NTT Data Group is in advanced negotiations to build Anthropic’s first dedicated data center in Japan. The planned Osaka facility could cost up to $6.3 billion, with partial operations targeted for 2028. Anthropic would serve as the anchor customer for this site, marking the company’s first infrastructure presence in one of Asia’s largest economies. NTT aims to grow its domestic data center IT power capacity from approximately 300 MW to around 1 GW by fiscal year 2033, backed by an investment exceeding $9 billion. Japan is facing challenges in keeping pace with surging demand for generative AI computing power.
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