Major Changes in Japan’s Gift and Inheritance Tax Laws

Welcome relief for foreign nationals who qualify as temporary foreigners.

Yuriko Sudo, Thomas Y. Lu | Oct 18, 2018

There have been significant gift and inheritance tax reforms in Japan in recent years as the Japanese government attempts to attract more highly skilled foreign nationals to invest and work in Japan. With the recent law changes in 2017 and 2018, the developments were better for the foreign nationals but worse for the Japanese nationals.

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