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MACRO & POLICY

Ichigo Donates to Miyazaki's Miyakonojo via 'Corporate Hometown Tax' to Support a Sustainable Regional HubA · FULL TRANSLATION

Source: PR TIMES· Published: 2026/06/06· Section: MACRO & POLICY
# corporate hometown tax# regional revitalization# Miyakonojo# sustainability# Ichigo
Key Points
  • Sustainable-infrastructure firm Ichigo implemented a 'corporate hometown tax' donation
  • The recipient is Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki (Mayor Yoshinaga Ikeda)
  • It supports Miyakonojo's regional-revitalization program
  • Miyakonojo is positioned as a regional hub of southern Kyushu
  • It contributes to sustainable city-building via the regional-revitalization tax scheme
Analysis

The 'corporate hometown tax' lets companies fund local revitalization with tax benefits, a policy steering private money into regions. Ichigo, an infrastructure firm, donating to Miyakonojo is both CSR and a fit with its 'sustainable infrastructure' business.

Behind it is regional revitalization's core problem: limited local revenue cannot rely on central subsidies alone, so tax incentives channel corporate funds to localities. For firms, it turns CSR into a win of tax savings, brand and local ties; for governments, it fills a revenue gap. This 'incentive-driven private funding of regions' design is instructive for Taiwan's regional-revitalization funding. When donations carry tax incentives, is it genuine support or a calculated tax tool, and how can both coexist?

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Ichigo announced it has donated, via the 'corporate hometown tax' (the regional-revitalization support tax scheme), to Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki (Mayor Yoshinaga Ikeda) for its FY2025 'town, people, work' revitalization program.

Ichigo is a 'sustainable infrastructure company' that supports people's prosperous lives. The donation aims to support Miyakonojo, positioned as a regional hub of southern Kyushu, in advancing sustainable community development and regional revitalization. The corporate hometown tax lets companies receive tax benefits while supporting local revitalization programs, a system designed to channel private funds into regions.

Ichigo says it will continue applying its expertise and resources in sustainable infrastructure to contribute to regional sustainable development.

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