GDS, a data center developer and operator based in Asia, and Gaw Capital Partners, a private equity fund management firm, have recently announced a strategic partnership. Their collaboration aims to construct a 40-megawatt (MW) data center campus in Tokyo, Japan.
The proposed data center campus, located in Fuchu, West Tokyo, responds to the increasing need for secure, scalable, and modern digital infrastructure in Japan. Gaw Capital Partners, through a fund under its management, has acquired two adjacent data center sites within Fuchu Intelligent Park, an established data center cluster near central Tokyo.
Covering a total land area of 10,969 square meters and anticipated to reach an IT capacity of 40 MW, this campus is poised to become the largest data center facility in Fuchu City in terms of IT load. GDS has already received preliminary customer interest, with operations expected to commence by the end of 2026. This collaboration signifies a step forward in bolstering Japan’s digital infrastructure.
The surge in constructing data centers in Japan persists through 2024, with 15 out of 50 surveyed companies in the DC business expressing plans for new construction or facility expansion from 2023 to 2025.
In the first quarter of 2024, multiple data center players have already announced plans for data center development in Japan. This includes NTT Global Data Centers, AirTrunk, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Yondr Group in partnership with Marubeni Corporation, and Digital Realty’s Second Data Center in Tokyo.
Japan holds a significant position as one of the world’s largest Tier 1 data center markets, with ongoing developments totaling over 3,000 MW of IT load. With its extensive domestic and international connectivity, Greater Tokyo emerges as Japan’s primary data center hub, offering an advantageous location for industry participants.
