{
  "id": 3039642,
  "title": "Osaka Residents Voice Fears Over Massive Data Center",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/osaka-residents-voice-fears-over-massive-data-center",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T14:14:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150494.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Residents in Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, have expressed concerns to the city over plans for a large data center to be constructed on the former Osaka University Minoh Campus site. The group, representing the Madani residential area, submitted a petition urging the city to provide explanations and verify the redevelopment project. The planned data center, aimed at handling information processing for services including generative AI, will consume significant amounts of electricity and require extensive cooling equipment. This raises concerns about potential effects on residents' daily lives, such as low-frequency noise, loss of sunlight, and heat. Similar concerns have been raised in other parts of the Kansai region. The data center site is adjacent to the quiet Madani residential district, and the proposed structure would be approximately 31 meters high, potentially blocking morning sunlight for nearby homes and generating low-frequency noise. The project operator has held briefing sessions with residents, but the residents' association wants the city to actively listen to their concerns and provide adequate explanations. Minoh City has agreed to review the petition and consider the matter seriously.",
  "summary": "Residents in Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, have asked the city to take a more active role in explaining and reviewing plans for a large data center to be built on the former site of Osaka University's Minoh Campus, citing concerns over low-frequency noise, loss of sunlight and other potential effects on daily life. (News On Japan)",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}