1年半前、54歳で急逝した中山美穂さん。
On Dec 9, 2024, Miho Nakayama was found dead in a bathtub at her home in Tokyo. The 54-year-old actress and singer died accidentally from drowning while taking a bath, as there were no signs of foul play.
※drown 溺死する
※foul play 犯罪、不正行為、事件性、他殺の疑い
楽曲印税や著作権、不動産などを含めた遺産総額は約20億円ですが、22歳の長男が相続を放棄しました。
タイトル：Nakayama Miho’s son renounces 2 billion yen inheritance
タイトル：Estranged son of late actress declines to inherit estate
※放棄する：renounce ➾abandon／relinquish 等
※inheritance 遺産➾（法律）estate, asset
※estranged別居した、疎遠になった、遠ざかった
Nakayama had an estate of about 2 billion yen, including real estate, copyrights, royalties, and deposits accumulated through activities as an actress and singer.
※estate 財産 ➾asset ※real estate 不動産 ※copyright著作権 ※royalty印税 ※deposit (銀行）預金
ロックバンドボーカリストから小説家に転身した芥川賞作家、辻仁成氏と離婚後、息子は父親とパリで暮らしていました。
Since Nakayama and rock star-turned writer, Hitonari Tsuji, divorced in 2014, their son has been living in Paris with his dad.
※A（職業）-turned-B（職業）元AのB
※親権＝custody
重い相続税が、22歳の法定相続人が放棄を決めた原因だとされています。
Local media cited the extremely heavy burden of inheritance tax as the reason the 22-year-old legal heir decided to renounce the inheritance.
※inheritance tax 相続税
※法定相続人 legal heir/legal heiress (女性形)➾heir at law
Japan applies a tax rate of up to 55% on inheritances above a certain amount, and heirs must pay 1.1 billion yen in cash within 10 months of the start of inheritance.
It is difficult to liquidate assets, such as real estate and copyrights.
※liquidate 現金にする
中山美穂さんは、1985年のデビュー以来、「国民的美少女」のひとりとして一世を風靡しました
Since her debut in 1985, Miho Nakayama has enjoyed immense popularity through her work in both television dramas and music, establishing herself as one of the top idols of the late 1980s and 90s. She is widely regarded as one of Japan’s most beloved beauties.
