{"id":176872,"date":"2026-04-03T11:12:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=176872&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:12:40","slug":"kitakyushu-offers-data-center-tax-breaks","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kitakyushu-offers-data-center-tax-breaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu Offers Data Center Tax Breaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kitakyushu City has introduced a new incentive program to attract data center investment, offering fixed asset tax exemptions for up to six years. The policy covers both land development and newly constructed facilities, each eligible for up to three years of tax relief. Mayor Kazuhisa Takeuchi said the city aims to secure five data centers, three related projects, and \u00a51 trillion in investment within three years from fiscal 2026. A dedicated office has been established to support the initiative. The city highlighted its infrastructure advantages, including land, water, electricity, and workforce availability, as competition intensifies nationwide. Additional measures target related industries and workforce relocation. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/newsdig.tbs.co.jp\/articles\/rkb\/2573072?display=1\" target=\"_blank\">RKB<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC023650S6A400C2000000\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkei<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_kitakyushu-city-press-release-april_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C781&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"781\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_kitakyushu-city-press-release-april_2026_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_kitakyushu-city-press-release-april_2026_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_kitakyushu-city-press-release-april_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C571&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_kitakyushu-city-press-release-april_2026_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C428&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=59qMb5DvNOs&#038;list=PLP-mfYAs9cGzV1vArP-rkM5QW89vZRj9O&#038;index=1\" target=\"_blank\">Kitakyushu City Official Youtube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kitakyushu City has introduced a new incentive program to attract data center investment, offering fixed asset tax exemptions for up to six years&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":176873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-176872","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-general","news-category-politics","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/176872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}