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[Breaking News]Rapidus plant in Hokkaido

CHITOSE, Japan, March 26 Kyodo -Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 24, 2025, shows a Rapidus Corp. plant under construction in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Rapidus plant in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 24, 2025, shows a Rapidus Corp. plant under construction in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Rapidus plant in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 24, 2025, shows a Rapidus Corp. plant under construction in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Rapidus plant in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 24, 2025, shows a Rapidus Corp. plant under construction in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Rapidus R&D hub in northern Japan

Yasunori Ogawa (L), president of printer manufacturer Seiko Epson Corp., and Atsuyoshi Koike, his counterpart of chipmaker Rapidus Corp., pose for a photo during a press conference in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Oct. 3, 2024. The two companies have agreed to the building of a Rapidus research and development center in Seiko Epson's plant in Chitose, with the facility expected to begin operating in April 2026.

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Rapidus R&D hub in northern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2024, shows printer manufacturer Seiko Epson Corp.'s plant in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, in which a research and development center of chipmaker Rapidus Corp. will be housed. A ceremony marking the start of construction was held the same day, with the research center expected to begin operating in April 2026.

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Rapidus R&D hub in northern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2024, shows a space earmarked for a research and development center of chipmaker Rapidus Corp. inside printer manufacturer Seiko Epson Corp.'s plant in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan. A ceremony marking the start of construction was held the same day, with the research center expected to begin operating in April 2026.