Amazon to invest $15bn in Japan over 5 years, topping funds for India

Cloud system group will increase data centers to meet AI-related demand

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Amazon Web Services will accelerate its investment in Japan in anticipation of a big increase in demand for cloud computing services due to the spread of generative AI. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Naoki Watanabe and Reuters)

KAORU TAKATSUKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Amazon Web Services, the world's biggest cloud computing company, announced on Friday that it will invest about 2.3 trillion yen ($15.5 billion) in Japan over five years between 2023 and 2027.

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