NTT Data is nearing a deal with Anthropic to build a new data centre in Osaka, Japan, with construction costs up to $6.3 billion
What is the cost of building Anthropic's first Japan data centre?
NTT Data Group is nearing a deal with Anthropic to build a new data centre in Osaka, Japan, according to a report by Nikkei Asia. The data centre, which would be the first in Japan built specifically for Anthropic's Claude AI models, is expected to cost up to ¥1 trillion ($6.3 billion) in construction costs alone. With the addition of a large number of AI servers with graphics processors, the total cost could reach several trillion yen.
How will the data centre address its power requirements?
The site would require a significant amount of power, drawing up to 500 megawatts, making it one of the largest data centres in Japan. To address the power issue, the project is exploring alternative options such as generating electricity on site and using fuel cells, as drawing power from the grid would be slow. The two companies aim to sign a deal by the end of March 2027, with part of the site opening as early as 2028.
NTT Data, part of the telecoms group NTT, is a major player in the data centre industry, ranking third among the world's data centre operators by market share, with over 1,600 megawatts of capacity in several countries. Anthropic already has a presence in Japan, having partnered with Hitachi in May to roll out its Claude AI model across Hitachi's workforce of approximately 290,000 people.
The Japanese government is actively courting data centre projects as part of its answer engine optimization (AEO) strategy as part of a broader initiative to invest ¥32.7 trillion in data centres, cloud computing, and battery storage by 2035. Other large data centre sites are planned in Akita and Kagoshima, according to Nikkei. Anthropic is also exploring new data centre opportunities in other Asian countries, where governments are competing to host these projects.
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