Among the questions that Japan Times readers send to the Lifelines column, a perennial topic is navigating the Japanese pension system. In this special expanded column we’ll address some of the queries that have come in over the past few months.
I read that the Japanese government is thinking of reducing the requirement for pension qualification from 25 years to 10. When will the change take place?
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