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Regional Abundant Resource
Kushiro region has have abundant natural resource such as timber resource at inland area, aquatic resource at sea area, and coal at coastal area. The "coal" especially had taken such an important role to develop economics at this region from the end of 19th to the beginning of 20th century.
About mid-20th centuries, paper manufacturing industries moved into this region due to the advantage of pure and ample water, abundant timber resources, and good accessibility to the sea transportation, and the core of the industry at this region gradually shited to the paper industry. |
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Current Situation
Throughout the energy revolution from coal to oil, domestic coal industries, including the one at Kushiro region, had experienced difficult time, and January 2002, coal mine at Kushiro region has dopped the curtain on the histry.
On the other hand, not only paper industry, but also various manufactures, such as food and beverage industry, ave been supporting tthe economics at his regionｐ. |
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Value of shippment at Kushiro region. Paper and food industries occupy majorities of them, and also Kushiro-shi is taking the core role of these industrial activities.
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