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Japan Data Center Update 33: Tokyo Advances Containerized Data Center Deployment as Shikoku Expands Incentives

Publication date: Sept 2, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 33: Tokyo Advances Containerized Data Center Deployment as Shikoku Expands Incentives NTT docomo Business and TEPCO PG collaborate on liquid-cooled containerized data centers in Tokyo NTT docomo Business and TEPCO Power Grid (PG) announced a collaboration to develop liquid-cooled containerized data centers in the Tokyo metropolitan …

Japan Data Center Update 32: Trading Companies Accelerate Data Center Buildout as Manufacturers’ Margins Rise

Publication date: Aug 25, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 32: Trading Companies Accelerate Data Center Buildout as Manufacturers’ Margins Rise Itochu plans ten data centers with 50 MW capacity each by 2030 Itochu Corporation will enter the data center development business. It plans to invest several hundred billion yen to develop approximately 10 data centers, …

Japan Data Center Update 25: Regulatory Easing and Utility Coordination Shape Japan’s AI Data Center Investment

Publication date: July 7, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 25: Regulatory Easing and Utility Coordination Shape Japan’s AI Data Center Investment Shikoku Electric strengthens organization to attract data centers across four prefectures Shikoku Electric Power announced that it will strengthen its organization to attract data centers to the four prefectures of Shikoku. The company has …

Japan Data Center Update 14: Data center expansion accelerates as large-scale investment, decentralization, and local constraints collide

Publication date: April 14, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 14: Data Center Expansion Accelerates as Large-Scale Investment, Decentralization, and Local Constraints Collide Microsoft to Invest USD 10 Billion in Japan Data Centers to Expand AI Infrastructure Microsoft announced it will invest USD 10 billion over four years in data centers and related infrastructure in Japan. …