Sharp closes sale of LCD factory in Osaka to KDDI for AI data center
Second deal for Osaka plant following SoftBank sale
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SoftBank buys former Sharp factory for $676m to build AI data center in Osaka, Japan
Unclear whether the site is part of plans to commercialize OpenAI models in Japan
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KDDI to acquire former Sharp LCD manufacturing plant in Osaka, convert it into a data center
Data center set to go live in March 2026
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Japan's SoftBank plans 150MW, 8 million sq ft data center at LCD panel manufacturing site in Osaka
Telco joins KDDI in planning data center on soon-to-close Sharp factory site
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Foxconn-owned LCD panel manufacturing site in Osaka, Japan, to pivot to data center
Sharp subsidiary closing site, details on data center not shared