Sanae Takaichi to Visit Europe as Rapidus Hopes to Boost Semiconductor Collaboration

Rapidus, a Japanese company aiming to achieve domestic production of advanced semiconductors, announced that its President Junichi Koike met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister's Office today. Koike expressed hopes that the Prime Minister's upcoming visit to Europe would serve as an opportunity to enhance collaboration with European governments.

According to Kyodo News, Koike stated, "I hope this visit becomes the first step toward jointly nurturing new technologies with Europe." In response, Prime Minister Takaichi said, "I will personally promote such cooperation."

Takaichi is scheduled to attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit beginning on the 15th in France, and will make side visits to the United Kingdom and Italy, holding leader-level talks in both countries.

Japan is currently coordinating with Italy to strengthen cooperation in semiconductor design and development. Both nations also aim to confirm efforts to expand collaborative projects between Rapidus and Italian semiconductor design firms.