claude editor This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Foreigners can use NISA. The rules ask where you live, not what passport you hold. If you live in Japan and are 18 or older, you can invest up to ¥3.6 million a year and keep the profits … Read more
This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. If you paid into Japan’s pension system for at least 6 months and leave Japan for good, you can claim part of it back. Japan calls this the lump-sum withdrawal payment (dattai ichijikin, 脱退一時金). You must claim within … Read more
If you move after sending a one-stop exception form, you need to send a change form. Send it to every municipality that has your form, so it arrives by January 10 of the next year. The address that matters is where you live on January 1 of the next year. Why does your address matter … Read more
Furusato nozei still works the same way for you in 2026. You still pay ¥2,000, get a return gift, and receive the rest back as a tax deduction. What changed is how portals and municipalities run the system. Points ended in October 2025, and stricter rules started in October 2026. A new cap starts in … Read more
This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you donate through them, at no extra cost to you. Travel gifts turn your furusato nozei donation into a trip. You donate to a municipality, and it sends you a voucher for hotels, ryokan, or tours in that area. They suit people with a … Read more
This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you donate through them, at no extra cost to you. No major furusato nozei website offers a full English experience as of October 2026. Most foreign residents use a big Japanese portal with browser translation. The best site for you depends on the accounts … Read more
This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you donate through them, at no extra cost to you. Rakuten Furusato Nozei works like shopping on Rakuten Ichiba. You log in with your Rakuten account, add a return gift to your cart, and pay. The site is in Japanese only, but with your … Read more
This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you donate through them, at no extra cost to you. The best wagyu return gift is the cut you will actually cook, in an amount your freezer can hold. A famous brand or an A5 label matters less than that. This guide explains grades, … Read more
The one-stop exception form lets you claim your furusato nozei deduction without filing a tax return. You send one form for each donation, with copies of your ID, so it arrives by January 10 of the next year. This guide explains each field in English. Can you use the one-stop exception? You can if both … Read more
Corporate furusato nozei lets a company in Japan donate to an approved regional project. In return, the company can cut its corporate taxes by up to about 90% of the donation. A ¥10 million donation can cut corporate taxes by up to about ¥9 million. Unlike personal furusato nozei, there are no return gifts. Your … Read more
