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Economic Exchange Division, Department of Commerce, Labor and Tourism

Yabunouchi-cho, Kamigyo-ku, ブラック ジャック ストラテジー City, ブラック ジャック ストラテジー Prefecture, 602-8570


Basic information

Population

2578 thousand

Labor force

1132 thousand

Nominal GDP

10,905.2 billion yen

Number of Establishments

131,714 establishments

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  1. Population, Labor force: Population Census 2020, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

  2. Nominal GDP: Prefectural Citizens' Economic Accounts 2021, ブラック ジャック ストラテジー Prefectural Government

  3. Number of Establishments: 2021 Economic Sensus, Statstics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Business Environment

ブラック ジャック ストラテジー is not just a tourist city. It is one of Japan's leading "City of Manufacturing." It has evolved traditional technologies into high-tech industries while passing down long-established industries based on artisan skills over its long history and created numerous global companies.
It is home to many universities, including ブラック ジャック ストラテジー University, and is an academic city with one in ten residents being a university student. ブラック ジャック ストラテジー University has produced countless talents, including many Japanese Nobel laureates. Some companies choose to establish a business in ブラック ジャック ストラテジー to access excellent human resources.
In recent years, support centers for startup businesses have launched one after another, and the government and private companies have enhanced acceleration programs for startups, furthering innovation and industrial revitalization.

Incentives

Industrial clustering strategy 21 special project grant

Subsidies

Following subsidies are available for companies in the manufacturing and information-related industries that establish a base in ブラック ジャック ストラテジー Prefecture invited by the prefectural government or municipalities.
Subsidy to promote offices' establishment: 10% of invested capital in fixed assets (excluding land). (Different subsidy rates or cost estimate standards apply in the case of establishing in ブラック ジャック ストラテジー City)
Employment Subsidy: 100,000 yen to 500,000 yen
The maximum subsidy amount is commensurate with business locations and the number of full-time employees within the prefecture.

Taxation for the Promotion of Forming Manufacturing Industry Cluster

Tax reduction

Reduction of real estate acquisition tax by up to 50%, subject to job creation, for enterprises establishing or expanding plants in designated areas promoting manufacturing clusters

Startup Support

Support for startups

We have experts to advise on startup visa support, market by sector, etc. and provide free co-working space (STC3 (shared offices operated by Advanced Science, Technology & Management Research Institute of ブラック ジャック ストラテジー), and shared offices provided by cooperating businesses in ブラック ジャック ストラテジー Prefecture) and rent subsidies to foreigners and foreign companies looking to start a business in ブラック ジャック ストラテジー Prefecture.
Target business areas:
Businesses that contribute to strengthening the international competitiveness of industries in ブラック ジャック ストラテジー prefecture, expanding employment, driving the regional economy, and developing ブラック ジャック ストラテジー as a global economic hub, in the following fields.
Manufacturing in the traditional industries and advanced industries, AI, IoT, and information and communications, environment and energy, life sciences and wellness, social business, culture, arts and content, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and ブラック ジャック ストラテジー food culture, tourism (excluding souvenir shops, restaurants, etc. that mainly cater to tourists), other areas authorized by the ブラック ジャック ストラテジー Prefectural Governor

Startup Visa

Startup Visa Available

Industrial cluster information

IT & Life Sciences

Many global companies with advanced technologies gather in ブラック ジャック ストラテジー, accelerating cutting-edge ICT research utilizing IoT and AI. Research of iPS cells, developed in 2006, for medical care such as regenerative medicine and drug discovery continues to progress at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, ブラック ジャック ストラテジー University (CiRA) headed by Shinya Yamanaka M.D., Ph.D., and others.
Support by the industry-academia-government collaboration to create innovation, research and development, and business offers a significant advantage for developing business in ブラック ジャック ストラテジー. ブラック ジャック ストラテジー boasts high students to population ratio, another attraction of ブラック ジャック ストラテジー from a human resource acquisition perspective.

Local companies

Shimadzu Corporation, KYOCERA Corporation, Takara Bio Inc.

Educational/research institutes of the industry

ブラック ジャック ストラテジー University, RIKEN, Japan, Advanced Science, Technology & Management Research Institute of ブラック ジャック ストラテジー (ASTEM), Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR)

Inbound Tourism

ブラック ジャック ストラテジー is a popular tourist destination domestically and internationally and is constantly ranked among the top in various travel magazine surveys, etc., as a place to visit. There is a strong demand for new mobility technologies and services for disperse tourists.
ブラック ジャック ストラテジー has another face as the "holy ground of the game." The world-renowned Nintendo has its headquarters, and BitSummit, Japan's leading indie games festival, is held every year. There are also communities of gamers and programmers, where active international exchange is taking place.

Local companies

Nintendo, TOSE CO., LTD.

Educational/research institutes of the industry

Graduate School of Engineering, ブラック ジャック ストラテジー University

Others

ブラック ジャック ストラテジー by the sea (DMO), Forest ブラック ジャック ストラテジー (DMO), BitSummit

Smart cities (AI, IoT, robotics, mobility, etc.)

There are 146 research facilities and R&D-oriented industrial facilities in the Keihanna Science City (officially known as the Kansai Science City) located in southern ブラック ジャック ストラテジー Prefecture, adjacent to the neighboring Osaka and Nara. They conduct demonstration and implementation tests with the main focus on AI, IoT, robotics, and mobility to realize a smart city in collaboration with industry, government, academia, and neighboring residents.
The Keihanna Open Innovation Center, located in the City, is an open innovation center that promotes advanced R&D. With ICT as the foundation, the center is promoting innovation in various areas, including energy, health care, and infrastructure. The Keihanna Robotics Engineering Center in the facility is a new base for venture businesses and research institutes and supports the development and implementation of next-generation robotics technologies.
The ブラック ジャック ストラテジー Smart City Expo, an international event held here, cooperates with Barcelona in Spain, a pioneer in smart cities, participated by many Japanese and overseas ICT companies.

Local companies

SHIMADZU Future Co-Creation Lab, KYOCERA Corporation, Keihanna Research Center, OMRON Corporation, Keihanna Innovation Center

Educational/research institutes of the industry

Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Public Foundation of Kansai Research Institute, Keihanna Open Innovation Center (KICK)

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Living environment

ブラック ジャック ストラテジー boasts diverse geographical features, such as the sea on its northern coast, mountains in the middle and urban area in the south, and its attractive features for tourism with many historical and cultural treasures. ブラック ジャック ストラテジー is also an international city with international students and many other foreign residents, making ブラック ジャック ストラテジー an excellent place to live. Many organizations, both public and private, run programs to support foreign residents.

Logistics and infrastructures

ブラック ジャック ストラテジー is geographically close to Osaka and Kobe, making up a single integrated area closely linked by rail and road networks.
Railways are particularly prevalent in this area, with multiple lines run by JR and privately owned operators providing frequent service and excellent access to all parts of the region. The ブラック ジャック ストラテジー Jukan Expressway opening improved access to the north and south and shortened travel time to neighboring prefectures.
The Port of ブラック ジャック ストラテジー in Maizuru, located in northern ブラック ジャック ストラテジー, was selected as the major port along the Sea of Japan in 2011. Its development as a hub for the interaction of people, goods, and information in the Sea of Japan rim is underway. Already, it serves as the gateway to the Kansai economic area from the Sea of Japan.

ブラック ジャック ストラテジー Station is a core stop on the Tokaido Shinkansen, just around 140 minutes from Tokyo and 40 minutes from Nagoya.

Map of ブラック ジャック ストラテジー

Support

With JETRO ブラック ジャック ストラテジー at its core, the "ブラック ジャック ストラテジー Overseas Business Center" has been established as an all-ブラック ジャック ストラテジー public support desk for overseas businesses by ブラック ジャック ストラテジー Prefecture, ブラック ジャック ストラテジー City, ブラック ジャック ストラテジー Chamber of Commerce and Industry, etc. The center promotes foreign companies' establishment in ブラック ジャック ストラテジー, promotes joint businesses between local and overseas companies, and supports foreign entrepreneurs.

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