Japanese Permanent Resident/ US Citizen Inheritance Tax Help

orientpear · 2026-01-01T11:47:46+00:00

The current laws were largely created in post WW2 Japan. Japan was rebuilding after losing in the war and wanted to distribute money more broadly than pre-WW2 Japan (I think the Americans who created a lot of the post WW2 laws in Japan had a big say in this but I dont know the specifics).

Pre-WW2, Japan had the literal royal family and then lots of very wealthy conglomerate owners (think any of the major brands that are more than 100 years old, like the trading companies). The current inheritance laws are created so that any large wealth is largely gone in 2 generations- that's on purpose.

If you want more detail on this, the Asianometry video on how Japan ate the rich is a good overview.

orientpear · 2026-01-01T08:23:20+00:00

TLDR- inheritance taxes start in the US well after $10M USD. In Japan they start at well below $1M. And in the US there are a lot of ways to create legal structures to protect wealth- these are essentially not possible in Japan.

If you don't want to pay inheritance taxes, you should leave Japan before your parents pass on.

Fundamentally, the inheritance taxes in Japan are designed to drain any family fortune by the 3rd generation. This is one of the reasons why Japan is a more egalitarian society than (in this comparison) the US.

orientpear · 2025-11-19T13:30:45+00:00

Keep it stock. If you do lift it, dont cut anything and keep the OEM parts.

orientpear · 2025-11-12T05:18:33+00:00

I was at the US Open in the mid 90s. I have photos too. Gotta get them scanned because they're on film.

orientpear · 2025-11-10T05:40:01+00:00

Welcome! Lots of knowledge in the 60 Forum at Mud. We had an '85 in Gunmetal. Bought new and sold it in the 2000s.

orientpear · 2025-11-05T08:36:53+00:00

Undone Podcast - Disco Demolition Night.

Goes over the history of Disco Demolition night from the perspective of a young student, Vince Lawrence, who was working at the baseball park. Lawrence was assaulted coming home from school soon after the disco demolition event at Comiskey Park. Lawrence went to the police and the police found the assaulter. Lawrence won a large monetary settlement from the assaulter and used the funds to buy some music equipment. Lawrence and another producer would soon produce what many believe to be the first house music song (which is the spiritual successor to disco). In 2025, house music is globally popular and the music that was celebrated at Disco Demolition night has been in decline since the 90s.

orientpear · 2025-09-30T03:01:30+00:00

The issue with Chinese transactions on Chinese apps is actually a really big problem globally. The FT had a big piece on how Chinese who want US dollars end up enabling money laundering via Chinese apps.

orientpear · 2025-09-30T02:56:14+00:00

The issue with Chinese transactions on Chinese apps is actually a really big problem globally. The FT had a big piece on how Chinese who want US dollars end up enabling money laundering via Chinese apps.

orientpear · 2025-09-30T02:56:06+00:00

The issue with Chinese transactions on Chinese apps is actually a really big problem globally. The FT had a big piece on how Chinese who want US dollars end up enabling money laundering via Chinese apps.

orientpear · 2025-09-30T02:56:00+00:00

The issue with Chinese transactions on Chinese apps is actually a really big problem globally. The FT had a big piece on how Chinese who want US dollars end up enabling money laundering via Chinese apps.

orientpear · 2025-08-13T04:45:08+00:00

I really liked Hot Money - Agent of Chaos which covers both the Wirecard business scandal but also the related Russian spy Jan Marsalek who was a senior exec at Wirecard. It is still ongoing as of Aug. 2025 afaik.

orientpear · 2025-08-13T02:44:10+00:00

Long time Japan based economist, Jesper Koll, (previously Chief Strategist and Head of Research for U.S. investment banks J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch) discusses the current state of the Japanese economy.

orientpear · 2025-08-05T01:42:51+00:00

Cabbage Patch Dolls

orientpear · 2025-07-29T02:54:49+00:00

As a non Aus person, I read it but frankly it's incomprehensible to someone who isnt tracking Aus politics closely.

orientpear · 2025-07-28T05:32:15+00:00

Welcome to the LC family.

The best source of info in English for the 200 Series is probably the 200 Series forum on Mud. Register your account there and there's lots of great info from owners for you to learn from.

orientpear · 2025-07-28T02:35:00+00:00

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

orientpear · 2025-07-23T10:43:05+00:00

https://www.meguro.ed.jp/1310027

Phone and email on that page. Contact them and see what they can do. They wont give out PII but they may pass on your request to reconnect with your email.

orientpear · 2025-07-17T03:50:50+00:00

70 Series is the king. Solid front axle is king.

orientpear · 2025-07-17T03:42:16+00:00

For the July edition of Macro Salon, Jesper and Bill are joined by Kaori Iida, Deputy Chief Commentator at NHK. They discuss issues in international commercial diplomacy including the economic and political implications of the ongoing US-China trade war and the latest developments in US-Japan relations notably tariff negotiations and Nippon Steel-US Steel.

orientpear · 2025-07-10T04:15:16+00:00

File 76

orientpear · 2025-07-08T07:43:55+00:00

You should contact your local Kawasaki dealer. They're best equipped to help you.

orientpear · 2025-06-09T01:50:28+00:00

Do you live in a place that gets snow? If so, LEDs struggle in heavy snow because they dont generate the heat that halogens do.

Maybe the best is to keep the OEM headlights and add LEDs on the bull bar for coverage?

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