著者

橘川 武郎

出版者

一般社団法人 日本ゴム協会

雑誌

日本ゴム協会誌 (ISSN:0029022X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.89, no.9, pp.263-268, 2016

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<p>It has already been 25 years since Japan's economic bubble burst. Japan's economic slump continues even now. <br/>To break out of this rut and regain its vitality, the Japanese economy needs to see a new leading industry emerge to drive the economy as a whole, as the automotive and electronics industries did in the past. Then, which industry could become the next leading industry? I believe it is the chemical industry, and I issued a book entitled <i>The Age of the Chemical Industry: Why Japan Can Overtake the World</i> with So Hirano of Seijo University in 2011. In this article I will present the main ideas discussed in the book. <br/>In order for Japan's chemical industry to become the next leading industry, a two-pronged strategy that addresses both the high-end and low-end market is indispensable. If Japan's chemical industry can deploy a two-pronged in the same time, it can overtake the rest of the world.</p>