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Legal Guides for NRIs in Japan

A directory of this platform's complete, reviewed legal guides for the Indian/NRI community in Japan, organized by topic.

Complete Guides for NRIs in Japan

  • Property for NRIs in Japan

    The apostille route for a Power of Attorney (Japan has been a Hague Apostille Convention member since 27 July 1970), stamp duty and registration, and selling inherited property in India as an NRI.

  • Inheritance for NRIs in Japan

    Japan's Civil Code ranked statutory shares and iryubun forced-heirship system, and how Indian succession law governs assets located in India.

  • Tax for NRIs in Japan

    The India-Japan DTAA, twice amended and in force since 2016, its uniform 10% withholding rate, and Section 195 TDS on Indian-source income.

  • Immigration for NRIs in Japan

    OCI card rules for Japan's growing Indian-origin community, the 2026 Citizenship Amendment Rules, and why dual citizenship is not available.

  • Family for NRIs in Japan

    Why Japan is not a Section 44A reciprocating territory, the Section 13 fresh-civil-suit route for enforcing Japanese judgments, and cross-border custody.

  • Business for NRIs in Japan

    The 2015 removal of Japan's resident-director requirement for KK/GK companies, practical banking realities, Indian company incorporation for NRIs, and repatriating business profits.

  • Compliance for NRIs in Japan

    NRE/NRO/FCNR accounts, the USD 1 million NRO repatriation scheme, the National Tax Agency, and annual FEMA compliance for NRIs.

Property Law Deep-Dive for Japan

Beyond the general Property guide above, this platform also covers Power of Attorney and selling inherited property from Japan in full depth:

How These Guides Are Reviewed

Every guide on this platform is reviewed by a named, credentialed author whose byline links to a reviewer bio page on this same domain -- see each guide's byline for the specific reviewer. Guides are updated as the underlying Indian law or Japan-side process changes; see the Recent Regulatory Developments for NRIs in Japan page for a log of specific dated changes already reflected in these guides.

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