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Japan Production Index: Shooting in Japan, Explained

japanproductionindex.com ↗ · Global Trade Desk · score 86.0
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An English-language reference for international producers planning film and photo shoots in Japan.

Why it surfaced

The site tackles the practical details that usually disappear into local production knowledge: permits, the 50% rebate, withholding tax, payment cycles, crew-hour rules, and a 40-term Japanese-to-English glossary. Its central promise is unusually clear—“We wrote it in English because it did not exist in English”—and the guide is free to read without signup.

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