FATCA and Japan

4 thoughts on “FATCA and Japan”

1. One of the Brockers, Victoria, who is doing her Masters in International Migration, posted on another thread that she is doing a Survey on Native English Speakers Residing in Japan.

   Victoria Ferauge says
   July 7, 2016 at 5:04 am
   http://isaacbrocksociety.ca/2016/07/06/republicans-overseas-july-5-2016-appeal-of-u-s-fatca-lawsuit-dismissal/comment-page-1/#comment-7619540

   Hi folks. Victoria here. 🙂 I’m sort of following the lawsuit stuff but mostly I’m working on my Masters dissertation and I’m doing research here in Japan. I know this is a bit off topic but I know there are folks living in Japan here and I could use the help. So allow me thorw myself on your mercy.

   I have a survey up called Native English Speakers Residing in Japan and I do have one question in there about renunciants (people who have become Japanese). So if there is anyone here who qualifies (native English speaker living in Japan) I would great appreciate your participating in the survey. And if any of you know of people in Japan who might qualify for the survey I would sure appreciate your passing along the link. And here it is:

   https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JPNEnglish

   Thanks, folks, and kisses all around 🙂
   Victoria (the insane woman who went back to school at 50…)

2. Then I’d better repeat the reply I posted in one of the other threads.

   “I have a survey up called Native English Speakers Residing in Japan and I do have one question in there about renunciants (people who have become Japanese).”

   I think people who take Japanese citizenship, for which Japanese law requires them to have the intent (and subsequently perform) to lose their previous citizenships, these people would be relinquishers not renunciants.

   I am a renunciant. I used to be a dual Canadian and US citizen residing[*] in Japan, and now am a Canadian citizen residing[*] in Japan. I did not become Japanese.

   [* I originally hoped to reside here 2 years, which would require one renewal of permission to remain for 1 year at a time. I did not expect that to grow to 28 years, with renewals of permission to remain now lasting 5 years at a time. I do not wish to take permanent residence in Japan. Nonetheless temporary residence is residence and I don’t have any other residence.]

3. Thank you so much pacifica for posting that again. The survey is doing well. I should mention that anyone who participates can get on the mailing list to get the results once the survey is closed.

   Norman: Interesting question. Are these relinquishers or renouncers? Not sure. But these folks would know becuase they did it (great site by the way and they psoted a link to the survey or me for which I am deeply grateful)

   http://www.turning-japanese.info/

4. Masahiro Kozuka of the Okayama University Faculty of Law translated Ruth Mason’s “Citizenship Taxation” paper into Japanese
   http://ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp/files/public/5/54764/2017011913263141537/olj_66_2_%28592%29_%28658%29.pdf