Okinawa Prefecture
Industrial Site Guide
2024-2025
OKINAWA INDUSTRIAL LOCATION○Okinawa Prefectural Government oﬃces outside Okinawa
prefecture○Okinawa Prefectural Government oﬃces overseas
Beijing Oﬃce

Tokyo Oﬃce〒102-0093 Tokyo, Chioyoda-ku, Hirakawa-cho 2-6-3
Todofuken Kaikian, 10F
TEL.03-5212-9087 FAX.03-5212-9086
Approximately 1 minute walk from Exit 9b of Nagatacho Station on theTokyo Metro Namboku Line.

Osaka Oﬃce

〒530-0001 Osaka, Osaka-shi, Kita-ku, Umeda 1-3-2100
Osaka Station Building 3, 21F
TEL.06-6344-6828 FAX.06-6346-1784
Approximately 2 minutes walk from the East Exit of Kitashinchi Stationon the JR Tozai Line.
Approximately 5 minutes walk from Higashi Umeda Station on the
Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line.

Nagoya Information Center

Fortune Building Tower B Unit 1701, No. 3
Dong San Huan Bei Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
TEL.+86-10-6466-8679 FAX.+86-10-6466-6693
10 minutes walk from Exit A of Liangmaqiao Station on Line 10 of
the Beijing Subway.

Shanghai Oﬃce

〒200001 Room 1603, Block B, Huasheng Tower, No.398 Hankou
Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
TEL.+86-21-6351-0231 FAX.+86-21-6350-7369
1 minute walk from Exit 4 of East Nanjing Road Station on Line 2 of
the Shanghai Metro.

Hong Kong Oﬃce

Unit 1211, 12/F, Prosperity Millennia Plaza, 663 Kingʼs Road,
North Point, Hong Kong
TEL.+852-2968-1006 FAX.+852-2968-1003
3 minutes walk from Exit 3 of Hong Kong MTR Quarry Bay Station

Taipei Oﬃce

〒460-0008 Nagoya, Naka Ward, Sakae 4-1-1
5F, Chunichi Building
TEL.052-263-3618 FAX.052-263-3619
Approximately 1 minutes walk from Sakae Station on the Nagoya
Municipal Subway Meijo Line.

4E, No. 148 Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City

TEL.+886-2-2521-0376

FAX.+886-2-2542-7075

3 minutes walk from Exit 8 of Songjiang Nanjing metro station on
the Xinzhuang Line.

The oﬃcial social media account of the business facility promotion
division

Singapore Oﬃce

1 North Bridge Road #22-09
High Street Centre Singapore 179094
TEL.+65-6694-6408 FAX.+65-6694-5442
5 minutes walk from Exit E of MRT City Hall.

Seoul Oﬃce
21, The Exchange Seoul 6F, Mugyo-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, theRepublic of Korea
TEL.+82-2-318-6330 FAX.+82-2-753-8751
3 minutes walk from City Hall Station (Subway)

Connecting throughOkinawa
Connecting Asia to Japan Business HUB "Okinawa"

Okinawa Prefecture Department of Commerce,
Industry and Labor, IndustrialSite
Promotion Division

Okinawa, Naha-shi, Izumizaki 1-2-2, Okinawa Prefectural
Government Oﬃce, 8F
TEL 098-866-2770 FAX 098-866-2846
3 minutes walk from Kencho-mae Station on
Okinawa Urban Monorail.

https://www.pref.okinawa.jp/kensei/
kencho/1000011/1017705/1017714.html
E-mail:indus-pr@pref.okinawa.lg.jp

SDGs are promoted in Okinawa Prefecture.

March2024年
Okinawa Special Economic Zone

Five Advantages of Locating in Okinawa Prefecture

Five Advantages

Okinawa has gained traction as a business hub thanks to its
advantageous location in the heart of East Asia and its
excellent workforce. By highlighting these strengths, thisguide aims to encourage businesses to consider expansion
into the region.

of Locating in Okinawa Prefecture◎ Overview of the Business Environment in
Okinawa Prefecture

7◎ Living Environment in Okinawa Prefecture 3

7

International Distribution
Network Ideal for Expansion in Asia

9

Okinawa is a vibrant placewith talented people

13

Detailed overview of available aid

15Special Taxation in a Special
Economic Zone

Comments from companies that have
expanded into Okinawa Prefecture30

aviation-related business cluster focused on
10 An
maintenance, the ﬁrst in Japan.

31

energy policy for creating
12 Okinawa's
a carbon-free society by FY2050

34

11 The IT Industry in Okinawa

33

13 Okinawa Prefecture's bio industry
14 Research Institutes in Okinawa

35
36

19

Progression of Number of Visitors to the Region（2012‒2022）

Number of Visitors
to the Region（2026）

14000
12000
10000
8000
6000

5,697,800 people

5,836

6,414

7,058

7,763

8,613

47,700 people

2000

Tourism Revenue（2026）

595,4 million yen(Thousand 0
people)Source: Okinawa Prefecture Department of Culture,
Tourism and Sports

Total

550
2013

894

■Okinawa attracting companies as a business hub

2,082

2,542

2,904

2,930

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

1000
80

900
800

70

50
40
30

(Co.)

700
600

58

67

71

74

72

82

84

83

500

200

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

*As of March 2024

846
419

Climate32.1 ℃ in July
16.3 ℃ in January

Subtropical Climate and Warm Throughout the Year
Compared to Other Prefectures

Item

(Co.)

2015

427

2016

43.5

47.6

Total Population

25

Youth Population (under 15) as
Proportion of Total Population

1

16.6%

11.9%

Working Age Population (15-64)
as Proportion of Total Population

5

60.8%

59.5%

Natural Rate of Population
Change

1

2.4%

△0.7%

1,467,480Person 126,146,099Person

Source: Okinawa Prefecture Statistics Division
Statistics Bureau of JapanJapan

Okinawa

Rank

‒

0.05％

8

△4．2%

Rate of natural change in population (per 1,000 persons)Rate of social change in population

1．70%

1.05%

Industrial structure (primary industry composition ratio)

27

4.31%

47

8.18%

1

17.89%

Industrial structure (construction industry composition ratio)

5.67%

13.51%

Rate of business closures (workplaces)

7.72%

8.63%

21.90%

Industrial structure (manufacturing industry composition ratio)

New establishment (workplaces)

5.89%
50.73%

Female employment rate441
352.25%

2.80%

Full unemployment rate

1

1.35%

27.64%

Industrial structure (secondary industry composition ratio)

7

3.30%

2

Okinawa as seen from
100 metrics

Source: Okinawa Prefecture Statistical Data website

257
2020

0
2021

Taiwan: 70 ﬂights/week (✈Approx. 2.5 hrs.)

South Korea: 35 ﬂights/week (✈Approx. 2.5 hrs.)

Singapore: 3 ﬂights/week (✈Approx. 6 hrs.)

Malaysia: 4 ﬂights/week (✈Approx. 8 hrs.)

China: 18 ﬂights/week (✈Approx. 3.5 hrs.)

Hong Kong: 21 ﬂights/week (✈Approx. 2.5 hrs.)

Osaka: 18 ﬂights/day (✈Approx. 2 hrs.)

Nagoya: 13 ﬂights/day (✈Approx. 2 hrs.)

Fukuoka: 21 ﬂights/day (✈Approx. 1.5 hrs.)
224

48
2022

4
7

203

Source: Okinawa Prefecture Department of Culture,
Tourism and Sports

902

448

894

916

907

912

424

426

411

411

184

■ Number of scheduled international
passenger ﬂights in service

7

153

The number of international passenger ﬂights at
Naha Airport has increased by approximately afactor of 10 in 2018 compared to 2009. Since thesepassenger ﬂights also carry out cargo shipments,
transportation capabilities in the region are
expected to continue growing.

4
2
2
3
2
4

121

2017

470

490

501

2018

2019

Number of companies located in Okinawa Prefecture

2020

2021

7
2

4

7
2
4
18

2

9
2
10
4
4

2
10
6
4

151

27

4
3

27

21

35

21

10

21

2

24

56

78

Source: Okinawa Convention Bureau research

3
2
2

23
4
2

3

Number of Companies in Okinawa Prefecture
Source: Okinawa Prefecture Surveys

496

24

21

2
3
2
2

*All services were suspended from 2019 to 2021 due to COVID-19

454

5
4
4
2
6
2
4

3
3

24

7

45

386

25

■ Okinawa as seen from 100 metrics (March 2022 edition)

400

100

2016

376

300

Source: Business Creation Promotion Division; Department of Commerce, Labor, andIndustry; Okinawa Prefectural Government

1762

Lowest Temperature

135km

Tokyo: 40 ﬂights/day (✈Approx. 2.5 hrs.)

3,017

Information industry, etc. (Within Prefecture (All Areas))

Manufacturing Industries (Former Special Economic Zone)

Highest temperature

Average Age<<Flights and Travel Time between Okinawa (Naha) and individual cities (Samples)>>

1,501

Overseas Visitors

Distance North to South of
Okinawa Main Island

Japan・International ﬂights provide service to and from major cities in Taiwan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia.

5,698

2014

160 Islands of Various Sizes (47 inhabited islands)

Okinawa・Domestic ﬂights provide service to and from 23 cities.

3,737

377
2012

Number of Islands

National
Ranking

Category<As of February 2024>

9,848 10,164

4000

Of Which Overseas
Visitors

60

9,396

1,000km East to West, 400km North to South※‰：Per mille = part per thousand(1) Okinawa, the crossroads of Asia where "People" and "Goods" meet
■Increasing Number of Visitors to the Region

Marine Area

Labor

Overview of the Business Environment in Okinawa Prefecture
The total number of visitors to the region in 2022 was
5,697,800, an increase of 2,681,000 or 88.9% from theprevious year. The total number of visitors to the region
surpassed the previous year for the ﬁrst time in three
years since it exceeded the milestone of 10 million in
2019. This marked the highest increase in the number ofvisitors and the second highest rate of increase after the
return of Okinawa to Japan.

Southwestern tip of the Japanese archipelago

Industry/economy

Geographic features of Okinawa

27

New industrial sites in Okinawa Prefecture

9

Location

Population

1
2
3
4
5

23

Local Businesses（formerly the Special Free Trade Zone） 24

8

5■An Outline of Okinawa

Area of Okinawa Main Island 1,207k㎡

Overview of International Distribution Base andIndustry Cluster Zone [ Uruma/Okinawa District ]61◎ Map of Okinawa■ An Overview of Okinawa Prefecture

30
9
2
5

4
4

11
7

49
2

14

14

14

2010

2011

18

3

42

16

18

11

53

28

12

14

12

21

2012

28

21

49

11

5

2009

49

49

56

56

2015

2016

2017

56

21

60

35

20

2013

2014

2018

2022

2023

■Taipei ■Seoul ■Shanghai ■Hong Kong ■Beijing ■Guam ■Taichung ■Busan ■Tianjin ■Kaohsiung■Incheon ■Hangzhou ■Xi'an ■Nanjing ■Chongqing ■Bangkok ■Daegu ■Singapore ■Kuala Lumpur*Unit (ﬂight) ※2009~2018 are as of the end of the ﬁscal year.

2Living Environment in Okinawa Prefecture■Medical Care in Okinawa◎Living Environment in Okinawa Prefecture

The prefecture operates six hospitals covering the northern, central, and southern (including Naha) parts of themain island as well as the Miyako and Yaeyama islands, respectively, as well as another 16 clinics associatedwith those hospitals.
There are emergency hospitals in every part of the prefecture with staﬀ who can handle foreign languages as
well, so the non-Japanese speaker need not be concerned if worst comes to worst.

〜 A fulfilling environment to live in "Okinawa" 〜■ Life in Okinawa Prefecture

Emergency Hospitals with Foreign Language-Speaking Staﬀ (as of March,2021)

Since Okinawa has historically close relationships with overseas countries, many people from abroad already have theexperience of living in Okinawa, which has promoted the development of an environment and communities that are friendly topeople from abroad.

EnglishOkinawa Industry Promotion Public Corporation

provides a wide range of
information, including information on the living environment in
Okinawa Prefecture that overseas companies need to make theirmove trouble free.
Source: Statics on Foreign Nationals Residing in Japan by the Immigration
Services Agency
Number of Foreign Nationals Residing in Japan by Prefecture, Nationality,
and Region as of June 2023

■ Climate of Okinawa
Cherry blossoms in Japan usually bloom earliest in Okinawa, in January. The marine leisure season is
welcomed in March as beaches open around the prefecture. Okinawa is green even in winter,It is apleasant environment throughout the year.
(Temperature °C)35minimum daily temperature

Maximum daily temperature

Average daily temperature

amount of precipitation

Japan Meteorological Agency/
Historical Weather Data

700

30

600

25

500

20

400

15

Korean

Northern Okinawa Medical Center

Okinawa Kyodo Hospital

1712-3 Umusa, Nago City
TEL: +81-980-54-1111

4-10-55 Kohagura, Naha City
TEL: +81-98-853-1200

Urasoe General Hospital

Adventist Medical Center

4-16-1 Iso, Urasoe City
TEL: +81-98-878-0231

868 Kochi,Nishihara Town
TEL: +81-98-946-2833

Makiminato Central Hospital

Nanbu Tokushukai Hospital

1199 Makiminato, Urasoe City
TEL: +81-98-877-0575

171-1 Hokama, Yaese Town
TEL: +81-98-998-3221

University of the Ryukyus Hospital

Nanbu Medical Center & Nanbu Child Medical Center

207 Uehara,Nishihara Town
TEL: +81-98-895-3331

118-1 Arakawa, Haebaru Town
TEL: +81-98-888-0123

Chubu Tokushukai Hospital

Okinawa Central Hospital

2 Gaiku 1, Inside Awase Land Readjustment Zone,
Kitanakagusuku Village
TEL: +81-98-932-1110

1-26-6 Yogi,Naha City
TEL:+81-98-854-5511

300

10

200

5
0

800

Chinese100
January

February

March

April

May

June

July

AugustSeptember OctoberNovember December

Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (2022)■Safety and Disaster Prevention in Okinawa

Japan is known as a country that is peaceful and orderly. According to the 2020 Global Peace Index (produced by the Economist
magazine from the U.K.), Japan is the 9th most peaceful country in the world.
Useful Websites in the Event of Disaster
Most local governments in Okinawa have prepared
local community disaster prevention guide maps andevacuation center maps in multiple languages forforeign residents in the event that a typhoon,
earthquake, or some other disaster occurs. The
Okinawa Disaster Prevention Information Portal also
provides information about typhoons, earthquakes,
tsunami, advisories, and warnings in English, Chinese(Simpliﬁed and Traditional), and Korean0

In the Event of Emergency

Fire, injury, or sudden illness TEL 119
Dial 119 direct to call for a ﬁre truck or ambulance.
Accidents and crimes TEL 110
Dial 110 direct to call the police.

Source: Japan Tourism Agency, "Guide to Medical Institutions"

A Useful Website Should You Fall Sick
Should it become necessary to get medical treatment in Japan, this website should
be useful. It provides easy-to-understand information in English, Chinese, andOther languages about where you should go if you have various symptoms.

Japan Tourism Agency, "Guide to Medical Institutions"
http://www.jnto.go.jp/emergency/chc/mi̲guide.html

http://www.bousai.okinawa.jp/chit/index.html

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Map of Okinawa

Cape Hedo◎Map of Okinawa〜Okinawa: Where resorts and businesses thrive alongside each other~

Located at the southernmost tip of Japan and surroundedby magniﬁcent seas on all sides, Okinawa is one of theleading resort destinations in Asia that attracts tourists fromJapan and abroad. In recent years, Okinawa has also been
attracting attention as a new base for businesses in Asia as aresult of its geographical advantages. It is also popular as an
ideal location for "workations," a new style of working while
one is enjoying a vacation, due to its excellent access to avariety of resort amenities.
Kume Island

Kouri Bridge

Provided by Japan Entertainment

Kunigami Village

Hijio Falls
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

Okinawa Churaumi
Aquarium

Ie Village

Kouri Bridge

NakijinCastle Ruins

Ogimi Village

National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College P.36〜

HigashiVillage

Nakijin Village

Aguni Island
Motobu Town

Aguni Village

Gesashi Bay
Mangrove Forest

JUNGLIA

Kumejima Town

Tonaki Island

Nago City

Tonaki Village

Zamami Island

Zamami Village

Tokashiki Village

Aka Island

Okinawa Institute of Science andTechnology Graduate University (OIST) P.36〜

Okinawa Expressway
Naha Airport Expressway
Cape Manzamo

Tokashiki Island

GinozaVillage

Onna
VillageGinoza IC

Yaka ICKin ICMinami-Daito Island
Minami-Daito Village

Ikema Island

ZakimiCastle Ruins

Noho Island

Okinawa IT Shinryo Park

Yomitan Village
KadenaTown

Okinawaminami IC

Okinawa City

Chatan Town

Gushikawa Island

GinowanCity

Izena Island

ShurijoCastle Park

International Logistics Hub
Integrated Industrial Area,
Naha District

Kita-nakagusuku IC

Nakagusuku
Castle Ruins

Umikaji Terrace
Senagajima

Minna Island

Nakagusuku
Village

Nishihara Town

Sefa-utaki

Haebaru-minami IC

Nanjo City

KudakaIslandHatoma Island

Ishigaki City

5

Ishigaki Island

Kohama Island

Yaese Town

Iriomote Island
Taketomi Town

Peace Memorial Park

Maezato Region ,Itoman City P.28〜

Tarama Village

Tomigusuku/Nakachi IC

Itoman City

Umikaji Terrace Senagajima

Tarama Island

International Logistics Hub Integrated Industrial Area,
Uruma/Okinawa District(Around 27km/45-minute drivefrom Naha Airport) P.23〜

Ryukyu University

Nishihara JCT
Naha City
Yonabaru Town
KokusaiNaha IC
dori
Haebaru Haebaru-kita IC
Naha Air Port Town

Tomigusuku City

Miyakojima City

Kurima Island

Nishihara IC

Urasoe City

Yanaha Island

Miyako Island

Shimoji Island

Mid-Sea Road
KatsurenCastle Ruins

Kitanakagusuku
Village

Depot Island

Izena Village

Irabu Island

Okinawa-kita IC

Uruma City

Naha International Container Terminal P.12〜

Kita-Daito Village

Ishikawa IC

Cape Zanpa

Iheya Island

Kita-Daito Island

Kin Town

Geruma Islands

Iheya Village

Nakamine & Uezu Regions, Uruma City P.27〜

Kyoda IC

Taketomi Island

Yonaguni Island

Kuro Island
Aragusuku Island

Yonaguni Town

Hateruma Island

Tomoyose-Higashi Region, Yaese Town P.29〜

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1

Geographic features of Okinawa

Geographic features of Okinawa

1

Point

Geographic features of Okinawa

2 Extensive Aviation and Marine Distribution Networks

Naha Airport has complete and fully functional passenger airline
ﬂight networks linking major domestic cities to enable
In recent years, BCP and Disaster Recovery measures in preparation for unpredictable states of emergency, such as earthquakes,
tsunami, heavy snow, and other natural disasters and accidents, are indispensable. Risk Diversiﬁcation has gained attention as a popularmeasure in this regard.

immediate response during times of emergency or system

failure. In addition, promoting the strengthening of international
marine distribution networks linking major ports in Asia and the

optimization of overall supply chains throughout Okinawa Island
enable the sharing of functions and organic cooperation
between Naha Port and Nakagusuku Bay Port.

Point

image photo

Nagoya
Osaka

Tokyo

3

Power Distribution System
Independent From the Mainland

Okinawa has stable power distribution based in thermal power
generation which is independent from the Japanese mainland.

This makes favorable conditions for mitigating and diversifying
the risk of halted operations or data loss due to power shortages.

Fukuoka

1,600km
900km

1,300km
1,200km

Point

4 Consistent, comfortable climate!

Okinawa Prefecture is the only subtropical

Okinawaregion in Japan and has a mild climateyear-round which generally has no snowfall.
For example, the required environmental
temperature for a clean room insemiconductor manufacturing is said to be
23 degrees Celsius, which is near the

Point

1

Distant from the mainland, there is a low risk ofsimultaneous disaster occurrence

リスク分散拠点としての沖縄のポイント

Due to its remote location, far from the mainland, Okinawa is considered to have a relatively low risk ofsimultaneous disaster occurrence in the event of a large-scale disaster on the mainland.
Some companies have actually moved their bases of operations to Okinawa, or placed a base for data backup
and BCP measures here, after large scale disasters.
The government also sees Okinawa as a valuable base for risk diversiﬁcation, with some government oﬃces adopting Okinawa as
the place for their data backup centers.
Okinawa's proximity to the mainland also has the advantage of speeding up disaster recovery. Okinawa is an ideal location fordisaster countermeasure system backups and dual centers (operation centers that operate simultaneously).

7

average temperature for Okinawa.

Temperature ﬂuctuations throughout the

day are markedly smaller here than in other

Temperature
（℃）
10
8
6
4

prefectures as well, and this adds the2costs of maintaining a constant0

beneﬁt of making it possible to reduce thetemperature.

In this way, a climate with small

temperature diﬀerences is another uniqueadvantage of being located in Okinawa.

1

2

Naha

Osaka

3

4

5

Tokyo

Nagoya6789

10 11 12（month）

23.8℃

Annual Average
Temperature

Source: Meteorological Agency (2023)

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2 -1.Naha Airport, an airport that connects major cities in Japan and Asia

2 International Distribution Network Ideal for Expansion in Asia

International Distribution Network
Ideal for Expansion in Asia

2

1

2

Naha Airport, an airport that connects
major cities in Japan and Asia

(1) An air logistics network that takes advantage of our extensive network of ﬂights
With a geographical advantage located at the heart of East Asia, Okinawa beats with energy and has been garnering attention as avital business hub interlocked with the Asian economy.

In order to develop Okinawa as an international business city connecting Japan and Asia, Okinawa Prefecture is working on

building an international logistics network centered around Naha Airport and Naha Port, Okinawaʼs sky and sea gateways. This
distribution hub will be excellent for companies looking to expand in Asia.

Okinawa Prefecture is developing an air logistics network centered on Naha Airport as the international hub of Okinawa by taking
advantage of its geographical location in the center of East Asia and its extensive network of ﬂights.
Starting from 2021, we are shifting from the cargo-only aircraft-centric model in the past to a model that also utilizes cargo space onpassenger ﬂights bound for Naha Airport in addition to cargo-only aircraft. We are also building a new air logistics network that connects
the Tokyo metropolitan area and other regions of Japan with cities throughout Asia so as to serve multiple destinations at high frequencies.
With this transition, we aim to take advantage of the dynamism of the growing Asian market to further promote the export of Okinawan
products and become a distribution center for local specialties from all over Japan. At the same time, we hope to establish an international
logistics hub that can meet the new transportation demands of e-commerce, which has been rapidly expanding in recent years.

Khabarovsk

Okinawa International Logistics Hub

Vladivostok

Keyfeatures

SapporoBeijing

China: 1.4
billion people

DalianTianjin

Seoul

Niigata

Daegu
Busan

Xi'an

Hiroshima

NaritaHanedaNagoyaKansaiShanghaiHong Kong

TaipeiTaichung
Kaohsiung

ManilaBangkok

Singapore

Okinawa

ASEAN countries:
680 million people
Nusantara

Jakarta*Due to the eﬀects of COVID-19, some routes are suspended. (As of January 2023)"Sources:“Population Estimates,” Ministry of Internal Aﬀairs and Communications, Statistics Bureau (December 2023 report)“Essential Data on the Peopleʼs Republic of China,” Ministry of Foreign Aﬀairs of Japanʼs website (as of September 25th, 2023)

16 routes(March 2020)

Eﬀects◆Establishment of a high-performance international logistics hub withlow costs, improved convenience, and a diversiﬁed logistics network◆Establishment of sales channels for local specialties of prefectures andfrom all over Japan, and allowing for further industrial integration

Okinawa Prefecture

26 routes

Domestic airlines*Tokyo and Osaka have two routes
from Okinawa: Haneda and Narita
in Tokyo, and Itami and Kansai in
Osaka.

Local specialties
of prefectures

Local specialties
from all over Japan

Cargo from Asia

Cargo from Asia

Contact

Singapore / SINGAPORE

OﬃcialWebsiteTaiwan/TAIPEITokyo metropolitan area
& other regions

Expanding the export of Okinawan products
Stock center for e-commerce/online stores(March 2020)
Becoming a distribution center for
local specialties from all over Japan
Serving as a logistics base for
global manufacturers
Expanding international logistics special zones

Local specialties
from all over Japan

Center of a massive
market of nearly
two billion people
Within four hours
by plane from Okinawa

Ho Chi Minh

Kuala Lumpur

Overseas airlines

Japan: 120
million people

Hangzhou

Hanoi

Asia

Sendai

Kitakyushu

Nanjing

Xiamen◆Construction of a logistics network utilizing belly ﬂights (freighttransportation via passenger planes) in addition to cargo planes◆Taking advantage of the dynamism of Asia, which continues to grow◆Catering to new logistics demands such as e-commerceVideo(about 10 min.)Executive Committee of Great Okinawa Trade Fair
(inside the Okinawa Industry Promotion Public Corporation)
TEL: +81-98-851-7463 / FAX: +81-98-859-6233
E-mail: daikouekikai@okinawa-ric.or.jp

One of the largest food trade fairs, the Great Okinawa Trade Fair seeks to expand
overseas sales routes for specialty products of Okinawa and Japan utilizing its
international logistics hub. This highly successful event has been held 11 times.
The Great Okinawa Trade Fair 2023 attracted about 400 buyers and suppliers
from both Japan and overseas, and facilitated about 2,100 business introductions.

The 12th Great Okinawa Trade Fair 2024
Face-to-Face Business Introductions[Date] Thursday, November 21 & Friday,
November 22, 2024
[Venue] Okinawa Convention Center

Online Business Introductions[Date] Thursday, August 1 ‒ Friday,
December 20, 2024
[Venue] Online only

“Seeing ASEAN” (December 2023) and “ASEAN Today” (2022), Ministry of Foreign Aﬀairs of Japan"

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2 -2 Naha Port : An international trade hub linking Japan and Asia

2 -2 Naha Port : An international trade hub linking Japan and Asia

Naha Port : An international
trade hub linking Japan and Asia22(1) Marine transport network connecting Japan with other countries■Container Handling Volume(TEU) Ranking by Port (Preliminary ﬁgures 2021)

As the maritime gateway for Okinawa,
Naha Port has 7 regular international
container routes serving Taiwan, North
America, China, South Korea, and thePhilippines and 29 regular and irregulardomestic routes (of which 10 are
intraprefectural) featuring RORO, generalcargo, and other ships serving suchlocations as Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Hakata,and Kagoshima.
Naha Port is the 17th largest in Japan forforeign trade, 2nd for domestic trade, and7th for combined trade in terms of thetotal number of containers handled.

Foreign trade container handling volume

Domestic trade container handling volume

Rank

Port name

TEU※

Rank

Port nameTEU※

1Tokyo (Keihin)

4,325,956

1

Kobe (Hanshin)

2

Yokohama (Keihin)

2,571,663

2

3

Nagoya2,539,538

3

4

Kobe (Hanshin)

2,144,609

5

Osaka (Hanshin)

2,128,089

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Naha

80,301*1 TEU = 1 20-foot container■ Naha Port regular routes (overseas)
TianjinHakataYashiroShanghaiNingboWenzhouFuzhouXiamenTEU※679,167

1

Tokyo (Keihin)

4,862,841

Tokyo (Keihin)

536,885

2

Yokohama (Keihin)

2,861,307

Naha

512,628

3

Kobe (Hanshin)

2,823,776

4

Osaka (Hanshin)

297,581

4

Nagoya2,725,596

5

Yokohama (Keihin)

289,644

5

Osaka (Hanshin)

2,425,670

6

Nagoya186,058

6

Hakata957,056

7

Kagoshima

161,7747

Naha

592,929

Source: Port statistics (Current situation of amount of cargo handled in the port, etc.)

Kitakyushu

Busan

To Long Beach

Kobe
Osaka

Yokohama

Taichung Hirara
平良
Ishigaki
石垣

Hong Kong Kaohsiung

ManilaToyohasi

Osaka

Mishimakawanoe
NiihamaKagoshima

Matsuyama

志布志
志布志

Naha
500km

NagoyaTokyo

Takamatsu
HakataTo Los Angeles(San Pedro)

Keelung

Tamahima Kobe

Hiroshima Kure

From Auckland

Oita
Hososhima
Kagoshima

APL
Nansei Kaiun Co., Ltd.
FRESH CARRIERS
Ehime Ocean Line Co., Ltd.

Naha

As of January 2024

MATSONSJJ
Ryukyu Kaiun■ Naha's regular foreign trade shipping routes(as of January 2024)

As of March 2023
MKK Line(general cargo vessels)

Naha Shipping (RORO vessels)*Including vessel sharing with Kinkai Yusen

Marusan Kaiun Co., Ltd.(general cargo vessels)

Kaniyaku Co., Ltd. (general cargo vessels)

Nansei Kaiun Co., Ltd.(general cargo vessels)*Including vessel sharing with Osaka Asahi Kaiun Co., Ltd.

Fujitrans Corporation (Car carriers)

A''Line Ferry (ferries/RORO vessels)

Marix Line (Ferry)

The most recent version can be found at Naha Port's managing
association website (http://www.nahaport.jp).

Gross Tonnage(International Tonnage) Frequency Time of Passage

Port of Call
Los Angeles (San Pedro) − Auckland − Yokohama − Naha − Busan-Qingdao −Shanghai-Busan − Los Angeles (San Pedro)

Full containerLong Beach − Honolulu − Apra (Guam) − Naha − Ningbo − Shanghai − Long Beach

Full container

32,575

1/ wk

14d

MATSON

China

Shanghai - Osaka - Kobe - Naha - Shangai

Full container

9,994

1/ wk

96hr

SJJ

Asia

Davao (Philippines) ー Naha ー (Hakata) ー (Kobe) ー Davao (Philippines)

Freezer
container

9,340

1 / 2wk

72hr

FRESH CARRIERS*Sakishima route extension
Naha ー Hirara ー Ishigaki ー Kaohsiung ー Naha ー Hakata ー Kagoshima ー Naha

RORO ships

10,184

1/ wk

36hr

RKK Line*Sakishima route extension
Naha ー Hirara ー Ishigaki ー Xiamen ー Kaohsiung ー Naha

Generalcargo ship

1,488

0.5/ wk

93hr

NAMSUNG

Naha (1st) ‒ Shibushi (1st) ‒ Yatsushiro (1st) ‒ Busan ‒ Matsuyama ‒ Oita ‒ Hososhima ‒Shibushi (2nd) ‒ Yatsushiro (2nd) ‒ Naha (2nd) ‒ Keelung ‒ Taichung ‒ Kaohsiung ‒ Naha (1st)Full container

9,443

1/ wk

2d

Ehime Ocean Line

Southeast
Asia(Taiwan)

The Naha Port International Container Terminal has
been ﬁtted with gantry cranes and reefer power supply
facilities, and the Naha Port Logistics Hub is being
developed on an adjacent site.

Naha Port International
Container Terminal

Reefer Power FacilityGancra tryne*The location of phases 2 and 3of the Integrated Logistics Center
is under consideration■ Naha Port Logistics Hub

Currnently, at Naha Port, which handles the majority of Okinawa Prefecture's port cargo, thedevelopment of the Naha Port General Distribution Center is underway. We aim to increase theamount of cargo handled by promoting the collection and creation of cargo, improving thesophistication of our logistics, and focusing creating new value-adding industries, such as distribution
and processing. The ﬁrst phase of the Naha Port Integrated Logistics Center opened in May of 2019,
and we are currently analyzing the possibilities for the commercialization of the second and third
phases of the Integrated Logistics Center.

Naha Port Logistics Hub
Floor speciﬁcations of logistics building

Dedicated footprint area

approximately 10,495㎡

3rd ﬂoor : dry goods only,,

2nd ﬂoor : frozen, refrigerated, dry goods,,

1st ﬂoor : frozen and refrigerated goods only

Tenants

Handled cargo (Results)

Okinawa Koun Co., Ltd., Maruei Logistics Co., Ltd., Ryukyus Logistics Co., Ltd., Food, Beverages, General Goods Building
Okinawa Prefecture Black Sugar Cooperative,
Okinawa Kyuso Co., Ltd.Ryukyu Freight Forwarders Co., Ltd.,

Okinawa black sugar, inshore tuna, etc.

Nichirei Logistics Kyushu, Inc.

Various frozen and refrigerated foods② Initiatives to increase foreign cargo
Support systems such as the Naha Port Transport Eﬃciency Support Project have been
set up to encourage companies to ship more cargo through Okinawa and to establish
new sea routes.

Scan the QR code fordetails on the Naha Port
Transport Eﬃciency
Support Project▶

1/ wk

15d

The Naha Port Transport Streamlining Support Project aims to promote the expansion of international container cargo andstreamline transport using Naha Port. It will achieve this by helping operators shift to more eﬃcient transportation patterns forinternational container cargo via Naha Port.
●Target operators Shippers and logistics companies transporting international container cargo●Support
Financial support for increased costs (marine and land transportation expenses, etc.) that arise as a result of shifting to atransportation route via Naha Port
The maximum ﬁnancial assistance is ¥300,000 for the ﬁrst stage and ¥1,000,000 for the second stage. ¥100,000 is provided ateach stage as a participation subsidy for a total of ¥1,500,000*A second stage of transportation can start if the project is conﬁrmed to be eﬀective at the end of the ﬁrst stage.
●Main requirements for support
1) Containers must be imported or exported through Naha Port
2) New transportation routes must use Naha Port and follow transport patterns A, B, C, or D (see chart below).
3) Applicants must meet the projectʼs objectives and be planning to use Naha Port continuously●Transport patterns eligible for support

Pattern A

Ship Type82,794Phase III Planned General Distribution Center
Construction SiteGancra tryne① Facility maintenance

Scheduled to open in May 2019
(Basic design: 3 stories, dedicated footprint area about 3.2ha)

Phase II Planned General Distribution Center
Construction Site

●Objective

1,500km2,000km

Naha Port Logistics Hub
Phase 1 renewal site [2.6 ha]

Naha Port Transport Streamlining Support Project

Nase

From Honolulu

1,000km

Davao

North
America

Measures are being implemented to increase thevolume of cargo handled, with the aim of realizing ainternational maritime logistics hub connecting
domestic markets with East Asia.

Guam

Ho Chi Minh

RegionPort name

Hiroshima

Busan

QindaoHaiphong

Rank■ Naha's regular and irregular shipping routes (out of prefecture)

Other than
Seto
Inland Sea

DalianTotal container handling volume(2) Measures to strengthenfunctionality as aninternational logistics hub

Operator
APL

A shift to importing
directly into Naha
Port instead oftransporting overseas
cargo to Naha Port
via a mainland port

Pattern C

A shift to exporting
directly from Naha
Port instead ofsending cargo fromNaha Port overseas
via a mainland port.

Previous
Ocean route

New route
Ocean route

Coastal route
Naha Port

Naha Port

Previous

Reduction oftransportation costs
and lead time

New route

Ocean route
Ocean route

Coastal route
Naha Port

Naha Port

Reduction oftransportation costs
and lead time

Pattern B

A shift to importing cargo at
Naha Port and then transportingit to a local port on the mainland
instead of importing it to amajor mainland port and thentransporting overseas cargoover a long distance by landPattern D

A shift to moving cargo to Naha Port
from a local port on the mainland
and then exporting overseas insteadof transporting cargo over a long
distance from local ports on themainland and then exporting
overseas via a major mainland port

Previous
Previous

New route
Previous

Land transport
Coastal route
Naha Port

Previous

Naha Port

New route

Ocean route
Coastal route

Naha Port

Inquiries: Naha Port Management Association, Planning and Construction Department, Minato Promotion Division

Cost reductionMore
environmentallyfriendly,
contribution to
BCP, etc.

Ocean route

Cost reduction
Environmental
impact reduction,
BCP support, etc.

Coastal route

Naha PortTEL 098-868-2582*Final ports are in red *Ports of call in ( ) are irregular ports

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3 Okinawa is a vibrant place with talented people

Okinawa is a vibrant placewith talented people

3

3 Okinawa is a vibrant place with talented people

Capacity of universities, technical colleges,
prefectural technical high schools, etc.
Name of school

North
CentralSouth

Average age

in the nation#1

Percentage
Change inPopulation
by Prefecture#2in the nation

RemoteIslands

72.8% of new graduates want to ﬁnd employment inside of Japan.

■Data on the employment status of new graduates (job seekers)
in the prefecture.
Vocational
High Junior
University schools, etc.
school college#of graduates (people) 16,544

1,693#of job seekers (people)

1,176

Within the prefecture

517

Outside the prefecture#of people with unoﬃcial
job oﬀers (people)

1,663
1,149

Within the prefecture

514

Outside the prefecture

Unoﬃcial job oﬀer rate
Within the prefecture
Outside the prefecture

526
362
261
101
327
231

96

98.2% 90.3%
97.7% 88.5%
99.4%

95%

Total
24,989

4,098

3,821

8,395

3,633

2,707

6,108

2,834

1,837

2,287

799

870

7,675

3,298

2,387

5,511

2,564

1,567

2,164

734

820

91.4%

91%

88.2%

90.2%

91%

85.3%

94.6%

92%

94.3%

■ Employment status of new graduates
Personsseeking
out-of-prefecture
employment

2,287 (27.2%)
Persons withundecided
out-ofprefecture
employment

123 (5.4%)

Persons withundecided inprefecture
employment
597 (9.8%)

Personswith decided
out-of-prefecture
employment Persons with
2,164 (94.6%) decided

in-prefecture
employment

5,511 (90.2%)

6,108

Persons seeking
in-prefecture
employment (72.8%)

7,000
6,000
5,000

2,564

4,000
3,000

1,837

2,000
1,000

(Person) 0

261

231

1,176

1,149

Persons seeking
in-prefecture
employment

High school

13

1,567

799

734

870
101
517

820
96
514

Persons with decided Persons seeking Persons with decided
in-prefecture
out-of-prefecture
out-of-prefecture
employment
employment
employment

Junior college

University

Vocational schools, etc.

Name of school

Capacity

Misato Technical High School

280

Gushikawa Polytechnic College

85

Urasoe Polytechnic College

120

280

Naha Technical High School

320

Nambu Technical High School120

Okinawa Technical High School

320

Total

335

Yaeyama Commercial and TechnicalHigh School160

Miyako Technical High School

120*Okinawa Polytechnic Development Promotion
Center also has a Faculty of Engineering.

2,630

Source: Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education,schools' websites

Okinawa Prefectural Mirai Senior HighSchool of Technology
University of the Ryukyus(Faculty of Engineering)

Nago Commercial andTechnical High School

320

Urasoe Technical High School

350

Overall total

130

Proportion of individuals returning to their home prefecture after having moved to another prefecture
National
average

Okinawa
Shizuoka

43.7%

Rank

55.3%

2

70.9%

1

54.6%

3

According to the National Survey on Migration conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labourand Welfare, approx. 70.9% of the individuals who were born in Okinawa Prefecture andwho had moved to other prefectures for education or employment have returned to theprefecture, a percentage that is signiﬁcantly higher than the national average.
Source: National Survey on Migration conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare■Education in Okinawa

Okinawa Prefecture provides an educational system and guidance on how to enroll in it in multiple languages
with the goal of becoming a place where foreign residents can also feel easy when it comes to living here. The
local government conducts information sessions about student life and holds orientation sessions on its
systems for helping students to enroll. Thanks to its eﬀorts to promote supplying information about theeducational system with non-Japanese in mind, anyone relocating here with school-age children should haveno concerns on this front.

International Schools
in Okinawa

Japanese Classes +Japanese Language Vocational School

Okinawa Amicus International(Kindergarten, Elementary and Junior High School)

Okinawa International Exchange &Human Resources Development Foundation

TEL: +81-98-979-4711

TEL: +81-98-942-9215

http://www.amicus.ed.jp/en/

http://www.oihf.or.jp

Okinawa Christian School International
1835 Zakimi, Yomitan Village

Japanese Language Institute,International Center of Language & Culture

http://ocsi.org

TEL: +81-98-859-3881

New Life Academy

Japanese Language School SAELUTEL: +81-98-870-3893

TEL: +81-98-943-3297

1212-1 Enobi, Uruma City

134-1 Noborimata, Nakagusuku Village

Source: Employment Security Division, Employment Security Department,
Okinawa Bureau of Labor Graduation in March 2023 (as of March 2023)

Capacity

Okinawa Polytechnic College(Faculty of Engineering)160

TEL: +81-98-958-3000

2,834

Name of school

200

National Institute of Technology,
Okinawa College (Regular Course)

ToyamaAs we move into an era of population decline, Okinawa Prefecture is still experiencing population growth.
Okinawa is also Japanʼs youngest prefecture, with the average age by prefecture the lowest at 43.5 years old and Japanʼshighest proportion of young people (ages 0 to 14) at 16.6%.
Each year, a large number of students enroll in the prefectureʼs industrial education institutions, where the human resources
who will lead the manufacturing industry of the future are trained.

Capacity

Polytechnic colleges

http://www.newlifeacademy.com

4-2-16 Isa, Ginowan CitySun Hills Tabaru 2F, 1-4-1 Tabaru, Naha City
https://iclcjapan.com/course/english/

2-4-4 Tomari, Naha City
http://www.saelu.net/

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4 -１Support for business expansion into Okinawa

4

Detailed overview ofavailable aid

4 - 1 Support for business expansion into Okinawa

4 -１Support for business expansion into Okinawa■ Steps of setting up business in Japan

Setting up
a business *1

Obtaining visas

Setting up
an oﬃce

Human Resources

Setting up
a place to live

Research

Appointing a
representative in Japan

Temporary oﬃce

Hiring Staﬀ

Staying at a hotel orother

Setting up
a permanent oﬃce

What is Okinawa Investment Support Center?

We provide information about business environment and economic situation of Okinawa as well as consultation services forincorporation of a business. We alsointroduce hubs of international distribution and provide information and support about
various incentives for business. In addition, for those who wish to visit andobserve companies in Okinawa before you deploy
investment or other speciﬁc plans, we coordinate and accompany your visit.

【 Normal scenario to establish a company in Okinawa 】

Company registration

Tax notices

Certiﬁcate of eligibility/Visa application

Setting up permanent
housing

Opening a bankaccount *2

Social insurance
noticesStart of business operations
Reference: JETRO Website - Setting up Business

https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/invest/setting̲up/

Okinawa Investment Support Center will provide support for the above procedures as necessary.

*1 General ﬂow of procedures for establishing a company (case of joint-stock corporation)
1. Advance preparations□ Determination of proﬁle of joint-stock corporation to be established□ Examination at the Legal Aﬀairs Bureau of identical corporate names□ Preparation of joint-stock corporation's articles of incorporation□ Acquisition of registration certiﬁcates, etc. for the parent company, and preparation of aﬃdavits regarding the
proﬁle of the parent company and aﬃdavits regarding signatures of the representatives of the parent company"Okinawa Investment Support Center" can provide one-stop service
in accordance with clients' needs.

2. Application for establishment□ Notarization of joint-stock corporation's articles of incorporation by a Japanese notary□ Remittance of joint-stock corporation capital to the account of the incorporator, or representative director, or
director at incorporation□ Appointment of directors and other oﬃcers, such as representative directors and auditors□ Examination by directors and auditors of the legality of establishment procedures□ Application at the Legal Aﬀairs Bureau for registration of joint-stock corporation establishment and theregistration of company seal at the Legal Aﬀairs Bureau

3. Procedures after application□ The acquisition of a certiﬁcate on registered information and a company seal impression certiﬁcate□ Opening of a bank account under the company name *2□ The notiﬁcation of stock acquisition to the Bank of Japan
Reference: JETRO Website - Procedures for registering establishment

Available in Japanese,
Chinese and English

Available via telephone
and EmailAvailable
for face-to-face consultation

What is Okinawa Investment Support Center?

Overseas and Business Support Division, Okinawa Industry Promotion Public Corporation

Business Hours : Monday - Friday 9:00-17:00（Closed on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays）+81-98-894-6288+81-98-859-6233

Email：business̲s@okinawa-ric.or.jp

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WEB: http://invest-okinawa.biz

https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/invest/setting̲up/section1/page3/*2. Opening a bank account under company name
In general, the following items are required to open a corporate account. Please contact your bank to be corresponded
for more details as each bank may have diﬀerent procedures.
● Landline phone number● Materials that show your business, such as websites● Business card

● Certiﬁed copy of the corporate register● Contracts with business partners, etc.

● Certiﬁcate of seal impression of the corporation● Passport● Articles of Incorporation● Residence card

● Copy of the tax oﬃce report● Corporate seal16

4-２Support in Securing and Training Personnel

4-３Support for transport

4 -4

4 - 2 Support Towards the Reduction of Initial Investments

Financing system of the Okinawa Development Finance Corporation

Financing is available if needed to conduct business in international logistics hubs/industrial clusters orindustrial innovation promotion areas.
Fund Name

Amount Limit

Repayment PeriodBusiness Development Fund

70% of required capital

Within 25 years

Fund for Small and Medium
Businesses¥720 million

Occupation Fund

Within 20 years¥72 million

Okinawa Development
Finance Corporation

Contact
Financing Department No. 1
Industrial Development Financing Group

4 -４Okinawa Industry Promotion Corporation Support Services

Phone: 098-941-1765

Financing Department No. 2
Phone: 098-941-1785
Small and Medium Enterprise Financing Group No. 1
Financing Department No. 2
Phone: 098-941-1795
Small and Medium Enterprise Financing Group No. 2

4-５Support for Demonstration Experiment

Okinawa Industry Promotion Corporation
Support Services

For medium and small entrepreneurs aiming to develop new businesses andproducts and for those seeking to found companies

Okinawa Industry
Promotion Public
Corporation

We provide advice to medium and small business owners who are not sure where to turn for help, such as with issues related
to physical distribution, beneﬁts under the tax system, and new client acquisition, through phone, email, or in-person visits asneeded. We encourage everybody to please feel free to reach out.

Logistics Consultation Desk (Comprehensive Support Project for Logistics Measures)

A cost-free consultation desk has been established to provide advice, information, and proposals for
improvement to facilitate proactive eﬀorts by companies to address issues regarding logistics in Okinawa.

*In addition to the above, a variety of other ﬁnancing systems are available depending on type of business and objective in use of funds.
*For more information, please visit the website of Okinawa Development Finance Corporation or contact us by phone.

4 - 3 Support for transport

Project for Promoting the Use of Aerial Cargo Space on Passenger Flights

Okinawa Prefecture provides airfare subsidies for the export of products from Okinawa to overseas to establish international
aerial logistics networks at Naha Airport via airline companies.

Target Users: Producers, manufacturers, trade companies and other wholesalers, distributors, consigned freight forwarding business operators
Target Cargo: Agricultural products, livestock products, marine products, processed food, cosmetics, crafts, precision machines, etc.

Airline Cargo Capacity
Use Promotion Project

Target Destinations: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Seoul, and more

Usage, Conditions, Amount of Subsidy, etc.: Please contact consigned freight forwarding business operators registered with and approved by Okinawa
Prefecture for details.
(Posted on the Okinawa Prefectural Department of Global Market Strategy oﬃcial website.)

Subsidies for Air Fares

No
subsidiesWithsubsidies

Examples of the use of subsidies

Fuel surcharge
Custom and other costs

Air fares

Prefectural subsidies
for air fares

Air
fares

Fuel surcharge
Custom and other costs

Okinawa

Overseas

Okinawa
Okinawa‒ Metropolitan Area
- Overseas

Metropolitan Area

Okinawa- Overseas

Local Regions‒ Okinawa- Overseas

Local Regions/ Metropolitan Area

Overseas

Okinawa(Contact: Okinawa Prefecture Department of Commerce, Industry and Labor, IndustrialSite Promotion Division TEL: 098-866-2770)

Airfare subsidies

Okinawa Prefecture

Airfares＋ Fuel surcharge*Airline companies* Consigned freight
forwarding business operators

Business providers

Airfare payment＋
Fuel surcharge
Custom and other costs

Useof transportation

4 - 5 Support for Demonstration Experiment

Okinawa Demonstration Experiment Support Platform

Flow of Use *Business providers approved for use of subsidies by Okinawa Prefecture
Requestfor transportation

Overseas

Overview: To develop a prefectural system as a test bed islandin which demonstration experiments and social implementation
for new technologies are actively conducted, Okinawa Prefecture
has established the Okinawa Demonstration Experiment Support
Platform in cooperation with national and municipal governments.
We focus on support for providing or mediating ﬁelds, recruiting
monitors, coordination in communities, consultation forcompliance with regulations, and PR.

Companies, private organizations, etc.
Demonstration experiment using Ai, IoT, robots, Big Data

Consultations for demonstration
experiments in Okinawa Prefecture

Response to individual consultations

Okinawa Demonstration Experiment Support Platform
Operated by the Okinawa Prefecture Industrial Establishment andRegional Revitalization Promotion Council Secretariat
Commerce, Industry and Labor
Department, Okinawa Prefecture
Department of Planning,
Okinawa Prefecture

Economy, Trade and Industry Department,
Okinawa General Bureau, Cabinet Oﬃce

Okinawa Industrial
Council member municipalities

Financial institutions andprivate companies, etc.

Okinawa Industrial Council = Okinawa Prefecture Industrial Establishment and Regional Revitalization Promotion Council

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Special Taxation in a Special Economic Zone

Special Taxation in a Special
Economic Zone55
National tax

Ie Village
Ogimi Village

Motobu Town

Note1

Higashi Village

Business Innovation Zones

Nago City
KyodaIC

Onna Village

Naka IC

Ishikawa IC

1Business Innovation Zones

GinozaIC

KinIC

GinozaVillage

Kin Town

Yomitan Village
Okinawa North IC

Kadena Town
Okinawa South IC
Chatan Town
Ginowan City

Naha City
NahaIC
Haebaru Town

Tomigusuku City
Tomishiro,

Okinawa
City
Kitanakagusuku Village
Kitanakagusuku IC

Nakagusuku
Village
Nishihara IC

Nishihara Town

Nishihara JCT[Access]
Approx. 27km from Naha Airport
45 min by car(via Okinawa Expressway)

Yonabaru Town
Haebaru North IC

Tomishiro IC

Nanjo City

Yaese Town

Itoman City

*Corporate tax rate for general regions quoted
from public reference material on the Ministryof Finance website (federal tax + local tax)
*The corporate tax rate for the international
distribution hub zone was estimated assuming
selection of the "income deduction scheme"(federal tax + local tax).

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Income Tax
Deductions

15.8

General region⑥Land freight transportation⑦Special real estate leasing⑧Wholesale⑨Packing*⑨ applies only to special
exemption programs outside of
the tax system①Investment
tax credit

Outline of tax incentives

Applicable industries

If new or additional facilities that exceed a certain value (machinery and equipment, furniture and ﬁxtures 1 million
yen Note 2, buildings and their attached facilities 10 million yen Note 3) and are in accordance with the approved
implementation plan for industrial upgrading and business innovation measures are increased within Okinawa, a
set percentage of the acquisition value of said facilities will be deducted from the corporate income tax.

Deduction rate : Machinery, installations, appliances, ﬁxtures
15%
Buildings and their auxiliary facilities, structure⁴ 8%(Limited to 20% of the corporate tax amount, can be carried forward for 4 years, maximum acquisition price of 2 billion yen)
* Approval by the Governor of Okinawa and conﬁrmation by a competent minister are required②Special
depreciation

If new or additional facilities that exceed a certain value (machinery and equipment, furniture and ﬁxtures 1 million
yen Note 2, buildings and their attached facilities 10 million yen Note 3) and are in accordance with the approved
implementation plan for industrial upgrading and business innovation measures are increased within Okinawa,
special depreciation is granted.

Deduction rate: Machinery, installations, appliances, ﬁxtures 34%
Buildings and their auxiliary facilities, structure⁴ 20%(Upper limit of acquisition price of ¥2 billion)○

SpecialDepreciation

○

○

○

Angel Tax System

ー

ー

○

Business Tax

○

○

○

Real Estate
Acquisition Tax

○

○

○

Property Tax

○

○

○

Oﬃce Tax(Naha City only)

○

○

ー

17.0

Regional industrial cluster
international distribution hub zone

*Okinawa
prefecture
estimate

Tax exemption
from corporate
entreprise tax

Within the designated zones, if the cost of installing new equipment (5 million yen for machinery, installations,appliances, ﬁxtures, 10 million yen for buildings and their auxiliary facilities) for the implementation of activities
certiﬁed as promoting industry development / business innovation exceeds a certain price, there is partial tax
exemption from corporate entreprise tax (5 years)

Tax exemption
from real estate
acquisition tax

Within the designated zones, if the purchase of buildings or land for the implementation of activities certiﬁed
as promoting industry development / business innovation exceeds a certain price (10 million yen), there ispartial tax exemption for real estate acquisition tax⁵

Tax exemption
from property tax

Within the designated zones, if the cost of installing new equipment (5 million yen for machinery, installations,appliances, ﬁxtures, 10 million yen for buildings and their auxiliary facilities) for the implementation of activities
certiﬁed as promoting industry development / business innovation exceeds a certain price, depending on theordinances of each municipality, there is partial tax exemption from property tax (5 years)⁵*Except warehousingbusinesses

Tax reduction ofbusiness tax*Only in Naha City

* Approval by the Governor of Okinawa and conﬁrmation by a competent minister are required* Approval by the Governor of Okinawa and conﬁrmation by a competent minister are required* Approval by the Governor of Okinawa and conﬁrmation by a competent minister are required

Within Naha City, if the cost of acquiring new equipment is 10 million yen or more, and the cost for acquiringbuildings, etc. is 100 million yen or more for the implementation of activities certiﬁed as promoting industry
development / business innovation, out of the the payable oﬃce tax, the taxable oﬃce ﬂoor surface area can becalculated as half the actual surface area (5 years)① Manufacturing② Road freight forwarding③ Warehousing④ Wholesale⑤ Design⑥ Natural science laboratories⑦ Electrical (with certain
requirements)⑧ Designated gas supply
operator⑨ Packing⑩ Machine repair⑪ Machine design⑫ Non-destructive inspection⑬ Commodity inspection⑭ Measurement certiﬁcation⑮ Management consulting⑯ Engineering⑰ Research and development
support inspection andanalysis*Items from 9 to 17 are not subject tothe tax incentives related to national
and local taxes (excluding businessoﬃce tax).

* To receive the tax incentives ①, ②, ③, ④, and ⑤, an approval is required for each by the Governor of Okinawa and the conﬁrmation by the relevant minister. When applying for the tax incentives, please consult thenearest tax oﬃce and Okinawa Regional Taxation Oﬃce (for national taxes), the prefectural tax oﬃce (for prefectural tax), and nearest municipal tax division (for municipal tax).
Please understand that approval, however, does not ensure application of the tax incentives. (Judgment for application shall be made by the relevant tax oﬃce.)
Note 1: For national tax incentives, choose either ① or ②. (Individuals can only choose ②.)
Note 2: Appliances and ﬁxtures are limited to those used exclusively for research and development, or other appliances and ﬁxtures speciﬁed by government ordinances.
Note 3: Only auxiliary facilities installed at the same time as the building are eligible for tax incentives.
Note 4: Structures are limited to gas storage tanks for storing liqueﬁed natural gas used by a gas supply business or manufacturing business, and pipelines for the use of said gas.
Note 5: Limited to land acquired where construction starts within one year after acquisition (purchase).

Advantages of utilizing special zones / local systems

○

10
0

⑤Aircraft maintenance○

Investment Tax
Deductions■ 5 years after establishment■ 6-10 years after establishment

29.74

20

④Warehousing*1. For national tax, only one special measure can be selected for each ﬁscal year.
*2. Oﬃce tax is based on Article 33 of the Local Tax Law Supplementary Provisions. In all other cases, Prefectures andMunicipalities will implement measures according to laws and regulations, following the national deﬁcit compensation
measures.

Tax rate（％）

30③Special non-store retail

○

50
40

①Finance-relatedindustries②Telecommunica
tions-related industries③Tourism-relatedindustries④Agriculture andAquaculture⑤Manufacturing⑥Management
consulting②Special machine repair○

2Comparison of eﬀective
tax rates for corporate
taxes in the international
distribution base andindustry cluster zone
versus general regions①Manufacturingー1Haebaru South IC

3

Economic and Financial
Revitalization Special Zone*⑨-⑰ apply only to special exemption
programs outside of the tax system

Local Tax

Nakachi IC

Target Businesses/Facilities

National Tax

Naha
airportUrasoe City

Uruma City

①Manufacturing②Land freight transportation③Warehousing④Wholesale⑤Design⑥Natural science research institute、⑦Electric utility(with certain requirements)⑧Designated gas supply operator⑨Packing⑩Machine repair⑪Machine design⑫Non-destructive inspection⑬Commodity inspection⑭Measurement certiﬁcation⑮Management consulting⑯Engineering⑰Research and development support
inspection and analysis

2International Distribution
Base and Industry Cluster Zone

Local tax

Economic and Financial Revitalization
Special Zone
1 Municipalities

Okinawa Expressway
Naha Airport Expressway

All over the prefecture (41 municipalities)* Approval by the Governor of Okinawa and conﬁrmation by a competent minister are required

International Distribution Base andIndustry Cluster Zone
Prefecture-wide

Business Innovation Zones

Incentives

Kunigami Village

Nakijin Village

1-1 Business Innovation Zones

Businesses within the limits of the area designated in the Industrial Innovation Promotion Plan established by the Okinawa
prefectural governor (throughout the prefecture) may take advantage of tax incentives with regard to the following national andlocal taxes for plans to implement industrial advancement and business innovation measures, provided that they have ﬁrst received
approval regarding the eligibility of said plans from the prefectural governor and conﬁrmation by the responsible cabinet minister.

Special Zones and Regional Systems based on the Act on
Special Measures for the Promotion and Development of Okinawa
In Okinawa, there are several systems available for companies based outside thePrefecture and for companies based within the Prefecture that are running local
businesses. Okinawa has adopted preferential treatment measures, such as tax-related
incentives to promote capital investment and high tax deductions on income (up to40%) which are not available in other prefectures.

5

For more information about the applicationof the tax system, please consult the
Okinawa Special Zone/Regional Tax System
One-Stop Assistance Services.

Okinawa Special Zone/
Regional Tax System
One-Stop Assistance Services：
TEL.098-894-6377
E-mail:okitoku@okinawa-ric.or.jp

1

Income deduction

A maximum of 40% of taxable
income of corporate income tax
can be deducted (only applicable
to industrial clusters ofinternational logistics bases).

2

Income10 million yen

Income6 million yen

10 million yen

Amount ofcorporate tax

2.3 million yen

Before using the system

Income10 million yen

Acquisition ofmachinery, etc.
Example:6 million yen

4 million yen

6 millionyen

Acquisition ofmachinery etc.
Example:6 million yen x 50%= 3 million yen

Amount ofcorporate tax

2.3 million yen

Before using the system* Corporate tax (national tax +local tax) is calculated as 30%

Income deduction

IncomeBefore using the system

Specialdepreciation

When machinery and equipment,
etc. are newly installed or
expanded, a certain amount of theacquired value can be included in
expenses as special depreciation
expenses.

Amount ofcorporate tax

3 millionyen

Investment
tax credit

When machinery and equipment,
etc. are newly installed or
expanded, a certain amount of
their acquisition price can be
deducted from the corporate tax.

3

40%

income deduction

Amount of
tax reduction

1.2 million yen
Amount ofcorporate tax* When using income deduction,
the eﬀective corporate tax
About 30%⇒20%

1.8 million yen

After using the system
6 million yen x 15% = 900,000 yen
Deduction limit

2.3 million yen x 20% = 460,000 yen

Amount ofcorporate tax

Amount of
tax reduction

1.84 million yen

460,000 yen

After using the system
Specialdepreciation

3 million yen
Income7 million yen

Tax reduction during theyear the incentive is used

690,000 yen

Amount ofcorporate tax

1.61 million yen

After using the system* Income refers to the amountwhen deducting only ordinary
depreciation* Income tax (national tax) is
calculated as 23%* Amounts exceeding the
maximum deductible limit(20% of corporate tax) can be
deducted from the following
ﬁscal year (can be carriedforward for 4 years)* Income refers to the amountwhen deducting only ordinary
depreciation* Income tax (national tax) is
calculated as 23%* The special depreciation rate of
50% can only be used whenutilizing the International
Distribution Base Industrial
Cluster Region System20

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International Distribution Base andIndustry Cluster Zone

Naha, Urasoe, Tomishiro, Ginowan, Itoman district,Uruma, Okinawa district(Nakagusuku Port Shinko Zone, Nakamine/Kamiesu Zone, Henza Zone, Ikento Zone)

Companies in zones designated under the International Logistics Hub Industry Concentration Plan formulated by the Governor of
Okinawa are eligible for the following tax structure incentives after passing a screening process including approval from theGovernor and veriﬁcations by the relevant Minister regarding points such as their business plan.
* Certiﬁcation requirements diﬀer depending on the type of incentive.

Incentives① Income

National (Japan) tax
Note 1

Deduction②Investment tax
credit (ITC)③Special

depreciation
systemCustoms duties

Application of
selective systemfor customs duties

Outline of tax incentives
Corporations that have been newly established in an international logistics hub/industrial cluster,
operate exclusively in any of the targeted industries, and have 15 or more permanent employees,
will receive a 40% deduction on corporate taxes for 10 years after being established. (The same also
applies to corporate business tax and corporate inhabitant tax.)*For speciﬁc international logistics hub businesses, certiﬁcation by the Governor of Okinawa Prefecture and conﬁrmation by a Cabinet Minister are required.

* Business authorization required from the relevant Minister.

Corporate
enterprise tax
exemption

If facilities are built out or expanded exceeding a speciﬁed amount (10 million yen for machineryand equipment; 10 million yen for buildings and their related equipment) for supplying target
industries in the target region, a portion of corporate enterprise taxes will be waived (for 5 years)(see note 2).
* Approval by the Governor of Okinawa and conﬁrmation by a competent minister are required

Local taxes*Except warehousingbusinesses

Business oﬃce
tax exemption*Naha city only

* Business authorization required from the relevant Minister.

Process
Pre-arrangementswith the Cabinet Oﬃce

Businessauthorization

Submission of
application（duration: approx. 1-1.5 mos.）（Cabinet Oﬃce）

Conferral

Application
forms distributed, commencedrafting documents

Conferral

Pre-arrangements with the regional customs oﬃce
for acquiring customs bond permission

Customs bondpermission

Submission of
application

Submission of
application
Customs bondpermission* After start of coordination with the zone customs oﬃce to obtain a bonded permit, then after contact to the Cabinet Oﬃce and preparation of application documents, advance coordination will begin. The Cabinet Oﬃce will conduct advance coordination with relevant ministries and agencies.

* Application documents will be submitted to the Cabinet Oﬃce once discussions with related ministries and agencies are completed. Following screening, a businesscertiﬁcate will be issued.

*Bonded procedures and application will be made after business certiﬁcation is obtained. If a bonded permit is not obtained within one year after business certiﬁcation, the business certiﬁcation will expire.

*Acquiring customs bond permission requires knowledge related to customs bonds for business operators, as well as building the necessary business framework. The
time required for this may vary, though in some cases is quite considerable for new applicants.

Manufacturing businesses,
warehousing businesses,road cargo transportation
businesses, wholesaling
businesses, speciﬁed
equipment repair
businesses, speciﬁed
nonstore retailing, speciﬁed
real estate leasing, andaircraft maintenancebusinesses, packing
businesses**Packing businesses are noteligible for special exemptions
from national tax or fromregional tax (except business tax)

If facilities are built or expanded exceeding a speciﬁed amount (10 million yen for machinery andequipment; 10 million yen for buildings and their related equipment) for supplying target
industries in the target region, a portion of real estate acquisition taxes will be waived(see note
2,see note 3).

* Approval by the Governor of Okinawa and conﬁrmation by a competent minister are required

Selective system for customs duty
Companies can select either"materials customs" or "productcustoms" in the international
distribution hub zone. If you takeraw material that is foreign cargo
secured with a customs bond andyou process or manufacture it andship (import) it into Japan as a
product, you are allowed to choose
the cheaper of two taxation schemes("materials customs" or "productcustoms") for the customs duty.
*Exclusions apply to some products.

What is the bonded area system?

The bonded area system is a system that allows a business to receive permission for a customs bonded
zone from the Chief Customs Inspector and to store, process, manufacture, display, etc. foreign cargoin speciﬁed locations and facilities without having paid custom duties and consumption taxes.
Companies that have received bonded area permission◯If you process or manufacture components and/or raw materials that were foreign cargo and export them as products
outside Japan, you do not need to pay customs duties or consumption taxes.
◯You can store, inspect, refurbish, ﬁnish, etc. foreign cargo for which customs duties and consumption taxes have notbeen paid and export or ship them domestically in response to market demand. If they are shipped domestically,customs duties and consumption taxes must be paid.
◯ If stored foreign cargo is shipped abroad as returned goods or is destroyed as defective goods, there is no need to pay
customs duties or consumption taxes.

Tax exempt

Countries outside JapanIf facilities are built or expanded exceeding a speciﬁed amount (1 million yen for machinery andequipment; 10 million yen for buildings and their related equipment) for supplying target
industries in the target region, a portion of ﬁxed asset taxes levied according to each municipality's
regulations will be waived (for 5 years)(see note 2,see note 3).

* Approval by the Governor of Okinawa and conﬁrmation by a competent minister are required

In Naha city, if the total cost for acquiring machinery, equipment, etc. to supply target industries
equals or exceeds 10 million yen, or if the total acquisition cost of constructing new buildings, etc.
equals or exceeds 100 million yen, calculations will be halved for commercial ﬂoor space subject toasset taxation as part of the business facility tax. (for 5 years)* To receive the tax incentives ①, an approval for the speciﬁc international logistics hub project is required by the Governor of Okinawa and the conﬁrmation by the relevant minister.
To receive the tax incentives ②, ③, ⑥, ⑦, and ⑧, an approval is required for each by the Governor of Okinawa and the conﬁrmation by the relevant minister.
To receive the tax incentives ④ and ⑤, a permission by the regional customs and an approval by the relevant minister.
When applying for the tax incentives, please consult the nearest tax oﬃce and Okinawa Regional Taxation Oﬃce (for national taxes), the Okinawa Regional Customs Consultation Oﬃce (forcustoms), the prefectural tax oﬃce (for prefectural tax), and nearest municipal tax division (for municipal tax).
Please understand that approval, however, does not ensure application of the tax incentives. (Judgment for application shall be made by the relevant tax oﬃce.)
Note 1: For national tax incentives, choose either ①, ②, or ③. (Individuals can only choose ③.)
Note 2: Only auxiliary facilities installed at the same time as the building are eligible for tax incentives.
Note 3: Limited to land acquired where construction starts within one year after acquisition (purchase).
Note 4: Packaging businesses are not eligible for tax incentives for national and local taxes (excluding business oﬃce tax).

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Name

Supplemental notes

If new facilities are built or expanded exceeding a speciﬁed amount (1 million yen for machineryand equipment; 10 million yen for buildings and their related equipment; see note 2) for supplying
target industries in the target region, special depreciation will be recognized.
Special depreciation rate: 50% for machinery and equipment; 25% for buildings and their related
equipment (upper limit of Acquisition price of ¥2 billion)* Approval by the Governor of Okinawa and conﬁrmation by a competent minister are required
If you accept products in Japan processed or manufactured in a bonded factory, or similar, fromraw materials that were foreign cargo and you are charged customs duties on those products, youare allowed to choose either a taxation scheme applying to the materials (excluding special items)
or a scheme applying to the products.

How to obtain business certiﬁcation for special customs taxation（regional customs）

Tax credit rate: 15% of machinery and equipment; 8% of buildings and their related equipment(up to 20% of the amount of corporate tax; carry-forward: 4 years; upper limit of 20 million yen for
acquisition costs)* Approval by the Governor of Okinawa and conﬁrmation by a competent minister are required

Reduced customs
bond permission fee

Fixed asset
tax exemption

Manufacturing businesses,
warehousing businesses,
speciﬁed equipment
maintenance businesses,
speciﬁed nonstore retailing,
and aircraft maintenancebusinesses)

If new facilities are built or expanded exceeding a speciﬁed amount (1 million yen for machineryand equipment; 10 million yen for buildings and their related equipment; see note 2) for supplying
target industries in the target region, a ﬁxed proportion of the acquisition cost will be deductedfrom corporate taxes.

The customs bond permission fee will be halved for bonded warehouses, bonded factories,
bonded show rooms, and general bonded areas.

Real estate
acquisition tax
exemption

Applicableindustries

5 -2 International Distribution Base and Industry Cluster Zone

Inside Japan
Bonded area system

Rawmaterials
tax

Product
tax

Import/export ofoverseas goods

Overseas goods（parts, raw materials,
products）

This diﬀerenceis an advantageous
bonus!

Taxation

General region

Domestic shipping（Import)）

Overseas goods

Customs duties （processing/manufacturing,storage, inspection,and consumption
refurbishing, etc.）
tax exemption

Regional industrial cluster
international distribution
hub zone

Customs duties
and consumption
tax payment

Products

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6 Overview of International Distribution Base and Industry Cluster Zone [ Uruma/Okinawa District ]6 Overview of International Distribution Base andIndustry Cluster Zone Uruma/Okinawa District(Nakagusuku Bay Port Shinko District Industrial Park)

7 Local Businesses（formerly the Special Free Trade Zone）

7 Local Businesses（formerly the Special Free Trade Zone）
83 local businesses (excluding duplicates) (as of March 2024)[Breakdown]
Rental factories for general manufacturing：39 companies (of which 1 company is a repetition.)
Rental factories for highly technical manufacturing ： 5 companies
Rental factories for forges and foundries：11 companies (of which 1 company is a repetition.)
Subdivided land
：34 companies (of which 1 company is a repetition.)■ Local business list (as of March 2024）

1

Name Building number/classiﬁcation
3

2

4

5

7

6

8

International Logistics Hub Industry Development Zone Uruma/Okinawa District
Katsuren Castle《World Heritage Site》

Okinawa IT Shinryo Park

Okinawa Mold Technology Institute
Okinawa Health Biotechnology Research &Development Center

Former Special Free Trade Zone

Okinawa Industrial Technology Center
Okinawa Biotechnology Business Support Center

IT Shinryo Park

Okinawa Life Science Research Center

8 Large shopping center (AEON)(1) Uruma/Okinawa District (Nakagusuku Bay Port Shinko District) ̶ Overview
Wharf area
： 24.4ha
Harbor-related facilities area： 37.0ha● Residential-use area
： 37.1ha● Other (green space, etc.)： 68.9ha●●●(2) Regarding target industry sectors

International Distribution Baseand Industry Cluster Zone
[ Uruma/Okinawa District ]In order to strategically promote the attracting of companies to the prefecture, we are doing more to attract ̶ especially to the International Logistics
Hub Industry Development Zone ̶ industries that need to be near an airport or harbor, since companies in such industries can be expected to link up
with other tenant companies and with companies elsewhere in the prefecture and can also be expected to generate outbound freight from Okinawa.
We are working to bring together businesses of the types indicated below that are in industries that manufacture high-value-added products.

① Target Industry Sectors

Okinawa is looking for industry players to revitalize our Airport andport based industries. As a general rule, only companies which plan
to ship and export 50% of their products or services outside Japanor Okinawa will be considered. For more information, pleasecontact the person in charge.
Applicable category

Type of BusinessLand for sale

○Manufacturing, warehousing, road freight
forwarding, wholesaling, designated machinery
repair, designated non-store retailing,
designated real estate leasing, and aircraft
maintenance (industries subject to theinternational logistics hub industrial
concentration zone)

Leased factories forgeneral manufacturing
Leased factories forhigh-tech manufacturing
Support facilities forforges and foundries

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Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Forging- and foundry-relatedindustries (molds, etc.).

② Industry Sectors Prioritized for Selection

Okinawa is prioritizing the sectors which match the following criteria.
1. Companies which use Naha Airport as their international logistics hub and manufactures
products with high proﬁt margins such as semiconductor and electronic-related
products as well as Factory Automation and robotics-related products.
2. With the aim to develop an industry cluster in aviation, companies which manufacture orprocess parts and equipments for the aviation sector as well as suppliers of equipment
and parts for avionics maintenance services.
3. Medical equipment manufacturing industry, including high-tech medical andbiotechnology companies.
Note: Other than those stated above, the Okinawan government will continously gaugesocioeconomic changes and add other sectors which show a promising future in driving
the prefecture's economy to the list after considering their synergy with other existing
local companies
4. Companies actively introducing clean energy or DX
5. Companies contributing to the earning power of Okinawan companies through new
business, new technology, etc.
6. Companies with potential to beneﬁt Okinawa's economy through expansion of
procurement in Okinawa (parts centers, Repair Center, Central Kitchen, etc.)

Rental factory：392.4ha
Total area
Former General Industry Zone ：102.6ha● International Logistics Hub：122.4ha (Area for lease: 90.0ha)(formerly Uruma District)●

Industry typeCompany name

Description of Business

Date ofestablishment#1

Manufacturing

Daikyo Giken-Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Industrial adhesive manufacturing

Feb. 2007#2

Manufacturing

Sankikatawaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Wooden concrete mold manufacturing and sales

Mar. 2016#3

Manufacturing

SOK Co., Ltd.

Semiconductor manufacturing equipment part (ﬂow guage)
manufacturing

Oct. 2010#4

Manufacturing

Okinawa Tokyo Keiso Co., Ltd.

Semiconductor manufacturing equipment ﬂow
guage manufacturing

Jul. 2011#6

Manufacturing

Shiba Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Wooden housing precut manufacturing/sales

Jun. 2015#7

Manufacturing

NIPPURA Co., Ltd.

Large aquarium acrylic panel manufacturing

Nov. 2003#8

Manufacturing

NMT Co., Ltd.

Manufacture and sale of precision polishing jigs forsilicon wafers, etc. for semiconductors

Nov. 2006#9

Manufacturing

Cellmedica Co., Ltd.

Manufacture of fucoxanthin (a brown algae carotenoid
pigment)

Oct. 2019# 10

Manufacturing

Masahiro Distillery Co., Ltd.

Production and sale of liqueur made from awamori

Oct. 2021# 11

Manufacturing

Uminchu Okinawa Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing and sales of original T-shirts

Sep. 2003# 14

Manufacturing

NTI Co., Ltd.

Development and manufacturing of motor vehicle parts (carbon nano-tubes),
and plastic mold prototype production

Feb. 2013# 16

Manufacturing

EM Research
Organization Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing and sales of beverages

May 2010# 17

Manufacturing

Advance Co., Ltd.

Processing and manufacturing precision equipment for copying machines,
digital cameras, automobile parts, and metallic product prototypes

Nov. 2012# 18

Manufacturing

Ryukyu Beverage Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing and sales of carbonated drinks

Apr. 2014# 19

Manufacturing

Presea Co., Ltd.

Mar. 2006# 20

Manufacturing

Toy Factory International
Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing and sales of processed products, such as carbon foritems such as high temperature vacuum furnace components, andsemiconductor components

Development and manufacturing of camping andspecial use vehicles

Feb. 2008# 21

Manufacturing

Okinawa Kubota Chemix
Co., Ltd.

Synthetic resin pipe manufacturing

Oct. 2015# 22

Manufacturing

SPARK Ltd.

Manufacture, sales, and tuning of air guns andair gun-related products; wholesaling of related products

Aug. 2021# 23

Manufacturing

Fujitaka Creation Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing and sale of clothing and accessories

Oct. 2014# 24

Manufacturing

Nanosystem Solutions Co., Ltd.

Development and manufacturing of semiconductor inspection
equipment, and maskless exposure apparatuses

Sep. 2014# 25

Manufacturing

Ume Kobo

Manufacturing of confectionery

May 2016# 26

Manufacturing

Nissho Inc.

General aluminum construction material andresidential equipment manufacturing

Feb. 2015# 28

Manufacturing

Enrich Food Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing refrigerating technology using proton freezing
and frozen foods made using it

Feb. 2015# 29 ①

Manufacturing

Accord Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing and sale of industrial machinery/
covers for machine tools

Jan. 201824

7 Local Businesses（formerly the Special Free Trade Zone）

Name

Building #,Classiﬁcation, etc.

Company name

Description of Business

Date ofestablishment

Rental factory

Oct. 1999

2

Manufacturing

Convault Japan Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing and sale of ground-mounted fuel tanks

May 2003

3

Wholesale

Wako Trading Co., Ltd.

Print processing and wholesale of products such as T-shirts

Manufacturing

5

Manufacturing

NTI Co., Ltd.

Production of traditional Awamori sake through long-term
storage and sales of this beverage
Development and manufacturing of carbon nanotubes (CNT)
related products and the manufacturing of plastic mold prototypes

Feb. 2006

4

Ryukyu Awamori Sake Village(Cooperative Association)

6

WholesaleC & D Co., Ltd.

Wholesale sales of imported furniture, building materials, etc.

Jun. 20187

Engineering InstituteJul. 20168

Manufacturing

9

Manufacturing

Sep. 2018#30①

Manufacturing

Sankyou Carbon Co., Ltd.

Manufacture of carbon and graphite products

Apr. 2017#30②

Manufacturing

Waqua Inc.

#31

Manufacturing

ADO Co., Ltd.

#32

Manufacturing

Mitaka Koki Ltd. Co., Ltd.
Isel Okinawa Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing and sales of semiconductor/
printed circuit board manufacturing equipment

Mar. 2016
Feb. 2016
Oct. 2016#34

Manufacturing

CAP Co., Ltd.

#35

Manufacturing

FMD .Co., Ltd.

Development and manufacture of medical
devices (guidewires)Nov. 2019#36

Manufacturing

Okiko Co., Ltd.

Bread and confectionery manufacturing industry

Jun. 2021#37

Manufacturing

Core Material Co., Ltd.

Production of plastic and resin medical products

May. 2022#38#39

Manufacturing

SKAN JAPAN Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing

Shoritsu FA Engineering
Co., Ltd.

Manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical product(isolator) manufacturing equipment
Manufacturing of electrical tools and equipment(in-line type/cell production soldering device)

Manufacturing

Otsuka Clinical Solutions, Inc.

#41

Manufacturing

Takagi Seisakusho K.K.

Automotive parts/accessories manufacturing industry

I-PEX Inc.

Development of green energy-related and othersystems and provision of co-working factory#42

Manufacturing

May. 2018
Jun. 2018
Apr. 2021
Apr. 2022

Leased factories for high-tech manufacturing#1

Manufacturing

Okinawa-Shibuya Co., Ltd.

Manufacture of semiconductor inspection equipment,
etc. and parts for bottling systems, etc.

Aug. 2013#2 Section 1

Manufacturing

Curelabo Co., Ltd.

Bagasse powder production

Feb. 2023#2 Section 2

Manufacturing

Processing and production of manufacturing machineryand equipment parts (stainless steel)Aug. 2013#2 Section 3

Manufacturing

Ikeda Precision Industries
Co., Ltd.
Hokutyou Industries
Co., Ltd.

#3

Manufacturing

Enagic International# 1 Section 1・2

Manufacturing

Ogaki Seiko Co., Ltd.

# 1 Section 3

Information andservice industry

NTT DATA Engineering
Systems Co., Ltd.

Support facilities for forges and foundries# 1 Section 4# 1 Section 5# 2 Section 1

Manufacturing
Information andservice industry

IT & Prototypes &Development

Manufacturing and sales of various industrial plastic parts suchas food machines, medical apparatus, pharmaceutical apparatus,and machine tools

Development, manufacturing, and sale of medical andhealthcare devices

Manufacturing and sales of honeycomb catalyst converters (exhaust)
for automobiles, industrial machinery, and electronic parts

Aug. 2013
Feb. 2022
Dec. 2010

Research, development, design, and sales ofenvironmentally-conscious incinerators
Manufacturing and sales of processed products derived
from domestic agriculture, forests, and marine resources

Kawashima Group Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing of healthy food

Manufacturing

SKAN JAPAN Co., Ltd.
Ryukyu Kaiun Kaisha Sea
Transport Company Co., Ltd.

Warehouse

Ryukkai Logistics Co., Ltd.

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Manufacturing

BEAC Okinawa Co., Ltd.

13

Wholesale

Kobelco Construction
Machinery Japan Co., Ltd.

14

Manufacturing

FMD Co., Ltd. (Okinawa Factory)

15

Manufacturing

INOAC Ryukyu Co., Ltd.

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Aug. 2019

Thomas GK TechnicalResearch Institute Co., Ltd.
Japan Food and Culture
Kakehashi Company Co., Ltd.

Special real estateleasing

10Land for sale/rental#40

Manufacturing of medical devices (guide wires) andcontracted medical device sterilization testing

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17
18
19

Manufacturing and sales ofpharmaceutical manufacturing machines (isolators)
Operation of a 3-temperature zone distributio
centerOperation of a 3-temperature zone distributio
centerManufacturing equipment for manufacturing, electronic
components (ﬂexible printed circuit, boards)

Sales and maintenance of new/used cars for civil engineering and construction
Manufacturing ofguide wires for endovascular treatment
Manufacturing of urethane foam (bedding, furniture,industrial materials, etc.) and related products

Manufacturing

MIZUTOMI Corporation

Manufacturing of food products (meat, etc.)

Jan. 2018

Okinawa Total Logistics Co., Ltd.

Road freight transport for materials and machine tools, manufacture of
reinforced corrugated ﬁberboards for packaging, and provision of painting
services using large printers

Mar. 2018

Manufacturing of metal products for construction

Apr. 2018

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Road freighttransport industry

21

Manufacturing

Yashio Kenzaikogyo
Industries Co., Ltd.

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Wholesale

Seawide Co., Ltd.

Building materials wholesale

Jul. 2018
Aug. 2018
Aug. 2018

Manufacturing of fucoidan and health foods

Development of automated processing systems, etc.

Apr. 2020

Digital Design Service Co., Ltd.

Mold design CAD, human resource development

Feb. 2015

Manufacturing

Body Shop Car ManicureCo., Ltd.

Manufacture of FRP automobile parts

Feb. 2020# 3 Section 1

ManufacturingCKK Okinawa Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing and regrinding of carbide drills and endmills

Jan. 2016

Manufacturing of machine parts comprised of stainless steel,aluminum, resin, etc. and design/production of press molds

Manufacturing

Jowa Co., Ltd.

# 3 Section 3

Manufacturing

Emade Co., Ltd.

# 3 Section 4

Manufacturing

I-PEX Co., Ltd.

Sep. 2017

Feb. 2017

South Product Co., Ltd.

# 2 Section 4

May 2017

Operation of a sales warehouse

Manufacturing

Sep. 2020

Mar. 2017

Maruyama Logistics Co., Ltd.

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Vehicle development

Mar. 2017

Warehouse

Mar. 2012

SONY Group Corporation

Mar. 2017

Feb. 2017

Bijuu Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing

Mar. 2016

Sales warehouse rentals

Manufacturing# 2 Section 3

Jul. 2015

Yoshikawa Transport Co., Ltd.

Human resource development for manufacturing,
research and development, and contract processing,engineering

Apr. 2022

Jan. 2015

Nov. 2017

WholesaleSpecial real estateleasing

Monozukuri Network
Okinawa Inc. (One company)
NTT DATA Engineering
Systems Co., Ltd.

Development of automatic driving systems

Oct. 2013

Oct. 201723

FUTU-RE Co., Ltd.

Feb. 2013

Operations of biomass power plants

Dec. 2011

Information andservice industry

Feb. 2013

Vehicle storage yard and vehicle delivery/
maintenance (commercialization plant)

Electricity industry

Design and production of CAD/Cam for molds# 2 Section 2

Apr. 2011

Okinawa Uruma
New Energy Co., Ltd.
Suzuki Jihan Automobiles
Okinawa Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing of confectionery products andcontract manufacturing# 3 Section 2

Date ofestablishment

Manufacturing of semiconductors for radiation detection

Manufacturing of semiconductor manufacturing equipment

Manufacturing

Description of BusinessAcrorad Co., Ltd.

ASAP Ltd. Co.

Manufacture of elemental parts (Million Guide) for
semiconductors, liquid crystals, organic ELs and moremanufacturing equipment components

Company name

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Manufacturing and sales of household water puriﬁers andsmall-scale desalination equipment
Manufacture of electromagnetic valves and ﬂow sensors
for medical equipment (dialysis machines, etc.)
Manufacturing of medical optical equipment(microscopes for surgery, etc.)

Industry type

Name
1

#29②

#33

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Industry type

7 Local Businesses（formerly the Special Free Trade Zone）

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Manufacturing

ADO Co., Ltd.

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Manufacturing

Tiger Global Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing of solenoid valves and ﬂow sensors forequipment used in medical/enviromental analysis
Manufacturing of metalworking products, rotary penetration
steel piles (TG piles), and recycled plastic products

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Warehouse

OTK Co., Ltd.

Operation of a sales warehouse

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WholesaleArnestWing K.K.

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Warehouse

C&D Inc.

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Manufacturing

Sho Setsubi Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing of equipment units

Apr. 2021

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Manufacturing

Sanko Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing of plastic materials handling equipment

Mar. 2022
Mar. 2022
Mar. 2022

Architectural and civil engineering work;building materials wholesale businessWork related to purchasing, management, andtransport of imported furniture, etc.

Jan. 201532

Manufacturing

ASKA Co., Ltd.

Manufacture, research and development of electric mobility
and related parts

Design, manufacturing, and export of equipment for
automated assembly lines of automotive parts

Sep. 201733

Wholesale

Kinko Heavy Machinery

Wholesale of construction and mining machinery

Manufacturing of precision press molds

Apr. 2019

Jan. 2019
Jun. 2019
Mar. 2020Feb. 2021
Feb. 2021

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8 New industrial sites in Okinawa Prefecture

8 New industrial sites in Okinawa Prefecture

8 New industrial sites in Okinawa Prefecture(1) Nakamine & Uezu Districts in Uruma City

(2) Maezato District, Itoman City

■Overview & Location● Nakagusuku Port Shinko Zone Industrial Complex

Nakagusuku Bay Port Shinko District

Research
institutions

Linkage between companies
located in the districts〈Nakamine and Uezu Districts〉

Joint research &development
Human resource
cultivation

Companies located in the districts

Manufacturing Distribution
abusinessbusiness

Overseascompanies &markets(Collaborations
with overseas
companies, etc.)

Prefectural Road 36 Bypass

New industries
in UrumaWorkingenvironment

Improvement of attractivenessas workplaces(Securing human resources)

Community
interactions● Toward Okinawa-Kita IC

Domestic
companies &markets(Domestic company
remote work andworking vacations)

The planning area islocated about 15 minutes(10.4km) by car fromNaha Airport, and thenorthwest part of thearea is adjacent to theexisting urban area.
National Route 331
Itoman Road runs
through it, providing
convenienttransportation access.

Naha Port

Around 20 minutes (12.6km)

Naha Airport IC

Around 15 minutes (10.4km)

Tomigusuku IC

Around 19 minutes (9.1km)

Tomigusuku/Nakachi IC

Around 13 minutes (8.6km)

Prospective Toyosaki
Industrial Site

Around 6 minutes (4.1km)

Itoman Industrial Park

Around 5 minutes (3.1km)

Itoman City Hall

Around 3 minutes (1.0km)

Proposed development (tentative)

Naha Port

ItomanCity Hall

Planningarea

Logistics park

Total area:
Around● Target area

Open factories &
direct sales atfactories

Planning area (Maezato)

Uruma City is developing plans for a new industrial zone to secure additional employment opportunities for the populationand land for industrial clusters. At the moment, the Nakamine & Uezu districts have been selected as candidate sites as they
are poised to become the drivers of economic development and expected to share industrial functions with the Nakagusuku
Harbor Shinko District. Surveys and studies aimed at establishing fundamental infrastructure there is currently underway.

Naha Airport■Overview and Location Map

56.0haUse by local residents/
Customer creation

Living environment improvement/
Employment opportunity creation

Surrounding areas

Nakamine & Uezu Districts Conceptual Diagram

Terminal zone

●3 minutes to the New Port Area of Nakagusuku Port (around 2km)
●10-minute drive to Okinawa-kita IC (around 4km)

■Development Diagram (draft)
Legends

LegendConstruction area

Type

Boundaries of implementation zone
Logistics

Industrial zone

Main road

Logistics park

District road

Fo

Residential zone

Special road

rO

Park

Green spacekin

Agricultural zone

Housing area

aw

Park

a-k

ita

Green space
Others (roads, drainage channels, etc.)

IC

Transportation

Terminal zone

Pref
ectu
ral R
oad
No.
36 B
ypa
ss

Community interaction area
Industrial area

Industrial area: Buﬀer zone W=15m

Steel tower & high-voltage cable*The above legends are examples only and may change.

Others (roads, revetment, etc.)

Company invitation
Development plan & project

2022

2023

2024

2025

Project plan &implementation plan

After

Project approval &coordination for replotting

Infrastructure development(advanced districts)* All these initiatives and schedules are the tentative and have not yet been ﬁnalized. (as of December 2023)■About attracting businesses/Section: Industrial Policy Department, Economic and Industrial Aﬀairs Division, Uruma City Oﬃce TEL: 098-923-7611■About Infrastructure Planning & Infrastructure Development /Section: Planning Department, Project Promotion Section 1, Uruma City Oﬃce TEL: 098-973-5373

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3.5ha
5.5ha
0.9ha
2.3ha
2.2ha

9.6ha

Industrial zone

11.7ha9.7ha
2.0ha■Planned scheduleHanding over to companies Handing over to companies inconstructed districts at any timein advanced districts

Company invitation activities

Project survey & basic design

20.4ha※The photos of each zone are for illustrative purposes only. ※The details of this plan are subject to change.

For Nakagusuku Bay Port Shinko District

Project details
2021

44.4haThe respective land areas are indicated on the map.
R331 includes the area of the logistics zone.

■Planned schedule
Project scheduleArea

56.1haInfrastructuredevelopment

2021

2022

2023

District development
project approval

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

Approval

Construction
Sale

Schedule for the public oﬀering for application１

Sale*The above schedule may be subject to change.

*1. Scheduled to sell sequentially from the terminal zone, logistic park, and industrial zone.

■About attracting businesses/Section: Economic Department, Commerce, Industry, and Fisheries Division, Itoman City Oﬃce TEL: 098-840-8137■About planning and scheduling /Section: Construction Department, Rezoning Division, Itoman City Oﬃce TEL: 098-840-8144

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8 New industrial sites in Okinawa Prefecture

To Haebaru-Minami Interchange(3) Tomoyose-Higashi area, Yaese Town
■ Overview and map of location

Prefectural Route 48National HigNo. 50 hway
7

Located next to Prefectural Route 48 and near many majorroads including the Naha Airport Expressway(Haebaru-Minami Interchange) and National Highway No.
507, this area in the northeast of Yaese Town couldn't bemore conveniently located.
To get the most out of this prime land and vitalize Yaese
Town, measures are underway to attract operators ofcommercial buildings such as retail stores, industrial facilities
such as logistics hubs and warehouses, and business facilities
such as oﬃces.

Planned location

To Kochinda Town
Nambu
Commercial
High School● 2 minutes by car (around 1km) to Haebaru-Minami Interchange■ Layout (tentative)

9 Comments from companies that have expanded into Okinawa Prefecture

9 Comments from companies that have
expanded into Okinawa Prefecture
I-PEX Inc.

〇Industry type: Electronic component manufacturing〇Expansion into Okinawa: February 2019 〇Location: Tomigusuku City, Uruma City

Q1. What led to I-PEX
expanding into Okinawa?

We opened our International Management Oﬃce Administration Headquarters in Tomigusuku City in
February 2019 to provide support for our overseas sales staﬀ and 17 international companies. In May
of the same year, we established "the I-PEX Global Operations, Inc." In January 2020, we opened afactory at the Okinawa Machine Parts and Tooling Industries Promotion Facility in Uruma City. In
December 2022, we opened the Okinawa Innovation Center, our third site.

Q2. Why did you
choose Okinawa?

We chose Okinawa because it has a well-developed logistics and air transport network because of its
tourism and a large number of multilingual personnel proﬁcient in English and Chinese. There are also
many industrial education institutions producing 3,000 prospective engineers every year, which gives
us an advantage in securing young, talented personnel.

Q3. What message would you
give to companies whoare considering setting
up in Okinawa?

The Okinawa prefectural government and the Japanese governmentʼs Okinawa General Bureau
provide extensive support to promote the manufacturing industry, and there are various advantages
for companies that take on new initiatives. There are opportunities to connect with companies in theprefecture and great potential for new discoveries and fresh business ideas.

■Map of planned area
(Tomoyose-Higashi Logistics Service District)

FMD Co., Ltd

Roadside District (quasi-industrial district):
Around 1.6ha〇Industry type: Medical devices〇Expansion into Okinawa: February 2018

Logistical Services District (quasi-industrial district):
Around 4.5ha
Business District (quasi-industrial district):
Around 0.8ha

Allocated area
Roadside District

Q1. What led to FMD
expanding into Okinawa?

Producing guidewires requires a large workforce, so securing personnel is essential for businessexpansion. However, we could not hire as many people as we wanted at our existing sites, and we wereconsidering expanding to include overseas locations. In 2016, we attended a seminar to attract
companies to Okinawa and decided to establish a site here because there are a lot of young workers
here and it's a good location from the perspective of BCP.

Q2. Why did you
choose Okinawa?

We chose Okinawa because of how easy it is to hire young talent, its incentive program and its
proximity to other Asian countries. With markets expanding into Southeast Asia and China, the former
Special Free Trade Zone of Uruma City, where we established our Okinawa site, was an excellent basefor overseas exports.

Q3. What initiatives do you
want to pursue inthe future at your
Okinawa location?

Part of our production process is currently carried out at our Aichi factory, so we plan to expand our
Okinawa site so that in future we can do all of our production at our Okinawa factory.

NanoSystem Solutions, Inc.

Logistical Services District〇Industry type: Semiconductor manufacturing equipment〇Expansion into Okinawa: April 2015 〇Location: Uruma City

Business District■ Planned schedule
Work
Recruitmentof companies
Development plan

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

Surveying/measurement/design/project planning/application for permits for development, etc./building of foundations*The above schedule is correct at present but has not been ﬁnalized. (As of January 2023)■ Inquiries about recruitment of companies: Planning and Finance Division, General Aﬀairs Department, Yaese Town Hall (TEL 098-998-2668)■ Inquiries about urban planning: Urban Development Division, Economic Aﬀairs and Construction Department, Yaese Town Hall (TEL 098-998-6989)

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2028

Recruitment of companies/application process
Decision ofurban planning〇Location: Uruma City

Q1. What led to NanoSystem
Solutions expanding
into Okinawa?

When we started developing laser processing systems, we moved our head oﬃce here from Tokyo
using the Okinawa New Industry R&D Support Project. Our customers are located mainly in Kyushu,
Taiwan, China and other parts of Asia. In Okinawa, we have a geographical advantage that allows us tooﬀer services and support to customers from Japan and overseas in the same way as if we were
providing it from the Tokyo metropolitan area.

Q2. Why did you
choose Okinawa?

Okinawa has an ideal environment for startups. They oﬀer factories for rent, capital loan schemes,
business grants, and transportation subsidies. The Okinawa prefectural government reached out tostartups with business plans that were not attracting attention in metropolitan areas.

Q3. What message would you
give to companies whoare considering setting
up in Okinawa?

The climate is consistent without much variance in temperature throughout the year, which helps tokeep cleanroom operating costs low and makes it easy to schedule production and shipments.
Okinawa is also a well-known area, which adds to our appeal among customers throughout Asia.

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10 An aviation-related business cluster focused on maintenance, the ﬁrst in Japan.

10 An aviation-related businesscluster focused on
maintenance, the ﬁrst in Japan.
(1) Initiatives for the Creation of an
Aviation-related Industry Cluster

10 An aviation-related business cluster focused on maintenance, the ﬁrst in Japan.

(2) Aviation-related businesses leverage Okinawaʼs strengths
Okinawa oﬀers a variety of advantages to companies doing business there, including tax incentives in the international logistics industry zone,
proximity to the center of demand in Asia, and an abundant workforce. Furthermore, companies can expect to take advantage of Naha Airportʼsfunction as an international logistics hub, as well as partnerships with IT companies clustering in the area, etc.

■Examples of Coordination with Existing Industry

Aviation Maintenance Facility＝

×(Service started in November 2018)

Okinawa Prefecture aims to create an aviation-related industry cluster centeredon the ﬁrst domestic aircraft maintenance business, leveraging its advantages
such as proximity to Asia, which is expected to see increased demand for airtransportation as a result of global economic growth.
As the ﬁrst step of these eﬀorts, Okinawa Prefecture established an aircraft
maintenance facility at Naha Airport which will serve as the starting point for
the aviation-related industry cluster. MRO Japan Co., Ltd. has moved into thisfacility, and as a core company of the aviation-related industry cluster, it isexpected to bring economic and employment beneﬁts.

International logistics hub services

×＝
IT industry

Diverse demand deriving from aircraft maintenance is anticipated, including
for maintenance of equipment and engines used on aircraft, etc., storage anddistribution of parts, maintenance-related consulting, research anddevelopment, and training of personnel engaging in aviation-relatedindustries, etc. To meet this foreign and domestic demand, Okinawa Prefecture
is working to recruit companies and train personnel based on its action plan forestablishing an aviation-related industry cluster.

×
Aircraft maintenanceTourism industry✓ BPO technology✓ Parts production with 3D printer(Interior parts etc.)✓ Use of international distribution hub✓ Use of drones and others✓ Attracting aviation-related exhibitions✓ Cooperation with educational facilities✓ Review and support of personnel in aviation-related industries

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The National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College
established an Aviation Engineer Program in 2015, and is working
to educate talent capable of contributing to aviation-relatedindustries. As of March 2020, 61 individuals have completed thecourse and secured employment with aviation companies orcompanies specializing in engine design and aircraft maintenance,
etc.
Additionally, there have been cases of graduates of Okinawa
universities, technical high schools, and regular high schools
securing employment with maintenance companies.

Aircraftmechanic

4th year
student

Program Graduation

Regular Course
Graduation

5th year
student

MaintenanceFundamentals
InternshipAC 1st year
student

AC 2st year
student

Aeronautical Engineering III
Maintenance Fundamentals II Aeronautical Engineering I Aeronautical Engineering IV
Introduction to
Aviation Practicum Aeronautical Engineering II
Long-Term Internship Engineering Supervision
Aircraft MaintenanceFundamentals Practicum

Heavy industry
Manufacturer
・Production engineer
・Engineer

A curriculum that cultivates skilled production engineers.
Source: Website for the Okinawa National
College of Technology⇒Following graduation from graduate school,
students ﬂourish as design/development engineers!

(4) About the Okinawa Aviation Industry Cluster Promotion Association
Okinawa Prefecture collaborated with foreign and domestic companies to found the Okinawa Aviation Industry Cluster Promotion
Association with the goal of promoting aviation-related industries in order to create a cluster with a concentration of aviation-relatedindustries, including peripheral industries, centered on aircraft maintenance, and began recruiting members in October 2019. 23 members
have participated as of the end of March 2024.
[Initiatives]• Disseminating information via digital newslettersand websites, etc.
• Eﬀorts to facilitate improvements in productivity andcompetitiveness through collaboration bycompanies• Publicity and promotional activities to encourage
development of sales channels• Initiatives to train and secure personnel required byaviation-related industries• Encouraging companies entering aviation-relatedindustries
Joining this association is free ofcharge. For details on applying andregistered members, please refer tothe website on the right (see QRCode).

Other Domestic Companies
Overseas Companies

Enhancing training and service of personnel in aviation-related industries■ Outline of Aviation Engineering Program

Okinawan Companies

Basic strategy 3

Increased competitiveness via cooperation
with related industries

Exhibitions/conferences/etc.

Advance toGraduate School✓ Parts center✓ Ancillary reparation and maintenance

Basic strategy 2＝(Kyushu University etc.)

Development and integration of aircraft
maintenance starting from MRO industry

Competitive Advantage
through Reciprocal Cooperation

Basic strategy 1

Maintenance of aircraft (Large dock inside the aircraft maintenancefacility, MRO Japan Co., Ltd.)BPO in technology ﬁelds

NAHA INTERNATIONAL(3) About Aviation-related Personnel
Training Initiatives in Okinawa
Okinawa Prefecture
Aviation-Related
Industry Cluster

Components center

Companies and organizations which compose
the Okinawa aviation-related industry cluster.

RegularmemberCompanies and organizations in Okinawa
associated with aviation-related industries.*

Associate member1

Companies and organizations in Okinawa
which wish to enter aviation-related industries.

Associate member2

Companies and organizations in aviation-relatedindustries which wish to locate in Okinawa.

ObserverCompanies and organizations which wish to enter
aviation-related industries and locate in Okinawa.

*Aviation-related industries: aircraft maintenance-related businesses, businesses related to peripheral industriesof the aviation industry (IT, logistics, education and human resources, etc.)32

11 The IT industry in Okinawa

11 The IT Industry in Okinawa

ResorTech Okinawa is a suite of initiatives in Okinawa for social and economic DX to contribute to therealization of a digital society. It spearheads various measures, including the promotion of collaboration
between IT and other industries.
Website12 Okinawa's energy policy for creating a carbon-free society by FY2050

12 Okinawa's energy policy for creating a carbon-freesociety by FY2050

To play its part in building a carbon-free society in FY2050, Okinawa will promote the expansion of clean energy facilities while encouraging
the use of special taxation such as the Industrial Innovation Promotion Zone System (see page 21 of the Industrial Location Guidebook).

●Okinawa Prefectural Clean Energy Initiative

Established March 2021 (amended March 2022) *Okinawa Prefectural Energy Plan

Future vision for FY2030"An Okinawan island energy society with low carbon emissions and resilience against disasters"

This website provides useful
information for companies seeking
to digitalize or adopt DX, including
examples of cutting-edge projects
in Okinawa and details on supportand events.

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のみ

carbon energy

Transition toautonomous,■Participating companies
208 companies and organizations■Visitors(including online visitors)
14,662 persons■Sponsors
40 organizations■Reverse business negotiations
62 cases❶ Ratio of power fromrenewable energy

Challenging goal(the goal that will be set if technological innovation
takes place in future and that new technology is used)

Ambitious goal(steady progress)

7.2％ 7.5％

Medium- and small-size companies, local
governments, and industrial organizations
have received suggestions fromcompanies that exhibited in the trade fair!

8.2％

Results

Next
time

Okinawa Arena
ResorTech EXPO in Okinawa Executive Committee Secretariat(At the IT Innovation and Strategy Center Okinawa)

ResorTech EXPO

Construction

Manufacturing

Operators want toshare site photo dataon the cloud

Operators want to use
IoT to manage
production

Tourism

Restaurants

Logistics

Operators want to
optimize delivery routes
to improve eﬃciency

Operators want topredict customer traﬃc
to increase proﬁtability

Oﬃces

Operators want todigitalize and shift toremote working

Industlink connects
companies facing issues
with IT solutions providers
who can solve them.

Provides IT solutions and suggests methods to solve issues

Operators want to use
RPA to automate medical
document processes

Searching for IT solutions and ways to solve issues

Operators want to use
AI to manage harvest
seasons of crops

Operators want to use data to
predict tourist traﬃc andimprove eﬃciency of operations

IT companies, universities,
research institutes

Matching site
Industlink

Suggests solutions tobusiness issues

If you have any concerns about adopting IT, get in touch!

Here you can ﬁnd helpful information for starting an IT or digital-related
business or setting up a new site here, including Okinawaʼs support systems
and extensive infrastructure that supports IT business and industry DX.

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5％

Reach 1% by FY2030(measures being taken with the aim of achieving goals for FY2030)①Introductionof renewableenergy acrossa wider area

●Build smart community model on small,remote islands (use results of prefectural
proofs of concept to encourage
adoption of projects)●Further introduction of biomass●Wider adoption of wind power●Wider adoption of solar power at farms,

Industlink's oﬃce provides freeconsultations for business
operators who have concerns!

ICT Industry Support Guide

7％

18％

2030

2018 2019 2020

Concerns about adopting IT

Consultation for yourconcerns is available
Suggests methods for solving issues
Provides IT solutions(linked to ❶)Action plan (implementation of speciﬁc measures) *Excerpt describing main initiatives

Industlink, our service for connecting other industries with Okinawa-based IT companies, provides companies withsupport for implementing DX, including researching and comparing IT solutions to solve issues faced by the company.
You can also request a consultation through the Industlink website.
Medicine

26％❸ Energy selfsuﬃciency rate

❷ Ratio of hydrogen/ammonia power

Key projects

Industries

locally consumed energy

Quantitative goals for FY2030

Itʼs an international trade fair with participation by many companies from both inside and outside of Okinawa, and fromoverseas designed to exhibit solutions, hold business matching meetings, DX-related seminars, and many other programs.

Agriculture

Transition to
locally produced,

decentralized energy

放送予定Largest IT & DX Trade Fair in Okinawa

Some scenes at
the trade fair

Transition
to low-

fundamental
goals

ports, etc.

②Expansion of
locally consumed
renewable energy●Promotion of model for third-party③Wider use ofnatural gas●Wider use of soluble natural gas●Promotion of fuel transition by industries, etc.

④Further popularizationof EVs●Better conditions for EV usage●Use of EV-based energy management system

Inquiries

ownership of solar power●Wider adoption of storage cells, etc.

Challenging projects(experimentation for implementation of future technologies)①Use of nextgeneration energy
sources (hydrogen,ammonia, etc.)●Encouraging explorationof possibilities, creationof proof-of-concept
projects, etc.

● Building hydrogen andammonia supply
frameworks②Promotion ofdevelopment ofalternative energy
sources such as marine
renewable energy● Promotion of③Creation ofsmart cities●Building models todevelopment andpractical use of marine
renewable energy

solve social issues,
centering on energy
management systemtechnology

Industrial Policy Division TEL 098-866-2330 FAX 098-866-2440*Source: Brochure by Industrial Policy Division, Okinawa Prefectural Government (FY2022 edition)

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14 Research Institutes in Okinawa

13 Okinawa Prefecture's bio industry

13 Okinawa Prefecture's bio industry

14 Research Institutes in Okinawa

Building a world-class glocal community
Okinawa's
strengths

Okinawa Biocommunity

Certiﬁcation

Incubation facilities○As the only prefecture in Japan with a subtropical oceanic climate,
Okinawa has among the greatest biodiversity in Japan, particularly inmarine life, providing an abundance of resources for the bio industry.

○In December 2022, Designated by the Japanese government as a Regional
Bio-Community in recognition of its global importance in the bio realm
due to its abundant bio resources and its physical location, which is suitedas an Asian hub.

Okinawa

Inquiries: Okinawa BioCommunity oﬃce
TEL:
098-982-1100
Website: https://okibic.jp/

96
Growing numberof companies
57
37

2013

2017

2022

Okinawa Health Biotechnology
Research & Development Center

Initiatives to promote bio industry○Initiatives to promote commercialization in
the bio industry
Support (subsidies) for research anddevelopment by current and prospective bio
companies○Bio-Related Industry Promotion Support
Project
Support for matching through bio
communities and solving problems (fundprocurement, sales route discovery, etc.)

Health foods
Inquiries: Okinawa Prefecture Health Industry Association
TEL:
098-975-6230
Website: http://www.kenshoku-oki.com/○Platform to support companies instrengthening their brand power
This platform helps health food companies
in Okinawa to ﬁnd strategic, cross-sectional
solutions to issues they face in areas such asfunctionality research, marketing, productdevelopment and exploring sales routes.
Building an industry hub centeringon the health and medical ﬁelds

Inquiries: Manufacturing Promotion Division, Department of Commerce, Industry and Labor
TEL:
098-866-2337

Development of advanced personnel
for the bio ﬁeld

○Health and Medical data science
personnel training project
Bio-Informatics personnel training
program (29 classes in 2023) was
provided to cultivate individuals
capable of actively participating in
drug discovery, commercialization ofhealth food, and many other ﬁelds.
Target: Working adults, researchers,
and students in Okinawa Prefecture

Bio-informatics personnel training courses
Introductory Data processing and statistics analyses
courseusing Excel

Intermediate Learn about cases and applied
coursetechnology of bio-informatics
AdvancedcourseLife sciences, information sciences,
bio-informatics

WELLNESS OKINAWA JAPAN (WOJ):
A proprietary certiﬁcation system

Okinawa Industrial
Technology Center

Providing various technical services to support the resolution of technical issues andproduct development for companies located in Okinawa.
Conducts experimental research for chemistry, food, ceramics, and machinery and metals.

098-929-0111

Okinawa Mold Technology
Institute

Trains engineers, provides equipment, and conducts experimental
research relating to molds

098-929-0280

Okinawa Health Biotechnology Research &Development Center

Location

Uruma
City

Incubation facility where companies can utilize researchequipment to conduct bio health related researchHelping to turn research results using biotechnology intobusinesses and products.

098-923-1768

098-934-8435

Okinawa Life Science
Research Center

Conducts advanced research and development for pharmaceuticals and food withhealth-promoting beneﬁts, utilizing the regional characteristics and biologicalresources of Okinawa(Satisﬁes physical containment (P2) safety requirements)

098-982-1060

Molecular Life Science
Research Facility

Functional Genomics; Molecular Biotechnology; Environmental andBiological Information; Vaccinology and Vaccine Immunology; andMolecular Microbiology

098-895-8943

Center for Research Advancement and Collaboration
University of the Ryukyus
Center for the Promotionof Industry-AcademicGovernment Collaborations

Nishihara Research and development, and collection and provision of
Town
information on analytics/measurement technologies
The University of the Ryukyus research activities include supporting researchand development with non-aﬃliated institutions outside the university,
supporting the protection and utilization of intellectual property, andsupporting enterprise.

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098-895-8967

098-895-8031
098-895-8597

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Graduate University (OIST)The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University is a graduate
university oﬀering world-class research and educational standards in the ﬁeld of
natural sciences. It was established in November 2011, after receiving approval
from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to establish
an incorporated educational institution, and opened its doors in September 2012.
For educational and research activities, interdisciplinary research projects thatcombine the ﬁelds of neuroscience, molecular, cellular, and developmental biology;
mathematical and computational sciences; environmental and ecological sciences;
physics; chemistry, and engineering and applied science are being carried out. It is
anticipated that a cluster of intellectual industries will be formed around the facility
by attracting corporate research institutes and venture companies.

To qualify for this certiﬁcation, the certifying
body must be satisﬁed that the product has
functional value, is safe, and possesses
emotional value unique to Okinawa.

Inquiries: Manufacturing Promotion Division, Department of Commerce, Industry and Labor
TEL:
098-866-2337○Located centrally among East Asia countries with its own
airport, Okinawa is a prime hub for cutting-edge medical
businesses such as regenerative medicine, and has the potential
to become a bio-hub for the health and medical ﬁelds.
○Okinawa Prefecture is working to build an industry hub
centering on the health and medical ﬁelds to meet potential
future demand.

University of the Ryukyus

Research, development
and business support

TEL

Okinawa Biotechnology
Business Support Center

Number of bio companies in Okinawa Prefecture

Support and personnel development for
research, development, commercialization, etc.

Main Business or Area of Research

Name○Okinawa Prefecture's biocommunity works together with major Japanese
Cooperation
bio organizations, including global biocommunities such as BiocK(Biocommunity Kansai) and GTB (Greater Tokyo Biocommunity), toprovide support for research, technology and product development,along with information sharing and matching services.

○Incubation facilities such as Okinawa Health
Biotechnology Research & Development Center
and Okinawa Biotechnology Business Support
Center carry out cutting-edge research anddevelopment using biotechnology.

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Okinawan research institutes such as the Okinawa Industrial Technology Center and the Okinawa Biotechnology BusinessSupport Center are located in the Uruma/Okinawa district, an international logistics hub. Various other research institutes areloated within the University of the Ryukyus, which is within a 30-minute drive. We support businesses in the area throughapplied research, human resources training, and the provisions of scientiﬁc and technological infromation based on anorganic collaboration with the insittutions.

Domestic

Cooperation

Overseas
Health and medical
industry bases

Health and medical
companies in and outside
Okinawa Prefecture

National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College
The National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College (NIT Okinawa) comprises four
departments: Mechanical Systems Engineering, Information and Communications
Systems Engineering, Media Information Engineering, and Bioresources Engineering.
Through ﬁve years of consistent education, the college nurtures creative and practicalengineers who can contribute to society with a highly humane, ethical, andinternational outlook in addition to expertise and technical training.
With its solid educational system, NIT Okinawa is contributing to industrial growth in
Okinawa through training programs and technology exchange/consultation
opportunities in collaboration with local governments and industries.

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14 Research Institutes in Okinawa

Details regarding incubation facilities, etc.

14 Research Institutes in Okinawa

Details regarding incubation facilities, etc.
Okinawa Institute of Science And Technology Graduate University (OIST)

Okinawa Health Biotechnology Research & Development Center

Okinawa Institute of Science And Technology Graduate University (hereinafterreferred to as OIST) aims to contribute to Okinawa's autonomous development
and improving global science and technology through the implementation ofinternationally exceptional education and research regarding science andtechnology. Their innovation square/incubator aims to be a facility whereentrepreneurs from OIST and anywhere from both Japan and the world, cancollaborate with preexisting businesses and investors, to help realize innovationand visions regarding the ecosystem.

The Okinawa Health Biotechnology Research & Development Center is an
incubation facility that conducts research and development regarding healthfoods and pharmaceutical drugs, with the purpose of promoting industrial
development in Okinawa.

Rental lab

Main support

Main machineryand instruments

Area (㎡):
20.32㎡〜167.74㎡ Inquiries：098-934-8435
Tenancy period: 5 years in principle
Rent (monthly): ¥2,160 per ㎡
Number of rooms: 16

・Explanations on operating equipment, technical consultations
・Advice on development of health food products and technical elements of ingredient analysis
・Support for commercialization, advice on product development
Okinawa Health Biotechnology Research & Development Center oﬀers a variety of equipment thatorganizations can use to carry out research and development or improve their production technology.
(Tax exemption for machine usage fees available)
Analysis
instruments
Proof-ofconcept
equipment

Nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus, liquid chromatography quadrupole mass spectrometer, gas
chromatography-mass spectrometer, time-of-ﬂight tandem mass spectrometer, DNA sequencer, aminoacid analyzer, etc.
Jar fermenter (90L, 600L), disk-type centrifugal separator, sterilizer, powder sterilization device, coarse
grinder, pneumatic pulverizer, ﬁne grinder, low-temperature dryer, etc.

Okinawa Bio Industries Center
Okinawa Bio Industries Center is a post incubation facility that oﬀers support tobusinesses that are approaching the commercialization of research development
and research results made using biotechnology, and we aim to further develop
biotechnology related industries in Okinawa.

Rental lab

Area (㎡):
34㎡〜232㎡
Rent (monthly): ¥2,400 per ㎡
Number of rooms: 31

Inquiries：098-923-1768
Tenancy period: no limit

Main support

Okinawa Bio Industries Center provides various forms of support through its industry-academiagovernment collaboration network.
・Advice from experts about matters such as practical use and exploration of sales routes

Use ofequipment

Okinawa Health Biotechnology Research & Development Center has analysis equipment on site fororganizations to use. (Organizations may be eligible for a fee reduction or exemption.)

Okinawa Life Science Research Center
The Okinawa Life Science Research Center is a rental lab with the purpose ofpromoting and industrializing Okinawan technology in bio/life sciences thatcoordinates research and development with venture enterprises and research
institutions, that has is the ﬁrst P2 level facility for commercialization in the prefecture.

Rental lab

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Area (㎡):60.75㎡〜243㎡
Rent (monthly): ¥2,404 per ㎡
Number of rooms: 16

Inquiries：098-982-1060
Tenancy period: less than 1 year
(renewable)

Main support

Support for・Okinawa Life Science Research Center provides various forms of support for companies
entrepreneurs
relocating to Okinawa, including support for entrepreneurs who have relocated to Okinawa,
support for promotional activities, and matching with potential partners.
Support for・25% reduction of room rate for small and medium enterprises that have been in businesscompanies
for less than ﬁve years. *Conditions apply

Use ofequipment

Automated incubators, thermostatic shaking incubators, high-speed refrigerated centrifuges, centrifugal
evaporators, microchip electrophoresis equipment, quadrupole mass spectrometers, pulse ﬁeld electrophoresis
equipment, low pressure chromatography, digital PCR, next-generation sequencer systems, animal testing
facilities (with individual animal breeding control units), etc.

Facility/service fee list

20㎡〜25㎡
Area (㎡):Rent (monthly): ¥7,080〜84,000
Rental lab

Type*You can rent by room, or by desk or bench*Membership fees not included*Organizations must sign up for membership to
use the equipment.

Inquiries：incubator-help@oist.jp

Shared facilities and equipment
・Shared research equipment (refrigerators, culturing
equipment, centrifugal separators)
・Meeting rooms for up to 8 people(Zoom conference equipment, projector, screen)
・Event space for up to 25 people (40m2)
・Conference rooms in OIST Conference Center
Access to event space (additional usage fee applies)
・Wi-Fi, multifunction printers
・Soundproofed phone booths
・Shared kitchen
・Parking area

Exclusive desk

Monthly¥ 7,080

Exclusive oﬃce (20㎡)¥ 51,200

Lab bench¥ 22,200

Exclusive lab (25㎡)¥ 84,000

Membership fee (per individual)¥ 2,500

OIST website

Services for members
・Access to members' and investors' network
・Participation in entrepreneur development events held
by OIST・Access to the café and convenience store on campus
・Access to OIST's shared equipment (additional usage fee
applies)・Registration
・Posting on OIST website
・Access to experts for patenting, funding and staﬃng

University of the Ryukyus Center for the Promotion ofIndustry-Academic-Government Collaborations
University of the Ryukyus' research activities include support for research anddevelopment by outside organizations (such as those in the private sector),
support for protection and use of intellectual property, and support forcompanies. The purpose of this work is to contribute to regional development
and vitalization of the university's education, research and development activities.
Fees, etc.
1) Use of the building for industry-academia-government collaborations:
1,570 yen per m2 per month (including utilities)
Oﬃce area only: 11 rooms, 17-66m2 Laboratories: 2 rooms, 10.5m2, 21m2
2) General regional revitalization research building:
1,620 yen per m2 per month (excluding utilities)
Oﬃce area only: 11 rooms, 21-42m2 Laboratories: 2 rooms, 20m2, 41m2
Both buildings are for industry-academia-government collaboration activities
conducted at University of the Ryukyus, and are available for joint research
between outside organizations such as private companies and faculty and otherparties aﬃliated with the university (including students) or for application ofresearch results.

*Application period for FY2024 has closed.

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