SHIMONOSEKI STRAIT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00792R000700260001-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 5, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Content Type: MAP

Approved For Release 2000108/11: CIA-RDP96-00792R000700260001-2
Rising tide of industry laps the Inland Sea, from these shipyards and petrochemical
plants flanking Shimonoseki Strait at the western entrance all the way to the densely
packed megalopolis of Osaka at its eastern end. Unprecedented growth since World War
II has meshed the region's industrial centers into a powerhouse that accounts for more
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Approved For Release 2000108/11: CIA-RDP96-00792R000700260001-2