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KDDI and Telehouse discuss sustainability and targets

KDDI and Telehouse discuss sustainability and targets

April 12, 2022 Telehouse

KDDI and its data center subsidiary Telehouse recently made their latest sustainability announcements and set a number of target dates to achieve carbon neutrality. Alongside this, they published the details of number of initiatives that will help them to achieve their green goals. Currently, the...

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Read Gaw Capital Partners Acquires Building For Data Center in Tokyo, Japan
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Gaw Capital Partners Acquires Building For Data Center in Tokyo, Japan

April 08, 2022 Tokyo

Gaw Capital Partners has announced the acquisition of a building in Tokyo, Japan. The real estate private equity firm also plans to transform the building into a data center. The Fuchu Building it acquired is next to Meito Sangyo Building in Fuchu Intelligent Park. Gaw will demolish the 59,000...

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Read ESR to expand in Tokyo
ESR to expand in Tokyo

ESR to expand in Tokyo

April 07, 2022 Japan

ESR Cayman has announced its plans to develop a new 20MW data center in West Tokyo, Japan. This comes following the company’s acquisition of a data center asset in Higashi Kurume, which spans 20,900 sqm (225,00 sqft). Looking ahead, the company has said that its new facility will be operational...

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Read NEC and SCSK are Forming a Data Center Joint Venture
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NEC and SCSK are Forming a Data Center Joint Venture

March 10, 2022 Japan

Two Japanese firms are coming together to form a data center joint venture. NEC and IT firm SCSK Corporation revealed that they are partnering up to strengthen their network and data center business involvement. The JW will see the firms create SCSK NEC Data Center Management, ltd. The new...

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Read NEDO announces fund for new green data center research
NEDO announces fund for new green data center research

NEDO announces fund for new green data center research

March 01, 2022 Japan

Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has announced that it will be funding projects pushing forward greener data centers with its Green Innovation Fund. A number of companies have been selected to work on the project. This includes Fujitsu, NEC Corporation,...

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Read GLP To Invest $12b in Developing Data Centers in Japan
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GLP To Invest $12b in Developing Data Centers in Japan

February 21, 2022 Japan

GLP has revealed its plans to enter the Japanese data center market. The company is looking to develop data centers with up to 900MW of capacity over the next five years in the market. In addition, it will also invest up to $12 billion to bring facilities to live. By so doing, the Singapore-based...

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Read AirTrunk opens TOK1 data center in Japan
AirTrunk opens TOK1 data center in Japan

AirTrunk opens TOK1 data center in Japan

December 02, 2021 AirTrunk Tokyo TOK1

AirTrunk has announced the launch of its first data center in Japan. The new facility is located in Tokyo, and it is called TOK1. It will have an initial capacity of up to 60MW. The 13.25-hectare site is located in Inzai Chiba Prefecture in Tokyo. The data center campus is also scalable to 300MW...

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Read MC Digital Realty open data centers in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan
MC Digital Realty open data centers in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan

MC Digital Realty open data centers in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan

November 04, 2021 MC Digital Osaka Connected Campus (KIX)

The joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and Digital Realty called MC Digital Realty has opened data centers in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. The Tokyo facility is called NRT10, and it offers 38MW of capacity across 407,400 square feet (37,850 square meters). NRT10 is the company’s third...

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Read Equinix Expands in Osaka, Japan with OS3 data center
Equinix Expands in Osaka, Japan with OS3 data center

Equinix Expands in Osaka, Japan with OS3 data center

October 29, 2021 Equinix Osaka OS3

Equinix has expanded in Japan by opening a new data center in Osaka called OS3. In Phase 1, the IBX facility will provide more than 33,000 square feet (3,070 square meters) of colocation space and 900 racks. OS3 will offer over 89,300 square feet (8,300 square meters) of colocation space and...

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Read An IBM-occupied data center in Dallas has been sold for $41 million
An IBM-occupied data center in Dallas has been sold for $41 million

An IBM-occupied data center in Dallas has been sold for $41 million

October 22, 2021 Kyndryl

Five 9s Digital has revealed that it advised the owner of an IBM-leased data center in Dallas, Texas, to sell it off. The unnamed owner sold the facility for $41 million. However, the exact data center the firm sold can’t be identified at this moment as IBM has many data centers in Dallas. IBM is...

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Read Digital Edge reveals RFS date for OSA1 in Osaka, Japan
Digital Edge reveals RFS date for OSA1 in Osaka, Japan

Digital Edge reveals RFS date for OSA1 in Osaka, Japan

October 19, 2021 Digital Edge: Osaka OSA1

Digital Edge has announced its ready-for-service (RFS) date for launching its first self-build data center facility in Osaka, Japan. OSA1 is a 14MW facility located in the Osaka Central Business District. Digital Edge started the facility’s construction in April 2021 and is scheduled to be in...

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Read IIJ: Micro data center moves in at Shiroi Data Center Campus
IIJ: Micro data center moves in at Shiroi Data Center Campus

IIJ: Micro data center moves in at Shiroi Data Center Campus

October 05, 2021 Japan

IIJ has announced that it has deployed a micro data center on the premises of Shiroi Data Center Campus (Shiroi DCC), the first of its kind in Japan. A 12U, the micro data center has an available range of 12U to 38U. The MDC also has a cooling unit, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS),...

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Read BentallGreenOak completes the acquisition of two Canadian IBM data centers in sale-leaseback deals
BentallGreenOak completes the acquisition of two Canadian IBM data centers in sale-leaseback deals

BentallGreenOak completes the acquisition of two Canadian IBM data centers in sale-leaseback deals

September 28, 2021 Kyndryl

A Canadian property manager called BentallGreenOak has acquired two IBM data centers in Canada in sale-leaseback transactions. BGO announced that it bought the two facilities. One of the facilities it acquired is in Montreal, while the other is in Markham. The facility in Montreal is at 275 Viger...

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Read IBM announces 21 sustainability goals
IBM announces 21 sustainability goals

IBM announces 21 sustainability goals

July 15, 2021 Kyndryl

IBM is one of the latest data center companies to commit itself to net-zero GHG emissions by 2030. In its most recent Environmental Report, the company set out twenty-one environmental sustainability goals and also outlined its involvement with the European Green Digital Coalition. As a founding...

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Read Mitsubishi Estate subsidiary, Marunouchi Direct Access opens 130-rack data center in Tokyo
Mitsubishi Estate subsidiary, Marunouchi Direct Access opens 130-rack data center in Tokyo

Mitsubishi Estate subsidiary, Marunouchi Direct Access opens 130-rack data center in Tokyo

July 01, 2021 Marunouchi: Otemachi II

Marunouchi Direct Access, a Mitsubishi Estate subsidiary, has opened its new data center in Tokyo, Japan. The Otemachi DC II facility is a 130-rack facility that’s built in the Tokyo Torch development. Marunouchi Direct Access is a joint venture between Mitsubishi Estate and Marubeni Corporation,...

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Read Princeton Digital Group announces $1 billion hyperscale campus in Tokyo, Japan
Princeton Digital Group announces $1 billion hyperscale campus in Tokyo, Japan

Princeton Digital Group announces $1 billion hyperscale campus in Tokyo, Japan

June 29, 2021 Princeton PDG TY1

Princeton Digital Group is building a 100MW hyperscale campus in Tokyo, Japan. Investments in the facility are also expected to reach $1 billion. The facility would be built on an eight-acre site in Saitama City, Tokyo. Princeton Digital Group will build the facility in two phases, with each...

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Read Digital Edge acquires two data centers in Tokyo
Digital Edge acquires two data centers in Tokyo

Digital Edge acquires two data centers in Tokyo

May 11, 2021 Digital Edge: Comspace I (TY02)

Digital Edge has announced that it has acquired two data centers in Tokyo, Japan, from Arteria Networks Corporation. The facilities include ComSpace I, which is based in Nihonbashi, and ComSpace II, which is based in Shinjuku. They have 3,641 sq m (39,100 sq ft) and 9,336 sq m (100,500 sq ft) of...

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Read Colt DCS launches Inzai 3 near Tokyo
Colt DCS launches Inzai 3 near Tokyo

Colt DCS launches Inzai 3 near Tokyo

November 10, 2020 Colt Tokyo Inzai

Colt Data Centre Services has completed the construction of Inzai 3, a 27 MW, carrier-neutral facility in Japan. The facility expands Colt's Inzai campus where the company has two hyperscale data centers. Demand has been strong and the new facility is already 90 percent pre-leased.Colt Press...

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Read BBIX adds a new IX POP at NTT in Osaka
BBIX adds a new IX POP at NTT in Osaka

BBIX adds a new IX POP at NTT in Osaka

April 02, 2020 NTT Data Osaka Dojima (Building #4)

BBIX, a carrier neutral internet exchange based in Toyko, has launched a third POP in Osaka at NTT's Dojima Data Center.BBIX Press Release link

Read NTT Com’s Osaka 7 to Launch as One of the Largest Data Centers in Japan’s Kansai Region
NTT Com’s Osaka 7 to Launch as One of the Largest Data Centers in Japan’s Kansai Region

NTT Com’s Osaka 7 to Launch as One of the Largest Data Centers in Japan’s Kansai Region

November 26, 2019 NTT Osaka 7

NTT Com’s Osaka 7 to Launch as One of the Largest Data Centers in Japan’s Kansai RegionTOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group (TOKYO:9432), announced today that it will launch the Osaka 7...

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