Masayoshi Son (孫正義) of SoftBank Group has suggested an alliance with Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, reigniting plans to bring AI data centres to Japan. The backdrop includes memories of the power industry after the 2011 earthquake and the challenge of securing electricity.
Masayoshi Son (孫正義), one of Japan's leading businesspeople, is reportedly exploring a restructuring of the power industry with a view to developing AI data centres. His latest remarks indicated interest in a capital and business alliance with Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings.
SBG has already announced plans to build data centres in cooperation with local companies in the United States and France, with the aim of securing power to meet growing global demand for data centres. Son pointed out that moving both power and data centres forward will be a bottleneck for the evolution of AI.
The starting point was the promotion of renewable energy following the Great East Japan Earthquake. The article examines how Son positions the bitter memories of that earlier period. Further developments related to the matter are expected.