Kitakyushu City accepts applications on a rolling basis from May 1, 2026 to February 26, 2027 for the FY2026 Business Succession and M&A Promotion Subsidy, which covers part of what small and medium-sized businesses in the city pay to experts for succession or M&A. The subsidy is up to one-half of eligible costs, capped at JPY 500,000 per applicant, and only the selling (handing-over) side qualifies. Acceptance may end during the year if the budget runs out.When you hand a company to a child or someone else, or sell it to another company, you pay experts for advice. Kitakyushu City helps with up to half of that cost, at most JPY 500,000. You can apply any time until February 26 next year, but it ends early if the money runs out.
Does it look like you would be eligible?
○Applies: You are a small or medium-sized business handing over (selling) the company
○Applies: Your head office and sites are in the city and the successor will continue the business in the city
×Does not apply: You have unpaid city taxes
×Does not apply: You are applying as the buyer (the side taking over)
On April 28, 2026, the Bank of Japan published the Bank's view in its Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (April 2026), decided at the Monetary Policy Meeting held on April 27 and 28. Higher oil prices stemming from the Middle East situation will weigh on corporate profits and households' real incomes, so growth is expected to slow in fiscal 2026, though moderate growth continues. Year-on-year CPI (all items less fresh food) is projected at the high-2% range for fiscal 2026.In the Outlook Report it published on April 28, 2026, the Bank of Japan says that the large rise in crude oil, the raw material for gasoline and electricity, caused by the Middle East situation will weigh on this fiscal year's economy. So it expects growth to slow, though not to stop. It expects prices to rise sharply this fiscal year.
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