The is one of the largest industrial regions in Japan. Its name comes from the on-reading of the kanji used to abbreviate the names of Osaka (大阪) and Kobe (神戸), the two largest cities in the megalopolis. The GDP of this area (Osaka and Kobe) is $341 billion, one of the world's most productive regions. 2014 Osaka and Kobe's GDP per capita (PPP) was US$35,902. Statistics (4-digit industrial subclassification) Main cities and industries Ōsaka Prefecture Osaka: medical, chemical, metal Facilities: Rohto Pharmaceutical Daiichi Sankyo Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Sumitomo Chemical Sumitomo Electric Industries Sharp Kansai Paint Kansai Electric Power Company Laboratories, research institutes: Rohto Pharmaceutical Shionogi Pharmaceutical Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Sumitomo Pharmaceutical Sumitomo Chemical Sakai: chemical, metal Facilities: ExxonMobil Showa Denko Ube Industries Nippon Oil Esso Bayer (polyurethane) Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Mitsui Chemicals Mitsubishi Materials Osaka Gas Daikin Industries - Air conditioning and chemicals, especially fluorine; has major market share with DuPont. Laboratories, research institutes: Showa Denko Sakai Chemical Industry (titanium dioxide, stabilizers & metallic soaps) Kyowa (medical) Kadoma, Moriguchi, Daito: electronics Facilities: and research institutes: Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic): the headquarters Sanyo: the headquarters Funai: the headquarters Other cities in Osaka prefecture Facilities: Kinki Sharyo in Higashiōsaka (manufacturer of railroad vehicles) Sunstar in Takatsuki (manufacture and sales of oral care products): the headquarters Daihatsu in Ikeda (cars), the headquarters Nitto Denko - A chemical company, specializing in reverse osmosis membrane (a market shared with Dow Chemical Company) Laboratories, research institutes: Nippon Shokubai in Suita (manufacture of catalyst) JT (Japan Tobacco) in Takatsuki (medical laboratory) Osaka Bioscience Institute in Suita (a national science research institute established by the Ministry of Science and Technology ) Hyōgo Prefecture Amagasaki: chemical, metal, electronics Facilities: Sumitomo Metal Industries Mitsui Chemicals Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) - Plasma display Asahi Glass Co. Sekisui Chemical Mitsubishi Electric - Railroad traffic control system, electric power control system, air traffic control system, Doppler radar, communications satellite, Global Positioning System. Osaka Titanium Technologies - Titanium products (about 20% share of the world market) Laboratories, research institutes: Bayer - Urethane, polyurethane raw materials Mitsubishi Electric - The largest laboratory of Mitsubishi Electric - Electric devices and electronics Kobe: medical, electronics, heavy industries Facilities: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Shipbuilding, marine structures - container ships, submarines, research vessels and vehicles, nuclear reactors, satellites. Kawasaki Heavy Industries - Shipbuilding, marine structures, trains Kobe Steel Mitsubishi Electric Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) Komatsu (manufactures construction,