Get to know the Japanese Prefectures

In cooperation with the EU-Business in Japan information site, this page provides a summarized presentations for each of the 47 prefectures of Japan covering:

• Economic Overview,
• Economic Indicators,
• Infrastructure/Environment,
• Major type of economic activities,
• Main economic sectors,
• Opportunities for EU Investors / Exporters / Importers,
• Setting up a business in the Prefecture,
• Useful contacts.

1) Hokkaido
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/hokkaido-prefecture

2) Aomori 
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/aomori-prefecture

3) Iwate
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/iwate-prefecture

4) Miyagi
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/miyagi-prefecture

5) Akita
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/akita-prefecture

6) Yamagata
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/yamagata-prefecture

7) Fukushima
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/fukushima-prefecture

8) Ibaraki
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/ibaraki-prefecture

9) Tochigi
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/tochigi-prefecture

10) Gunma
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/gunma-prefecture

11) Saitama
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/saitama-prefecture

12) Chiba
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/chiba-prefecture

13) Tokyo Metropolis
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/tokyo-metropolis

14) Kanagawa
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/kanagawa-prefecture

15) Niigata
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/niigata-prefecture

16) Toyama
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/toyama-prefecture

17) Ishikawa
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/ishikawa-prefecture

18) Fukui
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/fukui-prefecture

19) Yamanashi
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/yamanashi-prefecture

20) Nagano
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/nagano-prefecture

21) Gifu
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/gifu-prefecture

22) Shizuoka
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/shizuoka-prefecture

23) Aichi
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/aichi-prefecture

24) Mie
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/mie-prefecture

25) Shiga
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/shiga-prefecture

26) Kyoto
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/kyoto-prefecture

27) Osaka
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/osaka-prefecture

28) Hyogo
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/hyogo-prefecture

29) Nara
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/nara-prefecture

30) Wakayama
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/wakayama-prefecture

31) Tottori
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/tottori-prefecture

32) Shimane
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/shimane-prefecture

33) Okayama
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/okayama-prefecture

34) Hiroshima
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/hiroshima-prefecture

35) Yamaguchi
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/yamaguchi-prefecture

36) Tokushima
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/tokushima-prefecture

37) Kagawa
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/kagawa-prefecture

38) Ehime
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/ehime-prefecture

39) Kochi
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/kochi-prefecture

40) Fukuoka
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/fukuoka-prefecture

41) Saga
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/saga-prefecture

42) Nagasaki
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/nagasaki-prefecture

43) Kumamoto
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/kumamoto-prefecture

44) Oita
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/oita-prefecture

45) Miyazaki
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/miyazaki-prefecture

46) Kagoshima
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/kagoshima-prefecture

47) Okinawa
http://www.eubusinessinjapan.eu/why-japan/regions-prefectures/okinawa-prefecture

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