Located nearly at the center of East Asia, Kyushu serves as a hub for interaction with Asia.
Kyushu’s economy is roughly 10% of Japan’s total; it similarly accounts for about 10% of Japan’s land area and population. Kyushu’s gross regional product is on par with the nominal gross national product
of Iran or Thailand.
The output of Kyushu’s key industries, such as integrated circuit (IC) production, steel shipbuilding, agricultural production and automobile production, account for a high percentage of the national total.43.732.611.210.28.419.614.912.7
Total area
(2019)
Total population
(January 2020)
Nominal gross
regional product
(FY2017)
Agricultural
production (value)
(2018)
Automobile
production (units)
(FY2019)
Number of non-
Japanese entrants
(2019)
IC production
(value)
(FY2019)
Steel ship
construction
(FY2019)
Share of Kyushu Nationwide471468425424407405391Poland
(24th)
Belgium
(25th)Iran(26th)
Thailand
(27th)
Nigeria
(28th)
Austria
(29th)
Kyushu
(USD 1.0 billion)(%)Nominal Gross Regional Product
Compared to Other Countries
Snapshot of Kyushu
Kyushu as a Part of Asia
Source: Created based on "Profile of Kyushu 2021," Kyushu Economy International (KEI), Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
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1,000 km
2,000 km
2,000 km
3,000 km
3,000 km
4,000 km
4,000 km
500 km
500 km
Tokyo
Ulaanbaatar
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Beijing
Japan
Korea
Okinawa
China
Nepal
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Bhutan
Thailand
Vietnam
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Brunei
Philippines
Taiwan
Mongolia
RussiaLaosCambodia
Xi’an
Chongqing
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Vladivostok
Source: Created based on "Kyushu Economic Internationalization Data 2020,"
Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
*Values from 2016
*Numbers in parentheses represent global position
Source: Created based on "Kyushu Economic Internationalization Data 2020,"
Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
Snapshot of Kyushu
Value Creation Story A Foundation for Creating Value
Introduction Data
Strategy and Performance04