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Regional Information Kitakyushu city
KITAKYUSHU Environment and Technology City
Your Regional Guide : Mika Yamaoka
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International Business Promotion Division, Industry and Economics Bereau
AIM bldg. 8th fl., 8-1, Asano 3-chome, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City 802-0001 |

Kitakyushu city
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The information below is as of November 2017.
Automobile industry
(Related sectors: Automobile and Transport Equipment)
Attractive features |
Kitakyushu City and its surrounding areas have become the center of the automobile industry, with the production volume about 1.6 million. The location of the city allows quick access to production bases of finished car manufacturers and major automotive component manufacturers, and there are a variety of physical distribution facilities nearby. These include the international trading port, Kitakyushu Port, and Kitakyushu Airport, which is in service 24-hours a day. For these reasons, a great number of automotive-related companies have production facilities here. |
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Principal Japanese companies in the industry |
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Principal foreign companies in the industry |
PLASTIC OMNIUM |
Major industry cluster plans, special zones and industry-government-academia collaboration of the industry |
A number of universities and research institutes are based at the Kitakyushu Science and Research Park Project. The Car Electronics Centre was founded through an industry-academy-government collaboration and its aim is to promote collaborative research and development through industry-academia collaboration. Three graduate schools are taking on the development of highly qualified personnel by collaborating to start car electronics course and other courses. Furthermore, industry-academy collaboration research workshops are organized using the “seeds” from research institutes including universities, and joint-seminars are produced. |