Regional Innovation and Networks in Japan

Yutaka Yokura is an associate professor in the Faculty of Economics at Kyushu University, Japan. In 2009, he received his Ph.D. from The University of Tokyo, where he worked as an assistant professor between 2010 and 2015. In 2016, he became an associate professor at Shizuoka University. His research interests lie in economic geography, especially industrial agglomerations theory and the innovation process. His book titled Sangyo Shuseki no Network to Innovation (Industrial Agglomerations, Networks and Innovation) received a writing award from the Japan Association of Economic Geographers in 2019. He is a member of the editorial board of the Annals of the Association of Economic Geographers.

• Introduction.- Regional Innovation and Knowledge Creation.- R&D Networks and Regional Innovation.- Local Trade Fairs as Temporary Clusters: A Case Study of the Suwa Area Industrial Messe.- Informal Networks and the Evolution of Industry: A Case Study of the Hamamatsu Area.- Institutional Thickness in Regional Innovation Ecosystem: A Case Study of the Kyushu Semiconductor Industry.- Global Knowledge Flows and Corporate Values.- Conclusions.