Japan's NEC open to manufacturer acquisitions in physical AI, aerospace

Technology'We are not limiting ourselves to any particular M&A market,' CFO saysJapan's NEC acquired U.S. telecommunications software provider CSG Systems International in May. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)TAKURO HOSODASeptember 2, 2026 23:42 JSTTOKYO -- Japanese technology group NEC will explore acquisitions in the manufacturing sector as it chases opportunities for growth in physical artificial intelligence, aerospace and defense.Read NextTechnologyUS robot curbs lay bare industry's dependence on Chinese partsArtificial intelligenceAI agents are the only employees at Japan tech group NEC's new departmentTech Asia'Red-hot' data center boom fuels public backlash across AsiaArtificial intelligenceMore memory chips not the solution to AI bottlenecks: Microsoft execArtificial intelligenceHow Hon