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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...