The split
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala weighs US$6.3 billion stake in a planned US$12 billion AI data center in Akita, Japan
The same story, as told by newsrooms in different countries. Their words, attributed and linked.
Japan
Japan Times
“Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment is considering an investment that would see the construction of one of the largest data centers in Japan.”
English-language Japanese daily; reported both the Mubadala talks and the broader AI power problemread the original ↗
Japan
Nikkei Asia
“$12bn project in northern city of Akita has access to wind power, water supplies.”
Japanese business daily; provided site-specific details and scale contextread the original ↗
Taiwan
Taipei Times
“The United Arab Emirates is considering investing as much as ¥1 trillion (US$6.33 billion) to build an artificial intelligence data centre in Japan.”
Taiwan's national English-language daily; notes the 500MW scale and situates the deal in the UAE's global AI infrastructure expansionread the original ↗