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Abstract
Based on Analysis of the Census of Manufactures, published by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, this article intends to grasp reality of the Japanese manufacturing industries, and to obtain a view point of its future. Perhaps, depending on two-years lag of the Census' figure having against present state, hollowing out or de-industrialization of manufacturing industries have made slow progress. However, when we introduce two other informations namely : (1) development of cities are influenced by growing of manufacturing industries, (Jane Jacobs [1984] ) (2) the present condition of business net work organizations in manufacturing industries clarified by various field work-surveis, the Japanese manufacturing industries will be having possibilities to change its structure drastically. Additionaly, in section 3 of this article, we states short history of Muroran City, located southern district of Hokkaido. She had been a typical kigyo-Jyokamachi or a Castle town of dominant manufacturing Canpany (factory). After losing her Lord, she has been trying hard to from medium and small enterprise net work organization.
Based on Analysis of the Census of Manufactures, published by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, this article intends to grasp reality of the Japanese manufacturing industries, and to obtain a view point of its future. Perhaps, depending on two-years lag of the Census' figure having against present state, hollowing out or de-industrialization of manufacturing industries have made slow progress. However, when we introduce two other informations namely : (1) development of cities are influenced by growing of manufacturing industries, (Jane Jacobs [1984] ) (2) the present condition of business net work organizations in manufacturing industries clarified by various field work-surveis, the Japanese manufacturing industries will be having possibilities to change its structure drastically. Additionaly, in section 3 of this article, we states short history of Muroran City, located southern district of Hokkaido. She had been a typical kigyo-Jyokamachi or a Castle town of dominant manufacturing Canpany (factory). After losing her Lord, she has been trying hard to from medium and small enterprise net work organization.
Journal
- Journal of social and information studies [List of Volumes]
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Journal of social and information studies 2, 81-103, 1996 [Table of Contents]
Gunma University