Municipal Subsidy Program

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Subsidy for Promotion ①Company location ①Establishment of New Business facilities through lease of Establishment for In order for our city to be utilized from outside ・ For industry location, or new business creation, location New Business Facilities of the city limits by companies, facilities such as must be done through newly renting office space. offices, stores, factories, and/or warehouses, ・ Companies must have newly hired 3 or more city (here in after referred to as “offices”) must be residents, and regularly employed them from 6 months or established. more. ②Creation of new business In order to create businesses in different middle divisions of Japanese standard industrial Upper limit ¥4,800,000 classifications, the company must establish offices in Naha City. Rent subsidy Employment subsidy (Upper limit ¥1,800,000) (per capita) ・Eligible businesses [Naha City] (1)Businesses which belong to information and Monthly rent Full-time Non-full-time Industrial Policy communication industries Group 2/10 × 6 months ¥300,000 ¥50,000 Commerce, Industry, (Article 3-6 of Okinawa Promotion of Special Agriculture & Measures Law) Fisheries Division, (2)Businesses which belong to information and Economic and ②Construction and establishment of new business facilities communication industries(Article 3-8) Tourism Department, ・For company location and creation of new business, Naha City (3)Businesses which belong to manufacturing Government company offices must be located within city limits by industries(Article 3-9) newly constructing (construction of new building or +81-98-951-3212 (4)Industrial enhancement and business expansion of an existing building) or purchasing a building. renovation promotion businesses(Article 3-10) ・The company must have newly hired 5 or more city residents for regular employment. (5)Businesses which belong to international logistics hub industries(Article 3-11) (6)Businesses which contribute to the promotion Construction Employment subsidy of tourism related industries subsidy (Upper limit ¥5,000,000) (7)Businesses which contribute to the promotion ※Companies receiving (Upper limit ¥5,000,000) property tax incentives of energy industries (8)Businesses which contribute to the promotion of Full-time Non-full-time craftwork and other regional industries Amount of house/property tax (per capita) (per capita) (9)Businesses which contribute to the promotion for offices and advancement of businesses listed in the ¥300,000 ¥50,000 above items ※Acceptance of applications: around September (tentative)

Employee Training Information and communications-related ・Subsidized expense:half of subsidized expenses [Okinawa City] Subsidy companies and the accommodation industry ・Upper limit of subsidy: ¥1,000,000 Business Attraction Division Companies newly hiring full-time employees Business Promotion and providing training Section Economic and Culture Department, Subsidy For Employment For businesses subject to the Okinawa Promotion ¥100,000 per person (one time only for each person). Okinawa City of City Residents Government of Special Measures Law, three or more employees ※ Each Corporation limited to ¥10,000,000. (Enforcement Regulations with social insurance shall be newly hired from +81-98-929-3308 of Firm Location and Promotion Regulations) city residents.

Employment Subsidy Companies with 5 employees or more (Companies A one-time per person employment financial incentive with a newly located head office in Uruma City) within ¥100,000,(limited to ¥10,000,000 per company). [Uruma City] that employed the workers in question within 2 (Application deadline is 3 years calculated from the day the Commerce, Industry years of the day the company began operations company began operations in the city.) and Labor Policy in the city. Division, Uruma City ○Subsidized person Government A one-time per person employment financial incentive Employees who are city residents and have within ¥100,000. +81-98-923-7634 been newly hired as full-time workers for limited to ¥10,000,000 per company. regular employment for a period of one year or (Application deadline is 3 years calculated from the day the more (enrolled in employment insurance) company began operations in the city.)

①Employment Subsidy ①Business operators within Kadena, or those who ①¥100,000 per person. have newly established offices employed 5 or more new workers including town residents (180 days of continuous employment)

[Kadena Town] ②Lease Subsidy ②An employer who leases a private-sector ②Three-year subsidy for half of the lease payments. A Division of Industry building. maximum of either ¥100,000 per month or an amount and Environment equivalent to the amount of property taxes levied on Kadena Town Government the building in question. +81-98-956-1111 ③Interest Subsidy ③If a company received loans through means ③Three-year subsidy covering 90% of the interest such as from: Okinawa Finance Corporation or payments. prefectural lending facility to newly establish as an office etc.

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Contents of Preferential Treatment Contents or more newly-hired employees: Up ¥100,000/month to 0 Less than 5 newly-hired employees: Up ¥50,000/month to 5-9 newly-hired employees: Up ¥75,000/month to 1 are ¥400,000 or more as part of a Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare trial employment program are ¥500,000 or more companies/small business operators (¥500,000); newly established companies (¥750,000) electric, gas work, etc.) are subsidized. amount subsidized shall However, be limited to the up to ¥200,000 and within half of the expense. within a periodbelonging of 6 months to up to ¥480,000. the amount shall be limited to However, thefrom date the whennext monthnew staff was hired, deposit, key money, common service charges, or similar costs) for a maximum of following the6 month in which the subsidy applicationmonths is from the monthmade in accordance the company. employees newly hired by with the number of full-time ・ ・ ・ interest (excluding default interest) paid by the eligible business operator on the eligible fund ・Projects for・Projects which expenses eligible for subsidization expenses of subsidized expense:Two-thirds ・Subsidized limit of subsidy: ¥800,000 ・Upper ・Persons employed on a trial basis after January・Persons 1, 2018, to ¥150,000 per person (up to 2 people) ・Up for・Projects which expenses eligible for subsidization expense:half of subsidized expenses ・Subsidized ・Upper limit of subsidy: small and medium-sized of subsidized expenses expense:Two-thirds ・Subsidized limit of subsidy: ¥100,000 ・Upper ・Base salary must be ¥109,000 or higher ・Base to ¥150,000 per person (up to 2 people) ・Up ②Expenses for renovation and facilities (interior, exterior, ③¥20,000 is subsidized as employment cost for one person ①A subsidy of up to half of the rent amount (excluding 【Period of payment eligibility】 【Period 【Interest subsidy amount】 【Interest ・Within ・Within one-half of the total amount of the contracted limit of subsidy: ¥100,000 ・Upper payment 12th from to of contracted 1st interest ・Period having an address or a place the city for construction. of business in persons living a city lease. established an office through in Urasoe City and new operator relocates from the Urasoe Industrial Promotion Center "Yuinomachi" Foundation Support Office or Foundation Support Booth to another placeexpiration of terms or business expansion and in the thatcity has been certifieddue by theto administrator designated by Yuinomachi. the support through business creationprograms support provided by the city operator. collaborative business support or certified ・Business ・Business operator who has newly employed place・A of business in which the business ・Business operators who have received company must be a registered city resident local city contractor in Urasoe City by leasing a vacant store etc. the city within 3 years ※There are conditions to contract any person Persons who will newly establish a place of business Small BusinessImprovement Fund Operator Management introducedCommerce and Industryby the Nanjo City Society of interest repayment date on whichsubsidy the interest payment was receivedthe for any eligibleone of agreement has been concluded. subsidies, andorganized crime group a new loan Businesses Fund (general loan) Fund (special micro-loan) A small business operator recommended and Measures for Small Has paid municipal taxes in full by the due date Eligibility for Preferential Treatment Eligibility Okinawa Prefecture Measures for Small Businesses Subsidy is provided in the event that a operatorbusiness in the city employs young people than(less 45 years old) continuously for 6 monthsmore or following employment program. a national government trial Partial subsidization of costs for shop renovation work carried out by a business operator or newly established company in the city Partial subsidization of costs for exhibiting at food and products exhibitions events,and sales etc., promotion held both in Prefecture. and outside Okinawa Partial subsidization of costs for the development of products utilizingestablishment of new sales channels Local city resources, or Partial subsidization of wages is provided for local residents employed by business haveoperators newly established that offices in the city the past 3 years within ※The representative of the newly※The established construction work must be carried out by a ①Lease subsidy store renovation subsidy ②Vacant

③Employment support subsidy Business operators who established offices in ・Okinawa Development Finance Corporation ・ ・ ・ ・ years・Two or more have passed since the final ・Not a member of, or association with, any 【Eligible business operators】 【Eligible 【Eligible funds】 【Eligible Treatment Preferential supporting renovation of shops expansion of sales channels and exhibition participation continuous employment of young people supporting utilization of local resources supporting new business creation and employment Small Business Operator System Fund Interest Subsidy Program Industrial promotion Industrial promotion Subsidy ④Subsidy for programs ⑤Programs supporting ③Subsidy for ①Subsidy for programs ②Subsidy for programs ] ] Nanjo City Nago City +81-98-917-5387 [ Commerce, Tourism, and Industry Division +81-980-53-7530 [ Commerce and Industry Section, Bureau of Commerce, and Industry, Nago City Tourism, +81-98-876-1234 (Extension: 3162) Industrial Promotion Division, Citizens’ Affairs Department, Urasoe City Government [Urasoe City] Municipalities and Municipalities Contact Information Educational Institutions Abundancy of IT-related (Engineering, Informatics, Commerce) Students Within Okinawa Prefecture There are Numerous Engineering/Informatics/Commerce Related Educational Institutions in Okinawa Prefecture. Each Year, These Institutions Produce a Young Workforce with the Potential to Lead the Future of IT.

■ Graduate University ・・・・・・1 schools Student Admission Capacity : 50 (Only engineering and informatics related departments are listed)

■ Graduate Schools ・・・・・・3 schools Student Admission Capacity : 172 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (Only engineering and informatics related departments are listed) Graduate University (Photo: Kenji Togo) ■ Colleges and Universities ・・・・・・6 schools Student Admission Capacity : 1,201 (Only engineering and informatics related departments are listed)

■ Vocational Schools ・・・・・・13 schools Student Admission Capacity : 846 (Only informatics related departments are listed)

■ High Schools ・・・・・・24 schools Student Admission Capacity : 3,500 (Only engineering, informatics, and business related courses are listed)

■ Vocational Training Institutes ・・・・・・4 schools Student Admission Capacity : 295 (Only engineering and informatics related courses are listed) Okinawa National College of Technology Total Student Admission Capacity : 6,064

List of Educational

■ Graduate University (Only engineering and informatics related departments are listed) School Name Type Education/research fields Student Quota Telephone Okinawa Institute of Science and Conducts research fusing fields such as physics, chemistry, neuroscience, marine science, environment/ ecology, Technology Graduate University(OIST) National mathematics/computational science, and molecular/cellular developmental biology 50

■ Graduate Schools (Only engineering and informatics related departments are listed) School Name Type Major Field of Study Student Quota Telephone University of the Ryukyus National Doctorial Program in Engineering and Sciences(First Semester, Second Semester) 157 TEL.+81-98-895-2221

Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts Prefectural Design Major in Department of Design and Crafts in Faculty of Arts and Crafts 9 TEL.+81-98-882-5000

Meio University Public Master’s Program in International systems of International Cultural Studies 6 TEL.+81-980-51-1100

■ Colleges and Universities (Only engineering and informatics related departments are listed) School Name Type Faculty Department Student Quota Telephone Faculty of Science Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Earth Sciences 105 University of the Ryukyus National TEL.+81-98-895-2221 Faculty of Engineering Department of Engineering 350 Faculty of Arts Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts Prefectural and Crafts Design Major in Department of Design and Crafts 16 TEL.+81-98-882-5000 Okinawa International University College of Industry Private and Information Science Department of Business Administration, Department of Industry and Information Science 230 TEL.+81-98-892-1111 Meio University Public Faculty of International Studies Information Systems Major 280 TEL.+81-980-51-1100 Okinawa Women’s Junior College Private Department of General Business 60 TEL.+81-98-882-9001

Okinawa National College of Technology National Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, Department of Media Information Engineering, Department of Bioresource Engineering 160 TEL.+81-980-55-4003

■ Vocational Schools (Only informatics related departments are listed) Department / Course School Name Information Techonology Student Quota Telephone Development Security Network Game / CG Design related Business Finance system Kokusai Denshi Business College(KBC) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 165 TEL.+81-98-833-6580 IT College Okinawa ○ ○ ○ ○ 80 TEL.+81-98-833-6715 Okinawa College of Accounting and Information ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 115 TEL.+81-98-938-3719 Okinawa College of Accounting and Information, Naha Campus ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 105 TEL.+81-98-862-3719 Okinawa College of Accounting and Information, Nago Campus ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 60 TEL.+81-980-52-5612 Naha Nikkei College of Business and Technology ○ 30 TEL.+81-98-866-9611 Nikkei College of Business and Technology ○ 30 TEL.+81-98-931-1166

Sci-Tech College Naha ○(※1) 30 TEL.+81-98-865-2800 Sci-Tech College Mihama ○ 10 TEL.+81-98-926-1800

International Design Academy ○(※1) 140 TEL.+81-98-942-6780 Okinawa Ohara Bookkeeping Koumuin College ○ ○ 25 TEL.+81-98-861-1492 Okinawa School of Photo Design and Crafts ○ 16 TEL.+81-98-988-4696

Naha College of Information Systems(※2) ○ ○ ○ ○ ― TEL.+81-98-869-0069 LAUGH & PEACE ENTERTAINMENT SCHOOL OKINAWA ○ ○ 40 TEL.+81-98-917-1481

(※1)Including Architectural Design (※2)Recruitment suspended for FY2018-2019. 25 Other 26 Telephone Telephone TEL.+81-980-52-3278 TEL.+81-98-934-6282 TEL.+81-98-936-1755 TEL.+81-98-878-5627 TEL.+81-98-937-5451 TEL.+81-98-937-5848 TEL.+81-98-877-6144 TEL.+81-98-832-3831 TEL.+81-980-72-3185 TEL.+81-98-877-5844 TEL.+81-98-866-6555 TEL.+81-980-47-2418 TEL.+81-98-833-0810 TEL.+81-98-857-0481 TEL.+81-98-973-5954 TEL.+81-98-879-5992 TEL.+81-98-998-2313 TEL.+81-980-82-3892 TEL.+81-98-972-3287 TEL.+81-98-898-4888 TEL.+81-98-998-2401 TEL.+81-980-72-2249 TEL.+81-98-937-3563 TEL.+81-98-897-1020 TEL.+81-98-889-4618 TEL.+81-98-879-3062 TEL.+81-98-994-3483 TEL.+81-98-956-3336 25 40 90 60 60 20 40 40 40 40 40 80 80 40 40 160 240 160 160 280 160 140 160 200 200 360 160 240 200 240 Student Quota Student Quota (73%) Number of New Graduates who have Received Job Offers in Okinawa Prefecture 5,909(89%) 6,618 2,363(94%) Number of New Graduates who have Received Job Offers Outside Okinawa Prefecture Employment in Okinawa Prefecture Deprtment Employment Status of Status Employment 2,502(27%) Number of New Graduates Wishing to Find Employment Outside Okinawa Prefecture Number of New Graduates Wishing to Find ■ Graduates New 709(11%) who have not 139(6%) who have not Specialist Course (two years) Applied Course(two years after completion of Specialist Course) General Course (2 year) Course (6 months) Short-Term Facility trainee Course (6 months~1 year) Short-Term Received Job Offers in Okinawa Prefecture Received Job Offers Number of New Graduates Outside Okinawa Prefecture Number of New Graduates Total 9,120 6,618 2,502 8,272 5,909 2,363 Department 90.7% 89.3% 94.4% 24,938 757 726 3,940 3,552 2,795 3,161 2,435 89.0% 87.1% 95.9% Vocational School, etc. Course Name (Only the engineering and informatics related courses are listed) 876 780 3,755 2,940 2,064 2,554 1,774 86.9% 85.9% 89.0% University 617 456 315 141 436 299 137 Junior College Information Systems, Electrical System Department, Media Art Office Business, Production Technology, Electronic Information Technology, Electrical Energy Control, Logistics Information Electronic Information Technology, Production Technology, Department Technology Systems Electrical Production Technology, System Information Production Technology, System Machine Production Electrical Facility Technology Electrical Engineering, Office Business, Information Technology Course, Commercial Department Accounting System, Commercial Department of Information Business, Business Course (part-time) Course, Commercial Department Accounting System, Commercial Department of Information Information Technology on Systems Course Office Business Course, Business and Multimedia Course, Informati General Business Department, Information Business Course General Business Department, Information Processing Course Business Course160; Accounting Course80; Information Processing Course80; Business Course(part-time) Distribution Business Department, OA Accounting Course, Information Business Course Business Course Information Course in General Department Business Course(part-time) Information Processing Course in General Department General Department Business Culture Creative Arts in General Department Information Business in General Department Comprehensive Program, Career Support Course (targeting only those enrolled in the course) Comprehensive Program, Information and Communication Course (targeting only those enrolled in the course) Comprehensive Program, Information Business Course (targeting only those enrolled in the course) Mechanical System Course, Electrical and Construction Systems Course, Business Course, Comperehensive Information Course Mechanical System Course, Electrical and Construction Systems Systems Course, Computer Design Course Mechanical Systems Program, Electronic Systems Department, IT Electrical Course, Mechanical Course Course, Design Course Information Technology anical Course (part-time), Electrical department (part-time) Mechanical Course, Electrical Course, Graphic Arts Course, Mech Mechatronics Course, Information and Electronics Course Electrical Course Electrical and Information Sciences Course 95.6% 94.9% 97.2% (Only engineering, informatics, and business related courses are listed) (Only engineering, informatics, and business 720 728 High 2,121 1,401 2,172 1,444 School 97.7% 97.0% 98.9% 16,626 School Name Institute Name Okinawa Okinawa Okinawa

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Kadena High School Okinawa Fisheries High School Yomei High School Yomei Oroku High School Mawashi High School Haebaru High School Ginowan High School Koza High School Nanbu Commercial Senior High School Miyako Sougou Jitsugyou High School Motobu High School Naha Commercial High School Urasoe Commercial High School Miyako Technical High School Miyako Technical Chubu Commercial High School Nanbu Technical High School Nanbu Technical High School Commercial and Technical Yaeyama Gushikawa Commercial High School Okinawa Technical High School Okinawa Technical Naha Technical High School Naha Technical Urasoe Technical High School Urasoe Technical Misato Technical High School Misato Technical Mirai Technical High School Mirai Technical Nago Commercial & Technical High School Nago Commercial & Technical Gushikawa Vocational Training Institute Training Gushikawa Vocational (Employment and Human Resources Development Organization of Okinawa) Okinawa Polytechnic College Okinawa Prefectural Urasoe Vocational Okinawa Prefectural Urasoe Vocational Ability Development Institute Okinawa Polytechnic Promotion Center (Employement and Human ResourcesDevelopment Organization of Okinawa) Number of New Graduates Percentage of New Graduates with Job Offers Number of New Graduates with Job Offers

Number of Graduates Wishing to Find Employment 73% of New Graduates Seek Work within Okinawa Prefecture

■ Vocational Training Institutes ■ High Schools

Source:Department of Employment Security, Okinawa Labor Bureau / Source:Department of Employment Security, Okinawa of March 2019) FY 2019(As Employment Situation for New Graduates in (Seeking Employment) in Okinawa Prefecture in Okinawa Employment) (Seeking ■ Institutions in Okinawa Support for Foreign Companies Expanding into Okinawa

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27 Other 28 Korean KR Chinese http://www.oihf.or.jp https://iclcjapan.com http://www.saelu.net/jp/ CN English EN TEL: +81-98-998-3221/Yaese Town TEL: +81-98-998-3221/Yaese TEL: +81-98-888-0123/Haebaru Town TEL: +81-980-72-3151/Miyakojima City TEL: +81-980-72-3151/Miyakojima TEL: +81-98-850-3811/Tomigusuku City TEL: +81-98-850-3811/Tomigusuku Source: Tourism Agency, "Guide to Medical Institutions" KR KR KR KR TEL: +81-98-853-1200/Naha City TEL: +81-98-853-1200/Naha CN CN CN CN (as of(as March 2017) EN EN EN EN EN Japanese Classes + Japanese Language Vocational School Okinawa Hospital Kyodo CentralTomishiro Hospital Nanbu Hospital Tokushukai Nanbu Medical Center & Nanbu Child Medical Center Okinawa Miyako Hospital TEL: +81-98-859-3881/Naha City TEL: +81-98-859-3881/Naha TEL: +81-98-942-9215/Ginowan City TEL: +81-98-942-9215/Ginowan City TEL: +81-98-943-3297/Naha Okinawa International Exchange & Human Resources Development Foundation Japanese Language Institute, International Center of Language & Culture Japanese Language School SAELU http://www.amicus.ed.jp http://ocsi.org http://nlajp.weebly.com/ (Kindergarten, Elementary and Junior High School) TEL: +81-98-932-1110/Kitanakagusuku Village TEL: +81-98-932-1110/Kitanakagusuku TEL: +81-98-878-0231/Urasoe CityTEL: +81-98-878-0231/Urasoe In the case that one should need medical attention in Japan, this helpfulwebsite provides easy to understand directions inKorean onEnglish, where one should go base Chinese, on current symptoms. and http://www.jnto.go.jp/emergency/jpn/mi_guide.html http://www.bousai.okinawa.jp/index.html Most local governments in Okinawa have preparedmaps and evacuation local communitycenter maps in multiple disaster languages prevention for foreigntyphoon, guide residents earthquake, in or some the other event disaster that occurs. a The Okinawa Disaster Prevention Information Portal also provides information about typhoons, earthquakes, tsunami,in English, Chinese advisories, (Simplified and Traditional), and Korean. and warnings KR KR International Schools in the Prefecture TEL: +81-98-895-3331/Nishihara Town TEL: +81-98-895-3331/Nishihara TEL: +81-98-877-0575/Urasoe CityTEL: +81-98-877-0575/Urasoe TEL: +81-980-54-1111/Nago City TEL: +81-980-54-1111/Nago CN CN

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EN EN EN EN EN Emergency Hospitals with Foreign Language-Speaking Staff Chubu Hospital Tokushukai University of the Ryukyus Hospital Makiminato Central Hospital Northern Okinawa Medical Center Urasoe General Hospital TEL: Village +81-98-870-3893/Nakagusuku TEL: +81-98-979-4711/Uruma City TEL: +81-98-979-4711/Uruma TEL: +81-98-958-3000/Yomitan Village Okinawa Christian School International New Life Academy Okinawa Amicus International world and also the only Asian entry in the top 10. (produced by the Economist magazine from the U.K.), Japan is the 8th most peaceful country in the Wanting Everyone Who Lives in Okinawa to Be Safe and Secure Japan is known as a country that is peaceful and orderly. According to the Global2015 Peace Index age children has no need worry. to the education with those who are non-Japanese in mind, anyone relocating to Okinawa with school on itsonsystems forhelping student enrollment. Withthe efforts forthepromotion informationof about The localThegovernmentconducts informationorientationholdssessions aboutandstudent sessionslife, prefecture, we provide multilingual guidance for the education system and educational enrollment. Hoping to create a place where foreign residents can rest easy when it comes to living in Okinawa can peace have of mind. languages as well, So even in one in a million emergency situations those who do not speak Japanese There are emergency hospitals in every part of the prefecture with staff who can handle foreign clinics associated with those hospitals. partstheofmainisland, the Miyako well islands,as as andYaeyama respectively. Aswellas,another 16 The prefecture operates five hospitals covering the northern, central, and southern (including Naha)

■ Making All-Out Efforts to Prepare for Disasters and Create a Safe and Secure Community ■ Providing Information About Education the Needs that of Takes Non-Japanese in Mind ■ Bringing Security to Life with Advanced Medical Facilities 《A Useful Site in the Case of Illness》

Okinawa is an agreeable place to live and to do business With its many attractive features, 《Useful Websites in the Event of Disaster》 List of Industry Composition(Excerpt)※As of January 2019

Type of Year Type of Year Type of Year Business Business Name Established Business Business Name Established Business Business Name Established SG EXPERT CO.,LTD. Okinawa Business Support Center 2014 KDDI Evolva Okinawa Inc. Head Office・Telework center Okinawa City 1999 YMIRLINK Inc. Okinawa Office 2016 AUN CONSULTING, Inc. Okinawa Office 2006 SMBC Trust Bank Ltd. Okinawa Office 2015 Lequios soft Inc. Okinawa Head Office 2012 Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd. Okinawa Office 1997 USEN CORPORATION Ginowan Satellite 2005 Okinawa Tecnos Inc. Head Office 2007 HR One Corporation Okinawa Center 2011 WOWOW COMMUNICATIONS INC. Okinawa Branch 2003 Okinawa Mobile Create Co., Ltd. Okinawa Office 2013 ORIX Business Center Okinawa Corporation Omoromachi Office (Head Office) 2012 H.I.S. Co., Ltd. Okinawa Media Reservation Center 2011 Okinawa Hitachi Network Systems, Ltd. Head Office 1999 Citigroup Services Japan Ltd. Okinawa Operation Center 2006 NTT Marketing ACT Co., Ltd. Okinawa Office 2002 CIJ Next Co., Ltd. Regional Business Division Okinawa Branch 2010 Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc. Okinawa Operation Center 2011 JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co.,Ltd. Kampo Call Center 2001 fluct,Inc. Okinawa Branch 2018 Citibank, N.A., Okinawa Branch Office 1999 SUNVEND CO.,LTD Okinawa Office 2011 FORUM8 OKINAWA Co., Ltd. 2017 STARTS Construction and Asset Management Co Ltd. 2016 SKYLARK CO., LTD Okinawa Telephone Center 2001 N.S.COMPUTER SERVICE CO.,LTD. Okinawa Development Center 2014 Sony Business Operations Inc. 2011 SKY Perfect Customer-relations Corporation Okinawa Center Tsubogawa Branch 2012 ISFnet, Inc. Okinawa Service Station 2006 MISAWA HOMES CO., LTD. Okinawa CAD center 2013 Dinos Cecile Communications Co.,Ltd. Head Office Okinawa Contact Center 2000 ITFOR Inc. Okinawa Operations Center 2007 Ando Securities Co., Ltd. Okinawa Office 2009 FINANCIAL AGENCY, Inc. Okinawa Contact Center 2010 WITZ Okinawa Co., Ltd. 2016 EIDAI Co.,Ltd Okinawa Office 2017 BELLSYSTEM24, Inc. Okinawa 1st Solution Center 2000 WANTS Inc. 2018 Call LIFULL Co., Ltd. Okinawa Office 2010 Centers MouseComputer Co.,Ltd. Okinawa Office 2010 Abridge Corp. Okinawa Office 2012 mediba inc. Seasorize 2011 Menicon Co., Ltd. Customer Center 2007 EX Corp. Okinawa Office 2006 NTT DATA Smart Sourcing Corporation Okinawa BPO Center 2015 YAMADA-DENKI Co.,Ltd. Okinawa Call Center 2005 MTI Ltd. Okinawa Office 2012 PLAN-B Co.,Ltd. Okinawa Office 2014 Anshin Dial Co., Ltd. Okinawa Center 2001 CALC inc. Okinawa Solution Center 2015 ASHITA-TEAM Ryukyu Co., Ltd. Okinawa Branch 2015 Hoshino Resort Inc. Room reservation Center 2007 Creative cast,inc. Okinawa Office 2013 Information Service NTT DATA Corporation Okinawa Office NISSAN CREATIVE SERVICES CO.,LTD. Okinawa Branch Cross Language Inc. Multilingual Community Center Business 2014 2006 2009 OPT Inc. Okinawa Coral Office 2012 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Club Co., Ltd. Okinawa Office 2005 GEO NETWORKS CORPORATION. Okinawa Office 2016 Software CA ADvance, Inc. Okinawa Head Office 2008 Japan CO-OP Insurance Consumers' Co-operative Federation Okinawa Call Center 2010 Development Contentsgate Inc. 2013 CPOINT nEXT Co., Ltd. Okinawa Office 2008 Japan Concentrix KK Naha Business Office 1990 CYDAS Inc. Head Office 2012 Daihatsu Business Support &Engineering Center corp. Okinawa Development Center 2014 NIHON TECHNO CO.,LTD. Techno Satellite Office 2006 CPoint Corporation Okinawa Office 2004 DreamArts Okinawa Corporation Head Office 2004 Nihon Total Tele-marketing Co., Ltd. Okinawa CRM Center 2009 Systembit Co., Ltd. Okinawa Branch 1998 PROTO SOLUTION, Head Office 2007 Japan Business Systems, Inc. Naha-Nishi Office 2016 Xincor miXell Co., Ltd. 2015 yoshidakanagata co.,ltd. 2018 Nomura Securities Co.,Ltd. Contact Center 2003 Software Service,Inc. Okinawa Branch 2017 Gaitame.com Co.,Ltd. Okinawa Office 2005 RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION Okinawa Contact Center 2008 Software Science, Inc. Okinawa AMO Center 2017 KADOKAWA UPLINK INC. Okinawa Head Office 2005 CGCG STUDIO HD Inc. Okinawa Head Office 2010 NEOJAPAN Inc. 2018 DENTSU OPERATION PARTNERS INC. Okinawa Operation Center 2016 GMO Solution Partner Inc. Okinawa Office 2013 HAYATO Information Co., Ltd. NFC / RFID Nago Development Center 2012 FUJITSU LEARNING MEDIA OKINAWA LIMITED Head Office 2010 ASOVIEW Inc. Okinawa Branch 2014 BLUEBOOKS Co., ltd. Head Office 2011 IBM Japan BizInTech Co.,Ltd. Naha Office 2014 Comic Ritz KK Okinawa Office 2002 VERISERVE OKINAWA TEST CENTER CORPORATION Head Office 2011 IBM Japan Staff Operations Co.,Ltd. Okinawa Office 2002 Ritz Productions Inc. Head Office 2006 Marvelous Inc. 2011 Payment Technology Japan, Inc. Okinawa Operation Center 2009 D2C dot Inc. Okinawad Office 2018 RAZONA Co., Ltd. Okinawa Office 2012 Nihon Record Keeping Network, Ltd. Okinawa Administration Center 2012 SummerTimeStudio Co., Ltd. 2011 Okinawa Hi-Think Corporation 2015

Japan Information Processing Service Co., Ltd. Okinawa Office 2014 Content IMJ Corporation Okinawa Office 2013 KANEMATSU ELECTRONICS LTD. Okinawa Service Depot 2015 Creation Nago E-Technology Co., Ltd. 2005 Aidma Marketing Communication Corporation Okinawa Office 2005 Toyo Systems Development Co.,Ltd. Okinawa Office 2016 Ryukyu Kokusai Kogyo Inc. Head Office 2008 Oridus Inc. 2018 NISSAN SHATAI COMPUTER SERVICE Co.,Ltd. Okinawa IT Center 2013 AIG General Insurance Company,Ltd. Okinawa service center 2000 ZIGExN Co., Ltd. Okinawa Office 2017 IBM Global Services Japan Solution and Services Company Okinawa Office 2005 FWD Fuji Life Insurance Company, Ltd. Okinawa Communication Center 2016 Sense Of Wonder Group, Inc. Head Office 2014 Oracle Corporation West Japan branch office Okinawa office 2000 NEC VALWAY, Ltd. Okinawa Center 2002 TIDA-WORKS Inc. Head Office 2006 FUJI SOFT INCORPORATED Okinawa Development Center 2013 PSP Corporation. Okinawa Office 2001 Drecom Okinawa Co.,Ltd. 2016 MAKI CO.,LTD. Okinawa Office 1998 SCSK ServiceWare Corp. Okinawa Center 1998 Recruit Jobs Co.,Ltd. Okinawa Office 2013 Global Broadband Co.Ltd. 2018 SG SYSTEMS CO.,LTD. Okinawa Contact Center 2002 NST PICTURES INC. Okinawa studio 2014 NTT Business Solutions Co., Ltd. Ginoza IDC 2002 SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. Okinawa Contact Center No.1 2002 FPT Okinawa R&D Co.,Ltd. 2017 GLBB Japan corp. Head Office 2008 Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd. Okinawa Anshin Support Center 2010 SCSK Nearshore Systems Corp. Naha Development Center 1997 Internet Initiative Japan Inc. Okinawa Office 2001 American Home Assurance Company, Ltd. Okinawa Customer Service Center 2000 AXIOHELIX Co. Ltd. Okinawa Head Office 2004 WILLCOM OKINAWA, Inc. Head Office 2004 AEON CREDIT SERVICE CO., LTD. Okinawa Branch Office 2012 ELECS co.,ltd. Okinawa Office 2004 NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION Okinawa Office 1997 Call Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd. Okinawa Call Center 2007 CATS CO.,LTD. CATS Okinawa Center 2013 Nihon Unisys, Ltd. Nago IT Center 2007 Centers Others ORIX Bank Corporation Okinawa Branch(Call Center) 2001 Canon Electronics Technology Inc. Okinawa Office 1991 Allied Telesis K.K. Okinawa Office 2004 ORIX Auto Corporation ORIX Car Rentals Okinawa Reservation Center 1997 Qualysite Technologies Inc. Head Office 2003 UCHIDA ESCO Co.,Ltd. Okinawa Field Service Station 1990 GlaxoSmithKline K.K. Customer Care Center Okinawa Site Software Classmethod, Inc. Naha Office Knowledge Edge Corporation Okinawa Office 2011 Development 2018 2012 Transcosmos inc. MCM Center Okinawa 1999 GLOVALEX Okinawa Co.,Ltd. Head Office 2002 mitsuiwa corporation Okinawa Office 1995 Japan Property Management Co.,Ltd. Hikari Support Center 2012 KEL TECHNICAL SERVICE LTD. Okinawa Service Depot 2014 Ierae Security, Inc. Okinawa Office 2017 Rakuten Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Okinawa Contact Center 2018 Jetrun Technologies Inc. Okinawa Office 2006 SecureInnovation Inc. Head Office 2015 Relia, Inc. Okinawa Branch 2003 DIC JAPAN Co., Ltd Okinawa Office 2003 MEISEI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. Okinawa Branch Office 2013 OKINAWA HOME MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM Co,.Ltd. 2013 Net One Systems Co., Ltd. Okinawa Office 2014 GENOVA, Inc. Okinawa Office 2013 PERSOL PROCESS & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Okinawa Office 2013 Geolocation Technology, Inc. Naha Contact Center 2018 BusinessRalliart inc. Okinawa Branch 2003

29 Other 30 http://okinawa-ric.jp http://www.iia-okinawa.or.jp https://isc-okinawa.org/ [email protected] infrastructure Asia Okinawa iDC Council Okinawa Geographic Information System Conference Conference) Nonprofit Organization(GIS We aim to promote the improvement, development,center services in Okinawa Prefecture. and diffusion of data Through research on geographical information systemssocial andinfrastructure its diffusion that enables itsas editinga and integration when carrying out social, economic, andas culturalinformation geographical utiilizing activities. by society information the of We developement aim to contribute broadly to the a new fundamental tool to activities out carrying and Lives, a as well as activities. industrial foradministration, bringing about majorutilize changes this information in goverment in varioustourism. and conservation, fieldsenvironmental such as disaster prevention, security, Management innovationimplementation support, new business creation and venture company support, IT support and consultation,utilization support, market development support, overseas market equipmentdevelopment provision of information support, human resources development support, and and fund Projects related to promotion of the information and projectscommunications involved in research/development and training of technologies related to industry, establishment the to related projects industry, communications and information the of business infrastructure of information and communications industry,involved projects in research and andinformation to enlightenmentrelated exchanges international and national in related involved projects to community informatization, communications industry and projects involved in cooperationindustry and collaborationcommunications and information to related organizations relevant with ・Conduct surveys and research related to the provision of GIS construction ・Surveys and research related to promotion of GIS data distribution ・Management and operation of GIS data distribution and renewal ・GIS-related human resources training; GIS-related publicity and education ・Research and surveys on market trends and new services ・Initiatives related to globalization ・Recommendation of policies concerning data center-related services ・Proposal of IT policies/strategies (think tank) IT policies/strategies (think ・Proposal of ・Business production resources training ・Support for start-ups,human 【Purpose】 【Business Content】 【Purpose】 【Business Content】 【Business Content】 【Business 【Business Content】 E-mail [email protected] 【Business Content】 E-mail . +81-98-859-6233 +81-98-953-8154 +81-98-943-4642 【Contact】 Okinawa IT Innovation Strategy Center(ISCO)

+81-98-859-6255 +81-98-943-4641

Information Industry Association of Okinawa(IIA) Secretariat, Federation of Information and Communication-related Industrial Organizations of Okinawa Prefecture (Information Industry Association of Okinawa) of Association Industry (Information Prefecture Okinawa of Organizations Industrial Communication-related and Information of Federation Secretariat, Okinawa Industry Promotion Public Corporation

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center industry center industry center industry 【Contact】 【Contact】 【Contact】 【Contact】 Based on a spirit of mutual assistance amongst members, the association aims to undertake joint projects necessary for members, thereby promotingautonomous economic activities as well as raising their economic status. members’ We aim to contribute to the continuous promotion and expansion of the call center industry in Okinawa.

Okinawa Prefecture Software Business Cooperative Association (Soft-kyo) Okinawa Prefecture Call Center Industry Council (CC-kyo) To To aid in the stable development of okinawan industries by offering projects related to reinforcing a solid foundation for mid-sized for industry promotion. and creation of new businesses, as well as projects Okinawan businesses To To promote advancement of informatization in local communities, resulting in contributions to the Okinawa. development of the local economy and society in overall through the utilization of information-communications technology overall through the utilization international competitiveness by acting as a control tower for recommending and and recommending for tower control a as acting by competitiveness international industry Okinawa's promoting of objective the with strategies growth implementing We aim to contribute to the enhancement of Okinawa's productivity and ・Holding human resources training workshops, lectures, and seminars ・Survey research in open fields ・Other activities contributing to the accumulation and expansion of the call ・Advertising activities for publicizing the call center industry ・Conduct surveys and investigations to gauge the future outlook for call ・Recommendations for supporting the promotion and expansion of the call 【Purpose】 【Purpose】 【Business Content】 【Purpose】 【Business Content】 【Purpose】 【Purpose】 Flight Routes as of May 2019

Busan 10flights/week Required Travel Time 2:15(1,008km) Beijing Office Seoul 56flights/week Beijing Seoul Office Information Center Required Travel Time 2:20(1,260km)

Daegu 7flights/week Tianjin Office Required Travel Time 1:50(1,079km) Seoul Office Daegu Beijing 4flights/week Busan Tokyo Required Travel Time 3:40(1,852km) Xi'an Shanghai Office Osaka Nagoya Tianjin 2 flights/week Required Travel Time 3:05(1,729km) Nanjing Shanghai Shanghai 21flights/week Hangzhou Required Travel Time 2:00( 806km) Nanjing 2flights/week Required Travel Time 2:30(1,050km) Taipei Office Xi'an 2flights/week Tokyo 38flights/day Required Travel Time 3:00(2,011km) Taipei Taichung Required Travel Time 2:20(1,687km) Hong Kong Naha Hangzhou 4flights/week Kaohsiung Haneda 31flights/day Required Travel Time 2:35( 837km) Ishigaki Narita 7flights/day Hong Kong Office Taipei 63flights/week 1flight/day Required Travel Time 1:25( 640km) ○Shin Chitose Nagoya 15flights/day Taichung 6flights/week Required Travel Time 2:05(1,483km) Required Travel Time 1:30( 738km) ○ ○Niigata Bangkok Kansai 27flights/day Kaohsiung 18flights/week ○Ibaraki Required Travel Time 1:50(1,261km) Required Travel Time 1:45( 843km) ○Komatsu Kansai 14flights/day Hong Kong 26flights/week ○ Itami 6flights/day Required Travel Time 2:35(1,440km) ○ ○Iwakuni Kobe 7flights/day Bangkok 7flights/week ○Matsuyama Required Travel Time 4:40(3,130km) ○Takamatsu Singapore Office Okayama 3flights/day Singapore 4flights/week ○Kitakyushu Required Travel Time 1:55(1,120km) Required Travel Time 5:10(3,760km) ○Miyazaki ○Kumamoto Ishigaki-Taipei 2flights/week ○Nagasaki Fukuoka 20flights/day Singapore Required Travel Time 0:55( 294km) ○Amami Islands Required Travel Time 1:30(1,008km) Ishigaki-Hong Kong 7flights/week ○Yoron Island Kagoshima 2flights/day Required Travel Time 1:55(1,071km) ○Okinoerabu Required Travel Time 1:15( 758km)

Todofuken Kaikan, 10th Floor, 2-6-3 Hirakawa-Cho, Chiyoda-Ward, Tokyo 102-0093 ● Tokyo Office TEL +81-3-5212-9087 FAX +81-3-5212-9086

Osaka Ekimae Bldg. 3, 21st Floor South,1-1-3-2100 Umeda, Kita-Ward, Osaka 530-0001 ● Osaka Office TEL +81-6-6442-3687 FAX +81-6-6346-1784

Hisaya Chunichi Bldg. 5th Floor, 4-16-36 Sakae,Naka-Ward Nagoya City, Nagoya 460-0008 ● Nagoya Information Center TEL +81-52-263-3618 FAX +81-52-263-3619

Room E, 4th Floor no. 148m Songjiang Rd,Taipei 104, Taiwan (R.O.C.) ● Taipei Office TEL +886-2-2521-0376 FAX +886-2-2542-7075

Unit 1211,12/F,Prosperity Millennia Plaza,663 King’s Road,North Point,Hong Kong ● Hong Kong Office TEL +852-2968-1006 FAX +852-2968-1003

Room 1603B Huasheng Bldg.,398Hankou Road, Shanghai ● Shanghai Office TEL +86-21-6351-0231/2962 FAX +86-21-6350-7369

● Beijing Office Room 619, Block B, Lucky Tower,No. 3, North Dongsanhuan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing TEL +86-10-6466-8679 FAX +86-10-6466-6693

6F,The Exchange Seoul Building 21,Mugyo-ro,Jung-gu,Seoul,korea,04520 ● Seoul Office TEL +82-2-318-6330 FAX +82-2-753-8751

1 North Bridge Road #06-22 High Street Centre, Singapore 179094 ● Singapore Office TEL +65- 6694-6408 FAX +65-6694-5760

Information Industry Promotion Division, Department of Commerce and Labor Industry, Okinawa Prefecture

1-2-2, Izumizaki, Naha City, Okinawa 900-8570 TEL.+81-98-866-2503 FAX.+81-98-866-2455 http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/site/shoko/johosangyo/index.html

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