On 28 May 2021, Japan's House of Councilors (upper house of parliament - Diet) approved the pending income tax treaties with Georgia and Serbia. The treaties were approved by the House of Representatives (lower house) on 11 May. The tax treaty with Georgia, signed 29 January 2021, will enter into force 30 days after the ratification instruments are exchanged and will generally apply from 1 January of the year following its entry into force. However, Articles 25 (Exchange of Information) and 26 (Assistance in the Collection of Taxes) will apply from the date the treaty enters into force without regard...