A report analyzing corporate capital investment trends in the Kyushu region.
The survey was conducted with a deadline of July 3, 2025, targeting companies headquartered in the Kyushu region (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, and Kagoshima prefectures) and companies outside the region investing in the Kyushu region, specifically private companies with capital of 100 million yen or more, conducting large-scale capital investment trend surveys. The survey method used postal and web-based questionnaire formats, collecting comprehensive data on 2024 fiscal year capital investment results and 2025 fiscal year capital investment plans.
Reflecting the industrial structure and geographical advantages of the Kyushu region, investment trends were analyzed in major fields including manufacturing, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, tourism, logistics, and energy industries. Particularly, confirming active large-scale capital investment for strengthening international logistics hub functions utilizing proximity to Asia and promoting semiconductor-related industry clustering, with expectations for roles as new growth engines of Kyushu economy.
In manufacturing fields, large-scale capital investment is planned in semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing, automotive-related industries, steel, chemical, and food manufacturing, with reports that semiconductor-related investment including TSMC Kumamoto factory is having major impacts on Kyushu economy. Additionally, reports confirm rapid expansion of investment toward productivity improvement using digital technology and introduction of environmentally considerate production systems.
In the energy field, renewable energy-related investment has significantly increased in solar power, wind power, geothermal power, and biomass power generation, confirming progress in functional enhancement as energy supply bases utilizing Kyushu's abundant natural resources.
In agriculture, forestry and fisheries, capital investment is active in high-quality agricultural product production and processing technology improvement, livestock modernization, and fisheries competitiveness enhancement, with reports of progress in infrastructure development toward improving status as Kyushu food supply bases and promoting exports.
In tourism, investment is planned in tourism facility development anticipating inbound demand recovery, hot spring area internationalization response, and experiential tourism facility construction utilizing cultural and natural resources, confirming efforts toward attracting Asian tourists and regional economic revitalization.
Regional economic ripple effects are expected including large-scale employment creation from capital investment, promoting clustering of related industries, accelerating technological innovation, and supporting young talent retention in Kyushu, playing important roles in sustainable development of Kyushu region and contribution to Japanese economy.
The article evaluates this as the most important indicator of development strategies utilizing Kyushu region's Asian hub characteristics and industrial potential, providing indispensable information for regional economic policy formulation and corporate strategic investment decisions.