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NUMBER OF DATA CENTRES : 290

NUMBER OF DATA CENTRES : 209

Despite its status as one of the world ’ s most mature data centre markets , there is still ample scope for Japan ’ s market to grow even further . As such , with the growth of the world ’ s remote workforce , Japanese data centres represent an increasingly valuable opportunity .

The majority of current market growth is centred upon Tokyo , although Japan ’ s other cities are also set to witness new data centre builds .

This is particularly true of Osaka , which is the fifth largest APAC data centre market outside of China . In fact , of Japan ’ s 209 data centres , 114 are in Tokyo , 34 are in Osaka and 7 are in Nagoya .

Historically , Australia has been overlooked , due to its notoriously low population density and significant distance from other APAC markets .

However , Australia has experienced a decade of rapid IT expansion , for which data centres have proved critical .

" If you match Australia to its direct population , it ' s punching well above its weight ," says Simon Cooper , Chief Operating Officer of NEXTDC . " That ' s something Australia has always done with technology ."

140 February 2023