日本招商会邀請海外企業投資地震災區

Recently the NHK News reported the following:

東日本大震災の被災地の復興につなげようと、海外からの投資を呼び込むための説明会が、９日、香港で開かれ、復興庁の担当者が、進出企業に税制上の優遇措置を認める「復興特区」の仕組みなどを説明し、積極的な投資を呼びかけました。

この説明会は、ジェトロ＝日本貿易振興機構などが開いたもので、香港中心部の会場に、地元の企業関係者などおよそ６０人が集まりました。
この中で、復興庁の担当者は、東日本大震災の被災地では、道路などのインフラがほぼ復旧しているほか、大手自動車メーカーなど多くの製造業の工場もあって投資環境は整っているとアピールしました。
また、進出企業に対して、法人税を５年間免除するなどの優遇措置を認める「復興特区」の仕組みを説明し、積極的な投資を呼びかけました。
これに対し、参加した企業関係者からは「日本の東北地方の復興につながる投資には興味がある」とか、「もっと詳しく説明してほしい」などの声が聞かれました。
日本政府は、被災地の復興に向けて、国内だけでなく海外からも広く投資を呼び込む方針で、９日の香港を手始めとして、今後、同様の説明会を中国本土や欧米などでも開くことにしています。

(試譯文)

Centering around the revival the stricken area caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake a briefing session that called upon overseas investment was held in Hong Kong on the 9th (July); the person in charge of the revival bureau appealed for active investment and explained the structure etc. of the "special revival area" which permitted participating companies tax benefits.

This briefing session was an event organized by JETRO the Japanese trade recovery organization etc, with about 60 people who were connected to local corporations etc, gathering in the hall located at the central part of Hong Kong.

The people in charge of the revival bureau appealed that in the stricken area of the Great East Japan earthquake investment environment was ready because infrastructures such as roads were mostly restored, and there were also factories of many manufacturing industries, such as major automakers.

Moreover, while the structure of the "special revival area" which permitted preferential treatment of corporation tax exemption for five years was explained to companies that came forward, it called for active investments.

On the other hand, from the corporation related people who were participating, voices were heard saying that "interested in investments which lead to the revival of the northeast district in Japan", and "want you to explain in more detail".

For the revival of the stricken area, Japanese government would not merely do it domestically, it planned on calling for investment widely from overseas by making Hong Kong on the 9th as the beginning; from now on it would hold similar briefing sessions in mainland China and in the West.

Japan is trying hard to revive the economy in the north east part of the country.