Anthropic in final talks with NTT Data for first dedicated Osaka data center, up to 500 MW and $6.3B
ns123abc · x · 2026-10-13
Nikkei Asia reports that Anthropic is in final talks with NTT Data to build its first dedicated Japanese data center for Claude in Osaka.
- Agreement targeted by end of fiscal 2026 (March)
- Capacity of up to 500 MW
- Construction costing about ¥1 trillion ($6.3B), plus several trillion yen more for GPUs
The facility marks Anthropic's first dedicated compute site in Japan, a major bet on Asia-Pacific capacity.
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