UAE weighs a $6.3B AI data center investment in Japan
The United Arab Emirates is considering investing as much as ¥1 trillion ($6.3 billion) to build an AI data center in Japan.
Gulf sovereign capital continues to spread across the AI buildout well beyond the region itself, following Qatari, Emirati, and Saudi commitments in the US and Southeast Asia. Japan recently earmarked more than a quarter of a ¥370 trillion investment plan for AI and chips over 15 years, making it an obvious destination for outside capital.
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