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Machine tools, Japan (Mazak, Okuma)
Nagoya, Japan35.18°N 136.90°E
computed criticality17/100
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Japan is the world's #3 machine-tool exporter (~14%), behind China (~22%) and Germany (~17%) — no longer #1 or #2
2024Fault line
Japan rivals Germany in precision machining centres, essential to cars, aerospace and electronics. An industrial base concentrated in a few seismic regions.
Actors
Yamazaki Mazak
Okuma
DMG Mori
Makino
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