５ Growth Industries in Kansai

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Green Innovation（Storage Batteries）⚫

Kansai is a major base for development and production in storage battery industries such as lithium-ion batteries and Redox Flow Batteries using vanadium.

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The industrial cluster consists of battery manufacturers and related component/material and device manufacturers, whose shipments account for more than 30%of the national market share.

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The Kansai region is home to a cluster of production bases, including many manufacturers of storage batteries and manufacturing equipment as well as suppliersof components , backed by the technology cultivated in traditional industries such as textiles.

Many lithium-ion battery production bases are locatedin Kansai!

Examples of companies working on next-generation storage batteries

Automotive (and consumer/industrial, etc.) Lithium-ion battery production baseConsumer/Industrial Lithium-ion battery production base
KYOCERA Corporation
Blue Energy Co., Ltd.

GS Yuasa
Corporation
Prime Planet
Energy &Solutions, Inc.

Maxell, Ltd.
Vehicle Energy
Japan Inc.

Panasonic EnergyCo., Ltd.

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Scheduled to be producedat Wakayama Plant

A production facility for new automotive
lithium-ion batteries(4680) will be installed at
the Wakayama Plant, with mass production
scheduled to begin in FY202４.

Panasonic EnergyCo., Ltd.

Long-life, High-safety Storage Battery “Redox Flow Battery”
The company develops and manufactures Redox Flow Battery, which
stabilize the power grid, achieve load leveling through power peakshifting, and enhance power resilience, all of which are necessary toexpand the introduction of renewable energy.

(Source)Survey by METI, Battery association of Japan
compiled based on private-public consultative meeting materials

Consortium for Lithium-Ion Battery Technology andEvaluation Research Center (LIBTEC)“Kansai Storage Battery Human ResourceDevelopment Consortium” established
Together with the Battery Association of Japan (BAJ) and the Battery Association for
Supply Chain (BASC), the Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry has establishedthe “Kansai Storage Battery Human Resource Development Consortium,” comprisingindustry, academia and government, with the aim of developing and securing humanresources that meet industry needs and achieving the storage battery industry strategy.
We are working on making battery training more concrete.

▲Equipped with prototype andevaluation equipmentNational LABoratory for advanced energy storage technologies（NLAB）
World‘s Largest Thermostatic "Large Storage Battery System Test andEvaluation” Facility
Compatible with container-sized storage battery systems
The NLAB, located in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, can safely handle combustion,
explosion, and toxic gases generated during the testing of lithium-ionbatteries, allowing the testing and evaluation of large storage battery
systems to be conducted in NLAB’s indoor type testing facility, regardlessof weather conditions. Various other functional tests such as seismic wave,
transportation vibration, nail penetration, and drop tests are also available.
Additionally, in order to test for the next generation battery such as all
solid-state battery the test facilities were enhanced in March 2024.

To assist companies in developing new materials forlithium-ion batteries, the consortium creates standard
battery models in line with battery market trends, createsmaterial evaluation methods, and performs evaluation
analysis. Thirty-five companies, including battery
manufacturers, material chemical companies, andautomotive companies, are involved as members.

Industry

Academia

Curriculum
development,education

Clarifying required human resources(skills, volume, timing, etc.)
Cooperation in curriculum development

Government

Deliberations onnecessary policies, etc.

LIBTEC Director-General Dr. Yoshino Akira
・2019 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
・ Graduated from the Graduate Schools of Engineering
at Kyoto University and Osaka University
・ Honorary Fellow, Asahi Kasei Corporation

Textbooks and video
materials（image）

Kansai Battery Human Resources Development Consortium Website
https://www.kansai.meti.go.jp/3jisedai/battery/consortium.html

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5 Growth Industries in Kansai

5-2Green Innovation (Hydrogen)⚫ Kansai is home to many manufacturing companies, including heavy industries in port areas, and has high potential for the demand andsupply of hydrogen.
⚫ Various companies in Kansai are developing technologies in the hydrogen field by using their core technologies and are leading thecountry in many hydrogen-related demonstration projects.
Current projects for public implementation of hydrogen in various parts of Kansai

Port areas in Kansai working toward carbon neutrality■
Kobe Port

Tsuruga area

The world's first facility capable of consistently validating technologies from hydrogenproduction to power generation is now in operation〇Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Takasago City, Hyogo Prefecture
In order to achieve the early commercialization of hydrogen power generation, MHI has
established the Takasago Hydrogen Park within its Takasago Machinery Works, wheredevelopment, design, manufacturing, and validation facilities are located. The park is
the world’s first facility for consistently validating technologies from hydrogenproduction to power generation, in which hydrogen production tests and hydrogen
power generation tests at a large-scale validation facility are currently conducted.
Provided by HySTRA■Liquid hydrogen carrier and cargohandling base

The first renewable hydrogen station inthe Hokuriku region

Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture

Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture

Demonstration of an international liquid hydrogen supply chain model〇Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. × Iwatani Corporation × Shell Japan Ltd.
Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
The CO₂-free Hydrogen Energy Supply-chain Technology Research Association (HySTRA)
has successfully conducted a technology demonstration using the world’s first liquidhydrogen carrier “Suiso Frontier” to transport liquid hydrogen, including hydrogen
derived from brown coal, from Australia to Japan, and unload it at the liquid hydrogencargo handling terminal “Hy touch Kobe” (Kobe City).

Provided by HySTRA■ Japan’s first commercial liquid hydrogen production plant
Harima coastal area

〇Hydro Edge Co., Ltd. Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture

Osaka coastal area

Hydro Edge began commercial operation in 2006 as Japan’s first commercial liquidhydrogen production plant, contributing to a stable supply of liquid hydrogen in thecountry. Expansion work was carried out in 2020, and the plant’s annual liquidhydrogen production capacity has reached 60 million m3, making it the largest plant of
its kind in Japan.

■ Demonstration of RE100 solutions using hydrogen〇Panasonic Corporation Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture
Provided by The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated

Plaｎned site for a hydrogen power
generation demonstration project

Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture

Hydrogen/Ammonia SCconstruction

Large-scale domestic production ofe-methane using captured CO2 fromexhaust gas and green hydrogen

Osaka Prefecture

Panasonic’s H2 KIBOU FIELD is a demonstration facility for “RE100 solutions”, in which
aiming to use 100% of the power for site operations generated from renewable
resources by using a self-sustaining power system that combines 99 5-kW purehydrogen fuel cell generators and photovoltaic generators (approx. 570 kW) as well as
lithium-ion storage batteries (approx. 1.1 MWh). It has been in operation since April 15,2022.

■ Hydrogen fuel cell ship in action at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan■

Data collection of hydrogen-related companies in Kansai
We have compiled data showing examples of companies based inKansai that have entered the hydrogen field.
https://www.kansai.meti.go.jp/51shiene/smart_energy_initiative/hydrogen_data/00_zentai_english.pdf(PDF booklet)〇Iwatani Corporation Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
A hydrogen fuel cell ship runs on hybrid power of electricity generated by fuel cells andplug-in power. It uses only hydrogen and oxygen from the air, and emits zero CO₂ during
operation. At Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, the first passenger service on a hydrogenfuel cell ship in Japan is scheduled to operate (from Nakanoshima Gate to Universal City
Port to the Expo 2025 venue).

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５ Growth Industries in Kansai

５-3Life Science Innovation⚫ Since Kansai has long been a center of medicine, it is home to many pharmaceutical company headquarters, foreign-affiliated companies, and medical
equipment manufacturers closely working with each other.
⚫ Various industrial clusters have been formed in each area, centered around Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe, and these are concentrated compactly within atravel distance of about 30 minutes to an hour.
⚫ World-leading research, including clinical research and trials applying iPS cell technology, as well as efforts toward its practical application andindustrialization are actively carried out.

World-leading industry-academia accumulation /Kansai Life Science Cluster

A large cluster of pharmaceutical company
headquarters

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

（Osaka Prefecture/Osaka City）

KENTO（ National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center ）Concentration of research and development bases
and core institutions
Ｋａｎｓａｉ Ｂｒａｎｃｈ of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency(PMDA)

Kansai Branch of Japan Agency for Medical Research andDevelopment（AMED）

Formation of a cluster for health and medical related industries（ Osaka Prefecture ）Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University

Osaka University
RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR)【Saito（International Culture Park）】＜Life Science Park＞

2ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.

National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and
KOBE Biomedical Innovation Cluster

Nutrition National Institute of Biomedical Innovation

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Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Drug
Discovery Strategy Department, Western Japan Headquarters

Kyoto City
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

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RIKEN

（Kyoto Prefecture/Kyoto City）
Kyoto City Life Innovation
Promotion Strategy（Kyoto City）

Kobe City

Medical equipment manufacturers concentrated
in this area

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Kyoto University

Osaka City

Center for iPS Cell Research andApplication, Kyoto University（CiRA）

RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research（BDR）

A large cluster of pharmaceutical company
headquarters

NIPRO CORPORATION

AstraZeneca K.K.

OMRON Corporation

Eli Lilly Japan K.K.

SHIMADZU CORPORATION

Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd.

SYSMEX CORPORATIONICON（Hyogo Prefecture/Kobe City）

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KOBE Biomedical Innovation Cluster（Kobe City)
Kobe University

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RIKEN
Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR)

Center for iPS Cell Research and Application,
Kyoto University（CiRA）

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Life Sciences Related Projects
University (Medicine, Pharmacy)
KOBE Biomedical Innovation Cluster

Research and Development Facilities

Share of production value in quasi-drugindustry（Source） METI-KANSAI“Kansai Life Science Cluster”

Share of products manufactured and shippedin the pharmaceutical industry

Japan
71.７％

Kansai
2２.６％（Source）”Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry”
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (FY202２）
production of quasi-drugs, import, shipment, and inventory value by region

Japan
7７.４％

(Source) “Census of Manufacture Area Statistics Table” Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry (FY202２)

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