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US company doubles down on drives for AI data centers, which make up 90% of sales
Western Digital CEO Irving Tan said Japan is “extremely important” to his company for the innovations it has made there. (Photo by Takuya Fujisawa)
FUMIE YAKU
October 2, 2025 01:56 JST
TOKYO — Western Digital, the world’s largest manufacturer of hard-disk drives, will invest $1 billion in Japan over the next five years to help the company “drive the next generation of innovation,” CEO Irving Tan told Nikkei.