Japanese optical fiber giant Fujikura will invest about 1.9 billions USD, tripling production capacity to meet AI data center demand.

ChainCatcher News, according to Nikkei Asia, Japanese optical fiber cable manufacturer Fujikura announced that it will invest up to 300 billion yen (approximately 1.9 billions USD) in Japan and the United States combined, planning to expand its optical fiber cable production capacity to three times the current scale to meet the strong demand brought by the construction of artificial intelligence data centers.

This investment is one of a series of actions by Japanese material companies in response to the Japan-US economic cooperation agreement, accelerating their layout in the United States. Meanwhile, many Japanese companies are also actively following up on investments related to AI infrastructure, including JX Advanced Metals expanding AI material production capacity and Japan promoting the construction of a domestic AI chip ecosystem.