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Japan's largest AI data center draws a 2-trillion-yen cross-border consortium

8/6/2026

The race to build AI infrastructure in Asia is drawing capital across multiple time zones and currencies.

A consortium of Japanese and United States companies, with potential participation from United Arab Emirates investors and others, plans to commit approximately 2 trillion yen to develop what would be Japan's largest artificial intelligence data center.

The cross-border composition of the funding group makes this as much a story about capital mobility as about compute.

A consortium that spans three geographies The investment group spans Japan, the United States, and potentially the Gulf.

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