Japan faces serious demographic headwinds. Under current fertility, employment and immigration rates, the population would fall by 45% by 2100 and employment by 52%. Given the challenges of a shrinking and ageing population, the government has pledged to “create a children-first economic...

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Overview of Industrial Agglomeration and Location of Japanese FDI -- Chapter 3 Agglomeration Economies of Assembly-type Manufacturing Industry in Japan -- Chapter 4 Agglomeration Effects and Location of Japanese FDI in East Asia -- Chapter 5 Market potential,...