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• いつまで敗戦国を背負うの？
• 2019/01/20 (Sun) 08:14
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I wonder how long they will continue this tax exemption
since even foreigners use public streets, toilets and water which are controlled by taxpayers.

By the way, the rush hour subways in NY are hell too.
Commuting from Riverside to downtown LA by car is also hell. （ 4+ hours round trip every day ）

• 倍金萬
• 2019/01/20 (Sun) 10:26
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＞ Even foreigners can use public roads, toilets, and water facilities managed by taxes

The tax for this purpose started this year is the "departure tax", officially called "tourism promotion tax", which is used for all tourist facilities and public facilities in Japan. The tax is expected to generate about 40 billion yen in tax revenue per year. In the U.S., an exit tax has been imposed for a long time, and Japanese nationals in the U.S. pay $15 or so every time they return to Japan.

• いつまで敗戦国を背負うの？
• 2019/01/20 (Sun) 11:12
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Finally...an exit tax.

It seems that ODA is finally stopped after the Chinese became wealthier...
Japanese government is too slow to respond to anything.

Do you give tax exemption to foreigners on the streets of the U.S. ？
I wish Japan would keep it only in the airports.
This is really ridiculous.

• 間違った比較の問題
• 2019/01/20 (Sun) 11:38
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＞ Commuting from Riverside to downtown LA by car is also hell, I hear.

Comparing the commuting hell in Japan with that in LA is complete nonsense.
In Tokyo, it's so packed that you can hardly move, let alone stand up and breathe.
In contrast, in the U.S., you can sit comfortably
in a seat as comfortable as a CEO's chair, listening to your favorite music and sipping a hot cup of coffee.

• 倍金萬
• 2019/01/20 (Sun) 12:31
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I would like Japan to keep it only in airports.

I don't think that is necessary. For example, Yodobashi Camera in Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Akihabara have products on display and Chinese-speaking staff wandering around as if the stores are for Chinese customers. Not only Yodobashi Camera, but also other major retailers such as Matsukiyo in tourist areas have the same kind of atmosphere. Once when I went into Matsumakiyo by Asakusa Nakamise to buy lotion cream that my wife had asked for, I showed the female clerk a picture I had taken with my phone and said in Japanese, "I want this," to which she replied with a mousy look, "'There' at the top of the stairs there. I was lightly brushed off with a mousy look on her face and told, "I think you can find it up the stairs there. I observed the woman closely, and her eyes were glaring at me to see if any Chinese customers were coming in. I don't know anything about Japanese people.

In other words, even though the government gives tax exemption on purchases, these major retailers and tourist companies have made huge sales in the past few years and must be paying huge sales tax on their income. The incentive of being able to buy tax-free may encourage tourists to buy more.