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              Rising tide of industty 1,q), thc Inland Sea, from these shipyards and petrochemical th,"! If the nation's production The sea 
              resembles a vast cujj\,,,~ or belt, btjn~
              plants flanking Shimonoseki Strait at the we-stern entrance all the way to the denseiv ~kith the rbhind 00~k ofinternationjil 
              trade. Throu 11 hu.,e port
                                          g uch as Kobe, iron oie,
              packed megalopohs of Osaka at its eastern end. Unprecedented growth since World War r-- I Coal pour into the rn~nv of the area',, 
              steel and textile mills, reerlierving
              11 has meshed the reglon's industrial centers into a powerhouse that accounts for more 171 ;:'-S to tlo~% out to ~~or](Nkide 
              markets.
              Approved For Release 2000/08/11 : CIA-RDP96-00792ROO0700260001-2