According to a release from the Latvian parliament, the bill to ratify the pending income tax treaty with Japan was passed on 30 March 2017. The treaty, singed 18 January 2017, is the first of its kind between the two countries ({News-2017-01-20/T/4- previous coverage}). It will enter into force once the ratification instruments are exchanged and will generally apply from 1 January of the year…