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.

They serve as the material for reviewing the system by examining how ... and foreign residents in Japan, along with a strong performance in pension fund management, has improved the outlook.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

TOKYO -- BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is ramping up its pension business in Japan with six outsourcing investment deals with NEC and other companies to handle a total of 2.5 ...

It is also the only Asian pension system among the top 10 globally in ... Singapore was ranked first in Asia, with Hong Kong and Japan rounding out the top three in the region.