KITAKYUSHU, Japan -- U.S. investment company Asia Pacific Land (APL) will invest 125 billion yen ($854 million) to build a data center in Japan's Kitakyushu, as the city positions itself as an alternative nerve center to Tokyo.
Asia Pacific Land facility part of Kitakyushu's plan to become 'backup capital' for country

APL's plans to invest in a new data center in Kitakyushu come as the city positions itself as an alternative nerve center to Tokyo. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
KITAKYUSHU, Japan -- U.S. investment company Asia Pacific Land (APL) will invest 125 billion yen ($854 million) to build a data center in Japan's Kitakyushu, as the city positions itself as an alternative nerve center to Tokyo.