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| The City of Osaka can subsidize a portion of building rental costs necessary for the establishment or expansion of the headquarters of companies in high-technology fields within the city limits. |
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| Osaka City |
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| Any business in the field of information and telecommunications, biotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics or any other field recognized by the Mayor of Osaka as a high-technology field. Further this business must establish or have established their headquarters within the city limits. |
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| ♦Criteria |
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Applicable buildings must be registered as headquarters of the business, and serve as the location for general management and key operations such as General Affairs, Accounting and Management. |
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Applicable buildings must possess over 2,000 m2 of floor space and be staffed by over 200 full-time employees, not including any areas or employees that are not under the sole employ of the business headquarters. |
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For those businesses expanding their headquarters, the floor area must increase by over 2,000m2 and full-time staff increase of 200 employees or more, not including any areas or employees that are not under the sole employ of the business headquarters. |
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Applicable headquarters must operate in the same location for 7 years or more. |
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Construction or expansion plans must be submitted by March 31, 2012 (Application after establishment or expansion will not be accepted). |
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For those businesses entering into a building rental contract and providing integral office space to subsidiary companies, the total floor area and employee count shall include the subsidiary company’s area and employees. |
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| Eligible Businesses |
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| ♦Information and Telecommunications |
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• IT or imaging devices, electronic components, etc. manufacturing and wholesale
• Information processing and provision services
• Communications, broadcasting, media development (film, video, etc.) |
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| ♦Biotechnology and Nanotechnology |
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• Manufacture and wholesale of products using biotechnology or nanotechnology (including pharmaceuticals, food products, fibers, chemical product materials, sensors, precision instruments)
• Testing or measurement services utilizing bio- or nanotechnology. |
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• Robot products manufacturing and wholesale
• Software development for robot control or recognition
• Services utilizing robots (including at-home nursing care, information provision, security systems) |
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Note 1: “Products” or “Equipment” above refers to not only completed items, but to semi-finished goods, components, ingredients or materials as well.
Note 2: Fields related to the above which have been specially approved by the Mayor of Osaka |
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| ∗This subsidy may not be used in conjunction with the Osaka Business Establishment Promotion Subsidy for Key Urban Industries. |
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• 24 months of building rental costs from the start of business operations (excluding common service charges, security deposits, local and national consumption taxes)
• Monthly amounts not to exceed 4,500 yen per square meter or 7.5 million yen in total. |
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| Subsidy Amount and Disbursement |
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No more than one-third of applicable costs (maximum of 60 million yen)
Disbursements will be made during subsidy coverage period in accordance with interim reports |
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