MicrosoftWēiruǎn微软to announcexuānbù宣布within four yearssì nián nèi四年内towards / intoxiàng向JapanRìběn日本to invest / investmenttóuzī投资$10 billion100 yì měiyuán100亿美元for use in / to be used foryòngyú用于artificial intelligenceréngōng zhìnéng人工智能infrastructurejīchǔ shèshī基础设施construction / developmentjiànshè建设。
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
within four years
sì nián nèi
四年内
towards / into
xiàng
向
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to invest / investment
tóuzī
投资
$10 billion
100 yì měiyuán
100亿美元
for use in / to be used for
yòngyú
用于
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
construction / development
jiànshè
建设
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future)
jiāng
将
in
zài
在
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
to / through
zhì
至
the year 2029
2029 nián
2029年
during the period
qījiān
期间
towards
xiàng
向
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to invest
tóuzī
投资
$10 billion
100 yì měiyuán
100亿美元
content / scope
nèiróng
内容
to cover / to encompass
hángài
涵盖
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
expansion / to expand
kuòjiàn
扩建
and / as well as
jí
及
talent / skilled personnel
réncái
人才
training
péixùn
培训
June 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
one (item/project)
yī xiàng
一项
lasting / spanning
wéiqī
为期
four years
sì nián
四年
total amount
zǒng é
总额
reaching
dá
达
$10 billion
100 yì měiyuán
100亿美元
structural particle
de
的
Japan
Rìběn
日本
investment
tóuzī
投资
plan
jìhuà
计划
this plan
gāi jìhuà
该计划
to cover / to encompass
hángài
涵盖
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
to / through
zhì
至
the year 2029
2029 nián
2029年
focus / key area
zhòngdiǎn
重点
to include
bāokuò
包括
in
zài
在
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to expand / expansion
kuòjiàn
扩建
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
will (future)
jiāng
将
with / and
yǔ
与
SoftBank
Ruǎnyín
软银
and / as well as
jí
及
Sakura Internet (Japanese cloud company)
Sakura Internet
Sakura Internet
to cooperate / to partner
hézuò
合作
jointly / together
gòngtóng
共同
to advance / to promote
tuījìn
推进
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
construction / development
jiànshè
建设
in addition / furthermore
cǐwài
此外
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to pledge / to commit
chéngnuò
承诺
by / until
dào
到
the year 2030
2030 nián
2030年
to train
péixùn
培训
more than
yú
逾
one million
100 wàn
100万
(measure word for persons)
míng
名
Japanese
Rìběn
日本
engineers
gōngchéngshī
工程师
and
yǔ
与
developers
kāifāzhě
开发者
investment
tóuzī
投资
plan
jìhuà
计划
also
hái
还
to cover
hángài
涵盖
with
yǔ
与
Japan
Rìběn
日本
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
structural particle
de
的
deep / in-depth
shēndù
深度
cybersecurity
wǎngluò ānquán
网络安全
cooperation / collaboration
hézuò
合作
this move / this action
cǐ jǔ
此举
is
shì
是
global
quánqiú
全球
technology
kējì
科技
enterprises / companies
qǐyè
企业
to accelerate
jiāsù
加速
to position / to lay out
bùjú
布局
Asia
Yàzhōu
亚洲
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
market
shìchǎng
市场
structural particle
de
的
latest / newest
zuìxīn
最新
move / initiative
jǔcuò
举措
one of
zhī yī
之一
News in English
BusinessMicrosoft Announces $10 Billion Japan AI Investment Covering Data Centers and Engineer Training
Microsoft announced a $10 billion investment in Japan spanning 2026 to 2029, covering AI data center expansion in partnership with SoftBank and a pledge to train over one million engineers. The deal also includes deep cybersecurity cooperation with the Japanese government.
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