Google seem to be expanding all over the world, They seem to start datacenters everywhere , Now they have opend an R&D center in Tokyo, Check this information,The centre’s role in Google’s global R&D network is yet to be defined and will be shaped by the people who are hired to work there, said Howard Gobioff, the centre’s engineering director and principal engineer.
Gobioff is one of two engineers currently working at the centre, and said their first job
is to recruit additional members. Three people have already been found although
none have started work yet.
Engineers accepted by Google can look forward to working on both company-assigned projects and in areas of their choosing under a system that encourages engineers to spend up to 20% of their time pursuing projects of interest to them. The projects do not need to be approved by the company but Google asks that they are in some way relevant to its
business.