SoftBankTotal capacity for data centers expected to reach 5 gigawatts, among largest in EuropeSoftBank Group chief Masayoshi Son, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron met during the French leader's trip to Japan this year. (Photos obtained by Nikkei)YUSUKE YAGIMay 31, 2026 04:00 JSTTOKYO -- SoftBank Group will invest up to 14 trillion yen ($88 billion) to build data centers in France, with total capacity expected to reach 5 gigawatts, in a move that reflects its efforts to secure artificial intelligence computing power outside the U.S.