ECONOMIC SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR BUSINESS IN JAPAN

ACCJ Summary of METI Programs in English (Download PDF)

PWC listing of international tax measures in response to COVID-19 

NATIONAL PROGRAMS

METI COVID-19 Support Measures
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Information on "Provincial and City Support Measures for Restarting Operations in China" and other global markets collected by JETRO field offices, "Business Report," and contact information for new coronavirus-related consultation services.

Japan Finance Corporation financing programs for SMEs.
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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Employment Adjustment Subsidy (business with China, Period for acceptance: Mar.31).

Tele-work subsidy for SME from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (in Japanese, translation available)

​Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: Support Measures for Companies Concerning the Impacts of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (in English)

Subsidy for employees taking leave to care for children during school closures.

​Prime Minister announces "interest free and unsecured lending" funding support for small and medium sized business (in Japanese).

Japanese government to allow freelancers and non-regular staff to borrow up to 100,000 yen without interest when their income is reduced due to infectious diseases. Japanese government expands coverage of "life welfare fund loan system" to support low-income earners in response to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. ​

​​ACCJ Taxation Committee Update: NTA extends declaration and payment deadlines to Thursday, April 16, 2020

TOKYO PROGRAMS

Tokyo COVID-19 Information Portal

JBIC Provides Life Financing for Employees of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Response to New Coronavirus Infections .

​Specialists will be dispatched free of charge to give advice to small and medium-sized enterprises seeking to utilize special measures for the government's "employment adjustment subsidy" and "subsidies for elementary school leave such as new coronavirus infection".
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SME Support Programs from Tokyo Metropolitan Government. (In Japanese)

​Updated March 17: Business Continuity Tele-work Grant for Business with Less than 999 Employees from the Tokyo Foundation for Employment Services (in Japanese).

AICHI PREFECTURE

Main COVID-19 Resource Page

Emergency Bridging Measures for New Coronavirus Infectious Diseases

Extended Emergency loans for SMEs (handling period: Mar. 9~Aug. 31)

GIFU PREFECTURE

Gifu Prefectural Government financing programs for SMEs.

MIE PREFECTURE

Mie Prefectural Government financing programs for SMEs.

CITY OF NAGOYA

Apply for the issuance of the sales decrease certificate.

Support for financing for SMEs in Nagoya City (handling period: Feb.18~Mar. 31)

OITA PREFECTURE

Oita Prefectural Government COVID-19 programs & guidance (in English)

SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE

Shizuoka Prefectural Government financing programs for SMEs.

YAMAGATA PREFECTURE

​Yamagata Prefecture Provides Interest-Free Loan to SMEs impacted by Coronavirus.

PROGRAMS OUTSIDE JAPAN

​Summary of Government Stimulus Programs from Around the World.
IRS Economic Impact Payments (USA)