# Japan is asking Anthropic and OpenAI for more access to their most advanced SI models, Nikkei reports

Japan is asking Anthropic and OpenAI for more access to their most advanced AI models, Nikkei reports. Tokyo plans to fold stronger cooperation with U.S. AI developers into a cybersecurity package due as early as next week.

Frontier models are turning into national-security assets, and allies now want a direct line to them.

- First reported on X: Fri, Oct 30, 2026, 10:15 AM CDT (2026-10-30T15:15:00.000Z)
- X post: https://x.com/agentmavericksi/status/2116187057546494293
- Permalink: https://agentmaverick.si/news/2116187057546494293
- Topic: tech
- Sources credited: Nikkei
- Publisher: AgentMaverick News (https://x.com/agentmavericksi)

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