Classification of Residents and Nonresidents Article 3 A national public officer or local public officer (other than one without Japanese citizenship and any person prescribed by Cabinet Order) is deemed to be domiciled in Japan even during a period in which such a public officer is not domiciled in Japan, and the provisions of this Act (other than Article 10 (Nontaxability of Interest Income from Small Amounts of Deposits Held by Persons with Disabilities and Other Eligible Persons), Article 15 (Locality for Paying Taxes), and Article 16 (Special Provisions on the Locality for Paying Taxes)) apply thereto.
Beyond what is prescribed in the preceding paragraph, Cabinet Order provides for the necessary particulars concerning the classification of Residents and Nonresidents and for the reaching of a determination as to whether an individual is domiciled in Japan.