The industrial sector constitutes approximately 29% of GDP and manufacturing employs nearly 24% of the workforce. Japan has traditionally been a world leader with its automated production processes. On the whole, the industry has benefited from innovative technology- including the chemical, aircraft and software sectors. Japan ranks among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles and processed foods. The production value of the food industry ranked third among manufacturing industries (after electric and transport machinery).
111 professional associations listed for Japan.
Upcoming Trade shows in Japan
May 14th, 2026
Jewellery - Hygiene, perfumes, cosmetics - Precision, measures, optics, watches - Textiles, ready-to-wear: unspecified - Textile, fur, accessories - Fashion, ready to wear - Shoe - Collections, hobbies, hobby
May 14th, 2026
Jewellery - Hygiene, perfumes, cosmetics - Textiles, ready-to-wear: unspecified - Textile, fur, accessories - Fashion, ready to wear - Shoe - Collections, hobbies, hobby
May 18th, 2026
Hygiene, perfumes, cosmetics - Aesthetics, hairdressing
May 19th, 2026
Natural resource management, ecology - Pollution - Urban and industrial waste - Water treatment - Automobiles, lorries - Automobile manufacturing, lorries - Energy - Oil - Gas - Renewable energy - Recycling
May 20th, 2026
Plastics, rubber - Aeronautics, aero spatial - Aerospace - Space - Automobile manufacturing, lorries - Automobile subcontracting, lorries - Hardware, tools, accessories - Metallurgy, steel, foundry - Industry service - Outsourcing, hardware equipping - Embedded systems
May 20th, 2026
Aeronautics, aero spatial - Aerospace - Space - Automobile manufacturing, lorries - Automobile subcontracting, lorries - Machine tools, agricultural machinery - Robotics - Precision, measures, optics, watches - Hardware, tools, accessories - Professional hardware - Metallurgy, steel, foundry - Industry service - Outsourcing, hardware equipping - Embedded systems
May 20th, 2026
Hygiene, perfumes, cosmetics - Health, medicine - Medical professions - Pharmacies, analysis laboratories - Research, innovation - Technique and technology - Earth sciences - Natural sciences - Sciences
May 20th, 2026
Plastics, rubber - Aeronautics, aero spatial - Aerospace - Space - Automobile manufacturing, lorries - Automobile subcontracting, lorries - Robotics - Graphic art, desktop publishing - Printing, reproduction - Raw materials, materials, metals - Materials - Industry service - Outsourcing, hardware equipping - Design - Software - Embedded systems - Research, innovation
May 26th, 2026
Natural resource management, ecology - Pollution - Urban and industrial waste - Water treatment - Automobile manufacturing, lorries - Automobile subcontracting, lorries - Energy - Oil - Electric energy - Renewable energy - Electrical equipment - Embedded systems - Recycling - Hydrogen
May 27th, 2026
Furnishings, household equipment and arts - Household hardware - Databases - Computers, telecommunications - Equipment - Networks - Telecommunications - Internet, cybersecurity - Embedded systems
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