Can floating data centers solve the heat crisis?
The idea of floating data centers has been bobbing around for some time now. The latest announcement of a floating data center about to be built off Yokohama in autumn 2025 has people excited again. Although only a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by a consortium of Japanese companies, the prospect of an […]
NTT Data plans a 200 MW data center campus in Japan
NTT Data Group, a global provider of AI, digital business and technology services, is planning a large new data center campus in Shiroi, Chiba Prefecture, as demand for cloud and AI infrastructure continues to grow in Japan. The project, being developed through its subsidiary NTT Global Data Center Corporation (NTT GDC), will add a major […]
NTT DATA opens new data center in Japan’s Kansai region
NTT DATA, a global provider of AI, digital business and technology services, has announced the official opening of its Keihanna OSK11 Data Center in Kyoto, Japan. The facility delivers 30MW of IT capacity and is NTT DATA’s fourteenth data center in Japan. In a press release, NTT DATA revealed that OSK11 is strategically located in […]
Digital Realty opens new data center in Japan
Digital Realty, a global provider of cloud and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, has announced the opening of the NRT14 data center at its NRT campus in Inzai City, Chiba Prefecture, in Japan. NRT14 is the third facility at the NRT campus, following the NRT10 data center, which opened in 2021, and the NRT12 […]
NTT DC REIT mulls buying data centers in Frankfurt and Tokyo
Singapore-listed NTT DC REIT is mulling the purchase of data centers in Frankfurt and Tokyo, according to Yutaka Torigoe, CEO of the REIT manager during a webinar with potential investors yesterday. The proposed acquisitions are part of the real estate investment trust’s (REIT) growth strategy to increase Tier 1 market exposure through acquisitions of high […]
Microsoft to invest US$ 10 billion in Japan through 2029
Microsoft has announced that it will invest US$ 10 billion in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure, strengthen cybersecurity cooperation, and train workers. This new investment builds on the US$ 2.9 billion Microsoft had already invested in Japan two years ago. In an official blog Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, […]
DigitalBridge and JEXI acquire select DC assets from NEC Corporation
DigitalBridge Group, a global investor in digital infrastructure, and Japan Extensive Infrastructure Ltd. (JEXI), an investment advisory company within the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, have announced the completion of the acquisition of select data center assets from NEC Corporation by their respective affiliated funds. In a press release, DigitalBridge revealed that following completion of the […]
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT to invest S$ 1.3 billion in Singapore and Japan assets
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR) will invest S$ 1.31 billion (US$ 1 billion) to acquire three assets in Singapore and Japan, as it expands its logistics, business space and data center portfolio. The REIT acquisitions are expected to lift distributions on a pro forma basis, distribution per unit (DPU) would rise by about 2.1 percent, or […]
Fujikura to triple fiber capacity with ¥300bn AI push
Fujikura Ltd, a Japanese manufacturer has decided to expand its optical fiber and cable production in response to rising demand from AI data centers, particularly in the United States. The decision was approved at a board meeting and follows earlier agreements tied to U.S.–Japan cooperation on technology investment, including a 2025 framework agreement with the […]
AirTrunk secures US$ 1.2 billion green loan for its flagship Tokyo campus
AirTrunk, a hyperscale data centre operator with projects across Asia Pacific and the Middle East, has secured a JP¥191.6 billion (US$1.24 billion) green loan to support the refinancing and continued development of its TOK1 hyperscale data centre campus in East Tokyo. Structured under AirTrunk’s Green Financing Framework, the loan will refinance existing facilities and fund […]