Chiba Prefecture, which is adjacent to Tokyo, is the perfect setting for international exchange, with the New Tokyo International Airport (Narita Airport) the gateway to the world by air, Chiba Port, and Makuhari Messe, an ideal convention facility. Various industries with the latest technologies, materials and energy have developed in a balanced manner. Their vitality and the 5,800,000 citizens of the prefecture play an important role in Japan's economy.