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Marketing License Holders and Manufacturing License Holders (by prefecture)

September 5, 2023

6. Marketing License Holders and Manufacturing License Holders

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) reports that the number of pharmaceutical-related industries in Japan at the end of March 2022 is 4,198 for cosmetics manufacturing and sales, and 4,143 for cosmetics manufacturing. Since 2006, the number of manufacturing and sales categories has continued to rise, while the number of manufacturing categories declined for a time but began to increase in 2011. (Fig.11)

Figure11 : Marketing License Holders and Manufacturing License Holders
Fig.11 Marketing License Holders and Manufacturing License Holders

Number of Marketing License Holders and
Manufacturing License Holders

Prefecture As of March 31, 2021 As of March 31, 2022
Marketing
License
Holders		 Manufacturing
License
Holders		 Marketing
License
Holders		 Manufacturing
License
Holders
Hokkaido 85 74 90 89
Aomori 6 7 8 6
Iwate 4 7 3 6
Miyagi 14 20 13 18
Akita 6 3 7 5
Yamagata 4 13 3 12
Fukushima 7 29 7 29
Ibaraki 35 88 37 91
Tochigi 17 42 18 42
Gunma 44 89 44 91
Saitama 129 328 133 337
Chiba 102 221 104 231
Tokyo 1,523 720 1,580 743
Kanagawa 140 222 145 237
Niigata 13 10 14 13
Toyama 31 46 31 48
Ishikawa 17 16 19 18
Fukui 15 19 15 18
Yamanashi 25 26 27 29
Nagano 27 39 31 39
Gifu 47 66 49 68
Shizuoka 62 137 65 139
Aichi 129 137 136 140
Mie 43 62 45 63
Shiga 23 45 23 46
Kyoto 82 79 85 86
Osaka 672 634 691 656
Hyogo 150 162 153 171
Nara 35 48 36 51
Wakayama 21 43 21 45
Tottori 10 11 9 8
Shimane 3 10 3 10
Okayama 31 50 34 53
Hiroshima 30 31 35 35
Yamaguchi 7 5 7 5
Tokushima 19 18 17 18
Kagawa 31 35 33 38
Ehime 44 57 44 59
Kochi 17 16 17 15
Fukuoka 151 119 166 133
Saga 13 21 12 22
Nagasaki 14 12 13 12
Kumamoto 38 38 39 40
Oita 19 20 18 20
Miyazaki 14 15 16 16
Kagoshima 21 16 21 19
Okinawa 68 62 81 73
Total 4,038 3,968 4,198 4,143

Demographic Survey by MHLW