IDrive e2 Launches First Japan Storage Region in Tokyo

IDrive® e2, the S3-compatible object storage platform from IDrive Inc., has opened a new storage region in Tokyo, Japan — its first footprint in the country. The expansion brings the service's high-speed, low-cost infrastructure to businesses and developers in East Asia, where demand for cloud storage, particularly for AI workloads, has been accelerating.

The Tokyo region adds to a global network of more than 14 locations spanning the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. IDrive positions the expansion as a direct response to rising international adoption since the service's launch, with the Japan location enabling lower latency, faster S3 API response times, and improved reliability for regional users.

IDrive® e2's pricing remains unchanged with the new region: $49.50 per TB per year on the standard plan, or $5 per TB per month on a pay-as-you-go basis. There are no charges for egress or API calls, a notable differentiator in the object storage market.

"As we continue to see a surge in data generation across Asia, especially with AI workloads, expanding our footprint to Japan was a natural next step," said Raghu Kulkarni, CEO of IDrive Inc. "Our goal is to provide the highest performance and cost-effective object storage available. With the Tokyo storage region, Asian businesses can now manage massive datasets with the speed of local storage and the economics of the cloud."

Users can direct data to the Tokyo endpoint immediately for localized storage performance. IDrive Inc. serves over five million customers and manages more than one exabyte of backed-up data across its portfolio of services, which includes IDrive®, RemotePC™, and IBackup.