Kobe / Hamamatsu / Sapporo / Kitakyushu / Tokyo / Sapporo City / Atsubetsu / /
Company
Open Loop Inc. / Fujitsu / Toyo Jitsugyo Co. Ltd. / NTT DoCoMo / B.U.G. / Matsushita Systems Engineering / Alexon Co. Ltd / Hudson / Baltimore Technologies Japan Cyber Trust / Hudson Soft USA / Wellnet Fujitsu Hokkaido SE Co. Ltd. / Vision Corporation / Fujitsu2 / Shanson Computer Corporation / Datt Japan Inc. / EDGE Co. Ltd. / IBM Japan Ltd / Tecnova Corporation / Future Plan (Affiliate) Fix Inc. / Data Econixe Dynax Tsuken Tecnova Aisin AW Co. Ltd / BML Nihon Unisys Ltd. / Sony / Hokuto System Co. Ltd / Softfront / Sapporo Electronics / Yoshizaka Seisakusho IBM Japan Omron Corporation / Toshiba / Sharp1 / Nihon Unisys Ltd / ICM Net Farm Vision Corporation / Nikken Katagiri Lease Co. Ltd / Sony3 / U.G. (established in 1977) Datt Japan (established in 1983) (Spun off) Sord / Dennotai / Yellnet / Atmark Techno Inc. / B.U.G. Third / /
Country
Japan / China / United States / /
Currency
JPY / /
Event
Reorganization / Name Change / Bankruptcy / Business Partnership / M&A / /
Facility
Hokkaido University / JR Sapporo Station / Bridge Sapporo Komine Agency / Sapporo Electronics Center / plaza The Foundation / New Chitose Airport / Sapporo Technopark Sapporo Electronics Center / /
IndustryTerm
speech technology / cryptographic software / technology indispensable / software technology / food firms / technology development / graphic processing capacity / card-type database software / site allocation applications / satellite communication / transportation access / software firms / wireless base stations / spreadsheet software / Internet / incubation rooms / microcomputer technology / database-related technology / information processing firms / information processing services / telecommunications security / game software / broadband services / manufacturing industries / http /
NaturalFeature
Sapporo Valley / /
Organization
Hokkaido Software Association / Editorial Committee of Hokkaido Information Industrial History / Hokkaido University / Ministry of Economy / Trade and Commerce / Hokkaido Bureau of Economy / Trade and Industry / Sapporo Chamber of Commerce / Bridge Sapporo Komine Agency / Japanese Economy Division / Sapporo Technopark Academy / Mobile Venture Club / Industries Cultivation Foundation / Economic Research Department / Ministry of Economy / Intercross Creative Center / /
Anecdotal Survey of Regional Clusters in Japan (Sapporo, Hamamatsu, Kobe and Kitakyushu)