FAQ

• What are the procedures and requirements for using the Select Kanagawa NEXT support system?

  In order to use this system, you must submit an application and obtain certification for your business plan. Please refer to the Select Kanagawa NEXT Details page for certification requirements.

  Select Kanagawa NEXT

• We are looking for industrial sites and/or rental office properties in Kanagawa Prefecture. Where can we find information on this?

  Please use the following pages for information on industrial sites in the prefecture.

  Site Referral Support

  Major Industrial Sites for Sale or Under Development

• What is the first step to begin an application? Where can I obtain the necessary documents for the application?

  For those wanting to use programs in Select Kanagawa NEXT, please first contact Kanagawa Prefecture's Investment Promotion and International Business Division. The appropriate application forms will be dispatched directly from the division after a discussion about the details of your business plan at the preliminary consultation.

  For inquiries
  by phone

  Investment Promotion and
  International Business Division045-210-5573

  For Inquiries by Web Form

• I would like to know the process from submitting an application to Select Kanagawa NEXT to receiving a subsidy.

  The process from the receipt of the application after the preliminary consultation to the granting of a subsidy is as follows.

  

  1. 1 During the preliminary consultation, we will ask about the details of your business plan.
  2. 2 Applications must be submitted prior to the start of the project (generally by the day before the date of contract for the land, building, etc.).
  3. 3 A panel of outside experts will review the business plan and other materials.
  4. 4 Projects are approved within approximately 10 days of the review committee meeting, and a press release will be issued on the approval day to announce that the project has been certified.
  5. 5 The company must begin operation within five years from the day after the date of approval.
     Applicants must submit a notification of commencement of operations within 30 days of the start of operations.
     The day of the start of operations is the date on which the payment of the investment based on the business plan is completed and the planned number of employees is secured.
  6. 6 Applicants are required to submit a completion report as soon as possible after the start of operations. Thereafter, a completion inspection (on-site inspection) will be conducted on the implementation status of the project.
  7. 7 After the completion inspection, applicants are required to submit an application for grant of subsidy within one year from the start of operation.
  8. 8 A decision regarding subsidy grant will be made, and a grant notification decision form will be issued for projects receiving grants. The amount of subsidies granted will be paid in equal installments over a period of 10 years.
  9. 9 In accordance with the grant notification decision form, applicants are required to submit an invoice for the subsidy for the relevant fiscal year.
  10. 10 Subsidies will be granted.

• I would like to establish a base in Japan, but I don't know where to start.

  The Kanagawa prefectural government, in cooperation with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), municipalities, and other related organizations, provides a variety of consultation services for companies wishing to establish new business in the prefecture. Please feel free to reach out to us to begin this conversation.

  For inquiries
  by phone

  Investment Promotion and
  International Business Division045-210-5565

  For Inquiries by Web Form

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