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Subsidy Program

(1) Prefectural Subsidy Program
Name of Subsidy Program Details
Yamaguchi Prefecture Industrial Location Promotion Subsidy 1 Conditions of applicant
  (1) Types of industry
  [1] Manufacturing industry
[2] Road transportation
[3] Warehousing
[4] Packing
[5] Internal telecommunication (excluding cable broadcasting telephone industry)
[6] International telecommunication
[7] Wholesaling
[8] Software industry
[9] Data processing service industry
[10] Information offering service industry
[11] Advertising agency
[12] Design agency
[13] Natural science research institute

(2) Enterprises which acquire (lease) land within the prefecture, and start operation in less than three years, in principle.

(3) Enterprises must satisfy the following requirements of investment in new plant buildings and equipment, and number of the newly hired employees or all employees: provided, however, such requirements should not be applied to enterprises which acquire (no lease) Prefecture-involved industrial parks and newly build plants and the like.

Type(1) Category Location of factory site, etc.
Cities Towns and villages Depopulated areas
[1][5][6] Amount of fixed asset investment Other than small or medium-sized business 500 million yen 300 million yen 200 million yen
Small or medium-sized business 300 million yen 200 million yen 100 million yen
Number of new employees or all employees Other than small or medium-sized business 20 persons 10 persons 5 persons
Small or medium-sized business 10 persons 5 persons 5 persons
[2][3][4][7] Amount of fixed assets investment 100 million yen
Number of new employees or all employees Other than small or medium-sized business 20 persons 10 persons 5 persons
Small or medium-sized business 10 persons 5 persons 5 persons
[8]~[12][13] Amount of fixed assets investment 100 million yen
Number of employees 5 persons
Amount of fixed assets investment 100 million yen
Number of employees 5 persons

(4) Types of located factories
  A  High-technology related manufacturing industries (the following categories)
  (a) Fine chemicals
(b) Biochemical industry
(c) New materials and compound materials
(d) Electronics
(e) Mechatronics
B  Processing and Fabricating manufacturing industries
  (a) Manufacturers of general machine and equipment
(b) Manufacturers of electric machine and equipment
(c) Manufacturers of transportation machine and equipment
(d) Manufacturers of precision machine and equipment
C  General Manufacturers Manufacturers except A and B
D  Distribution industries
  (a) Road transportation
(b) Warehousing
(c) Cold storage
(d) Packing
(e) Wholesaling
E  Telecommunication industries
  (a) Internal telephone (except mobile telecommunication)
(b) Internal exclusive line
(c) Mobile telecommunication
(d) Other internal telecommunication
(e) International telecommunication
F  Industry support service
  (a) Software development
(b) Information processing service
(c) Information offering service
(d) Advertisement
(e) Design
(f) Natural science research institute Study on science, engineering, agriculture, medical science, pharmacy resources and energy and ocean development
G  Business expected to be grown
  (a) Multi media
(b) Environment
(c) Welfare and medical service
H  Other businesses which are specially approved by the governor to contribute to the enhancement and diversification of industrial structures

(5) Subsidy conditions
Subject for Subsidy Amount of Subsidy Maximum value Applicable Area
Necessary expense to construct factory buildings and to install production facility and equipment Not more than ((1)+(2))×1/2

(1) 20/100×Total amount of investment in fixed assets concerning factory build-ings and production facilities and equip-ment
(2) 1,000,000 yen×Number of new em-ployees
A, E ,G, F(f) 1,000 million yen Within prefecture
F 200 million yen Within prefecture
Not more than ((1)+(2))×1/2

(1) 10/100×Total amount of investment in fixed assets concerning factory build-ings and production facilities and equip-ment
(2) 1,000,000 yen×Number of new em- ployees
B 500 million yen Within prefecture
C 200 million yen Depopulated area Area in penisula
* Main industrial park
D 200 million yen * Designated industrial Park
*Expenses required for environmental investment 1/2 × Amount of investment Subsidies for plants and e-quipment and for environ-mental presser-vation facilities not exceeding limit of the subsidy for buildings and equipment (in each type of business) *Main industrial park
Payment to electric power corporation for con-struction of electric power supply facilities Not more than 1/2 of the concerning expense 20 million yen apply corresponding-ly to the above
Necessary expense to construct industrial water supply facilities Not more than 1/2 of the concerning expense 20 million yen

* Main Industrial Park
Techno Port Syuto, Hikari Soft Park, Shunan Kouryu City, Yonemitsu Industrial Park, Asou Industrial Park, Suzenji Industrial Park Yamaguchi Butsuryu Sangyou Danchi, Yamagauchi Techno Park, Yamaguchi Techno II, Ube Techno Park, Ube Rinkuzunou Park, Ube Shintoshi Techno Center Zone, Onoda• Kusunoki Industrial Park, Leading Plaza Jumonji, Mine Techno Park, Shin-yamanoi Industrial Park, Nishinagato Industrial Park, Toyohigashi Industrial Park, Mukaibaraoki Industrial Park, Uchihama Industrial Park, Higashioki Factory Park, Cyofu IV Industrial Park
* Designated Industrial Park
Techno Port Syuto, Suzenji Industrial Park, Yamaguchi Butsuryu Sangyou Danchi, Yamaguchi Techo II, Onoda• Kusunoki Industrial Park
* Prefecture-Involved Industrial Park
Hikari Soft Park, Shunan Kouryu City, Ube Techno Park, Yamaguchi Techno II, Onoda• Kusunoki Industrial Park, Une Shintoshi Tecno Center Zone
* Expenses required for environmental investment
Expenses needed to construct green zones, and pollution-prevention and residents-inspection facilities.

Information/Telecommunication Subsidy
Enterprises should build new plants, etc. meeting the following requirements:
Type of Enterprise Category Location of Plant
Within prefecture
Information related service industries (such as coal centers and data centers), and Natural science research institute Amount of fixed assets investment (buildings and equipment) 30 million yen
Number of new employees 30 persons
(Enterprises are subsidized through cities, towns or villages in which they are located.)


Subsidizing Conditions
Subsidy Item Category Description Within prefecture

*Cities, towns, or villages hav- ing the system.
Exclusively-used circuit communicating expenses, and House rents [1] Within 1/2 × (exclusively-used communicating fee + house rent)
[2]Within 300,000 yen × number of new employeesNote): [2]Where this overlaps with the number of new employees in Plant Construction Promotion Subsidy, whichever is higher.
[1] 50 million yen (for 1 year) (A max.length of 3 year)
[2] Only once


Name of Subsidy Program Details
Yamaguchi prefecture basic infrastructure improvement subsidy for enterprise construction for cities, towns or villages
1 Conditions of applicants
(1) Applicable Municipal corporations
Cities, towns and villages that are doing the following projects.
[1] Industrial basic infrastructure improvement projects
a) Municipal road improvement projects
b) Port facilities improvement projects
c) Industrial-water supply facilities improvement projects
d) Other projects which are approved by the governor
[2] Location basic infrastructure improvement projects
a) Roads in industrial park or admission passages to industrial park improvement projects
b) Service water pipes or drainpipes in industrial park improvement projects
c) Other projects which are approved by the governor
[3] Environment basic infrastructure improvement projects
a) The protection facilities of environment improvement projects (Ex. Construction of green-belt, or drainage way)
b) Welfare facilities improvement projects (Ex. Construction of athletic ground, or park)
c) Safety facilities improvement projects (Ex. Institution of outdoor lamp)
d) Other projects which are approved by the governor
(2) Other conditions
Not applicable for the projects already subsidized or expected to be subsidized by the national or prefectural government.
2 Subsidy conditions
(1) Amount of Subsidy
Yamaguchi prefecture should bear less than 1/2 of the cost.
(2) Maximum Value
100 million yen(Except for special approval project by the governor)
(2) Municipal Subsidy Program (refer to P.17~20)

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