The City of Kawasaki had developed as one of Japan 's major industrial
centers both before and after the Second World War and since then has been
engaged in creating advanced technologies and high value-added industries.
Today, the city's manufacturing industry is composed of a diverse range
of business and technological corporate groups, with large scale materials
manufacturers, such as steel, chemicals, oil,
and metals companies, located along the coast and a number large, small,
and venture businesses specialized in machinery, electronics, precision
equipment, and information techcology accumulating in areas along the Tama
River. The city is currently undergoing an industrial structure transformation
with more focus now placed on the tertiary sector of industry, where the
soft part, namely technology and knowledge assets, play an important role
in supporting the various lines of business that exist today.
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From a City of Manufacturing to City of High Value-Added Industries
In recent years, large companies have shifted their focus from production
to research and development functions and small, while medium-size businesses
have started to leverage their unique technological and development capabilities
to become the only companies of their kind. Along with this is the rising
number of information and telecommunications and life-related services
now available, creating a shift in the industrial structure. Similarly,
the City of Kawasaki's traditional industrial structure which was once
centered on manufacturing is now undergoing a similar transformation with
technological and knowledge-based high value-added businesses taking the
leading role and forming the core part of the city's industries.
R&D Base with a Concentration of More than 200 Diverse R&D Institutions
Kawasaki's environmental and disaster response related researches as well
as their commercialization take place mainly in its coastal area where
a large science park, Techno Hub INnovation Kawasaki (THINK) and a number
of major materials manufacturing companies are located. Other advanced
development related to information and telecommunications, biotechnology
and robotics are led by researchers based at the K2(K-square) Campus of Keio University, which was founded collaborately by
the City of Kawasaki and Keio University in 2000, in Shin-Kawasaki Science
Park. Additionally, researches and development in four specialized fields
including optics are conducted at the Kanagawa Science Park (KSP), also
located in the city.
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Including these above scientific research bases, the City of Kawasaki consists
of over 200 private, public, and school-affiliated research and development
institutions.In addition, as the city has a very high ratio of labor in
specialized and technical fields,the concentration of talented individuals
in the city is expected to further contribute to expand the city's R&D
functions and potential.
City Promotion & Public Relations Office, City of Kawasaki
1 Miyamoto-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi
TEL :+81-44-200-2473 FAX:+81-44-200-3915
E-mail : 25citypr@city.kawasaki.jp
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