Microsoft Accelerates Data Center Expansion in Japan with a Massive $10 Billion Investment

Golden Ten Data reported on April 3 that, according to Nikkei News, Microsoft (MSFT.O) will invest $1 billion (approximately 1.6 trillion yen) in Japan to build data centers and other facilities. Over the four years ending in 2029, Microsoft will cooperate with SoftBank and Sakura Internet to construct AI data infrastructure operating within Japan. In the field of AI infrastructure, the importance of “data sovereignty”—managing key data within one’s own country from the perspective of economic security—is increasingly prominent. American tech giants like Microsoft are promoting related business through cooperation with major Japanese companies.