TECH2.COM – Oct 13, 2016 – Apple CEO Tim Cook has reached Japan on Wednesday as a part of his East Asia tour. He tweeted out “good morning” in Japanese confirming his presence in the country that merges technology with tradition.
After tweeting out about the famous torii, Tim Cook continued his tour in Kyoto by visiting another company that was given importance at the Apple iPhone 7 launch event, Nintendo.
Being the CEO of Apple has its perks and Cook got his hands on the highly anticipated Super Mario Run and even met Shigeru Miyamoto its creator.
Indeed, this is not a vacation. Cook is here to meet people and bring in some business, but the actual details of his itinerary are unknown.
Cook arrived in Japan from Shenzhen, China, where it was announced that Apple will be opening its second research and development center.
Apple’s intent with opening up a R&D center came with a purpose. Apple setup a center in China with objective of giving its engineering team better access to its manufacturing partners.
“The Shenzhen center, along with the Beijing center, is also aimed at strengthening relationships with local partners and universities as we work to support talent development across the country,” said Tim Cook according to a Reuters report.