Shulman Advisory

METI Selects 38 Candidate GX Strategic Zones for Final Approval This Summer

Publication date: May 19, 2026 METI Selects 38 Candidate GX Strategic Zones for Final Approval This Summer The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) selected promising zones under its GX Strategic Zone System, which aims to promote integrated development of decarbonized power and telecommunications infrastructure (‘watt-bit’ integration). A total of 38 zones were chosen …

Data Center Market Update 4: DC Growth Drives Power Integration and Hyperscale Development

Publication date: Feb 10, 2026  Data Center Market Update 4: DC Growth Drives Power Integration and Hyperscale Development Japan to Pilot Workload Migration to Align Data Centers With Surplus Electricity The Nikkei reported that Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will launch a demonstration project in spring 2026 to connect geographically dispersed data …

DC Update 3: On-Site Gas Cogeneration & AI Energy Savings

Publication date: Feb 3, 2026  DC Update 3: On-Site Gas Cogeneration & AI Energy Savings Tokyo Gas subsidiary backs data centers with on-site gas cogeneration  Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions (TGES), a subsidiary of Tokyo Gas, has begun supporting data center development by proposing on-site gas cogeneration systems that allow projects to start operations even in …