现在，大家都认为印刷产业正在向着具备“制造业”和“信息产业”软硬双重性的独特产业转变，并且正在不断强化“信息交流产业”的形象。伴随着这一变革，印刷产业不仅仅局限于信息加工业，而且还要扩大到信息中介业、信息发布业等领域，日本印刷界在面向21世纪的最新报告中， Now, everyone thinks that the printing industry is shifting toward a unique industry that has both the soft and hard characteristics of “manufacturing” and “information industry,” and is constantly strengthening the image of the “information exchange industry.” With this change, the printing industry is not limited to the information processing industry, but also extends to the information intermediary industry, information publishing industry and other fields. The Japanese printing industry is in the latest report for the 21st century.