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Inheritance of Property
Registration of Property
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Inheritance of Property
When a close relative dies there is always the problem of property inheritance. In the case of a Japanese person, inheritance is limited to the deceased’s spouse and children. If there are no children the inheritors are extended to include the deceased’s parents; if parents are already deceased then surviving siblings are recognised as inheritors.
Although the proportion of the assets that each inheritor may receive is determined by law, the deceased may leave a will setting out a different distribution.
In the case of a foreign national, inheritance of assets is determined according to the deceased’s home country’s inheritance laws.
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