A NEW COSMETICS HUB IN JAPAN?

摘要

The city of Karatsu, in Japan's Saga Prefecture, plans to build a cosmetics industry hub, modelled on Cosmetic Valley, an extensive cluster of manufacturers, plant growers and research facilities near Paris. Currently, cosmetics from France are exported to markets such as China and South Korea via Hong Kong, taking about 40 days by ship. If Karatsu, a coastal city with access to the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan, were to become a cosmetics hub, shipping costs and times would be cut.