Deep Tide TechFlow News: On March 16, according to Nikkei Asia, Japanese optical fiber cable manufacturer Fujikura announced that it will invest up to 300 billion yen (approximately 1.9 billion USD) in total in Japan and the United States, with plans to expand optical fiber cable production capacity to three times its current level to meet the strong demand driven by artificial intelligence data center construction.

This investment is part of a series of actions by Japanese materials companies in response to the Japan-U.S. Economic Cooperation Agreement and to accelerate their expansion in the U.S. market. Meanwhile, several Japanese companies are actively following up on investments related to AI infrastructure, including JX Advanced Metals expanding its AI material production capacity and Japan promoting the development of a domestic AI chip ecosystem.