We Are Tomodachi New Year 2016

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25New facilities(including rentals)Assistance equivalent to 100% of fixed-asset taxes relating to the new investment for a period of 3–5 yearsExpansion, movement within Sendai(including rentals)Assistance equivalent to 70%–90% of fixed-asset taxes relating to the new investment for a period of 3–5 yearsAdditional hiringOne-time assistance of JPY 100,000–600,000 (about USD 800–5,000) for each newly hired employee (regular or other) Mayor Emiko OkuyamaBasic facts and figuresExpanding the subway networkWatching Over SendaiIn December 2015 a new east-west subway line was opened, supplementing the existing north-south line.Attracting international conferencesFinancial assistance for business location promotionSendai hosted the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, the biggest UN conference ever held in Japan. With the success of this event, the city demonstrated the high level of its convention-hosting capabilities and gave a boost to its efforts to attract future conventions. The above-indicated assistance amounts, payment years, payment limits, and other particulars differ depending on the type of assistance. A statue of Date Masamune, the samurai leader who established Sendai as the capital of his domain in 1601, looks over the city from Aobayama Park, site of the castle he built.Sendai, capital of Miyagi Prefecture, has a population of 1.08 million (as of September 2015). The Hirose River flows through the middle of the city, and the tree-lined streets of the city center have earned it the name “City of Trees.” Born in Akita Prefecture. After graduating from the Faculty of Economics at Tohoku University, she became a municipal employee in Sendai, where she served in posts including assistant senior director of the Lifelong Learning Department, superintendent of the Sendai City Board of Education, and vice mayor. She has been the mayor of Sendai since 2009 and is now serving her second four-year term.

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