Table 1 Description of Japanese companies listed in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
| Â | 2012 | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Total | 1717 | Â | 2172 | Â |
Industry category | ||||
Fisheries, agriculture, and forestry | 5 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.3 |
 Mining | 7 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.3 |
 Construction | 97 | 5.6 | 102 | 4.7 |
 Manufacturing | 844 | 49.2 | 914 | 42.1 |
 Electricity and gas | 17 | 1.0 | 22 | 1.0 |
 Transportation, information, and communication | 169 | 9.8 | 305 | 14.0 |
 Commerece | 300 | 17.5 | 381 | 17.5 |
 Finance and insurance | 129 | 7.5 | 139 | 6.4 |
 Real estate | 48 | 2.8 | 71 | 3.3 |
 Services | 101 | 5.9 | 225 | 10.4 |
Company size | ||||
 –49 | 70 | 4.1 | 139 | 6.4 |
 50–299 | 274 | 16.0 | 462 | 21.3 |
 300–999 | 594 | 34.6 | 756 | 34.8 |
 1000–2999 | 501 | 29.2 | 511 | 23.5 |
 3000–4999 | 133 | 7.7 | 126 | 5.8 |
 5000–9999 | 69 | 4.0 | 80 | 3.7 |
 10,000– | 59 | 3.4 | 57 | 2.6 |
 uncertain | 17 | 1.0 | 41 | 1.9 |