I'm not sure if this is the right place for this question as most seem to be the other way around. A family member is a Japanese citizen (married into family) and is planning to return to Japan for long periods of time. This person is wondering whether they can go back to Japan, buy or rent a condo in their name, but keep their residency outside Japan to avoid Japanese income tax liability (ie keep residency in the US).
I'm wondering if this is normal for Japanese since as I understand it they are not taxed in Japan if living abroad. We want her to avoid a situation where she trips some rule that triggers local tax. Maybe it's just a matter of staying in country less than six months a year?
by Retroretrojj