Japan, rubber plant near Yokohama

Abstract

A rubber plant near Yokohama. Yokohama and Kobe. Japan's two largest ports, have much of the country's robber industry. Raw material ia imported. Because materials and finished products are not expecially bulky plants may be located away from the harbor. This new style plant is located some distance from the port where land is cheaper and congestion less. COURTESY OF SANGYO KEIZAI NEWSPAPER.Image is part of research condcuted by John H. Thompson for the article: A Map of Japan's Manufacturing Author(s): John H. Thompson and Michihiro Miyazaki Source: Geographical Review, Vol. 49, No. 1 (Jan., 1959), pp. 1-17 Published by: American Geographical Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/211565http://www.jstor.org/stable/211565Grayscal