Key takeaway: NEC will build one of Japan’s largest AI-native engineering teams and use Claude to develop secure, industry-specific AI solutions for finance, manufacturing, and cybersecurity. The partnership includes internal training initiatives and integration into products such as NEC BluStellar Scenario.
NEC Corporation will use Claude to establish one of Japan’s largest AI-native engineering teams and roll it out to approximately 30,000 employees across the NEC Group worldwide. NEC will become Anthropic’s first global partner headquartered in Japan and will jointly develop secure, industry-specific AI solutions for the Japanese market.
The strategic partnership enables NEC and Anthropic to create secure and tailored AI solutions for Japanese customers in the areas of finance, manufacturing, and cybersecurity. NEC has already begun integrating Claude into its Security Operations Center services to strengthen defensive mechanisms against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. The AI models Claude Opus 4.7 and Claude Code will be integrated into the NEC BluStellar Scenario platform, which provides consulting, AI tools, security, and digital infrastructure for enterprises.
Internally, NEC is establishing a Center of Excellence to build a highly skilled, AI-enabled engineering organization. Anthropic will support this development through technical enablement and training. NEC plans to create one of Japan’s largest AI-native engineering teams that will use Claude Code daily in their work. As part of the “Client Zero” initiative, where NEC initially acts as a customer itself, the company will expand the use of Claude across its internal business units.
“This long-term partnership with Anthropic enables NEC to unlock the full power of AI in Japan,” said Toshifumi Yoshizaki, Executive Officer and COO of NEC Corporation. Together, they aim to develop solutions that meet the stringent requirements of Japanese enterprises and public institutions for security, reliability, and quality.