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PENSION 2

EDITORIALS
Jun 10, 2015
Protecting pension data
The Japan Pension Service must offer a clear explanation on how it failed to prevent the hacking of its computer system, which resulted in a massive leak of personal data.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 2, 2015
Japan Pension Service hack used classic attack method
The massive leak last month of personal data from the Japan Pension Service was the result of a simple error by its employees: opening a virus-laced email attachment disguised as a health ministry document.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2015
Abe team moves to limit political damage from pension hack
Hoping to minimize the political damage from the latest pension system scandal, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga admonishes the Japan Pension Service and announces that a team will be set up to probe the massive theft of pension data.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 25, 2015
Cash shortfall among the elderly could push Japan over the edge
Last summer the welfare ministry reported that a record number of households were receiving government assistance, and 47.1 percent of these households were made up of either elderly people only or the elderly and unmarried family members under 18. The media has been reporting for years that an increasing...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 31, 2015
Goverment's pension manga displays some pretty old values
On Jan. 12, people who will turn 20 this year attended ceremonies marking Coming-of-Age Day at auditoriums run by local governments. Some wore outrageous getups as final statements of youthful folly before "entering society" and some exercised their entitlement by getting drunk and acting out, but most...
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 6, 2015
GPIF seeks fund managers to meet new investment targets
The Government Pension Investment Fund may use a private seminar next month to inform potential job applicants as part of its efforts to recruit professional money managers to the world's largest investor of retirement savings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 24, 2014
Mitani sidelined by Abe as GPIF pension fund enters new era
When Takahiro Mitani's term as head of the world's largest retirement fund finishes in March, so too will the old era of Japanese pension management.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 27, 2014
GPIF must add stocks to complement 'Abenomics' boost, research head says
The massive Government Pension Investment Fund must be ready to buy more stocks should Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies succeed in reviving the economy, according to its head of research.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 3, 2014
GPIF investment shift could bring either bonanza or bust
Friday's announcement of changes to the massive ¥127 trillion public pension fund's investment policy was headline news.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 17, 2014
GPIF would be 'stupid' to give asset goals first, Ito says
The governmental ¥128 trillion retirement fund would be "stupid" to announce its new investment strategy before adjusting asset allocations, says Takatoshi Ito, a top adviser to the Abe administration on overhauling public pensions.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 4, 2014
Yen to weaken after pension fund reforms, panel adviser Takatoshi Ito says
The yen will weaken as the Government Pension Investment Fund moves to become more competitive, according to Takatoshi Ito, who led a panel advising the Abe administration on overhauling the system.
EDITORIALS
Aug 25, 2014
Difficult time for pensioners
Pensioners' lives are likely to become even more severe in fiscal 2015 as scheduled increases in pension payments track lower than the rise in general prices.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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