Japan's Public Pension System in the Twenty-First Century

Charles Yuji Horioka ()

Working Papers from Osaka - Institute of Social and Economic Research

Abstract: In this paper, the author first briefly discuss the structure of Japan's public pension system, the history of that system, the raison d'etre of a public pension sustem, some of the defects in the current system, the origins of those defects, possible ways of alleviating those defects, future prospects for Japan's public pension system in the face of rapid population aging, and proposals for reforming Japan's public pension system.

Keywords: PUBLIC PENSION; SOCIAL SECURITY; JAPAN (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H55 O53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999

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