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PENSIONS

Government Pension Investment Fund, which held more than ?293 trillion in investment assets as of the fiscal year ended March 31, has been dividing up its holdings by about 25% each into domestic and foreign stocks and bonds.
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2026
GPIF makes first direct private equity investment amid allocation bets
The pension fund, one of the world¡¯s biggest, is putting ?20 billion into a 10-year fund run by Japanese private quity firm Advantage Partners.
The $1.8 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund maintains benchmark allocations of 25% each to domestic bonds, domestic equities, foreign bonds and foreign equities, according to its latest review in March 2025.
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2026
SocGen sees $76 billion of JGB buying if GPIF rebalances assets
The estimate follows Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama¡¯s call last week for Japan¡¯s large pension funds to increase investment in domestic assets.
Japan should shift more pension fund investment back home because stronger domestic returns now make it a better way to support the yen and the economy compared to interest rate hikes.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2026
Japan¡¯s yen fix starts with its pension cash coming home
It¡¯s the smartest move to play for the yen. For over two years, we have been hearing how the BOJ must raise rates and close the gap with the U.S. to strengthen the currency.
A general meeting of the suprapartisan group of lawmakers on air raid victims held Monday in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
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Jun 23, 2026
Lawmakers plan bill to provide aid to civilian victims of World War II
Submission of the bill to parliament will be the first such move in 38 years.
Yuri Okina, tapped to lead the Government Pension Investment Fund¡¯s key management committee, left the Bank of Japan for the Japan Research Institute in 1992 and earned a doctorate in economics from Kyoto University in 2011.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2026
Female economist to lead key panel at Japan¡¯s GPIF in a first
Yuri Okina will start her five-year term as the chair of the GPIF¡¯s 10-person management committee panel on April 1.
While some American taxpayers assume they are ineligible to participate in Japan¡¯s tax-deferred savings schemes, certified public accountant Rick Gundlach says that this is no longer the case.
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Sep 24, 2025
Tax-advantaged investments no lost cause for U.S. residents of Japan
Many U.S. taxpayers believe they should steer clear of Japanese investment vehicles due to stateside regulations ¡ª but a Japan-based certified public accountant advises otherwise.
Parliament passed a revised pension reform bill aimed at strengthening basic pension benefits.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Jun 13, 2025
Parliament enacts revised pension reform bill
The legislation passed the House of Councilors by a majority vote.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Japan is expanding its business as Japanese institutional investors are increasingly willing to hire third parties to help oversee their trillions of dollars in assets.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2025
Goldman CIO service suddenly catches on in Japan after 10 years
The return of inflation after two decades has added pressure on Japan¡¯s pensions and insurance companies to seek higher returns.
A revised pension reform bill that calls for a measure to shore up basic pension benefits passed the House of Representatives plenary meeting on Friday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
May 30, 2025
Japan¡¯s Lower House OKs revised pension reform bill
The bill, which comes amid concerns over pension shortfalls due to Japan¡¯s aging population, is expected to be enacted later in the spring.
The leaders of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito bloc hold up a document on their agreement to reform the pension system in Tokyo on Tuesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
May 27, 2025
Coalition clears last hurdle of parliamentary session with pension bill
The agreement largely revolves around a plan to boost funding for the basic pension program, which provides coverage?to?all residents in Japan age?20 to 60.
Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito lawmakers meet to discuss a pension reform bill at the Diet in Tokyo on Thursday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
May 24, 2025
Bill that would raise Japanese pension benefits on track to pass parliament
The ruling bloc will back the CDP¡¯s amendment, which includes a plan to raise basic pension benefits.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Friday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
May 16, 2025
Pension bill makes it to parliament after two-month delay
Internal resistance from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party toward certain proposals in the draft bill led to the delay.
Liberal Democratic Party executives at a General Council meeting on Tuesday at the party's headquarters in Tokyo
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
May 14, 2025
LDP approves pension reform legislation
The government aims to adopt the legislation at a Cabinet meeting Friday and submit it to the current session of the Diet, the country¡¯s parliament.
Veterans in France. For over a dozen NATO members, pensions make up a large ¡ª and largely overlooked ¡ª chunk of their defense budgets.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 8, 2025
Europe¡¯s costly military pensions complicate defense buildup
For over a dozen NATO members, pensions make up a large ¡ª and largely overlooked ¡ª chunk of their defense budgets.
Those who entered the job market from around 1993 to 2004, when long-term stagnation started, are likely to struggle even more to make ends meet after retirement.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society / FOCUS
May 7, 2025
Japan¡¯s ¡®ice age¡¯ employment generation is at risk of poverty during retirement
Due to low wages?the generation tends to earn and protracted pension adjustments, many may end up relying on welfare benefits.
Parliament on Friday in Tokyo
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Apr 24, 2025
LDP plans to submit pension reform bill in mid-May
Pension system reform is a key issue in the second half of the ongoing ordinary parliament session.
The Supreme Court ruled that the man's conduct could undermine public trust in the system and the sound operation of the bus service.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2025
Japan bus driver steals $7, loses $84,000 pension
The city of Kyoto sacked the man after he was filmed by a bus security camera taking ?1,000 in 2022.
Former digital minister Taro Kono has long counted reform of social security and pensions among his pet policies.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 17, 2025
It¡¯s time to get serious on the pension system, ex-digital minister says
The pension study group offers Taro Kono an opportunity to tentatively?step back into the limelight after an unusually quiet period.
Currently, companies with 51 or more employees must have their part-time workers join the kosei nenkin program. The government plans to lower that threshold to 21 employees in October 2027 and scrap it two years later.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Jan 21, 2025
Japan to have more part-timers join employee pension program
The government plans to lower the corporate size threshold for part-timers joining the pension program from 51 or more employees to 21 in October 2027.
The government's pension reform plan under consideration will make it easier for part-timers to join the kosei nenkin employee pension program.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Dec 8, 2024
Japan to scrap ?1.06 million employee pension threshold in 2026
The government also plans to abolish a requirement that companies must have at least 51 employees for employees to join the kosei nenkin program.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
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