Any insight would be appreciated. It is my understanding that if you live in Japan for more than 5 years for any given 10 year period, you are a permanent tax resident and will be taxed on income you receive worldwide. My current job is a five year contract, so I would either need to get another job or move back to the US.
After my 5th year in Japan, I will likely cash out some crypto gains that I do not want to pay taxes to Japan because after California and Federal tax I would be left with almost nothing. I also don’t want to be a permanent tax resident for any future passive income sources.
So here lies my question: After my 5th year in Japan, if I moved back to the US ,therefore losing my resident card, cashed out my crypto, and then chose to buy a vacation home in Japan where I could live up to 6 months (in 3 months trips) every year, would I avoid becoming a permanent tax resident seeing as how I can’t technically legally reside in the country and will be on a tourist visa? Or does the time spent in Japan on a tourist visa also count towards the “over 5 years in last 10 years”?
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