If farmers want to join Japan's equivalent of U.S. 401(k) pension plans, there is no reason why agricultural cooperatives should not provide related services.
Thus it would be logical for Norinchukin Bank -- which serves as the central bank for the nation's agricultural cooperatives -- to map out a pension strategy for them.
Given the potential risks of not entering the new market, the bank has no choice.
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