Japanese data center operator Sakura Internet is considering increasing its spending sevenfold to meet demand.

Bloomberg reported on May 25 that Sakura Internet Inc. may hike its capital expenditures to nearly seven times its initial plan to keep pace with surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI) in Japan, according to CEO Kunihiro Tanaka. The Osaka-based data center firm is considering investing up to ¥20 billion to ¥30 billion (roughly $125 million to $190 million) in the current fiscal year. Tanaka noted that this total is far higher than the ¥4.4 billion capital expenditure (capex) plan the company unveiled last month. ### Notes on American English conventions adapted here: 1. Used common business/news terminology like "hike" (instead of generic "increase"), "surging demand" (more natural for rapid growth), and "capex" (standard shorthand for capital expenditure in U.S. financial coverage) 2. Tightened sentence structure to fit concise news style (avoided redundant phrasing) 3. Preferred casual yet professional terms like "roughly" (instead of formal "approximately") and "unveiled" (common for announcing corporate plans) 4. Followed U.S. news flow: led with the core announcement first, then supporting details, aligned with how American financial outlets structure briefings.