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Incentive Programs for Foreign Investment in Osaka O-BIC, as of August 2020 Incentive Programs for Foreign Investment in Osaka 1. Temporary Offices and Venture Incubation Offices P.1 2. Subsidies for Investment Promotion P.3 1) Subsidy for Foreign-affiliated Companies 2) Subsidy for Investment Promotion 3. Tax Incentives P.5 1) Industrial Concentration Preferential Taxation (Reduction of Real Estate Acquisition Tax) 2) Tax Incentive System for Special Zones for Growing Industries (Reduction of Corporate Prefectural Residents' Tax, Corporate Enterprise Tax and Real Estate Acquisition Tax) 3) Special Zones Tax System (Reduction of Corporate Citizens' Tax, Real Estate Tax, Office Tax and City Planning Tax) 4. Support for Daily Life P.9 1) Consultation Services for Non-Japanese Residents 2) Osaka City’s Support for Housing 3) International Schools Note: For the detailed information on the current incentive programs of Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City, please visit the website of them. [Osaka Prefecture : http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/ritchi/shokai.html] [Osaka City( Japanese only): http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/sangyo/category/3037-1-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html] 0 O-BIC, as of August 2020 1. Temporary Offices and Venture Incubation Offices 1) Temporary Offices (Osaka City/JETRO) Business Support Offices (BSO) Commissioning Body Osaka City Government Osaka International Business Promotion Center Operating Body International Affairs Dept. (IBPC Osaka Investment Promotion Project) Location ATC Building 4F (Trade Center-mae Station) Number of Rooms 6 Private offices / Share office (6 desks) Rent None (free of charge) Private offices: Less than 30 days ...20,000 yen 30 days or more...50,000 yen Deposit Share office: 20,000 yen Individual Payment Telephone, fax (private offices) Private offices: Contract will be renewed every 2 months up to a maximum of 6 Occupancy months Share office: Up to 6 months in principle Business Hours 7:00 to 23:00 (open 365 days a year) Private offices: Desk, chair, closet, coat stand, telephone, fax, Internet connection, Wi-Fi, meeting table Office Facilities Share office: Booth, chair, Wi-Fi Common facilities: Meeting space (reservation required) Area Private office: About 10 m2 to 27 m2 1) Application Form Necessary Documents 2) Business overview documents (a certified copy of company registration, company to Apply overview, a company brochure, etc.) IBPC Osaka Investment Promotion Project TEL: +81 (0)6-6615-7130 FAX: +81 (0)6-6615-5518 Contact E-mail: [email protected] URL: https://www.investosaka.jp/eng/market/location.php JETRO Osaka Invest Japan Business Support Center (IBSC) Temporary Offices Organization Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Osaka Location Osaka-Kokusai Bldg. 29F (Hommachi Station / Sakaisuji-Hommachi Station) Private offices: 3 (for max. 3 persons each) Number of Rooms Meeting rooms: 3 Rent Free of charge Within 10 days: 10,000 yen Deposit 11 days or more: 20,000 yen Individual Payment Telephone, fax, and copy charges, printer 50 business days Occupancy If required, 50 more business days can be extended Office Hours Monday to Friday: 9:00 to 17:45 Desk, chairs, cabinet, telephone, fax, Internet connection, shredder, copy machines Office Facilities (shared), printer (shared), scanner (shared), computer (shared), audio conferencing system (shared) Documents required for Applicant Card, or “Anken card” (to be asked in advance) Application JETRO Osaka, Invest Japan Business Support Center (IBSC) Contact TEL: +81-(0)6-4705-8660 FAX: +81-(0)6-4705-8650 E-mail: [email protected] 1 O-BIC, as of August 2020 2) Venture Incubation Offices Saito Bio Incubation Center Ibaraki http://www.bs-capital.co.jp/saito/incu1.html (Japanese only) Saito Bio Hills Center Bio Ibaraki http://www.bs-capital.co.jp/saito/hills1.html (Japanese only) Saito Bio Innovation Center Ibaraki http://www.bs-capital.co.jp/saito/inno1.html (Japanese only) TEQS Software Industry Plaza Osaka IT http://teqs.jp/incubator (Suminoe-ku) Osaka Design Promotion Plaza Osaka Design http://www.osaka-design.co.jp/ (Japanese only) (Suminoe-ku) Osaka ATC Green Eco Plaza Osaka Environment https://www.ecoplaza.gr.jp/english/ (Suminoe-ku) Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology Izumi https://orist.jp/en/ Sakai Business Incubation Center S-Cube Sakai http://www.s-cube.biz/(Japanese only) Techno Seeds Izuo Osaka http://www.toshigata.ne.jp/tsi/ (Japanese only) (Taisho-ku) MOBIO Monozukuri Business Information Center Osaka Higashi-Osaka http://www.m-osaka.com/en/facility/n_4fl.html R&D Osaka City University Incubator Osaka https://www.osaka-cu.ac.jp/ja/research/ura/incubator (Japanese only) (Sumiyoshi-ku) Industrial Technology Support Institute of Higashiosaka City Higashi-Osaka http://techsupport.jp/ (Japanese only) Creation Core Higashi Osaka Higashi-Osaka http://www.smrj.go.jp/incubation/higashi-osaka/ (Japanese only) Company Research Park, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University Ibaraki http://www.sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp/research-park/ (Japanese only) Business Start-up Support Space “Risshian” Osaka http://www.sansokan.jp/akinai/risshian/ (Japanese only) (Chuo-ku) Izumi City Industrial Promotion Plaza Izumi http://www.monodukuri.izumi.osaka.jp/index.html (Japanese only) Ikeda Pier Maru Center General http://www.city.ikeda.osaka.jp/shisetsu/bunka/1416623006733.html Ikeda (Japanese only) Medium and Small Businesses Support Center of Yao City Yao http://www.city.yao.osaka.jp/0000027412.html (Japanese only) Hirakata Municipal Center for Regional Activation Support Hirakata http://www.hirakata-kassei.jp/incubateroom/ (Japanese only) 2 O-BIC, as of August 2020 2. Subsidies for Investment Promotion 1) Subsidy to Foreign-affiliated Companies Eligibility Foreign-capital enterprises moving into Osaka Prefecture to set up a head office. Applicant shall satisfy all requirements as follows: 1) To start business in Osaka Prefecture by obtaining (or leasing) a building with floor area of 250 square meters. Conditions 2) To hire 25 or more regular employees. 3) If its head office is relocated within Osaka Prefecture, the number of regular employees increased after the relocation shall be 25 or more. * Maximum amount depends on the number of full-time employee. [ In case of the building or room acquisition] 5% of investment on building and capital goods. No. of regular employee, etc. Max. amount of subsidy 25 to 99 people 30 million yen Subsidy rate 100 to 199 people 60 million yen and 200 or more people 100 million yen Maximum amount [ In case of the building or room rent ] One-third of rent, etc. (for 24 months) No. of regular employee, etc. Max. amount of subsidy 25 to 99 people 20 million yen 100 to 199 people 40 million yen 200 or more people 60 million yen To achieve the subsidy requirements within 3 years from the day immediately following the Obligation of day of application for subsidy. (It is considered as “Beginning of Operation” when the subsidy operations, requirements are satisfied.) etc. To continue the operation for more than 7 years after the Beginning of Operation. International Business and Investment Division, Osaka Prefectural Government Contact TEL: +81-(0)6-6210-9503 FAX: +81-(0)6-6210-9296 URL: http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/ritchi/treatment/index.html 3 O-BIC, as of August 2020 2) Subsidy for Investment Promotion Small and medium enterprises that newly build, expand or reconstruct a plant or R&D facility 1. Plants or R&D facilities in the Industrial Concentration Promotion Zones (see page 6) Companies which plan to build (or expand) a plant or R&D facility, and obtain the Eligibility preferential treatment by a local government as company attraction. 2. R&D facilities for the cutting-edge industries Companies which are engaged in business which is considered as cutting-edge among bio- life sciences, robot, information home appliances, new energy, etc, and plan to build or expand R&D faculties for such business 1. Plants or R&D facilities in the Industrial Concentration Promotion Zones Industrial Concentration Promotion Zones 2. R&D facilities for the cutting-edge industries Areas In all parts of the following cities/towns: Osaka City, Sakai City, Kishiwada City, applicable Toyonaka City, Ikeda City, Suita City, Takatsuki City, Kaizuka City, Hirakata City, Ibaraki City, Yao City, Izumisano City, Matsubara City, Daito City, Izumi City, Minoh City, Settsu city , Takaishi City, Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Sayama City, Hannan City, Shimamoto Town [Subsidy for investment] SMEs (*1), with investment of more than 100 million yen (* 2), and the number of regular employees as of the date of Beginning of Operation shall not be below the number as of the date of application. * 1 SMEs: In case of manufacturers, the number of employees shall be less than 300, or the capital shall be less than 300 million yen. Conditions * 2 Investment: Expenses related to buildings, machinery and equipment. [Subsidy for corporate tax] SMEs which should ensure more than 10 regular employees from people living in Osaka Prefecture at the time of application, and more than 5 new employees. (Eligibility is restricted to those SMEs that receive above mentioned subsidy for investment. Also, the application shall be submitted after the Beginning of Operation.) [Subsidy for investment] 5% of costs related to buildings, machinery and equipment (10% in case of companies that have a head office or plants or R&D facilities in Osaka Prefecture) Subsidy rate [Subsidy for corporate enterprise tax] The subsidy given shall be equal to 50% of the corporate enterprise tax on income from business operations, which is liable to be levied in the year following start of business operations and the year after that as well. Maximum [Subsidy for investment] 30 million yen amount [Subsidy for corporate enterprise tax] 20 million yen International Business and Investment Division, Osaka Prefectural Government Contact TEL: +81-(0)6-6210-9406, +81-(0)6-6210-9482 FAX: +81-(0)6-6210-9296 URL: http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/ritchi/treatment/index.html 4 O-BIC, as of August 2020 3.
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