Japan and Canada have effectively agreed to end the double payment of pension premiums by their citizens, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Wednesday.
The two governments reached an in-principle accord in Ottawa, the ministry said.
The agreement will take effect within a few years, freeing Japanese living in Canada and Canadians living in Japan from paying pension premiums to both governments.
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