Japan’s Prime Minister on Tuesday revealed that Apple will soon announce they will be building a new “cutting edge” research and development center in his country.
Apple has yet to confirm the comments from Japan Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, which were made in a campaign speech outside of Tokyo, according to Reuters. The government official said that the new R&D center will be on par with existing Apple facilities in Asia.
Details about the new R&D center remain unknown.
Apple’s research and development expenditures continue to grow alongside their profits. During the last quarter alone, the Cupertino company sank a record $1.68 billion into R&D, for a fiscal 2014 total of $6 billion.
Apple has been expanding its global R&D presence, with news of a new facility in Cambridge, U.K. leaking out recently, as well as a location in Shanghai, and two current facilities in Israel.
