Q62

A62 No, they are not. Japan's food-manufacturing industry has an annual turnover of 30 trillion yen and is the fourth-largest

A food industry focused on local demand domestic manufacturing sector after electronics, vehicles and transportation equipment, and general machinery. There are many small and medium-sized companies within this industry sector, which focuses primarily on local consumption. In contrast with the automobile and electronics industries, exports are minimal. In fact, there are large amounts of imports, and famous local companies are hardly known outside Japan. Compared with their international counterparts, major Japanese food companies are relatively small and specialize in particular products. The food industry is one of the most fragmented industrial sectors in Japan.