Japan produces many kinds of goods: machinery, metals, chemicals, and more. Factory areas run in a belt along the Pacific coast and also spread inland. Most factories are small or medium sized, though large factories produce the greater share by value; large and small support each other, and small factories with high skills keep industry going. People who make cars plan each step, work with other factories, and use fine skills to make good products that match what buyers and society want. Japan has few natural resources, so it brings in materials and fuel and sends products out, and transport and trade play a large part in keeping industry going. In recent years more goods are made overseas, and traditional crafts, skilled small factories, and new technology are all part of the future of Japanese industry.
Japan's transport ministry, the part of the Japanese government that looks after roads and transport, has a new plan for cars that almost drive themselves. These cars are called Level 2++ cars.
Tesla is an American car company. On September 5, 2026, its Japanese arm, Tesla Japan, said it is showing a new car called the Cybercab in Japan for the first time.
A new recycling box is now collecting old phones and batteries at Takanawa Gateway City in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. The box is called Bin-e.