Guides
Reference guides for filing Japanese taxes as a foreign resident. Short, cited, and updated for the current filing season.
Residency status for Japanese income tax
Non-resident, Non-Permanent Resident, Permanent Resident, and Departing — with the 5-of-10-years test explained.
7 min read · updated Apr 22, 2026
Japan tax filing deadlines in English
確定申告 runs Feb 16 – Mar 15 for the prior calendar year. Amended returns, departures, and resident-tax billing explained.
4 min read · updated Apr 22, 2026
Furusato Nozei (ふるさと納税) — limits and deduction
How furusato-nozei donations feed your deduction and how the ¥2,000 out-of-pocket floor works.
5 min read · updated Apr 22, 2026
Reading a 源泉徴収票 (withholding slip)
Field-by-field English walk-through of the 源泉徴収票 employers hand out in January.
6 min read · updated Apr 22, 2026
Blue Return (青色申告) for sole proprietors
When the ¥650k blue-return deduction makes sense, and the 2-month / Mar-15 application rule.
5 min read · updated Apr 22, 2026
Leaving Japan — the tax checklist
Tax representative, pre-departure return, resident-tax loose end, and timing for the lump-sum pension refund.
6 min read · updated Apr 22, 2026
Foreign tax credit (外国税額控除) — how it works
When Japan credits tax you paid abroad, how the share-limit cap is computed, and the NPR remittance rule.
6 min read · updated Apr 22, 2026