Japan Condo Management Association: Fees and Owner Duties
What a Japanese condo management association (kanri kumiai) is, what owners must pay and do, and what happens when fees...
Cash or Mortgage for Japanese Property: A Guide for Foreign Buyers
Paying cash or taking a mortgage on Japanese property: access to loans, the housing loan tax credit, loan-only costs, and...
Fixed vs Variable Mortgage Rates in Japan: Costs and Risks
How Japan's three mortgage rate types work, who carries the rate risk, and what to get in writing from the...
Overseas Income and Japanese Mortgages: Documents and FX
Can overseas income qualify for a Japanese mortgage? Bank income documents, exchange-rate conversion and income stability, with Flat 35 and...
How Japanese Banks Screen Mortgage Applicants
What Japanese banks check on a mortgage: income, residence status, credit records, down payment, age and guarantors, with Flat 35...
Buying Property in Japan: Seven Things to Know First
Seven things to understand before buying property in Japan as a foreigner: what you can buy, reporting duties, condominium rules,...
Inheriting Japanese Property: Deadlines, Registration and Tax Agent
Inheriting property in Japan from abroad: the 3-month, 10-month and 3-year deadlines, inheritance registration, and the tax agent non-residents must...
Gifting Japanese Property to Family: Gift Tax Rules and the Annual Exemption
Gifting Japanese property to family: the JPY 1.1 million annual exemption, two rate tables, settlement-at-inheritance taxation, transfer taxes and home-country...
How Japan Inheritance Tax Is Calculated: Deductions, Rates, Spouse Relief
How Japan calculates inheritance tax (sozoku-zei): the basic deduction, the 10% to 55% rate table, the two-step split, and the...
Who Pays Japanese Inheritance Tax? Domicile and Nationality
Japan's inheritance tax scope depends on domicile, nationality, 10 years of residence and the decedent's category. See who is taxed...
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