SAKURA internet surges to daily limit high on AI infrastructure partnership with Microsoft following $16 billion Japan investment announcement◇

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Fri Apr 3, 2026 1:05 pm JST Catalyst

SAKURA internet Inc. <3778> surged sharply, hitting the daily limit high of \2,967 and remaining locked at that level with a buy-only indication. On the 3rd, Microsoft announced plans to invest $10 billion (approximately \1.6 trillion) in Japan between 2026 and 2029. The investment will focus on AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, and AI talent development. Additionally, Microsoft stated it has begun discussions with SAKURA internet and SoftBank Corp. <9434> to jointly develop solutions aimed at expanding AI infrastructure options in Japan, triggering a flood of buy orders for SAKURA internet.

SAKURA internet also announced its collaboration with Microsoft Japan on the same day. Under Microsoft's cloud platform Azure, the company will leverage SAKURA internet's AI computing infrastructure built with numerous GPUs (graphics processing units). The companies will proceed with discussions toward developing solutions that can be utilized at the application layer and user interface levels.

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