Japan Picks 18 Regions as Green Transformation Strategy Areas
Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--Japan's industry ministry said Friday that it has selected 18 regions as so-called green transformation strategy areas. The ministry will support the regions by easing regulations on land use and providing subsidies, aiming to attract companies and investment from Japan and abroad as part of efforts to strengthen the industrial competitiveness of regional econo...
Japan's industry ministry has designated 18 regions as green transformation strategy areas, aiming to bolster regional economies through regulatory easing and subsidies. The initiative seeks to attract both domestic and foreign investment by targeting areas with abundant decarbonized energy sources, particularly for large-scale data center operations.
As demand for data centers escalates alongside the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence, the government plans to focus on regions capable of supporting data centers requiring approximately 1 gigawatt of power. Nine of the selected regions have been earmarked as centers for data center concentration. In northern Hokkaido, home to Japan's largest renewable-powered data center operated by NTT East Inc. in Ishikari, the ministry's strategy seeks to promote local industry revitalization and investment.
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