Digital Realty Launches Tokyo AI Lab with 150kW Racks, 20 Partners
Digital Realty opened its first Asia Pacific Innovation Lab at Tokyo’s NRT12 center, offering liquid-cooled racks supporting up to 150 kW per cabinet for AI and hybrid cloud testing. Over 20 partners are evaluating configurations as Japan plans to invest 10 trillion yen in AI and semiconductor capacity by 2030.
1. Lab Launch in Tokyo
Digital Realty and Mitsubishi Corporation’s joint venture, MC Digital Realty, inaugurated the first Asia Pacific Innovation Lab at the NRT12 data center in Tokyo. This facility marks the second global DRIL after Northern Virginia and precedes the planned Singapore lab in the second half of 2026.
2. Technical Features and Capabilities
The Tokyo lab provides both air-cooled and direct liquid-cooled environments, accommodating high-density AI and HPC workloads of up to 150 kW per cabinet. It integrates ServiceFabric® interconnection, Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) methodology and Private AI Exchange (AIPx) for seamless hybrid cloud validation and workload orchestration.
3. Strategic Significance for Japan's AI Ecosystem
Japan aims to invest over 10 trillion yen in AI and semiconductor technologies by 2030, driving demand for infrastructure that supports performance-intensive, high-density workloads. The DRIL enables enterprises to test power density, cooling trade-offs and latency scenarios in a production-grade environment, reducing deployment risk.
4. Partner Engagement and Use Cases
More than 20 partner companies, including AMD, Cisco and Lenovo, are using the Tokyo DRIL to evaluate infrastructure configurations ahead of full-scale deployment. The facility allows hands-on assessment of power, cooling and GPU requirements, helping customers optimize hybrid cloud strategies before roll-out.