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Kumamoto
Semiconductor Kingdom nurtured by abundant groundwater !-Agglomeration of automobile, food, and service industries-
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Contact
Industrial Recruitment & Location Division, Kumamoto Prefectural Government
6-18-1 Suizenji, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-city, Kumamoto Prefecture, 862-8570
kigyouricchika@pref.kumamoto.lg.jp
Basic information
- Population
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1738 thousand
- Labor force
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852 thousand
- Nominal GDP
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6,417.3 billion yen
- Number of Establishments
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82,387 establishments
- JETRO office
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Population, Labor force: Population Census 2020, Ministry of Internal Affairカジノ 無料 ゲームnd Communications
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Nominal GDP: Kumamoto Prefectural Citizen's Economic Accounts 2021, Kumamoto Prefectural Government
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Number of Establishments: 2021 Economic Sensus, Statstics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairカジノ 無料 ゲームnd Communications
Business Environment
Kumamoto iカジノ 無料 ゲーム "Land of Water" blessed with over 1,000 spring water.
A total of eight locations, the highest number in Japan, were selected for the "100 Exquisite and Well-conserved Waters" of the Showa or Heisei Period. 100% of tap water in Kumamoto City comeカジノ 無料 ゲームrom groundwater.
With these high-quality and abundant water resources, semiconductor-related companies have settled in the area for about 60 years. Today, more than 200 of Japan's leading semiconductor manufacturing plantカジノ 無料 ゲームnd semiconductor-related companies operate here. Also, automobile-related industrieカジノ 無料 ゲームgglomerate. Hence the region is one of Kyushu's most prominent industry clusters, also known as Silicon Island and Car Island.
In addition to companies that have established operations here, supporting local companies have world-clasカジノ 無料 ゲームdvanced technological capabilities. This setting has led to each company's success in the global market and iカジノ 無料 ゲーム great attraction to operate in Kumamoto. Besides semiconductorカジノ 無料 ゲームnd automobile-related industries, food-related industries that leverage the strengths of an agriculture prefecture, logistics-related industries that take advantage of the central location in Kyushu, and IT-related and office-related companieカジノ 無料 ゲームre accelerating their expansion into Kumamoto.
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Incentives
Kumamoto Prefectural Subsidieカジノ 無料 ゲームor Promoting Establishment of Businesカジノ 無料 ゲームacilities (foreign companies)
Subsidies
Subsidy amount [maximum: 150 million yen]:
5% of investment amount + 0.5 to 0.7 million yen times the number of new employees
The amount of subsidy per employee is commensurate with the number of new employees.
Subsidy target:
Manufacturers with foreign ownership exceeding 50% (there are no requirementカジノ 無料 ゲームor investment amount or the number of new employees)
Kumamoto Prefectural Subsidieカジノ 無料 ゲームor Promoting Establishment of Businesカジノ 無料 ゲームacilities (large-scale investment companies)
Subsidies
Subsidy amount [maximum: 5 billion yen]:
8 to 15% of investment amount + 0.5 to 0.7 million yen times the number of new employees
The amount of subsidy per employee is commensurate with the number of new employees.
Subsidy target:
Companieカジノ 無料 ゲームvesting 20 billion yen or more and hiring 200 or more new employees.
Kumamoto Prefectural Subsidieカジノ 無料 ゲームor Promoting Establishment of Businesカジノ 無料 ゲームacilities (semiconductor and automobile-related industries, etc.)
Subsidies
Subsidy amount [maximum: 1.5 billion yen]:
3 to 5% of investment amount + 0.5 to 0.7 million yen times the number of new employees
The subsidy rate for the investment amount and the subsidy amount per new employee are commensurate with the investment amount and the number of new employees.
Subsidy target:
Companieカジノ 無料 ゲームvesting 300 million yen or more and hiring 5 or more new employees.
Industrial cluster information
Semiconductor-related industries
Kyushu, nicknamed "Silicon Island," accounts for about 1/4 of semiconductor production in Japan. Kumamoto Prefecture, located in the prefecture center, iカジノ 無料 ゲーム large-scale cluster of the semiconductor industry. More than 200 of Japan's leading semiconductor manufacturing plantカジノ 無料 ゲームnd semiconductor-related companies operate here.
- Local companies
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Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, Tokyo Electron Kyushu Limited, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, Ebara Corporation, Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing,Inc.
- Educational/research institutes of the industry
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Kumamoto University (with approximately 500 graduates from engineering departments every year), the Kumamoto Industrial Support Foundation (carrying out a wide range of projects, including research and development and human resource development), the Kumamoto Prefecture Industrial Technology Center (implementing initiativeカジノ 無料 ゲームimed at becoming the department of technology in the prefecture based on the concept of "salable manufacturing"), Kumamoto Prefectural Technical College (producing approximately 100 technicians each year, a small and elite employment rate of 100% each year, and a high evaluation from companies in the prefecture), the Kumamoto High School of Technology (with approximately 300 graduates each year)
- Others
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Kumamoto Industrial Support Foundation
Transportation equipment related industries, including automobiles.
Toyota, Nissan, and Daihatsu, with automobile assembly plants in the northern Kyushu region, have successively increased production to their aggregate annual production capacity in Kyushu of 1540000 units. Consequently, many auto parts related companies have set up operations in Kumamoto, propping up Kyushu'カジノ 無料 ゲームuto industry.
- Local companies
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Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Kumamoto Factory, Aisin Kyushu Co., Ltd., Aisin Kyushu Casting Co., Ltd., AT Kyushu Co., Ltd.
- Educational/research institutes of the industry
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Kumamoto University (with approximately 500 graduates from engineering departments every year), the Kumamoto Industrial Support Foundation (carrying out a wide range of projects, including research and development and human resource development), the Kumamoto Prefecture Industrial Technology Center (implementing initiativeカジノ 無料 ゲームimed at becoming the department of technology in the prefecture based on the concept of "salable manufacturing"), Kumamoto Prefectural Technical College (producing approximately 100 technicians each year, a small and elite employment rate of 100% each year, and a high evaluation from companies in the prefecture), the Kumamoto High School of Technology (with approximately 300 graduates each year)
- Others
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Kumamoto Industrial Support Foundation
Food, Pharmaceuticalカジノ 無料 ゲームdustries
In Kumamoto Prefecture, which is blessed with a rich natural environment, universitieカジノ 無料 ゲームnd research instituteカジノ 無料 ゲームre conducting excellent research and development in medical, food, and environmental fields, which are deeply related to biotechnology. Companieカジノ 無料 ゲームnd organizationカジノ 無料 ゲームre actively developing their businesses, too.
- Local companies
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Suntory Spirits Ltd., KOIKE-YA Inc, KM Biologics Co., Ltd., LSI Medience Co., Ltd., Dojindo Laboratories
- Educational/research institutes of the industry
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Kumamoto University's Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (promotes integrated research on life scienceカジノ 無料 ゲームnd medicine from an emergent perspective), Kumamoto University's Institute of Resource Development and Analysis (life sciences research and supplying research resources), Sojo University's Faculty of Biology, Applied Life Sciences (education on life sciences), Kumamoto Industrial Support Foundation (implementing projects in a wide range of fields, including research and development and human resource development in cooperation with industry and implementing projects in cooperation with academia and the government), Kumamoto Medicine-Manufacturing Partnership Promotion Organization (network for promoting the development of medical devices, etc.)
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Kumamoto University Institute of Resource Development and Analysis
Living environment
Located in Kyushu's center, Kumamoto Prefecture is home to two national parks - the Aso Kuju National Park, which includes the magnificent Aso mountains with its world-class caldera, and the Unzen Amakusa National Park, which consists of 120 large and small islands. The prefecture is blessed with beautiful nature with mountainカジノ 無料 ゲームnd oceans.
On the other hand, in urban areas, creative reconstruction from the Kumamoto Earthquake has been accelerating. Sakuramachi Kumamoto, a large-scale commercial facility that will serve aカジノ 無料 ゲーム new symbol in the central part of Kumamoto City, opened in September 2019. The new Kumamoto train station building will be completed in April 2021.
In addition to an extensive medical system and a low crime rate, hot springs (Kumamoto ranks the nation's fifth in terms of the number of springs) and more than 40 reasonably-priced golf courseカジノ 無料 ゲームwait you!
Logisticカジノ 無料 ゲームnd infrastructures
Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyushu, which is close to Asia. It iカジノ 無料 ゲームn ideal location aカジノ 無料 ゲーム development and production base in Asia for targeting East Asia and Chinese markets. Kumamoto Port and Yatsushiro Port, the two international trade ports of Kumamoto, handle container liners to Busan Port, South Korea, one of the world's leading hub ports. And
international feeder routes have been established between Kobe Port.
In addition to export and import to and from Asia, access to Europe, North America, and other parts of the world iカジノ 無料 ゲームvailable via these Port. In January 2021, container liner service to Taiwan from Yatsushiro Port has started.
Air:
Domestic flights: 90 minutes to Tokyo (18 flights per day), 65 minutes to Osaka (10 flights per day), and 75 minutes to Nagoya (5 flights per day)
International flights: 85 minutes to Seoul (4 flights per week), 150 minutes to Kaohsiung Taiwan (3 flights per week), and 190 minutes to Hong Kong (3 flights per week)
28 domestic citieカジノ 無料 ゲームnd 22 overseas citieカジノ 無料 ゲームre accessible via Fukuoka Airport (about 1 hour by car from Kumamoto) as of December, 2020.
Shinkansen:
33 minutes to Hakata, 44 minutes to Kagoshima, 2 hourカジノ 無料 ゲームnd 58 minutes to Shin-Osaka
Car:
90 minutes to Fukuoka, 100 minutes to Saga, 130 minutes to Kitakyushu, 140 minutes to Kagoshima, 145 minutes to Miyazaki, 150 minutes to Nagasaki, and 180 minutes to Oita
Map of Kumamoto
Support
In Kumamoto Prefecture, we have substantial preferential measures to back up foreign-affiliated companies establishing operations here, and we offer more favorable support than for domestic companies. We provide a subsidy to cover 5% of the investment amount for new construction or expansion without any conditions for the investment amount or the number of employees. After your business settleカジノ 無料 ゲーム Kumamoto, we will do our best to provide support to solve your various problems. Furthermore, after establishing a business here, you can use "Kumamon" (a popular local mascot character) to the fullest extent. Among foreign companies, major semiconductor inspection equipment manufacturers, Teradyne in the U.S., and others have established operationカジノ 無料 ゲーム Kumamoto.
JETRO has established the Invest Kumamoto Semiconductor Business Support Desk in JETRO Kumamoto to support companies considering setting up a base or investing in Kumamoto. Its dedicated staff respond to inquiries from companies in Japan and overseas. Please feel free to use the support desk, whose serviceカジノ 無料 ゲームre free of charge.
Available services
-Responding to inquirieカジノ 無料 ゲームnd consultations from Japanese and foreign companies in Kumamoto Prefecture regarding setting up a base, investing, etc.
-Providing an outsourced temporary office to foreign companieカジノ 無料 ゲームor the period during which they prepare for their registration of incorporation or expansion of business (This office iカジノ 無料 ゲームree of charge and basically available for up to 50 business days. If necessary, however, the period can be extended to up to 100 business days.)
-A Taiwanese support coordinator in charge of attracting foreign companies placed in Kumamoto to provide support for setting up a base, in addition to JETRO Fukuoka's coordinator who provides wide-area support for the Kyushu and Okinawa region.
-Sharing knowledge gained from attracting foreign companies with the local ecosystem stakeholders of Kyushu, where Kumamoto is located.
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