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Anthropic and NTT to Build $6.3 Billion AI Data Center in Osaka

October 13, 2026 at 04:54 EDT

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Anthropic is pursuing its first dedicated data center in Japan through a partnership with NTT Data, with negotiations targeting a 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion) facility in Osaka expected to begin partial operations by 2028. Both companies aim to finalize the agreement by March 31, 2027, according to industry reporting.

October 2026 · Anthropic + NTT

Anthropic's $6.3B Osaka Infrastructure Play

Japan's NTT Data and U.S. AI leader Anthropic are in final talks to build a 500 MW data center—Japan's largest AI compute facility.

Total Investment

$6.3B

(1 trillion yen)

Power Capacity

500 MW

Japan's largest

Partial Operations

2028

Timeline

Anthropic's Compute Expansion Context

Anthropic revenue surged from $9 billion (end of 2025) to $30 billion+ (2026), driven by growing enterprise adoption. The company now operates workloads across AWS, Google Cloud, and NVIDIA infrastructure—and with the Osaka facility, extends into sovereign Japanese AI infrastructure.

📊 Enterprise customers:
1,000+ ($1M+ annual spend)

🌐 Geographic reach:
AWS · GCP · Azure + Japan

NTT's Broader AI Infrastructure Play

NTT is building Japan's national AI infrastructure layer. Parallel initiatives include the IOWN All-Photonics Network (connecting major cities by 2027, nationwide by 2030) and a $500M AI Fund targeting semiconductors and optoelectronic integration.

⚡ Key challenge: securing 500 MW of continuous power; both companies exploring on-site generation and fuel cells.

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