What It's Like To Be A Billionaire In Japan

 

With a cumulative net worth of $249 billion in 2021, the wealth of Japan’s top 50 billionaires has risen 48% from 2020. Yes, you read that right-- all 50 of Japan’s richest people are billionaires! The country is about 3-times more expensive to live in than the United States but that’s no problem for Japan’s richest people. They get to take advantage of incredible luxuries-- like opulent penthouse apartments, super yachts that cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and some of the best spas in the world. This is what it’s like to live as a billionaire in Japan!

US super-rich 'pay almost no income tax'

 

Details claiming to reveal how little income tax US billionaires pay have been leaked to a news website. ProPublica says it has seen the tax returns of some of the world's richest people, including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett.