Reports say Anthropic is close to finalizing its first data center in Japan: 500MW scale, to be located in Osaka

ITHome October 13 news: Nikkei Asia reported locally today thatnegotiations between Anthropic and NTT DATA over the former's first data center project in Japan have entered the final stage. The two parties are expected to reach a final agreement within the current fiscal year, with partial operation as early as 2028.

This AI computing facility will belocated in Osaka, with an expected scale of 500MW and construction costs alone exceeding 1 trillion yen (ITHome note: approximately 42.291 billion RMB at the current exchange rate), and it will later be equipped with large quantities of high-value chips.

The report mentions that this AI data centerwill initially use behind-the-meter power supply(such as on-site power generation methods like fuel cells), allowing more time for the supporting power infrastructure to be put in place.

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