From Nov. 1, 2026, eligible shoppers will pay consumption tax upfront and receive a refund after customs confirms they are taking their goods out of Japan.
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Japan is studying to pay VAT returns to tourists with stablecoins while the tax free goes to the refund model on November 1. The ticket Japan studies stablecoins to return VAT to tourists: the tax free changes on November 1 aparece primero en Merca2.
Tatsunori Ibashi, Japan's Minister of Land Transport, announced that the option of stablecoins for tax-free returns is being studied in the new payment model, which will begin with purchases on November 1.