Kurume City provides incentives to local small and medium-sized businesses and sole proprietors that introduce a system for employers to repay employees’ educational loans on their behalf. Prior consultation is required.
| Location | Kurume City, Fukuoka |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Jul 1, 2026 – Feb 19, 2027 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥300,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | Flat rate |
| Purpose | Human resource development and employment |
| Eligible Applicants | Small and medium-sized enterprises / sole proprietors |
| Implementing Agency | Kurume City |
| Official Page | https://www.city.kurume.fukuoka.jp/1090sangyou/2060koyouroudou/3050jyosei/2026-0611-1013-80.html |
To secure and retain human resources for local businesses by reducing the financial burden on employees and others working for businesses in the city, incentives are provided to small and medium-sized businesses and others in the city that have newly introduced a system under which the employer directly repays, on behalf of employees and others, the educational funds they borrowed during their student years.
Prior consultation is required.