Leather and Footwear
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— Latest update: October 2023 — The Japanese Leather Industry is dominated by SMEs, producing in rather small quantities. Over 2.000 companies are registered in the Japan Leather and Leather Goods Industries Association and the industry is only concentrated in a few locations, such as in Hyōgo, Ōsaka and Tōkyō Prefecture. Beside natural leather, Japan is also producing large quantities of synthetic leather, and the development of high-quality and finely textured synthetic leather is said to have...