(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google plans to invest a total of 100 billion yen ($690.13 million) in Japan through 2024, its Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai told Nikkei in an interview on Friday.
Google will open a data centre in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo next year -- its first in Japan -- which will provide faster and more stable access to Google's services, the publication reported further.
Google did not respond to a Reuters' request for comment.
($1 = 144.9000 yen)
(Reporting by Rhea Binoy in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.V)
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Mr. Sundar Pichai is a Chief Executive Officer & Director at Alphabet, Inc., a Chief Executive Officer at Android, Inc. and a Chief Executive Officer at Google LLC. He is on the Board of Directors at Alphabet, Inc. Mr. Pichai was previously employed as a Chief Executive Officer by Pie.co Pte Ltd., an Independent Director by Jive Software, Inc., a Principal by Applied Materials, Inc., and a Principal by McKinsey & Co., Inc. He also served on the board at Magic Leap, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, a graduate degree from Stanford University and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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