Fukuoka City continues to support new startups by waiving company registration fees. The city has received an increasing number of inquiries about launching new businesses between April and August 2020; it aims to accelerate the trend by subsidizing ¥30,000 ~ ¥75,000 of the registration costs. Using the program plus the city’s “designated business creation aid program (特定創業支援等事業),” some may establish their businesses without bearing any registration fees. Source: Fukuoka City / NHK