The is one of the largest industrial regions in Japan. Its name comes from the on-reading of the kanji used to abbreviate the names of Osaka (大阪) and Kobe (神戸), the two largest cities in the megalopolis. The GDP of this area (Osaka and Kobe) is $341 billion, one of the world's most productive regions.[1] 2014 Osaka and Kobe's GDP per capita (PPP) was US$35,902.[2]
| Prefecture | Hyōgo Prefecture | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital | Ōsaka | Kōbe | |
| Establishments | 24,822 | 11,300 | |
| Employees | 530,407 | 359,850 | |
| goods shipments | ¥15,961 billion | ¥12,945 billion | |
| Value added | ¥6,459 billion | ¥4,808 billion |
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chemical, metal
- Air conditioning and chemicals, especially fluorine; has major market share with DuPont.
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- A chemical company, specializing in reverse osmosis membrane (a market shared with Dow Chemical Company)
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chemical, metal, electronics
- Plasma display
- Railroad traffic control system, electric power control system, air traffic control system, Doppler radar, communications satellite, Global Positioning System.
- Titanium products (about 20% share of the world market[6])
Laboratories, research institutes:
- Urethane, polyurethane raw materials
- The largest laboratory of Mitsubishi Electric
- Electric devices and electronics
medical, electronics, heavy industries
- Shipbuilding, marine structures
- container ships, submarines, research vessels and vehicles, nuclear reactors, satellites.
- Shipbuilding, marine structures, trains
Laboratories, research institutes:
- Center for Developmental Biology.
- Next-Generation Supercomputer Center (From 2010).[7]
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