahead.

The other vehicle Mazda brought to the show is the Vision X-Compact, which it says is “designed to deepen the bond between people and cars through the fusion of a human sensory digital model and empathetic AI,” which is capable of engaging the occupants in natural conversation, “helping expand the driver’s world.”

President Trump hosted a dinner in Tokyo with tech leaders like Tim Cook and Marc Benioff to finalize a $550 billion Japanese investment framework in

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