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Japan has no 183-day residency test at all, tax residency turns on domicile or a year of continuous residence, and the non-permanent resident regime gives a genuine 5-year remittance basis with no election needed. The 2024 Digital Nomad visa only covers foreign-employer work for 6 non-renewable months with no residence card or public insurance, and naturalizing means giving up your existing citizenship.

General information

This page is orientation, not advice. What actually applies to you depends on your corridor - where you live, your nationality, who employs you and how long you stay. The personal assessment works that out for your exact situation.

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At a glance

Remote-work friendliness

3 of 5 for remote-work friendliness

Nomad visa

Yes - Digital Nomad Visa

Standard visa-free days

90 daysfor many nationalities

Tax complexity

4 of 5 for tax complexity

Labor law strength

4 of 5 for labor law strength

Healthcare access

3 of 5 for healthcare access

Employer complexity

4 of 5 for employer complexity

Common risks

Patterns that often catch cross-border workers here. Whether they apply to you depends on your setup.

  • Invoicing a Japanese client voids Digital Nomad status entirely

  • Taking Permanent Residency switches on a JPY 100 million exit tax and worldwide inheritance tax

  • Naturalizing means giving up your existing citizenship, dual nationality is not allowed

Framework memberships

  • Costa Rica Group 1 visa-free list
  • Malaysia 90-day visa-free entry list
  • Thailand 60-day visa exemption list (named nationalities)

Treaty relationships

What NaVi has mapped between Japan and other countries. None known means no data yet - not proof that no treaty exists.

  • Tax treaty with Australia

    Australia - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Belgium

    Belgium - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Brazil

    Brazil - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Canada

    Canada - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with France

    France - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Germany

    Germany - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Indonesia

    Indonesia - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Italy

    Italy - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Netherlands

    Netherlands - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Poland

    Poland - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Portugal

    Portugal - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Singapore

    Singapore - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with Spain

    Spain - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with United Arab Emirates

    United Arab Emirates - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with United Kingdom

    United Kingdom - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Tax treaty with United States

    United States - Japan tax convention

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Australia

    Australia - Japan social security agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Belgium

    Belgium - Japan social security agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Brazil

    Brazil - Japan social security agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Canada

    Canada - Japan social security agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with France

    France - Japan social security agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Germany

    Germany - Japan social security agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Indonesia

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Italy

    Italy - Japan social security agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Netherlands

    Netherlands - Japan social security agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with Poland

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Portugal

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Singapore

    None known

  • Social security agreement with Spain

    Spain - Japan social security agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with United Arab Emirates

    None known

  • Social security agreement with United Kingdom

    United Kingdom - Japan social security agreement

    In force

  • Social security agreement with United States

    United States - Japan social security agreement

    In force

Rule coverage

35 rules in the engine for this country.

Rules are sourced, versioned and reviewed before they count as verified. A personal assessment shows which ones apply to your corridor.

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