Anthropic and NTT in Final Talks to Build Japan's First Dedicated AI Data Center in Osaka

Anthropic and NTT DATA Group are in the final stages of negotiations to establish Anthropic's first dedicated data center in Japan, a 500-megawatt facility in Osaka Prefecture projected to cost up to 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion). The companies aim to sign an agreement by the end of Japan's fiscal year in March 2027, with partial operations targeted to begin in 2028, according to multiple reports.