Study on the Issues of Introducing the Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in Japan

Abstract

The objective of this study is to clarify the reasons that the Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in Japan has not been utilized from the perspective of promoting area based-management, and to explore directions for its utilization, mainly from a national perspective. In this study the researchers analyzed the results of a questionnaire survey of 111 local governments. As a result, this study revealed the following six reasons for the lack of utilization of this system. 1) organizational problem and burden of the local governments, 2) circumstances of based-management organizations, 3) inadequate practical information to introduce beneficiary assessment, 4) coordination with stakeholders in the area, 5) low awareness, 6) inadequate government subsidies.