Current situation and issues in supporting entrepreneurship in 12 evacuation municipalities due to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to clarify the current situation and issues in supporting entrepreneurship in 12 evacuation municipalities due to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, based on the results of interview and a questionnaire survey of Fukushima Prefecture and the 12 evacuation municipalities. Through this study, we found that many municipalities in the 12 municipalities provide "subsidies for movement" and "subsidies for initial investment" to support entrepreneurship, and that many municipalities consider "enhancement of subsidies" and "securing housing and business properties" to be issues to be addressed to increase the number of entrepreneurs.