In recent years, Japan has established initiatives centred on the advancement of innovation in response to increasing global competition and the growth of emerging countries.
Main City: Nagoya
Population: 7,484,000 people, ranking 4/47 prefectures (2015) [1]
Area: 5,153 km2 [2]
Main City: Akita
Population: 966,000 people ranking 38/47 (2019)
Area: 11,638 km2
Main City: Aomori
Population: 1,246,000 people, ranking 31/47 prefectures (2019)
Area: 9,645 km2
ainia centro tecnológico – from ESainia is a technology centre with the legal status of a...
Main City: Chiba
Population: 6,224,000 people, ranking 6/47 prefecture (2015) [1]
Area: 5,156.15 km² [2]
Geographical / Landscape description
Although the Chubu area only comprises about 10% of the national area in geographical terms, it accounts for 20% of the nationwide share in shipments of manufactured goods and is a catalyst driving Japanese economy with its manufacturing base.
The Chugoku Region is located in the western part of Japan. It borders the regions of Kyushu, Shikoku and Kansai, making it a transportation hub for all of western Japan.
Since the early 2000s, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology (MEXT) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have been promoting the “Knowledge Cluster Initiative” and the “Industrial Cluster Project” as a means to re
Main City: Matsuyama
Population: 1,386,000 people, ranking 28/47 prefecture (2015) [1]
Area: 5,676 km2 [2]
Main City: Fukui
Population: 787,000 people ranking 43/47 prefecture (2015) [1]
Area: 4,188 km2 [2]
Main City: Fukuoka
Population: 5,103,000 people, ranking 9/47 prefecture (2015) [1]
Area: 4,846 km2 [2]
Main City: Fukushima
Population: 1,846,000 people, ranking 21/47 prefecture (2019)
Area: 13,784 km2
Main City: Gifu
Population: 2,033,000 people ranking 17/47 prefecture (2015) [1]
Area: 10,621 km2 [2]
in May 2015, METI published revised guidelines for the Special R&D costs Tax credit scheme, necessitated by the tax reforms of the Abe government in April 2015. The Special R&D costs Tax Reduction scheme is one of the R&D tax credit schemes where it is possible to cut part of the costs for experimental research.
In 2015, in order to promote open innovation in enterprises, the Abe Tax Reforms introduced a number of enlargements in this programme:
Main City: Maebashi
Population: 1,973,000 people ranking 19/47 prefecture (2015) [1]
Area: 6,363 km2 [2]
Main City: Hiroshima
Population: 2,845,000 people, ranking 12/47 prefectures (2015) [1]
Area: 8,476 km2 [2]
Main City: Sapporo
Population: 5,250,000 people, ranking 8/47 prefecture (2019)
Main City: Kobe
Population: 5,537,000 people, ranking 7/47 prefecture (2015) [1]
Area: 8,396 km2 [2]
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