It is probably time to rethink Japan's pension system, designed as it was for an era when full-time homemakers were the norm. The labor ministry is moving to abolish the so-called "1.06-million ...

The 2004 reform of Japan's pension system presents a paradox in that most of the Japanese public is still skeptical of the pension system's sustainability, while economists abroad and major ...

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) posted on Friday an investment gain of 10.7 trillion yen ($70.6 billion) in ...

For Japan to survive the age of its graying society and dwindling birth rate, it is essential to take steps to boost the sustainability of public pensions. The welfare ministry has drawn up a ...

Japan is taking steps that would allow the Government Pension Investment Fund to participate directly in Japanese government bond auctions, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.

foreign nationals who leave Japan before contributing for at least 10 years cannot receive pension benefits, meaning they may simply lose the money they have contributed to the pension system.

Moves are underway that would allow Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund to participate directly in government bond ...

The welfare ministry began preparing for a crucial reform of the pension system scheduled for next year as it comes under pressure from the nation's graying population and falling birthrate.

The number of national pension subscribers continues to decline due mainly to the low birthrate and aging population, data ...

(Bloomberg) -- Moves are underway that would allow Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund to participate directly in government bond auctions, according to people familiar with the matter.

Moves are underway that would allow Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, Tokyo to participate directly in government bond auctions, according to people familiar with the matter.