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▼ Japan Picks Model Projects To Promote 'Dual Habitation'
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The land ministry has selected 26 model projects nationwide to promote a "dual habitation" lifestyle in which people divide their time between rural and urban areas, informed sources said.
Local governments and private companies will work together to support the projects, including ones to cut fares for shinkansen and flight services, the sources said Saturday.
By reducing the burden on people traveling between two regions, the projects aim to nurture human resources for new businesses and increase the number of people who support the lives of residents in regional areas.
The ministry will soon announce the 26 selected public-private projects that will be implemented in 18 prefectures.
According to the sources, the projects are designed to encourage people living in two regions to develop side businesses, and to foster intermediary support organizations that will be responsible for matching people interested in dual habitation with local governments that can support them.
The central government has set aside a total budget of ¥200 million to subsidize a portion of the projects' costs.
Kochi and Tottori prefectures, in collaboration with major airline ANA Holdings, will begin offering airfare discounts through the introduction of a flat-rate system as early as October for individuals based in multiple locations. Saga Prefecture is also expected to join the initiative.
The city of Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, will work with East Japan Railway, or JR East, to offer shinkansen discounts for such individuals.
The ministry selected three model projects in Ishikawa Prefecture, which aims to promote reconstruction from the major earthquake in January last year.
The city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture plans to issue a "virtual" certificate of residence in place of resident registration.
The city of Tomi in Nagano Prefecture, meanwhile, will promote activities to secure successors of agricultural businesses, and the city of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture will strengthen efforts to bring in business owners.
Local governments and private companies will work together to support the projects, including ones to cut fares for shinkansen and flight services, the sources said Saturday.
By reducing the burden on people traveling between two regions, the projects aim to nurture human resources for new businesses and increase the number of people who support the lives of residents in regional areas.
The ministry will soon announce the 26 selected public-private projects that will be implemented in 18 prefectures.
According to the sources, the projects are designed to encourage people living in two regions to develop side businesses, and to foster intermediary support organizations that will be responsible for matching people interested in dual habitation with local governments that can support them.
The central government has set aside a total budget of ¥200 million to subsidize a portion of the projects' costs.
Kochi and Tottori prefectures, in collaboration with major airline ANA Holdings, will begin offering airfare discounts through the introduction of a flat-rate system as early as October for individuals based in multiple locations. Saga Prefecture is also expected to join the initiative.
The city of Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, will work with East Japan Railway, or JR East, to offer shinkansen discounts for such individuals.
The ministry selected three model projects in Ishikawa Prefecture, which aims to promote reconstruction from the major earthquake in January last year.
The city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture plans to issue a "virtual" certificate of residence in place of resident registration.
The city of Tomi in Nagano Prefecture, meanwhile, will promote activities to secure successors of agricultural businesses, and the city of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture will strengthen efforts to bring in business owners.
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