{"id":68312,"date":"2026-06-17T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=68312"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:55:47","slug":"japanese-citizens-can-now-get-free-final-fantasy-14-items-by-paying-their-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-citizens-can-now-get-free-final-fantasy-14-items-by-paying-their-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese citizens can now get\u00a0free\u00a0Final\u00a0Fantasy\u00a014 items\u00a0by\u00a0paying their taxes\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tokyo\u2019s Shibuya Ward has begun offering free in-game items to Japanese Final Fantasy XIV<\/strong> players as a reward for their tax contributions (source: Famitsu<\/a>). These purely cosmetic items, which can also be purchased with real money, are part of Square Enix\u2019s effort to deepen its ties with the local playerbase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration is part of Japan\u2019s \u201cFurusato Nozei\u201d (hometown tax contribution) system, which  allows you to donate a portion of your income tax to a specific city (such as your hometown or a place with personal significance) instead of paying it all to the central government. In return, your chosen city will send you gifts. These most often include local specialty goods like fresh produce, rice, or wagyu beef, but recently, there have been some unconventional options like NFTs and digital awards appearing, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, Shibuya Ward collaborated with Japanese mobile games Monster Strike and Kotodaman<\/a> to start providing in-game currency to taxpayers as a possible reward to opt for. This year, it is teaming up with Square Enix to gift five Phials of Fantasia (an item that allows you to change your character\u2019s appearance, race, and gender), the Collegiate Attire (Skirt) and the Collegiate Attire (Slacks) costume sets, the Magitek attire, four dance emotes, and a Megashiba mount (a reference to Shibuya Station\u2019s own Hachiko statue) to players for free. Based on their listed prices on the Final Fantasy XIV Online Store<\/a>, the reward package has an estimated value of at least $88 USD. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While Square Enix headquarters isn\u2019t in Shibuya, it does have an office there. As such, the company says it will \u201ccontinue to undertake various initiatives while capitalizing on Shibuya\u2019s unique characteristics.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: Square Enix takes action against Final Fantasy 14 video content creator over harassment of employees following shutdown of defamatory news blog<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Fantasy 14\u2019s unexpected bump in age rating from 15+ to 17+ praised in Japan for \u201ctaking the players\u2019 side\u201d despite commercial downsides<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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