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Japan Tax Residency Test
Japan sorts you into one of three categories rather than two. There is no day-count threshold that decides residence itself — that turns on where the base of your life sits and on how long you have kept a place of abode here. The five-years-in-ten test then decides how much of your foreign income Japan can reach.
Looking for the full explanation? Read the complete guide to Japan tax residency, which covers each limb of the test in detail alongside this tool.
- Nationality
- Jusho — the base of your life
- Kyosho — a place of abode
Stage 1 of 3 · Nationality
Nationality
Are you a Japanese national?
Nationality does not affect whether you are a resident, but it decides whether the non-permanent resident category is open to you at all. Non-permanent resident status is available only to residents who are not Japanese nationals.
Residency tests for other countries
- Japan residency: full guide and FAQs
- All tax residency tests
- United Kingdom — Statutory Residence Test
- Ireland — Tax Residence Test
- Spain — Tax Residence Test
- United States — Substantial Presence Test
- Australia — Residency Tests
- Portugal — Tax Residence Test
- United Arab Emirates — Tax Residency Test
- South Africa — Residency Tests
- France — Domicile Fiscal Test
- Italy — Tax Residence Test
- Canada — Residency Test
- India — Residential Status Test
- Germany — Unlimited Tax Liability Test
- Switzerland — Tax Liability Test
- Cyprus — Tax Residence Test
- Thailand — Tax Residence Test
- New Zealand — Tax Residence Test
- Singapore — Tax Residence Test
- Netherlands — Tax Residence Test
- Malaysia — Tax Residence Test