PM Abe says Apple to build big R&D center in Japan
By Reuters
Dec 09, 2014 10:26 AM EST
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Japan's Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Shinzo Abe speaks ahead of a general election, in front of a Shinjuku train station in Tokyo November 28, 2014. (Photo : Reuters)
Apple Inc will build a large research and development facility in Japan, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo said on Tuesday, local media reported.
"Apple has decided it undertake cutting-edge R&D in Japan," Jiji news service quoted Abe as saying in a campaign speech outside of Tokyo ahead of a general election on Sunday. "It will be formally announced soon."
Abe said the facility will be on par with Apple's biggest R&D centers in Asia, Jiji and Kyodo news said, without offering any further detail.
Apple Japan could not be immediately reached for comment.
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