CORRECTED: CORRECTED: PM Kishida at chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the press on July 24, 2024, at the construction site of a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., the government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022. (Pool photo)

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CORRECTED: PM Kishida at chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

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