Key Question
Can Nihon GLP build Akishima as residents plan court action?
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#17 20 Oct
Declined to comment, saying it had not received a complaint
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: Akishima residents to sue Nihon GLPBackground
Nihon GLP is GLP's Japanese logistics and data-centre development business. It develops and operates logistics facilities and large data-centre campuses in Japan.
The company combines land development with facility operation in both sectors.
Common Questions
What is Nihon GLP?
Nihon GLP is GLP's Japanese business, developing and operating logistics facilities and large data-centre campuses.Source: Nihon GLP
What is Nihon GLP building in Akishima?
The plan covers eight data-centre buildings and three logistics buildings on about 58.8 hectares of a former golf course north of Akishima Station.Source: Akishima City and Alterna
Why are Akishima residents planning to sue Nihon GLP?
Residents seek to stop the project. Their lawyers plan to argue rights to life and health, peaceful living, clean water and a natural environment.Source: Nikkei Business
When will the Nihon GLP lawsuit be filed?
The residents said in October 2026 that they intended to file at the Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo District Court by the end of 2026.Source: Alterna
What has Nihon GLP said about the Akishima lawsuit?
Nihon GLP said it had not received a complaint when the planned suit was reported and declined to comment further.Source: Nikkei Business
How the World Sees Them
Nihon GLP
Nihon GLP said it had not received a complaint when the planned suit was reported.
It declined further comment.
Residents
Residents want eight data-centre and three logistics buildings stopped.
Their lawyers plan to argue rights to health, peaceful living, clean water and nature.
Akishima City
The city signed a basic agreement covering planning, environmental care, roads and future facility operations.
It continues to publish project and assessment records.
Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 22 October 2026. Editorial standards.