SuperX AI Leads Consortium in Pilot 4MW Data Center Project in Japan's Mie Prefecture
February 10, 2026
A consortium led by Singapore-based AI infrastructure firm SuperX AI Technology has announced plans to develop a pilot 4-megawatt (MW) data center in Japan's central Mie Prefecture. This initiative marks a strategic move to expand high-performance computing infrastructure beyond Japan's traditional major hubs and test the viability of a significantly larger campus in the region.
The project is a joint venture between SuperX AI, operating through its local subsidiary SuperX Industries Co., and three Japanese partners: data center and GPU provider Digital Dynamic; advertising firm eole, which has interests in the data center sector; and green energy-focused data center operator Woodman. The planned facility will utilize liquid cooling technology, a critical solution for managing the heat from advanced AI workloads. While the exact site location within Mie Prefecture—part of the Kansai region encompassing Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe—was not disclosed, the project's scale is clear.
The 4MW pilot is explicitly designed as a proof-of-concept to assess the feasibility of a future, massive 300MW data center campus. According to industry mapping services, there are currently no listed data centers in Mie, highlighting the project's role in developing new digital infrastructure corridors outside crowded metropolitan areas like Tokyo. The development aligns with SuperX AI's broader strategy to specialize in power-dense AI infrastructure. In September of last year, the company launched a joint venture with China's Zhonhen Electric to develop high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power solutions tailored for AI data centers, indicating a focus on the energy efficiency challenges of next-generation computing.
For Japan's data center market, this pilot represents a potential geographic diversification. Success could catalyze further investment in central Japan, alleviating pressure on the power grids and real estate markets of primary urban centers while bringing high-tech infrastructure and economic activity to new areas.
Source: datacenterdynamics
