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Regional Information Hokkaido
The ideal data center, in Hokkaido
Your Regional Guide
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Industrial Promotion Division, Department of Economic Affairs, Hokkaido Government
Kita3, Nishi6, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-city, Hokkaido, 060-8588, |

Hokkaido
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The information below is as of November 2017.
Data centers
(Related sectors: ICT)
Attractive features |
Generary, cooling equipment accounts for about 40% of power consumption in data centers. By utilizing Hokkaido's cool climate and abundant snow and ice, owners can cut down on power use, reduce running costs, and contribute to greenhouse gas reduction. |
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Principal Japanese companies in the industry |
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Major education/research institutes of the industry |
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Automotive-related industries
(Related sectors: Automobile and Transport Equipment, Electronics)
Attractive features |
Large-scale capital investment in central Hokkaido has attracted companies involved in materials processing, molding, etc., to the region and has drawn attention to it as a manufacturing industry cluster. |
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Principal Japanese companies in the industry |
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Food-related industries
(Related sectors: Food manufacturing)
Attractive features |
The food industry (food and beverages, animal feed, etc.) accounts for 30-40% of businesses located in Hokkaido, and has been developing as a major business. In recent years, by taking advantage of secure agricultural and fishery products made in Hokkaido for rich, high-quality processing materials, branding power, decentralization of business activities, and improvement of fresh-keeping technologies, "resource location" (to locate factories near an area producing materials) is gaining prominence. |
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Principal Japanese companies in the industry |
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Major education/research institutes of the industry |
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Major industry cluster plans, special zones and industry-government-academia collaboration of the industry |
As part of the industry-academy-government-financial institution program to promote a series of activities from production/processing to distribution/sales of food with all of Hokkaido, the Food Cluster Corporation Committee was established to work on "high added value," "expansion of sales channels/marketing," "promotion of internal and external investment," and "further spread of food cluster activities." |