Comprehensive Special Zones
Concentration of National and Regional Policy Resources in Special Zones with High
Potential for Realizing Pioneering Initiatives
 Tailor-made, integrated support for comprehensive and strategic challenges in selected regions(regulatory exceptions, tax, fiscal and financial measures)
 Promoted by using the “National and Local Councils” established in each Comprehensive Special
Zone (CSZ) in order to promote collaborative projects between national and regional authorities.
Two types of CSZ:For International Competitiveness

For Local Revitalization

Formation of industry clusters to serve as
economic growth engines

Enhancement of regional competitivenessthrough local revitalization initiatives driven bymaximum utilization of regional resources

Environment & nextgeneration energy

Biotechnology& life science

Environment & nextgeneration energy

Tourism & culture

Agriculture

Business bases
In Asia

Education & child rearing

Agriculture

R&DInternational
distribution

Financial& social businesses

Biomass

International ports

MICE

Medical care, nursingcare, healthDistribution& transportation

Special Measures & Support Measures
Regulatory Exceptions
 Implementation of special measures in limited zones with responsibility of local government⇒ Breakthroughs for full-fledged development of lifestyle innovation, green innovation and other progress.
 Prefectural or Municipal ordinance will come to determine matters concerning regional public affairs currently
provided for Cabinet Order and Ministerial Ordinance⇒ Breakthroughs for initiative accelerating reforms in regional authorities.

Tax Support
For International Competitiveness Corporate tax reductions (selections from investment tax credits, specially recognized depreciation, and taxable
income deductions)⇒ Formation of industry cluster bases for international competitiveness

For Local Revitalization
 Taxable income deductions for private investors targeting the relevant regional projects for local revitalization.
⇒ Concentrating investment by ambitious local capital in the “New Public Commons.”

Fiscal Support
 High-priority use of relevant ministerial budgets. Flexible distribution of coordination cost for development ofComprehensive Special Zone (2016 budget : ¥2.5 billion)

Financial Support
 Interest-rate subsidy system (within 0.7% for 5 years) (2016 budget : ¥670 million)

Comprehensive Special Zones Designated Area
Comprehensive Special Zoneｓ for International CompetitivenessNo.

The name of Comprehensive Special Zones for International Competitiveness Development and local
governments①“Hokkaido Food Complex”（Hokkaido, Sapporo City, Hakodate City, Obihiro City, Ebetsu City, Otofuke
Town, Shihoro Town, Kamishihoro Town, Shikaoi Town, Shintoku Town, Shimizu Town, Memuro Town,
Nakasatsunai Village,Sarabetsu Village, Taiki Town, Hiroo Town, Makubetsu Town, Ikeda Town, ToyokoroTown, Honbetsu Town, Ashoro Town, Rikubetsu Town , Urahoro Town）②“Tsukuba”～Promotion of Life Innovation and Green Innovation by integration of science andtechnology in Tsukuba～（Ibaraki Prefecture, Tsukuba City）③“Asia Head Quarter Tokyo”（Tokyo④“Life Innovation in Keihin coastal areas”(Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City, Kawasaki City)⑤⑥⑦“Special Zone to Create Asia's No.1 Aerospace Industrial Cluster”（Nagano Prefecture, Iida City, Matsukawa Town, Takamori Town, Takagi Village, Toyooka Village, Gifu
Prefecture, Gifu City, Ogaki City, Seki City, Mino City, Mizunami City, Ena City, Minokamo City,
Kakamigahara City, Kani City, Gujo City, Kaizu City, Kasamatsu Town, Tarui Town, Godo Town, AnpachiTown, Sakahogi Town, Kawabe Town, Mitake Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, Hamamatsu City, AichiPrefecture, Nagoya City, Toyohashi City, Okazaki City, Ichinomiya City, Handa City, Kasugai City, Tsushima
City, Anjo City, Nishio City, Inuyama City, Tokoname City, Komaki City, Inazawa City, Tokai City, Obu City,Chita City, Owariasahi City, Toyoake City, Aisai City, Kiyosu City, Kitanagoya City, Yatomi City, Miyoshi
City, Ama City, Toyoyama Town, Oguchi Town, Kanie Town, Tobishima Village, Mie Prefecture, Tsu City,Ise City, Matsusaka City, Kuwana City, Suzuka City, Inabe City, Kisosaki Town）“Kansai Innovation”（Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Hyogo Prefecture, KobeCity）“Green Asia”（Fukuoka Prefecture, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka City）

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1

Comprehensive Special Zoneｓ for Local Revitalization

2

No

The name of Comprehensive Special Zones for Local Revitalization and local
governments

1

Comprehensive forest industry（Shimokawa Town）

2

Recycling of rare metals （Akita Prefecture）

3

Creation of renewable energy business model From Tochigi (Tochigi Prefecture）

4

Next-generation automobiles and Smart Energy（Saitama City）

5

Autonomous city management by public-private-academic partnership in “Kashiwanoha Campus”（Kashiwa City）
Creation of autonomous community aimed at realizing sustainable development in hilly andmountainous areas （Nagaoka City）“Smart Wellness City“ Creating the Healthy and happy Long-lived society（Date City, Ohtawara City, Urayasu City, Niigata City, Sanjo City, Mitsuke City, Gifu City, Takaishi City,Toyooka City, Okayama City）
Promotion of coexistence welfare society in Toyama（Toyama Prefecture）

6Special Zones for
Reconstruction

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9 29 ④2115789Promotion of advanced medical in “Fujinokuni”（Shizuoka Prefecture）

10

New manufacturing area for the future（Hamamatsu City）

11

Creation of the next-generation energy and mobility（Toyota City）

12“Local revitalization in Kyoto” People gather from all over the world by the source of rich cultural andnatural. And meet the "real"～Give the impression to the 50 million urban～（Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City）

13

Making bases of international medical exchanges in “Izumisano region-Rinku”（Osaka Prefecture, Izumisano City）

14“Awaji Island in the future environment” （Hyogo Prefecture, Sumoto City, Minamiawaji City, Awaji City）

15“Koya and Kumano in Wakayama ” Culture and regional development（Wakayama Prefecture）

16

Association of the forest and the village and the sea ”Concept of home In Takatsu basin”（Regional union office district municipality area Masuda）“Satoyama playback of Tatara”（Challenge of regional revitalization by citizens utilizing the Satoyama In
hilly and mountainous areas)(Unnan City）

No

The name of Comprehensive Special Zones for Local Revitalization and local
governments

1728“Sagami Robot Industry” (Kanagawa Prefecture)

18

Hyper & Green Innovation in “Mizushima industrial complex”（Okayama Prefecture）

29

Create Regional Growth Model in Disaster Prevention and Disaster Mitigation in “Fujinokuni”(ShizuokaPrefecture)“Okayama New Health Care Style Special Zone”(Okayama City)“Island of Tourism in Kyushu –Asia”(Fukuoka Prefecture, Saga Prefecture, Nagasaki Prefecture,Kumamoto Prefecture, Oita Prefecture, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kagoshima Prefecture, Fukuoka City)

19

Establish a next-generation structure of agricultural production（Yamaguchi Prefecture, Hikari City,Yanai City, Tabuse Town)

20

Medical and welfare in “Kagawa”（Kagawa Prefecture）

21

Medical Valley initiative in “East of Kyushu” （Making medical industry base with a focus on blood andblood vessel health) (Oita Prefecture, Miyazaki Prefecture）“Base of Marine and Environmental Industry in Nagasaki”(Nagasaki Prefecture, Nagasaki City, Sasebo
City, Saikai City)

22

Construction Interactional Sixtiary Sector with Competitiveness and Sustainability(Minami-Alps City)

23

Life Innovation “Mie”(Mie prefecture)

24

Create Next-Generation Social Model from Tottori(Tottori Prefecture)

25

Activation of Leading Regional Health Care(Tokushima Prefecture)

26

Takamatsu Compact Eco City with Central City area and Rural area Working Together(Takamatsu City)

27

Revitalization of “Goto Islands” by Camellia(Goto City, Sin Kami Goto Town, Nagasaki Prefecture)3031323334
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Special Zones for Okinawa
Development and Promotion①36

Formation of Cancer Medical Industry Base in “Gunma”(Gunma Prefecture)
Health Creation in “Shiga”(Shiga Prefecture)
Local Revitalization through Use of “Nara Park”(Nara Prefecture)
Creative Use and Inheritance of Grassland with Thousand Years History(Aso City, Minamioguni Town,Oguni Town, Ubuyama Village, Takamori Town, Minamiaso Village, Nishihara Village, Yamato Town)