On 15 January 2018, the Japanese Ministry of Finance issued a press release announcing that the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Iceland signed the Convention between Japan and Iceland for the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance in Reykjavik.
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