Sources: NTT Data is in advanced talks to build a data center for Anthropic in Osaka of up to 500 MW, among Japan's largest, potentially costing $6.3B (Nikkei Asia)

NTT Data’s reported plan to build a massive up to 500 MW data center for Anthropic in Osaka underscores how AI demand is reshaping infrastructure strategy, with hyperscale-capacity facilities becoming a competitive necessity rather than a back-end utility. For CIOs and technology leaders, the move highlights the growing importance of securing power, land, cooling, and regional cloud/AI capacity early, while also signaling that partnerships with infrastructure providers may be critical to meeting enterprise AI roadmaps and resilience requirements.