Editing Chiba Prefecture (section)

===Industry===
Chiba Prefecture is home to one of Japan's largest industrial areas. Prior to [[World War II]] manufacturing in the prefecture was centered on the [[brewing industry]], specifically the production of [[soy sauce]], [[sake]] and [[mirin]] sweet cooking sake. The [[manufacturing]] sector expanded greatly after the war. The prefecture was chosen as the site for a major [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki Steel]] factory in 1950. In the same period the prefectural government embarked on a large-scale [[land reclamation]] program to [[dredging|dredge]] large plots of waterfront property. The large-scale construction of [[factory|factories]], [[warehouses]], and [[dock (maritime)|dock]]s on this reclaimed land around the Tokyo Bay area ultimately formed the [[Keiyō Industrial Zone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/summit/2008/venue/chiba_02.html|title=Chiba Industry|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan}}</ref> Chiba Prefecture is now 6th in Japan in [[industrial production|industrial output]] with the bulk of the industry focused on the [[petroleum industry|petroleum]], [[chemical industry|chemical]], and [[steel industry|steel]] and [[machine industries]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/english/outline/industry.html |title=Industry in Chiba Prefecture |publisher=Chiba Prefectural Government |access-date=2015-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304013345/http://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/english/outline/industry.html |archive-date=2012-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Together, these industries account for forty-five percent of the prefecture's exports. In recent years, the government has funded more than eighty [[industrial park]]s to bring development further inland as well.