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The Japan Inheritance Law Association submitted an opinion paper on the "Draft Amendment to the Civil Code (Inheritance Relations) etc." on September 22, 2017. The association agrees with the proposed amendment to Article 903 of the Civil Code, which aims to protect the spouse's right to inhabit the property.

The association supports the proposal to presume that a spouse who has been married for over 20 years has made a declaration to waive the right to reclaim the property, in cases where the spouse has been given the property as a gift or inheritance.

The association also agrees with the proposal to limit the application of this presumption to residential properties, as this is the most common type of property that is gifted or inherited between spouses.

Regarding the creation of a temporary payment system, the association supports the proposal but suggests that it should be made more flexible to accommodate exceptional cases.

The association notes that the current system requires the consent of all co-heirs to withdraw money from a joint bank account, which can cause difficulties in cases where urgent payments need to be made. The proposed temporary payment system would allow for the withdrawal of a certain amount of money without the need for consent from all co-heirs, but the association suggests that this system should be made more flexible to accommodate exceptional cases.

Overall, the Japan Inheritance Law Association supports the proposed amendments to the Civil Code, but suggests that some of the provisions should be made more flexible to accommodate exceptional cases.