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NTT Data in final talks to build Anthropic's first data centre in Japan, Nikkei reports

Global Published 13 October 2026, 08:25 · archived 13 Oct 2026

TOKYO: Japan’s NTT Data Group, a unit of ​telecommunications giant NTT, is ‌in the final stages of talks to build a data ​centre in Osaka, western ​Japan, for US AI company ⁠Anthropic, the Nikkei business daily ​reported on Tuesday, citing ​multiple sources. Construction costs could reach up to 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion), report ​says. To be first dedicated ​facility in Japan for Anthropic. Data centre ‌would ⁠have power intake capacity of up to 500 megawatts, with start of partial operations set for ​as ​early ⁠as 2028. Anthropic discloses fake tip to police among new rogue AI incidents NT...

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