Name Program description Aid ratios Amount limit Facility development/maintenance undertaking subsidy Subsidies may be granted to an enterprise towards expenses incurred for the new construction (invested fixed asset amount: 200 million yen and more) of an industrial facility selected for a designated business incentive program. However, the cost of obtaining the land are limited to a maximum of half the total sum of the invested fixed asset amount. 10% of the invested fixed asset amount 100 million yen Local employment incentive program subsidy Subsidies may be granted in accordance with the fixed asset income of an enterprise when new employees are hired locally. 200,000 yen for every new locally hired employee 40 million yen (Designated businesses) 1.General leasing 2.Industrial machine and equipment leasing 3.Business machine and equipment leasing 4.Machine repair 5.Software development 6.Information and communication service 7.Information providing service 8.Advertisement agency business 9.Advertising 10.Industrial facility cleaning 11.Non-destructive testing 12.Design 13.Management consultation 14.Machinery design 15.Engineering 16.Natural science research institution