{
  "id": 14377000,
  "title": "NTT mulls building 1st key data center for Anthropic in Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ntt-mulls-building-1st-key-data-center-for-anthropic-in-japan",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-14T05:30:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261014/p2g/00m/0bu/029000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NTT Inc., a leading telecommunications company, is contemplating the construction of Japan's inaugural core data center for U.S. artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, according to a source familiar with the matter. The project, to be constructed in Osaka Prefecture and managed by NTT Data Group Corp., is anticipated to incur a total cost of approximately 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion), positioning it as one of the most substantial data center initiatives in the nation. In October of the previous year, Anthropic inaugurated its inaugural office in Asia within Tokyo, and the establishment of a data center is projected to facilitate the firm's expansion within the Japanese market. Given that data centers manage sensitive corporate and personal information, the presence of domestic facilities aids in mitigating risks associated with operations and data transfers. During a meeting in Tokyo with Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark, Japanese Digital Minister Toshiharu Furukawa disclosed on Tuesday that the government had recommended Anthropic to consider the country as a potential site for a data center.",
  "summary": "TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major telecommunications provider NTT Inc. is considering building the first core data center for U.S. artificial intelligence compan",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "This massive investment signals a strategic shift toward domestic infrastructure that secures sensitive data transfers and anchors American artificial intelligence leadership within the Japanese market.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}