SoftBank Corp has begun discussions with U. chip giant Nvidia and Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn as the Japanese telecom company weighs plans to build homegrown AI servers, according to a report by NikkeiFILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank is displayed at a company shop in Tokyo, Japan January 28, 2025. Production is slated to begin in March 2026 at the Fujitsu Group's Kasashima Plant in Japan. Fujitsu will also start production of Made in Japan servers. SoftBank Corp has initiated discussions with chip giant Nvidia and contract manufacturer Foxconn to develop made-in-Japan AI servers. Three milestones stand out: These are not optimistic projections. They are grounded in structural forces – government policy, enterprise digitalization pressure, hyperscaler. Fujitsu announced a major strategic expansion in Japan by launching “Made in Japan” sovereign AI server manufacturing, which is seen as a key milestone for local AI infrastructure and digital autonomy.
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