Introduction to
Investment Opportunities in Miyagi
September 19, 2012（Wed.）

Conducting Business from Miyagi
Access to Tokyo
MethodRouteTimeTrain

Sendai Station – Tokyo Station

1:35 （Hayabusa）

Plane

Sendai Airport – Narita Airport

1:00 （2 Round Trips / Day）

Car

Sendai Miyagi IC – Kawaguchi JCT

3:28 （332km）

300km
Sendai

500
km

Fukuoka

Hiroshima
TokyoOsaka

Tohoku shinkansen “Hayabusa”
Start of operations: March 5, 20112

Sendai Airport: Hub Airport of Tohoku
Access from Sendai Airport to Domestic/International Cities
Chanchun

Beijing

SapporoDalianSendai
Komatsu

SeoulIn July 30, 2012, all regularlyscheduled flights to 8 domestic
and 7 international cities wererestored as before the disaster

NaritaHiroshima

ShanghaiTaipeiFukuoka

Osaka

NagoyaOkinawa

Guam

Sendai Airport Access LineSendai Station ⇔ Sendai Airport
17 minutes (fastest)3

Sendai Shiogama Port: Entrance to Tohoku◎ Engaging in exportation/importation with the entire world via direct foreign trade routes as well as transshipment
via Keihin Port, the Port of Busan, and others.
◎ Foreign trade routes include North American West Coast/Southeast Asia – 1 sailing/week, China/Korea –2 sailings/week, Korea – 1 sailing/week, and domestic feeder routes connecting Sendai and Keihin – 13 sailings/week.
North American West Coast/South-East Asia Route◎ NYK・Hapag-Lloyd・OOCL◎ 1 sailing/week

Domestic Feeder Ships◎ Kinkai Yusen LogisticsCo., Ltd.
◎ 4 sailings/week◎ Connection to NYK,
Hapag-Lloyd◎ Imoto Lines, Ltd.
◎ 4 sailings/week◎ Connection to Maersk Line, MOL,OOCL, APL, Evergreen, etc.

◎ Suzuyu Marine Co., Ltd.
◎ 3 sailings/week◎ Connection to K-LINE, OOCL

◎ Yokohama Container Line, Ltd.
◎ 2 sailings/week◎ Connection to COSCO

China/Korea Route
Sendai
Shiogama Port

◎ Namsung Shipping◎ 2 sailings/week

Korea Route◎ Heung-A Shipping・ KMTC
◎ 1 sailing/week4

Industrial Agglomeration in Miyagi(Automobile Related Industry)

Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd.

Toyota Boshoku
Tohoku Co., Ltd.
Aisin Takaoka
Tohoku Co., Ltd.

Toyoda Iron Works
Tohoku Co., Ltd.

Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

Primearth EV EnergyCo., Ltd.
Toyota Motor East Japan
Co., Ltd. head office andOhira factory

Toyota Auto East Japan
Co., Ltd.
Miyagi Taiwa factory
Toyo Tire and Rubber Co., Ltd.

Keihin Corporation

Industrial Agglomeration in Miyagi(High-Tech Electronics Industry)

Kobayashi Machine Corp.
Miyagi Office

Sasaki Co., Ltd.
Miyagi Factory

Tocalo Co., Ltd.
Miyagi Technology
Service Center
Izawa Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Miyagi Factory
Sawa Corp.
Miyagi FactoryTokyo Electron Miyagi Ltd.,
Head Office

Newtec Inc.
Miyagi Factory

Suzuden Corp.
Taiwa Factory

Recovery Zone Benefits“Industrial Agglomeration Recovery Zones” have been set up withthe aim of encouraging industrial agglomeration.
Businesses establishing factories or offices in these “Industrial Agglomeration RecoveryZones” will be eligible to receive the following benefits (until March, 2016):
Corporate tax breaks
for newly establishedbusinesses(Applicable to coastal areas)Tax breaks on
facility investmentsor (Special depreciation or tax ordeductions)

Corporate income tax
deduction/exemption(10% of pay offered toaffected persons)+Tax breaks on
research assets+

Exemption of realestate acquisition taxes
associated withacquiring real estate
for a factory/office+

5 –year exemption of
fixed asset taxes andcorporate enterprisetaxes

8 Categories of Manufacturing Industry
Agglomeration Goals
High-TechElectronics
FoodProducts

AutomobileRelated

Lumber

Shipbuilding

Clean Energy

323 areas in 34 of
Miyagi’s municipalities
8 ashave been designatedareas in whichto focus oncategories
agglomeration within 8industrial sectors.
→ Establishment in these
designated areas means
eligibility for benefits!

Aerospace
Medicine/
Healthcare
87 Categories of IT Industry
Agglomeration Goals
Information
ServiceDigitalContents

InternetBased Service

DesignDevelopment

Data Centers

Call Centers

BPO

78 areas in 17 of
Miyagi’s municipalities
have been designatedas areas in which tofocus on agglomeration
7categoies
within 7 industrialsectors.
※The applicable area
differs based on theindustrial sector.
→ Establishment inthese designated areasmeans eligibility forbenefits!

9Expansion of Preferential System
for Business Establishment (Brief Summary)

Miyagi’s Preferential System for Business Establishment
Manufacturing Industry

IT Industry

Incentives for Fixed Asset
Investment and New
Employment

Unique Preferential Tax
SystemIncentives for Fixed Asset
Investment and New
Employment

Unique Loan System

Special Depreciation
SystemLand, Office, andEquipment Rental ExpenseRelated Incentives

Reduction / Exemption ofFixed Asset Taxes※The available support may differ from case to case.
※If you have any inquiries, please refer to the contact
information on the last page.

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Thank you for your attention!
If you have any inquiries about the contents ofthe presentation, please contact:
Miyagi Prefectural Government, Tokyo Office
Prefectural and City Government Hall, 12th floor
2-6-3 Hirakawacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0093
TEL 03-5212-9046 FAX 03-5212-9049
E-mail: tokyo1@pref.miyagi.jp
Miyagi Prefectural Government, Department of Economy,
Commerce and Tourism (International Affairs Division)
3-8-1 Honcho, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8570
TEL 022-211-2972 FAX 022-211-4639
E-mail kokusai@pref.miyagi.jp
Miyagi Prefectural Government, Department of Economy,
Commerce and Tourism (Industrial Relocation Policy Division)
3-8-1 Honcho, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8570
TEL 022-211-2733 FAX 022-211-2739
E-mail invest@pref.miyagi.jp

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