Microsoft to Invest $2.9 Billion to Boost AI, Cloud in Japan
- Investment plans announced on eve of Biden-Kishida summit
- Microsoft seeks to boost training in Japan for AI, robotics
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Microsoft Corp. will invest $2.9 billion over the next two years to boost its hyperscale cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Japan, marking its biggest investment in the country.
The announcement was made on Tuesday in Washington after Microsoft President Brad Smith met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is in the US for the first official visit by a Japanese leader in nine years. The Nikkei newspaper had reported the new investment earlier.