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07-15-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by bELyVIS View Post
I'm sure they are corrupt. Blatant, no. They are very sneaky about it. If any Government official gets caught doing something wrong, a subordinate is blamed and after apologizing (with many bows) , the matter is forgotten.
I was charged taxes on my income on my monthly check. Then every year I paid a tax for living there. Even though I left before the year was over,I had to pay the full year's amount before I was allowed to leave Japan. Funny thing was no one could ever explain these "taxes" to me.
I paid taxes, but then got the money back after I moved back to Japan (that might have been like Social Security...not sure)
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