Mitsui Fudosan to invest over ¥600bn in data centers, expanding into 'industrial developer' role
Logistics & transport servicesMultiple (Japan)AI-infrastructure
Mitsui Fudosan announced plans to expand beyond logistics facilities into data centers and automated logistics, positioning itself as an 'industrial developer.' The company plans total investment of about ¥600bn across data center projects nationwide, with roughly ¥300bn already invested; new development is underway in the Kansai-Hokusetsu and Kanto-Tama areas, part of 7 facilities in progress nationwide, targeting completion of the full investment plan by FY2035.
Logistics & transport servicesOsakaUnder construction
Okumura Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation Urban Development began construction of a new logistics facility in Hirano-kita, Hirano Ward, Osaka City, as part of a mixed-use development near JR Hirano Station. The facility is scheduled for completion in winter 2028 and will benefit from access to central Osaka and Osaka Nanko logistics hubs.
CRE completed the four-story LogiSquare Kyotanabe B multi-tenant logistics facility in Kyotanabe, Kyoto, on August 31, 2026. The 90,660.61 sqm facility can accommodate up to 12 tenants, offers 162 truck berths and 3,000 kW of high-voltage power, and forms a two-building project with adjacent LogiSquare Kyotanabe A totaling more than 240,000 sqm.
NYK Line group company Keihin Dock signed a memorandum of cooperation with Oceanic Constellations and Sagami Transport Warehouse to establish the Yokosuka Constellations Center in Taura, Yokosuka. The planned facility will conduct research and development, construction and repair, and operational services for marine unmanned vehicles.
Hankyu Hanshin Properties and CRE, together with Singapore's Sembcorp Development, completed five newly constructed logistics buildings at Sembcorp Logistics Park (Dinh Vu) in the Dinh Vu Industrial Park in Hai Phong, Vietnam. The project comprises six buildings including one acquired existing warehouse, with approximately 86,200 sqm of leasable area; construction started in June 2025 and was completed in August 2026.
Logistics & transport servicesNiigataCompleted¥18.6B
TRUSCO Nakayama began operating a newly relocated logistics center in Sanjo, Niigata, serving home-center distribution routes and consolidating imported products arriving via Niigata Port. The facility expands inventory, shipping and hazardous-material storage capacity, with automated pallet storage and a t-Sort flat sorting robot system.