Impact of Resources Constraint on Industrial Security: A Case Study of Japan

Data on the constraint of resources over time were used to estimate the impacts of resources and nonnatural resources on industrial security and industrial development in Japan. The results showed that the factors—such as stock and flow of natural resources, the self-sufficiency of natural resources, the price of natural resources, the consumption elasticity of natural resources and labor cost—had threatened the industrial security of Japan. However, factors such as the consumption intensity of natural resources, the stock and flow direction of labor, the quality of work force and the increasing bring-up ratio has not threatened the industrial security of Japan.