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Mubadala weighs $6.3B investment in Japan data center project

The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund would lead a round of investment into the 500-megawatt project in the Akita prefecture of northern Japan, according to reports

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The Mubadala headquarters building in Abu Dhabi

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Louise Burke

August 7, 2026

Mubadala is reported to be considering investing as much as ¥1 trillion ($6.3 billion) to build what could become Japan’s biggest artificial intelligence data center.

The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund would lead a round of investment into...