殖しょく産さん興こう業ぎょう

noun

promotion of industry; encouragement of new industry

Historical term strongly associated with Meiji-era government policy to develop modern industries. Often used in discussions of Japanese economic history.

• 明めい治じ政せい府ふは殖しょく産さん興こう業ぎょうを国こく策さくとして推すい進しんした。

  The Meiji government promoted the encouragement of new industry as a national policy.

• 殖しょく産さん興こう業ぎょうの一いっ環かんとして、官かん営えい工こう場じょうが各かく地ちに建けん設せつされた。

  As part of the promotion of industry, government-run factories were built across the country.