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Osaka Planning Aid Scheme for Small Biz under Closure Request
The Prefectural Government of Osaka is considering a plan together with municipalities to offer one million yen each to small businesses and 500,000 yen to each sole proprietor who follows the prefecture’s temporary closure request from April 15th to May 6th.
A total of about 60,000 businesses in the prefecture are expected to be eligible. Osaka Prefecture released the following list of facilities subject to the suspension of operations on April 14th. Mr. Hirofumi Yoshimura, Governor of Osaka Prefecture stressed that those aid schemes and closure requests should be treated as a package style.
http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/attach/38112/00000000/Revised(EN)Facility%20Use%20Restrictions%20.pdf
Request for Facility Use Restrictions by Osaka Governor
At a meeting held on April 13, Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura indicated that the number of people infected with the new coronavirus was doubling on a seven-day basis, and that further measures to prevent infection were needed. In addition to the previous requests for “self-restraint on going out” and “self-restraint on holding events,” the Governor of Osaka Prefecture implemented new requests for “restricted use of facilities” starting on Tuesday, April 14.
The target industries are as follows. In addition, Governor Yoshimura said at a roundtable meeting last Saturday between Economic Revitalization Minister Nishimura and the governors of seven prefectures that he asked the state to create a system that would allow small and medium-sized businesses to postpone tenant rents for three months.
List of facilities subject to restrictions on the use of facilities
- Facilities that are basically not requested to be suspended.
(1) Facilities necessary to maintain a social life
| Category | Subject | Suspension Request | Remarks |
| Medical Facilities（*） | Hospitals
Clinic Gingivalidae Pharmacy Acupuncture and massage osteopathic clinic osteopathic clinic Judo therapy |
Not subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
Request for cooperation on appropriate infection prevention measures
*Only treatments that are performed by qualified persons.
|
| Sales facility for daily necessities | Wholesale Market
Food sales floor (*) Convenience store Department stores (selling daily necessities) Supermarket. Home improvement center (daily necessities section) Shopping mall (selling daily necessities) Gas Station. Shoemaker. Clothing stores General Store Stationery store liquor store Bookstore. Bicycle shop Home appliance store Gardening supply store Locksmiths Furniture store Car dealerships and car supply stores Florist |
Not subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
Request for cooperation on appropriate infection prevention measures (*Including a mobile catering shops) |
| Meal Service Facilities | Restaurant
Ryoriten restaurant coffee shop Japanese confectionery and Western-style confectionery shop Japanese-style tavern |
Not subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
Requested cooperation on appropriate infection prevention measures and shortened business hours. *Business hours are from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and that alcoholic beverages be served until 7 p.m. (excluding home delivery and take-out), |
| Housing and lodging facilities | Hotel (except for the part used for the assembly)
capsule hotel Inns (except for those used for assembly) Vacation Rental Apartment house boarding house lodging
|
Not subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
Request for cooperation on appropriate infection prevention measures |
| Transportation, etc. | Bus
Taxi Rental Car Train Ship Aircraft Logistics services (including home delivery, etc.) |
Not subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
Request for cooperation on appropriate infection prevention measures |
List of facilities subject to restrictions on the use of facilities
- Basically, facilities that are not requested to be suspended.
(1) Facilities necessary to maintain a social life
| Category | Subject | Suspension Request | Remarks |
| Factories, etc. | Factory
workspace |
Not subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
Request for cooperation on appropriate infection prevention measures |
| Financial institutions, government offices, etc. | Bank
Consumer Finance Stock Exchange. Brokerage firms Insurance Agency. Government Offices Various offices |
Not subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
Request for cooperation on appropriate infection prevention measures |
| Stores that provide daily necessity services, etc. | Barbershop
Beauty Parlor Bathhouse (public bath) (*) Post Office. Media costume shop for rent Real Estate Agent Wedding venue (including rental outfits) Funeral Homes and Crematoriums pawnshop. veteran Repair shop (watches, shoes, clothes, etc.) Laundry Dry Cleaners Garbage disposal Shinto shrine Buddhist temple Church |
Not subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
Request for cooperation on appropriate infection prevention measures
*Items subject to the Price Control Order |
List of facilities subject to restrictions on the use of facilities
- Facilities that are basically not requested to be suspended
(2) Social welfare facilities, etc.
| Category | Subject | Suspension Request | Remarks |
| Social welfare facilities, etc.（*） | Nursery schools, etc. (including certified Center for Early Childhood Education and Care)
After-school children’s club (after-school childcare) Day Care Support Office for Children with Handicaps
|
Not subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
Request for cooperation in appropriate infection prevention measures after securing the necessary childcare, etc. *Users of day-care centers or short-term residential care facilities are requested to refrain from using them as much as possible at home. |
| Social welfare facilities, etc.（*） | Facilities related to the Elderly Welfare Act and Long-Term Care Insurance Act
Asylum for Women Other social welfare facilities |
Not subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
Request for cooperation on appropriate infection prevention measures Users of day-care centers or short-term residential care facilities are requested to refrain from using them as much as possible at home. |
List of facilities subject to restrictions on the use of facilities
- Facilities that are basically requested to be suspended
| Category | Subject | Suspension Request | Remarks |
| Amusement facilities | Cabaret
Nightclub Dance Hall Snack Bar darts bar Pub sex establishment prostitution agency sex shop Private Video Store Internet cafe Manga Cafe Karaoke Box shooting gallery live music venue Off-track horse (car, boat) ticketing |
Subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
Request to stop using the facility. (=request for work absence) |
| Theaters, etc. | Theater
viewing platform planetarium movie theater entertainment hall |
Subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
Request to stop using the facility. (=request for work absence) |
| Meeting and Exhibition Facilities | assembly hall
public hall Exhibitions Conference room Cultural Center multi-purpose hall |
Subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
Request to stop using the facility. (=request for work absence) |
| Sports and amusement facilities
(Subject to regulation) |
gymnasium
Indoor and outdoor swimming pools bowling alley skating rink sports club Hot yoga, yoga studio
mahjong parlor pachinko parlor video arcade theme park amusement park |
Subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
Request to suspend the use of the facility (i.e., request for absence from work)
*1 Outdoor facilities are not subject to the request for suspension of use, while indoor facilities are subject to it.
*2 Outdoor facilities are not subject to a request for suspension of use, but the spectator seats are subject to a request for suspension of use. |
| Sports and amusement facilities
(Not Subject to regulation) |
Golf Driving Range (*1)
Batting practice area (*1) Track and field stadiums (*1) (*2) Baseball Stadium (*1) (*2) Tennis court (*1) (*2) Kyudo Hall (*1) |
Not subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
Request to suspend the use of the facility (i.e., request for absence from work)
*1 Outdoor facilities are not subject to the request for suspension of use, while indoor facilities are subject to it.
*2 Outdoor facilities are not subject to a request for suspension of use, but the spectator seats are subject to a request for suspension of use. |
| Educational Facilities | Kindergarten
primary school secondary school Compulsory Education School high school college of technology Secondary education schools Special support schools |
Subject to regulation
|
[Details of request]
In principle, the use of the facility is requested to be suspended. |
List of facilities subject to restrictions on the use of facilities
- Facilities that are basically requested to be suspended
| Category | Subject | Suspension Request | Remarks |
| University, Cram school, etc.（*） | university
vocational school vocational college of technology Special training schools, various schools Japanese Language School / Foreign Language School international school driving school private tutoring school English conversation class music school Go and Shogi School Flower Arrangement, Tea Ceremony, Calligraphy, Painting abacus class ballet class gymnastics class |
Subject to regulation
|
[Facilities with a total floor space of more than 1,000 square meters]
Request to suspend the use of the facility (i.e., request for absence from work)
[Facilities with a total floor area of 1,000 square meters or less] Requested cooperation to stop using the facility. However, if a facility of 100 square meters or less continues to operate, we request that appropriate infection prevention measures be thoroughly implemented.
*Online classes are not subject to regulation. *Tutoring is not subject to regulation.
|
| Museums, etc. | museum
museum library science museum memorial hall aquarium zoo botanical garden |
Subject to regulation
|
[Facilities with a total floor space of more than 1,000 square meters]
Request to suspend the use of the facility (i.e., request for absence from work)
[Facilities with a total floor area of 1,000 square meters or less] Request for cooperation in suspending the use of facilities |
| Hotel or Inn | Hotel ( only the part used for the meeting )
Inns ( only the parts used for meetings ) |
Subject to regulation
|
[Facilities with a total floor space of more than 1,000 square meters]
Request to suspend the use of the facility (i.e., request for absence from work)
[Facilities with a total floor area of 1,000 square meters or less] Request for cooperation in suspending the use of facilities |
| Commercial facility | Pet stores (except for the pet food section)
Pet hair salon (trimming) Jewelry and gold and silver dealers Housing display hall (Messrs. Secondhand dealers (excluding pawn shops) ticket shop second-hand bookstore Toy shop, model train shop Go and Shogi board store DVD/video shop rental Outdoor equipment and sporting goods store golf shop souvenir shop Travel agency (store) store specializing in idle goods nail salon eyelash extension super public bathhouse sauna beauty salon tanning parlor hairdressing salon Photo shop/photo studio art sales observation deck
|
Subject to regulation
|
[Facilities with a total floor area of more than 1,000 square meters] Requested to suspend the use of facilities
[Facilities with a total floor area of 1,000 square meters or less] Requested cooperation to stop using the facility. However, if a facility of 100 square meters or less continues to operate, we request that appropriate infection prevention measures be thoroughly implemented. |
COVID-19 Business Guidance
Keeping you up to date and supporting your business
Every Osaka Business – no matter its size, sector, age, city or town, – is currently facing unprecedented challenges. In the light of COVID-19, OBDA is seeing a lot of interest in domestic and overseas business continuity at the moment. Osaka Prefecture Government is updating latest information on their website in English version. OBDA is also setting up consultation desk at Business Innovation Center Osaka (Sansokan) for our customer. OBDA works with businesses across Osaka area to help them achieve their full business potential.
The outbreak of the new coronavirus infection is likely to affect going concern of the businesses.
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has been taking support measures for companies concerning the impacts of the novel Coronavirus disease.
(English)
For Osaka based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the consultation desk and the financing scheme has been established against the new Coronavirus infections. (Consultation will be held only in Japanese / Free of Charge)
- Osaka Prefecture announced setting up of a business consultation desk for SMEs.
- Osaka Prefecture announces establishment of the “Osaka Prefectural Emergency Fund for SMEs”
- Osaka Prefectural Yorozu Support Center has established business consultation desk related to new coronavirus.
E-mail: bsc@obda.or.jp
(For inquiries in English)