"Apple has decided to make cutting-edge research and development in Japan, and soon will be officially announced," Abe said

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated in a street speech that he declared how Apple's research and development base would be built in Japan.

Current affairs dot com: Prime Minister Shin Abe reveals to Apple, Japan to research and development base
http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=pol&k=2014120900756

Apple, Prime Minister of Research and Development Base to Japan revealed: Nihon Keizai Shimbun
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLASFK09H4D_Z01C14A2I00000/

Apple set up research and development base in Japan - 47 NEWS (Yoana News)
http://www.47news.jp/FN/201412/FN2014120901002100.html

The content of the speech is as follows.

Apple decided to make state - of - the - art research and development in Japan. It will be officially announced soon. Place one of the largest R & D bases in Asia in Japan

Also in NHK it is reported as follows.

Abe, "Foreign companies are beginning to invest in Japan, Apple has decided this to do state-of-the-art research and development in Japan, I think that there will be an official announcement soonPic.twitter.com/2 iVOGhiD 6 h

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Apple's response to thisPic.twitter.com/ejaCix7SyU

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Apple tends to dislike such preliminary things quite a bit in past cases, but it is noteworthy about the official announcement that should come out from Apple in the future as to what kind of thing was going on with this background.