Editing Fukuoka Prefecture (section)

==Economy==
Fukuoka prefecture's main cities form one of Japan's main industrial centers, accounting for nearly 40% of the economy of Kyūshū.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fukuoka-fg.com/vision/03.html|title=九州のポテンシャル|publisher=福岡銀行|access-date=2023-05-16|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516021814/https://www.fukuoka-fg.com/vision/03.html|url-status=live}}</ref> GDP exceeds 154 billion US dollars, comparable to that of a medium-sized country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/invest/region/data/fukuoka.html|title=Fukuoka|publisher=JETRO|access-date=2023-05-16|archive-date=March 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322161707/https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/invest/region/data/fukuoka.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Major industries include automobiles, semiconductors, and steel. Fukuoka prefecture is where tire manufacturer [[Bridgestone Corporation|Bridgestone]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bridgestone.com/corporate/news/2009080401.html|title=Bridgestone Holds the Opening Ceremony for its Kitakyushu Plant|publisher=Bridgestone|date=August 4, 2009|access-date=September 17, 2009|archive-date=October 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027093852/http://bridgestone.com/corporate/news/2009080401.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and consumer electronics chain [[Best Denki]] were founded.

Well-known company headquartered in Fukuoka are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fukuoka-times.jp/matome-company/|title=意外と知らない福岡に本社を置く有名企業13社|date=2019-02-07|access-date=2023-05-23|archive-date=May 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523054308/https://fukuoka-times.jp/matome-company/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* TOTO Ltd. (founded in 1917)
* [[Yasukawa Electric Corporation]] (founded in 1915)
* PIETRO Co., Ltd. (founded in 1980)
* ZENRIN CO., Ltd. (founded in 1949)
* SANIX INCORPORATED (founded in 1975)
* HASEGAWA Co.Ltd. (founded in 1929)
* Plenus Co., Ltd. (founded in 1976)
* LEVEL-5 Inc. (founded in 1998)
* Star Flyer Inc. (founded in 2002)
* DAIICHI KOUTSU SANGYO Co., Ltd. (founded in 1960)
* Shabondama Soap Co., Ltd. (founded in 1910)
* MoonStar Company. (founded in 1873)
* Shinoken Group. Co., Ltd. (founded in 1990)