A report analyzing corporate capital investment trends in the Hokuriku region.
The survey was conducted with a deadline of July 3, 2025, targeting companies headquartered in the Hokuriku region (Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui prefectures) and companies outside the region investing in the Hokuriku region, specifically private companies with capital of 100 million yen or more, conducting detailed capital investment trend surveys. The survey content aggregates 2024 fiscal year capital investment results and 2025 fiscal year capital investment plans on a construction basis, conducting analysis reflecting the industrial characteristics of the Hokuriku region.
Based on the industrial structure characteristics of the Hokuriku region, investment trends were analyzed in major fields including manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, and energy industries. Particularly, confirming active capital investment for industrial promotion utilizing the extension effects of the Hokuriku Shinkansen and improving hub functions on the Japan Sea side, with clarification of situations where transportation infrastructure development effects are rippling to regional economy.
In manufacturing fields, in addition to modernization investment in traditional industries including textile, machinery, chemical, and food manufacturing, reports show expansion of investment in high-value-added industries including semiconductor-related industries and pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing. Additionally, confirmation of increasing trends in R&D investment for improving manufacturing technical capabilities and strengthening international competitiveness, and productivity improvement investment using digital technology.
In the energy field, large-scale investment projects are progressing in LNG terminal construction and expansion, renewable energy facility development, and power transmission infrastructure strengthening, confirming functional enhancement as Japan Sea-side energy hubs.
In tourism, investment is active in tourism facility development utilizing Hokuriku Shinkansen effects, hot spring area modernization, and facility construction utilizing cultural and historical resources, confirming efforts toward expanding exchange population and regional revitalization.
Regional economic ripple effects are expected including employment creation from capital investment, strengthening collaboration with regional companies, promoting technology transfer, and supporting young talent local retention, playing important roles in sustainable development of the Hokuriku region.
The article evaluates this as an indicator of development strategies utilizing the geographical advantages and industrial characteristics of the Hokuriku region, providing useful information for regional economic policy formulation and corporate investment strategy development.