SUBSIDIES

Japan

The following communication, dated and received on 27 June 2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Japan.

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Japan submits this new and full notification in compliance with its obligation under Article XVI:1 of the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade 1994 ("GATT 1994") and Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ("Agreement").

In this notification, Japan included certain subsidies which may not constitute "subsidies" under Article 1 of the Agreement or may not be "specific" under Article 2 of the Agreement, in order to achieve the maximum transparency with regard to the relevant subsidies effective within its territory.

It should be noted that, in accordance with Article 25.7 of the Agreement, the notification of the subsidies does not prejudge its legal status, effects or nature under GATT 1994 and the Agreement.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1   INDUSTRY. 4

1.1   Subsidy for the Leather and Leather Goods Industries. 4

1.2   Subsidy for Supporting the Manufacture of Traditional Craft Products. 5

1.3   Subsidy for Promoting the Manufacture of Traditional Craft Products. 6

1.4   Subsidy for Space Environment Reliability Verification Integrated System.. 7

1.5   Loans for Purchasing Petroleum and LPG for Stockpiling by Private Companies. 8

1.6   Provision of Equity Capital and Loans to Joint Stockpiling Companies. 9

1.7   Subsidy for loans to develop domestic oil and natural gas. 10

1.8   Subsidy for geological survey for domestic oil and natural gas. 11

1.9   Subsidy for Major Oil Spill Response Programme. 12

1.10   Subsidy for Loans to Purchase Petroleum and LPG to be Stored. 13

1.11   Subsidy for Joint Oil Stocks with Oil producing countries. 14

1.12   Subsidy for improving productivity and resilience of petroleum industrial complexes. 15

1.13   Loans for Mine Pollution Control 16

1.14   Subsidy for Interest on Loans to Introduce Specific Facilities Suitable for Natural Gas. 17

1.15   Subsidy for Strengthening Nuclear Industry Base program.. 18

1.16   Subsidy for Innovative Nuclear Technology Development to Meet Societal Demands. 19

1.17   The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Project Activities. 20

1.18   The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Activities. 22

1.19   Research and Development and Development System Resilience Project in
Medical Devices. 23

1.20   Promotion of Innovation through Collaboration between Medicine and Industry. 24

1.21   Next Generation Health Tech Startup Development Support Project 25

1.22   Subsidy for project focused on developing key technology for discovering and
manufacturing drugs for next-generation treatment and diagnosis. 26

1.23   Subsidy for project focused on developing basic technology aiming at industrialization
of regenerative medicine and gene therapies. 27

1.24   Subsidy for the Introduction of Distributed Energy Resources such as Home Storage Batteries. 28

1.25   Stable supply support corporation fund. 29

2   FINANCE. 31

2.1   Finance Measures for Credit Guarantee of Sake Manufacturers. 31

2.2   Finance Measures for Sake Manufactures. 32

2.3   Subsidy for Supporting Liquor Branding. 33

2.4   Subsidy for supporting reformation of liquor business structure. 34

3   AGRICULTURE. 35

3.1   Measures for Sugar 35

3.2   Measures for Starch. 36

3.3   Measures for Vegetables. 37

3.4   Measures for Bovine meat and Pig meat 38

3.5   Measures for Eggs. 39

3.6   Measures for Milk and Dairy Products. 40

3.7   Farmer's Pension Fund Subsidy. 41

3.8   Farming Modernization Fund Interest Subsidy. 42

3.9   Japan Finance Corporation Subsidy. 43

3.10   Programs for development and adaptation of new technologies and conservation of
fishing grounds. 44

3.11   Support for establishment of environmentally and economically sustainable fisheries
as a growth sector 45

3.12   Promotion for regional development through fisheries. 46

3.13   Support for aquaculture, inland fisheries and fish stock enhancement 47

4   LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 48

4.1   Subsidy for Promoting the Manufacture of Traditional Craft Products. 48

4.2   Subsidy for Leather Industry. 49

4.3   Measures for Beef and Pork. 50

4.4   Measures for Eggs. 51

4.5   Measures for Vegetables. 52

4.6   Measures for Fruits. 53

4.7   Measures for Vegetables and Fruits. 54

4.8   Measures for Beef and Milk. 55

4.9   Subsidy for Inland Water Aquaculture. 56

4.10   Measures for Rice. 57

4.11   Measures for Tea leaves. 58

4.12   Subsidy for Wood Industry. 59