2019 Volume 65 Issue 4 Pages 338-347
The purpose of this paper is to statistically identify trends in industrial employment in the six prefectures (Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima) of the Tohoku district since 2000 and to clarify their regional characteristics. Focusing on the automobile industry as a recent trend, this paper examines the development of the industry and the current situation surrounding such activities as human resources development.
The “existing industry” of electrical machinery and clothing industries once prevalent in Tohoku has greatly retreated. Instead, the automobile industry in the Tohoku district is supporting industrial employment in the region. This paper points out that it is evolving with regional contrasts.
