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Fig. 5 Conceptual framework of the industrial cluster project. Source METI ( 2008 ,p.4)

Fig. 6 Distribution of the industrial cluster project areas (second term). Source METI ( 2009 ,

p. 4-5)

technological seeds of core research institutions and the practical needs of the
business world based on close collaboration and daily communication in the
region. Points about the Knowledge Cluster Initiative by MEXT are as follows:
1. Strategic implementation based on the cluster concept for the region.