We first learned about Apple’s plans for a research and development center in Yokohama, Japan back in 2014, with the country’s prime minster saying that it would be “on par with Apple’s biggest R&D centers in Asia.” Construction was originally expected to be completed in 2016, but was delayed into 2017.
Now, a new report from Macotakara claims that we’re nearing the March 2017 opening of the center…
The report says that Apple’s R&D center in Japan will be its “first technical development site” in the area. The center is said to come in at 25,000-square-meters and be a central point for new product developments.
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga praised Apple’s new R&D in a recent interview, saying that things like Apple’s development represent a huge opportunity for Japan and could trigger a bigger chance of other companies to do the same.
The research and development center is set to open in March.
