Vantage Data Centers has broken ground on its first data center campus in Japan (KIX1).
Located in Ibaraki, Osaka, the greenfield campus will include up to 68 megawatts of capacity to support cloud and high-density deployments, offering hyperscalers and cloud providers flexibility and scalability to meet evolving market needs.
The 485,000-square-foot campus will be composed of two data centers with seismic base-isolation structures. The first facility will include 28 megawatts of IT load and is scheduled to be operational in early 2026. The campus will be constructed in accordance with Vantage’s “sustainable by design” blueprint for industry-leading energy efficiency.
“This groundbreaking marks our first campus in Osaka and entrance into the robust data center market in Japan,” said Raymond Tong, president of Vantage’s APAC business. “Vantage is pleased to provide critical IT infrastructure to support Japan’s digitalization powered by cloud and A