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Microsoft (tech company)
Wēiruǎn
微软
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
in / at
zài
在
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to invest / investment
tóuzī
投资
$10 billion
100 yì měiyuán
100亿美元
to build / to develop
jiànshè
建设
artificial intelligence
rén'gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
。

Microsoft (tech company)

Wēiruǎn

微软

to announce

xuānbù

宣布

within four years

sì nián nèi

四年内

in / at

zài

在

Japan

Rìběn

日本

to invest / investment

tóuzī

投资

$10 billion

100 yì měiyuán

100亿美元

，

to be used for

yòngyú

用于

to build / to develop

jiànshè

建设

artificial intelligence

rén'gōng zhìnéng

人工智能

data center

shùjù zhōngxīn

数据中心

。

May 15, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Microsoft (tech company)

Wēiruǎn

微软

to announce

xuānbù

宣布

in / at

zài

在

Japan

Rìběn

日本

to invest / investment

tóuzī

投资

$10 billion

100 yì měiyuán

100亿美元

。

this

zhège

这个

plan

jìhuà

计划

to last for / over a period of

wéiqī

为期

four years

sì nián

四年

，

from

cóng

从

year 2026

2026 nián

2026年

to / until

dào

到

year 2029

2029 nián

2029年

。

Microsoft (tech company)

Wēiruǎn

微软

will / can

huì

会

and / with

hé

和

SoftBank (Japanese tech company)

Ruǎn Yín

软银

together

yīqǐ

一起

to build / to develop

jiànshè

建设

artificial intelligence

rén'gōng zhìnéng

人工智能

data center

shùjù zhōngxīn

数据中心

。

data center

shùjù zhōngxīn

数据中心

is / are

shì

是

to store / to keep

cúnfàng

存放

and

hé

和

to process / to handle

chǔlǐ

处理

large amount / a lot of

dàliàng

大量

data

shùjù

数据

structural particle

的

place

dìfāng

地方

。

many / a lot

hěn duō

很多

company

gōngsī

公司

now / currently

xiànzài

现在

all / both

dōu

都

in / at

zài

在

Asia

Yàzhōu

亚洲

to build / to develop

jiànshè

建设

new

xīn de

新的

data center

shùjù zhōngxīn

数据中心

。

Japan

Rìběn

日本

government

zhèngfǔ

政府

very / quite

hěn

很

happy / pleased

gāoxìng

高兴

Microsoft (tech company)

Wēiruǎn

微软

to come

lái

来

Japan

Rìběn

日本

to invest / investment

tóuzī

投资

。

New Words

Weirun

微软

Microsoft

touzi

投资

to invest

shuju zhongxin

数据中心

data center

rengong zhineng

人工智能

artificial intelligence

Ruan Yin

软银

SoftBank

jianshe

建设

to build

jihua

计划

plan

zhengfu

政府

government

Yazhou

亚洲

Asia

Riben

日本

Japan

News in English

Science & Technology

Microsoft Announces $10 Billion Investment in Japan to Build AI Data Centers

Microsoft announced a $10 billion investment in Japan over four years to expand AI data center infrastructure, partnering with SoftBank and Sakura Internet.

Microsoft announces a 10 billion dollar investment in Japan. This plan will span four years, from 2026 to 2029. Microsoft will work together with SoftBank to develop artificial intelligence data centers. Data centers are facilities where large amounts of data are stored and processed. Many companies are now building new data centers in Asia. The Japanese government is very pleased that Microsoft is coming to invest in Japan.

New Words

News in English

Microsoft Announces $10 Billion Investment in Japan to Build AI Data Centers

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Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to launch / to release
tuīchū
推出
Work IQ (Microsoft enterprise AI tool)
Work IQ
Work IQ
，
to let / to allow
ràng
让
Copilot (Microsoft AI assistant)
Copilot
Copilot
to connect to
liánjiē
连接
enterprise data
qǐyè shùjù
企业数据
。

New Words

News in English

Microsoft Announces $10 Billion Investment in Japan to Build AI Data Centers

More in Science & Technology

MicrosoftWēiruǎn微软to launch / to releasetuīchū推出Work IQ (Microsoft enterprise AI tool)Work IQWork IQ，to let / to allowràng让Copilot (Microsoft AI assistant)CopilotCopilotto connect toliánjiē连接enterprise dataqǐyè shùjù企业数据。

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to launch / to release
tuīchū
推出
Work IQ (Microsoft enterprise AI tool)
Work IQ
Work IQ
，
to let / to allow
ràng
让
Copilot (Microsoft AI assistant)
Copilot
Copilot
to connect to
liánjiē
连接
enterprise data
qǐyè shùjù
企业数据
。