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Japan Data Center Update 18: Japan’s Data Center Ecosystem Evolves With New Infrastructure and Efficiency Initiatives

Publication date: May 19, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 18: Japan’s Data Center Ecosystem Evolves With New Infrastructure and Efficiency Initiatives Japan’s Containerized Data Center Market Is Projected to Grow 3.7x in 2025 Market researcher Fuji Chimera Research Institute released a survey on Japan’s domestic data center service market. The market is projected to reach …

Japan Data Center Update 17: Utsunomiya Tender, TEPCO PG Aiming to Halve Connection Lead Time, and Tighter Capacity Rules

Publication date: May 13, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 17: Utsunomiya Tender, TEPCO PG Aiming to Halve Connection Lead Time, and Tighter Capacity Rules Utsunomiya Becomes Japan’s First City to Launch a Public Tender for Data Center Development Nikkei reported that Utsunomiya will become the first city in Japan to launch a public tender to …

Japan Data Center Update 16: The Businesses Powering Japan’s Data Center Expansion

Publication date: April 28, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 16: The Businesses Powering Japan’s Data Center Expansion Yanmar to Build Backup Generator Plant in Kitakyushu as Data Center Cluster Potential Grows Yanmar Holdings (HD) will launch a new plant in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, in 2028 to manufacture large-capacity backup generators for data centers. Yanmar …

Japan Data Center Update 15: Tokyo and Kansai Expansion Gains Pace as Edge Data Centers Emerge

Publication date: April 21, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 15: Tokyo and Kansai Expansion Gains Pace as Edge Data Centers Emerge JFE and Mitsubishi to Develop Integrated Power Plant and Data Center Hub in Keihin Ogishima, Kanagawa JFE Holdings, one of Japan’s leading steelmakers, and Mitsubishi Corporation jointly announced that the companies will develop an …

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 …