About Ibaraki

Where is Ibaraki?

 

Basic parameters of Ibaraki Prefecture

Population 2,877K 11th in Japan
Area 6,097km2 24th in Japan
Inhabitable Land 3,975km2 4th in Japan
Area of New Factories* 1,087ha 1st in Japan
Number of New Companies* 304 1st in Japan

*Total from 2007 to 2016

Well-balanced industries
Primary industry
  • Gross agricultural product for 2017 was 496.7 billion yen, the 3rd largest in Japan.
  • Ibaraki is Japan’s number one producer for many products, such as melon, lotus root, green pepper, and mackerel.
Secondary industry
  • Tsukuba City is a center for science and technology related industries including the robotics industry (more details below).
  • Hitachi City, where the global enterprise HITACHI was founded, has many electric and electronics related companies.
  • The Kashima coastal industrial area is a center for heavy and petrochemical industries such as Nippon Steel (former Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal).
Tertiary industry
  • By taking advantage of the transportation network and the population density, the service industry is well provided all over Ibaraki Prefecture
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Easy access to capital city Tokyo and to Narita International Airport

  • 45 minutes by train to Tokyo from Tsukuba
  • 55 minutes by expressway bus to Narita International Airport from Tsukuba
  • Expressway network extending in all directions
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An Ideal environment for R&D

Research hub for Innovation

One-third (29) of Japan’s research Institutions are located in the Tsukuba Science City in southern Ibaraki.
Multiple research institutions offer collaboration research program or shared access to facilities.

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High concentration of highly skilled scientists(as of June 2017)
  • Number of Researchers : 20,758
  • −Number of Ph.D : 7,995
  • −Number of Foreign researchers : 7,277

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After holding the 2016 G7 Science and Technology Ministers’ Meeting, Tsukuba hosted the 2019 G20 Ministerial Meeting on Trade and Digital Economy

3 research institutions with bases in Tsukuba were selected into the National Research and Development Agency
  • Based on a national strategy, these 3 research institutions are aiming for the highest global standard
  • With the possibility of increasing the salary of successful researchers
Innovation Hotspot
  • More than 250 academic and research venture companies
  • Incubation offices that support venture companies and startup companies
  • Various networking organizations supporting disciplines of science such as natural science and robotics
Tsukuba International Strategic Zone

 

Within the Tsukuba International Strategic Zone, 9 science related projects are in presently the works. This Zone offers support programs such as easing of regulations, financial aid for R&D companies and tax aid.

 

Life-Innovation

①Development and implementation of BNCT

②Living with Personal Care Robots

⑤Drug Discovery

⑥Domestic production of medical radioisotope (technetium-99m) in Japan

⑦Creation of the global hub of innovative medical robots and medical devices

 

Green-Innovation

③Practical use of algal biomass energy

④TIA A platform for open Innovation

⑧Practical development of a recycling system for strategic urban mines

⑨Commercialization of Functional Components Production Systems Using Plant

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