On October 8, 2024, NTT DATA, a global digital business and IT services leader, announced the successful deployment of a testbed for a Gaia-X Digital Clearing House in Japan. This is the first implementation of a Digital Clearing House outside of Europe, marking a significant step in Gaia-X's globalization strategy. The testbed is part of a data space project led by The University of Tokyo, with participation from Toshiba, SoftBank Corp, NTT DATA, and NTT Communications. The Gaia-X Digital Clearing House is a platform that ensures secure and trusted data exchange by validating and certifying the compliance of participants. This deployment paves the way for broader adoption of Data Space standards based on a federated cloud infrastructure in Japan.