Saga Prefecture was a pioneer in Japan's industrial modernization, including the creation of Japan's first reverberatory furnace, and I believe that this enterprising spirit has been inherited by the local manufacturing sector. With manufacturing firms in the automobileand electrical parts-related industries accumulating in the Kyushu region, the scope for local firms has expanded further.
In addition, the Karatsu Cosmetics Project, which aims to build a cosmetics industry hub in the northern part of the prefecture, has steadily produced results. In the nonmanufacturing sector, the outskirts of Tosu City, an important transportation hub, represent one of the Kyushu region's major logistics bases.