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Microsoft’s newly announced Japan commitment is not just another cloud expansion. It is a $10 billion, or roughly ¥1.6 trillion, investment spread across 2026 through 2029, and it is explicitly framed around AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, and workforce development. The scale alone makes it...

Japan’s competition watchdog executed a focused on‑site inspection of Microsoft’s Tokyo offices in late February, probing whether licensing terms, pricing and product configurations tied to Windows, Microsoft 365 and other Microsoft software steered enterprise customers toward Microsoft Azure...

Japan’s antitrust authority executed an on‑site inspection of Microsoft Japan on February 25, 2026, as investigators probe whether the software giant used its dominance in Windows and Microsoft 365 to steer customers toward Azure by imposing higher licensing fees and restrictive terms on rival...

Japan’s competition watchdog executed an on-site inspection of Microsoft Japan’s Tokyo offices on February 25, 2026, initiating a formal probe into whether the company’s local unit steered corporate customers toward Microsoft Azure by making Microsoft software harder or more expensive to run on...

Microsoft Japan was visited by officials from the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) on February 25, 2026, as part of a formal probe into whether the company’s local unit used its dominance in key software to steer customers toward Microsoft Azure and away from rival cloud platforms. The JFTC’s...

The Japan Fair Trade Commission’s on-site inspection of Microsoft Japan on February 25, 2026, marks the latest—and potentially most consequential—chapter in a global run of antitrust scrutiny targeting cloud-platform practices by hyperscalers. Reporters say investigators entered Microsoft’s...

Japan’s competition enforcers have executed an on-site inspection of Microsoft’s Japanese offices after local media and international reporting said the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) is investigating whether Microsoft improperly limited customers’ ability to run Microsoft software on rival...

Fujitsu has been recognized by Microsoft Japan with two Partner of the Year awards — the AI Innovation Award for a generative-AI prototype built with Headwaters for Japan Airlines (JAL), and the Migrate SAP Award for its RISE with SAP offering delivered as a premium supplier via “Higher with...

Japan is rapidly emerging as a global epicenter for artificial intelligence innovation, exemplifying how a deep-rooted culture of precision, relentless pursuit of excellence, and societal cohesion can transform technology into broad, responsible impact. In recent years, the fusion of AI with...