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Qualifying spend includes direct expenses related to film production in Japan, including payments to Japanese corporations, individuals, local governments and public organizations. However, some costs are not included in qualifying spend, such as the cost of location scouting in Japan. <\/p>\n Applications, which open this month, need to be submitted by a Japanese production company and fulfil one of the two following requirements:<\/p>\n However, even projects that don’t fulfil these requirements will be considered if they “greatly benefit the Japanese economy and the domestic film industry”. <\/p>\n Projects applying for the incentive must also prove some benefit to Japan’s domestic contents industry; guarantee to shoot some scenes in Japan; cooperate to promote the location where the filming took place, and have some promotional value for Japan as a country. <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/National-Cinema-Day-2023-Logo_2.jpeg\"){kind=logo}
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