Author: AIVP
Source: Osaka Rennaissance News
Original title: Economy Shift
On sale date: Tuesday, 21 February 2006
Type of document: News
Topic: 2 - PORT CITY AND ECONOMY, 6.03 - planning policy at the regional level
Original language: English
Location: Asia : Japan : Osaka
Language: English, French, Spanish

Like the whole of the Japanese economy, Osaka is emerging from a period of crisis that was at its strongest in 2002. Although the production of manufactured goods, exportation and distribution remain a characteristic trait of the local economy, this is gradually moving towards the development of the tertiary sector. Numerous international firms have installed their headquarters for the whole of Asia in Osaka. These changes engender new urban orientations that are putting the accent on the quality of life.

Economy Shift – Osaka Rennaissance News – décembre 2005, 7 p. – [http://www.osaka-saisei.jp]