Shoppers use self-service checkouts at a duty-free shop at Kansai Airport in early August 2024. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun file
TOKYO: The government and ruling parties intend to change the consumption tax exemption system applicable to tourists visiting Japan to a “refund system” in which they purchase items at prices that include consumption tax, with the consumption tax amount being refunded upon departure from the country.
Coordination for the change has been made among the government and ruling parties. They plan to introduce the refund system as early as fiscal 2026.
