Municipal Subsidy Program Municipalities and Preferential Eligibility for Preferential Treatment Contents of Preferential Treatment Contact Information Treatment 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. 23 Other Municipalities and Preferential Eligibility for Preferential Treatment Contents of Preferential Treatment Contact Information Treatment Industrial promotion ①Lease subsidy ①A subsidy of up to half of the rent amount (excluding Subsidy ・Business operator who has newly employed deposit, key money, common service charges, or similar persons living in Urasoe City and new costs) for a maximum of 6 months from the month established an office through a city lease. following the month in which the subsidy application is made in accordance with the number of full-time ・A place of business in which the business employees newly hired by the company. operator relocates from the Urasoe Industrial Promotion Center "Yuinomachi" Foundation Support Office or Foundation Support Booth ･Less than 5 newly-hired employees: Up to ￥50,000/month to another place in the city due to the ･5-9 newly-hired employees: Up to ￥75,000/month expiration of terms or business expansion and that has been certified by the administrator ･10 or more newly-hired employees: Up to ￥100,000/month [Urasoe City] designated by Yuinomachi. Industrial Promotion Division, Citizens’ ・Business operators who have received Affairs Department, support through business creation support programs provided by the city or certified Urasoe City collaborative business support operator. Government +81-98-876-1234 ②Vacant store renovation subsidy ②Expenses for renovation and facilities (interior, exterior, (Extension: 3162) Persons who will newly establish a place of business electric, gas work, etc.) are subsidized. However, the in Urasoe City by leasing a vacant store etc. amount subsidized shall be limited to up to ￥200,000 and within half of the expense. ※There are conditions to contract any person having an address or a place of business in the city for construction. ③Employment support subsidy ③￥20,000 is subsidized as employment cost for one person Business operators who established offices in within a period of 6 months from the next month the city within 3 years belonging to the date when new staff was hired, However, the amount shall be limited to up to ￥480,000. ①Subsidy for programs Partial subsidization of costs for the development ・Projects for which expenses eligible for subsidization supporting of products utilizing Local city resources, or are ￥400,000 or more utilization of local establishment of new sales channels ・Subsidized expense:Two-thirds of subsidized expenses resources ・Upper limit of subsidy: ￥800,000 ②Subsidy for programs Partial subsidization of wages is provided for local ・Base salary must be ￥109,000 or higher supporting new residents employed by business operators that ・Up to ￥150,000 per person (up to 2 people) business creation have newly established offices in the city within and employment the past 3 years [Nago City] Commerce and ③Subsidy for Subsidy is provided in the event that a business ・Persons employed on a trial basis after January 1, 2018, Industry Section, continuous operator in the city employs young people (less as part of a Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare trial Bureau of Commerce, employment of than 45 years old) continuously for 6 months or employment program Industry, and young people more following a national government trial ・Up to ￥150,000 per person (up to 2 people) Tourism, Nago City employment program. +81-980-53-7530 ④Subsidy for programs Partial subsidization of costs for shop renovation ・Projects for which expenses eligible for subsidization supporting work carried out by a business operator or newly are ￥500,000 or more renovation of shops established company in the city ・Subsidized expense:half of subsidized expenses ※The representative of the newly established ・Upper limit of subsidy: small and medium-sized company must be a registered city resident companies/small business operators (￥500,000); newly ※The construction work must be carried out by a established companies (￥750,000) local city contractor ⑤Programs supporting Partial subsidization of costs for exhibiting at food ・Subsidized expense:Two-thirds of subsidized expenses expansion of sales and products exhibitions and sales promotion ・Upper limit of subsidy: ￥100,000 channels and events, etc., held both in and outside Okinawa exhibition Prefecture. participation Small Business 【Eligible funds】 【Interest subsidy amount】 Operator System ・Okinawa Development Finance