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May 17, 2018

JTB Corp.

Subsidy for introducing business trip expense
adjustment system J’s NAVI NEO approved
A subsidy can be provided by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry under its
program “IT introduction support business to improve productivity of services, etc.”(hereafter referred to as the “IT introduction subsidy”) when introducing J’s NAVI NEO, abusiness trip expense adjustment system from JTB Business Travel Solutions, Inc. (headoffice: Koto-ku, Tokyo, President: Masamitsu Shibuya), a JTB group company thatsupplies business trip expense management solutions .
By using this support program, a subsidy of up to half the cost necessary for introducing
J’s NAVI NEO supplied by JTB Business Trip Solutions, or ¥500,000, can be received.
[IT introduction subsidy]
The IT introduction subsidy is intended to provide a subsidy that covers a part of theexpenses that small- to mid-sized businesses pay for introducing IT tools meeting theissues and needs of a company (such as software and services) to help them enhancetheir business efficiency, sales , and managerial effectiveness.
URL: https://www.it-hojo.jp/
1. A subsidy of up to ¥500,000 may be provided to help businesses introduce ITtools
The subsidy ratio of 1/2 or less of the expense necessary for introducing a service
is granted. The upper limit in value is set to ¥500,000 and the lower limit to ¥150,000.
The recipients of the subsidy must be small - or mid-size business operators, and theconditions of the subsidy differ depending on the type of business and the size ofthe company. In the case of a retailer, for ex ample, companies capitalized at ¥50
million or less and with 50 or less employees are eligible .
In addition, various other conditions , such as preparing a business plan to improve
productivity and a performance report need to be satisfied. For details, se e theregulations on issuance.
Regulations on issuance
URL: https://www.it-hojo.jp/h29/doc/pdf/h29_application_rules.pdf
A period during which the first application for i ssuance of the subsidy should be madeis from April 20 (Friday) to June 4 (Monday) , and business operators who newlyintroduce J’s NAVI NEO during this period are eligible. It is expected that the budget
for the IT introduction subsidy will be about ¥50 billion and that 100,000 companies
will apply. (The number may increase or decrease depending on the amount applied
for per case.) Reception will end as soon as the budget has been reached. It istherefore recommended to file an application early.
2. About J’s NAVI NEO
J’s NAVI NEO is a comprehensive business trip management solution that combines
an online business trip arrangement system and business trip work flow. This is anall-in-one solution that can be used to apply for domestic or overseas business trip,
adjust expenses, and make payment, as well as to apply for management of andadjust daily expenses such as for transportation in the neighborhood and social
activities.
This solution can by itself centrally manage dispersed information so as to visualize
the actual situations of business trip and expenses and to get information forimprovements such as for cutting down expenses.
<Features of the service>(1) Online business trip arrangement system and business trip and expense
management work flow combined. This service can centrally manage and visualize
business trips, movement, and expenses involved.
(2) Arrangement for reservations needed for a business trip, such as for domestic
railway tickets, domestic and international airplane tickets, hotels, and rental cars
can be made. Application, approval, arrangement, and result data are seamlessly
captured into the system and that informati on can be accessed at any time.
(3) As charging and payment related to a business trip are made all at once by JTB ,temporary payment of expensive fare and adjustment processing, whichaccompany a business trip, will no longer be needed, so that the time and effort
by the accounting department can be substantially lowered.
<Official home page of J’s NAVI NEO>
http://www.jtb.co.jp/jsnavi/lp/
3. About JTB Business Travel Solutions, Inc.
JTB Business Travel Solutions was born as a company specializing in BTM (BusinessTravel Management) that undertakes all operations related to business trip. Since
2001, it has been operating as a joint venture between JTB and Carlson Wagonlit
Travel (CW T), the world’s major BTM company. JTB Business Travel Solutions isnow providing services to more than 600 comprehensive contract companies as aleading travel company of Japan.
Company name:President:
Location:

JTB Business Travel Solutions, Inc.
Masamitsu Shibuya
NBF Toyosu Canal Front,5-6-52, Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo

Foundation:

August 2000

Corporate site:

http://www.jtb-cwt.com/*Company names, product and service names herein are registered trademarks or trad emarks ofrespective companies.
*Specifications and services provided are subject to change without notice.

<Contact for press>
JTB Public Relations Office
TEL: 03-5796-5833<Contact for general customers and companies>
Murakoshi
T&E Solutions, JTB Business Travel Solutions , Inc.
TEL: 03-5548-8447