Tokyo area

Tokyo is the capital of Japan and the largest metropolitan area of the world. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family. Tokyo is in the Kanto region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. 51 of the companies listed on the Global 500 are based in Tokyo, almost twice that of the 2nd city after Paris.

Kansai area (Osaka, Kyoto, etc.)

Kansai (Kinki) region is in the southern-central region of Honshu. Kansai includes the prefectures of Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, and Shiga. The urban region of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto is the second most populated in Japan after the Greater Tokyo Area. The Kansai region is the cultural and historical heart of Japan and Kyoto is considered as one of a mecca of traditional Japanese cuisine.

Kyushu area

Kyushu is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Kyushu’s Major agricultural products are rice, tea, tobacco, sweet potatoes, and soy, and silk is also widely produced.