There are good transport links (including the Shinkansen), room for expansion (land reclaimed form the sea), and a large local market (9 million).
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All effluents discharged to closed or semi-closed water bodies, such as Tokyo Bay, Osaka Bay, or Lake Biwa, are further treated to tertiary level.