UAE Ambassador Visits Akita to Discuss Data Center Plan
Akita, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)--Shihab Alfaheem, the United Arab Emirates' ambassador to Japan, visited Akita Prefecture on Wednesday for talks with local officials on a plan to build a large data center for artificial intelligence in the northeastern Japan prefecture. The ambassador met with Akita Governor Kenta Suzuki and Jun Numaya, mayor of the city of Akita, the capital of the prefecture,...
Akita Prefecture welcomed a visit from Shihab Alfaheem, the United Arab Emirates' ambassador to Japan, on Wednesday. The purpose of Alfaheem's trip was to engage in discussions with local leaders regarding plans for constructing a substantial data center dedicated to artificial intelligence development in the region. Alfaheem met separately with Akita Governor Kenta Suzuki and Akita City Mayor Jun Numaya.
Governor Suzuki informed Alfaheem that developing the data center aligns with the prefecture's strategy to revamp its industrial framework to keep pace with modern demands. Numaya conveyed a readiness to engage in conversations concerning various avenues of collaboration. This initiative, spearheaded by S2, a server management enterprise based in Akita City, and the U.S.-based AI startup Bitgrit Inc., envisions constructing a data center with a capacity of up to 500 megawatts, potentially becoming one of the largest AI data centers in Japan.
Such a facility would commence operations as early as 2030. The projected construction expenses amount to 2 trillion yen, which will be funded through contributions from Japanese and international financial institutions and investment funds.
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