A report analyzing corporate capital investment trends in the Kinki region.
The survey was conducted with a deadline of July 3, 2025, targeting companies headquartered in the Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, and Shiga prefectures) and companies outside the region investing in the Kinki region, specifically private companies with capital of 100 million yen or more, conducting comprehensive 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 diverse industrial structure and characteristics as commercial and cultural centers of the Kinki region.
Based on the industrial structure characteristics of the Kinki region, investment trends were analyzed across a wide range of fields including manufacturing, commerce and services, information and communications, finance, tourism, and logistics. Particularly, anticipating the Osaka-Kansai Expo (2025), large-scale capital investment is active in infrastructure development, tourism-related facility construction, and transportation system modernization, with expectations for regional economic revitalization utilizing expo effects.
In manufacturing fields, capital investment is active in pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing, chemical, machinery, electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing, and food manufacturing, with reports of rapid expansion particularly in life science fields including biotechnology, regenerative medicine, and drug discovery. Additionally, reports confirm significant increases in investment toward production system sophistication using digital technology and introduction of environmentally considerate manufacturing processes.
In commerce and services, investment is being deployed on a large scale in commercial facility construction and renovation for the Osaka-Kansai Expo, hotel and accommodation facility development, and entertainment facility enhancement, confirming functional enhancement as international commercial and tourism hubs.
In information and communications, investment is active in data center construction and expansion, 5G communication infrastructure development, and digital content production equipment enhancement, with reports of progress in Kansai region information and communications industry competitiveness improvement.
In logistics, investment is increasing in logistics facility construction and expansion utilizing international logistics hub functions of Kansai International Airport, Osaka Port, and Kobe Port, automation and efficiency equipment introduction, and cold chain-compatible facility development, confirming strengthening of logistics networks with the Asia-Pacific region.
Regional economic ripple effects are expected including large-scale employment creation from capital investment, promoting clustering of related industries, attracting international companies and talent, and promoting utilization of cultural and tourism resources, playing important roles in sustainable development and international competitiveness improvement of the Kinki region.
The article evaluates this as an important indicator for understanding investment trends in the Kinki region, the commercial and cultural center of Japan, providing indispensable information for Osaka-Kansai Expo success and regional economic development strategy formulation.