斎藤経産相「今後も支援検討」　ラピダス工場、建設視察―北海道

　斎藤健経済産業相は１９日、北海道千歳市を訪れ、次世代半導体の国産を目指すラピダス（東京）の工場建設現場を視察した。斎藤氏は視察後に記者会見し「（工事が）順調に進捗（しんちょく）していることを確認した。国の支援は今後も状況に応じて検討していく」と述べた。
　工場立地に伴うインフラ整備などの課題についても「地域と連携し、丁寧に進めていきたい」と語った。（2024/05/19-17:22）

Japanese industry minister Ken Saito on Sunday voiced the government's readiness to consider providing additional aid to Rapidus Corp., which aims to mass-produce next-generation semiconductors.
   On the day, Saito visited the construction site for the Japanese chipmaker's factory in the city of Chitose in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido.
   "I have confirmed that the construction work is progressing steadily," he told a press conference. "The government will consider extra aid (to Rapidus) depending on the situation."
   Saito also said that the government plans to work with relevant local communities to carefully address issues related to the launch of the plant, such as developing infrastructure.
   For the visit to the plant site, the minister was accompanied by Rapidus President Atsuyoshi Koike, Tsuyoshi Mitsuhashi, vice governor of Hokkaido, and Chitose Mayor Ryuichi Yokota.