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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
de
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.

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jīqìrén
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pèizhì
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diàndòng
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market value
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highest
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最高
stock
gǔpiào
股票
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United States / American
Měiguó
美国
space agency / NASA
yǔháng jú
宇航局
to find / to discover
zhǎodào
找到
new
xīn
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method / way
fāngfǎ
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to extend / to prolong
yáncháng
延长
Voyager 2 (spacecraft)
Lǚxíngzhě 2 hào
旅行者2号
to use / operation
shǐyòng
使用
lifespan / service life
shòumìng
寿命
。

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quánqiú
全球
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bàndǎotǐ
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second quarter / Q2
dì-èr jìdù
第二季度
sales revenue
xiāoshòué
销售额
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
all-time record high
lìshǐ xīngāo
历史新高
。

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