Abstract
The term ‘Koiki-ken’ essentially refers to Prefectural Divisions. In this paper, the ‘Koiki-ken’ is considered in relation to the concept of ‘Settled Areas’ (‘Teiju-ken’) which was published in the Third National Comprehensive Plan of Japan in 1977. If the ‘Koiki-ken’ is to be thought of as being equivalent to the concept of a ‘Settled Area’, among the most important considerations for regional policy are the employment opportunities that can be secured in such an area. The ratio of the number of employment opportunities actually realised to the number required was found to be satisfactory. This ratio was seen to bear a correlation to the rate of population increase.Principal Component Analysis and subsequent Cluster Analysis showed that the ‘Koiki-ken’ of the Kanto, Tohoku and Hokkaido regions could be classified into three groups, viz: Backward Area, Intermediate Areas and Advanced Areas.The ‘Koiki-ken’ in which Prefectural Captials are located were found to belong to the Advanced Area grouping. In the ‘Koiki-ken’ which fall into the Backward and Intermediate Area categories, the increase in the rate of population increase is dependent upon the percentage contribution of employment in the Manufacturing Industries to total employment. In contrast, in the Advanced Areas, employment opportunities are secured largely by Commerical Activity and the Service Industries.
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