Seniors living in poverty or working to supplement their income are on the rise as Japan’s public pension system cracks under a super aging society. The success of Shinzo Abe's economic policy ...

Bond market veteran Kazuto Uchida will take over from current President Masataka Miyazono on April 1 for a five-year term to manage one of the world’s largest pension funds.

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 ...

Nearly 30% of Japan’s 124 million people are over 65, rising to 40% by 2050. With low birth rates, shrinking pensions, and ...

The national pension covers all people in Japan between the ages 20 and 59, while company employees and public servants additionally join the employees’ pension.

The central government has decided to drop an eligibility rule to expand coverage of the employees’ pension system for part-time workers and nonregular employees. The goal is to increase the ...

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 ...

Full story. Japan's pension system relying on foreigners to secure sufficient payments: assessment TOKYO -- A fiscal assessment of Japan's pension system released on July 3 has highlighted that ...

Japan’s pension system is also under pressure, with fewer contributors and more recipients. In the past two decades, the number of those paying into it has fallen by about 3 million, while the ...

Japan’s pension system is also under pressure, with fewer contributors and more recipients. In the past two decades, the number of those paying into it has fallen by about 3 million, while the number ...