Unit 17 How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
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Unit 17
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and
raw materials?
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and
raw materials?
What are the raw materials and fuels needed by the heavy industries in
Japan?
What are the raw materials and fuels needed by the heavy industries in
Japan?
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
Raw materials and power Raw materials and power requiredrequired Coal, oil and natural gas are needed for the generation of power.
Large quantities of coal, limestone, iron and other metallic ores are required for producing iron and steel.
Copper, aluminum, zinc, lead and tin are the mineral ores widely used in heavy industries.
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
km
Iron oreIron ore
Copper Copper
GasfieldGasfield
OilfieldOilfield
H.E.P.H.E.P.
CoalfieldCoalfield
Power and mineral resources of Japan Power and mineral resources of Japan
What are the raw materials and fuels needed by the heavy industries in
Japan?
What are the raw materials and fuels needed by the heavy industries in
Japan?
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
Location of industries Location of industries
Railway Export of products Import of raw materials and power
Industrial centre in the coalfield Port
Iron and steel works Coalfield
km
Export of products Export of products
Import of ra
w materials
and power
In the early 19th century Today
What are the raw materials and fuels needed by the heavy industries in
Japan?
What are the raw materials and fuels needed by the heavy industries in
Japan?
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
Location of industriesLocation of industries
The Port of Tokyo is well known in the world
Today the heavy industries of Japan depend very much on imported raw materials and fuels.
Japan has a lot of good ports along the coast of southern Honshu.
How do imported raw materials and fuels affect the development of Japan’s heavy
industries?
How do imported raw materials and fuels affect the development of Japan’s heavy
industries?
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
Big Foreign TradeBig Foreign TradeJapan exports its manufactured products in exchange for raw materials and fuels with a large number of countries.
Top 10 commodity of Imports (2000)
How do imported raw materials and fuels affect the development of Japan’s heavy
industries?
How do imported raw materials and fuels affect the development of Japan’s heavy
industries?
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
Big Foreign TradeBig Foreign TradeJapan has large trade surpluses as its exports are larger than its imports.
Top 10 commodity of Exports (2000)
How do imported raw materials and fuels affect the development of Japan’s heavy
industries?
How do imported raw materials and fuels affect the development of Japan’s heavy
industries?
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
Price fluctuationPrice fluctuation
The prices of imported materials may fluctuate and affect the production costs.
The higher the prices of materials, the higher the production costs, which will affect Japan's competitiveness in the world market.
Price fluctuation of heating oil
US¢per gallon
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Crude oil
Iron ore
Iron ore
Iron ore
Iron o
reIron ore
Coal
Coal
Coal
Oil
Coal B
auxite
How do imported raw materials and fuels affect the development of Japan’s heavy
industries?
How do imported raw materials and fuels affect the development of Japan’s heavy
industries?
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
High transport costsHigh transport costs
Most of the supplies come from very far away sources. To transport coal and iron ore over such a long distance certainly increases the cost of production.
Country A
Competitor
Country B
Competitor Country C
Market, supplier and competitorkm
Country D
Market
Japan
Supply of materialsExport of products
How do imported raw materials and fuels affect the development of Japan’s heavy
industries?
How do imported raw materials and fuels affect the development of Japan’s heavy
industries?
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
Shortage of supply
There is the possibility that the supply from a certain country may be greatly reduced or even cut off.
What is Japan’s solution to its shortage of raw materials and fuels?
What is Japan’s solution to its shortage of raw materials and fuels?
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
Develop Nuclear PowerDevelop Nuclear Power
It accounts for 36% of the electricity supply of Japan and the government is planning to further develop nuclear power.
Nuclear power station
What is Japan’s solution to its shortage of raw materials and fuels?
What is Japan’s solution to its shortage of raw materials and fuels?
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
Develop Renewable EnergyDevelop Renewable Energy
The government of Japan promotes greater use of local coal and a reduction in the dependence on imported oil.
A coal plant in Japan
What is Japan’s solution to its shortage of raw materials and fuels?
What is Japan’s solution to its shortage of raw materials and fuels?
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
Develop Renewable EnergyDevelop Renewable Energy
The government is planning to increase the proportion of its renewable energy. It is now investing heavily in research into improvements in using solar energy and geothermal power.
What is Japan’s solution to its shortage of raw materials and fuels?
What is Japan’s solution to its shortage of raw materials and fuels?
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
Use Bigger Bulk Use Bigger Bulk CarriersCarriers
They are used to reduce the cost of transport of raw materials and fuels.
What is Japan’s solution to its shortage of raw materials and fuels?
What is Japan’s solution to its shortage of raw materials and fuels?
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
Diversify Diversify sources of sources of supplierssuppliers
Japan always seeks mining concessions and purchase agreements in many different parts of the world.
What is Japan’s solution to its shortage of raw materials and fuels?
What is Japan’s solution to its shortage of raw materials and fuels?
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
Shift to high-value added industriesShift to high-value added industries
The government has also encouraged industries to shift towards less energy-intensive but high value-added industries.
Kumamoto Techno Research Park
How can Japan develop heavy industries with limited local fuel and raw materials?
Power-oriented industriesPower-oriented industries (動力導向工業 ) - industries that are located at or near the source of power supply for the easy reach of power.
Material-oriented industriesMaterial-oriented industries (原料導向工業 ) -industries that are located at or near the source of supply of raw materials for easy reach of raw materials.
Terms to learnTerms to learn
