Industry Concentration
Greater Osaka or the Kansai economic region (includes international cities such as Kyoto, Kobe and Nara) is also home to numerous companies that lead today’s global economy. The population of the region is 23 million and the economic size of this region competes with Australia and Holland. Please visit our facts page for other Osaka facts and detailed information on the greater Osaka region’s GDP.
There are 7 companies in Osaka out of Japan’s 64 Fortune Global 500 companies. As a city, Osaka ranks 9th in the world. Tokyo is at the top of this chart with 47 Fortune Global 500 companies.
Fortune Global 500 companies (2008) located in the Greater Osaka area
Osaka is located at the center of Kansai economic region
Other Companies within Greater Osaka that represent their respective industries
- AstraZenica (U.K.)
- Daikin
- Daiwa House Ezaki Glico
- Iwatani Int. Corp.
- Kobe Steel
- Kubota
- Kyocera
- Mizuno
- Murata
- Nissin Foods
- Obayashi Corp.
- Omron
- Osaka Gas
- Resona Bank
- Suntory
- Sumitomo Metal
- Takeda Pharma.
- Takenaka Corp.
- Teijin
- USJ Co. (U.S.)
- Yanmar
For every major company, there is a solid base of small and medium businesses that provide service, parts or specialized technology. Osaka is home to some of the top brand companies in various industries as well as to over 200,000 small and medium size companies that are operating at the cutting edge of their field.