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SOCIAL WELFARE

JAPAN / Society
May 17, 2020
Japan's drop in suicides may not hold as fallout from pandemic grows
The fallout from COVID-19 is still taking a toll on jobs and increasing the risk of domestic violence and child abuse, officials and experts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 13, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic to test China's unemployment safety net
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to cause millions more people in China to lose their jobs, leaving many of them stranded without a safety net, unable to access state unemployment benefits, economists say.
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2020
Japanese government mulls ¥10,000 hike in monthly child allowance to ease coronavirus impact
The government is in the final stages of talks on increasing Japan's monthly child allowance by ¥10,000 per head to support families hit by the coronavirus pandemic, it was learned Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2020
Finland is told its welfare state can’t cope with virus fallout
One of the world’s best-funded welfare states is starting to crack as the fallout of the coronavirus triggers mass unemployment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2020
Japan adopts pension system reform plan
The government decided Tuesday to reform the pension system by expanding the range of part-time workers who can join the kōsei nenkin public pension program for corporate employees.
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2020
Japan's record fiscal 2020 budget clears Lower House
The u00a5102.66 trillion fiscal 2020 budget denies extra funding for COVID-19 but addresses soaring welfare costs and promotes free education and cashless purchases to offset last year's tax hike.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 20, 2020
In policy speech, Abe vows to establish 'new era of Japanese diplomacy'
The prime minister Monday focused his speech on foreign policy, delivering a notable change in phrasing regarding South Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2020
Japan to urge firms to employ workers until age 70 from next year
The labor ministry plans to urge companies from April 2021 to ensure jobs are available for workers until the age of 70, it was learned Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Dec 7, 2019
Fix the 'employment ice age' crisis
People in their mid-30s through mid-40s have gotten a raw deal from Japan, and it's high time for the goverment and employers do right by them.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 5, 2019
Economic priorities beyond Abenomics
Japan must move beyond Abenomics to start a new era of confidence and sustained growth.
EDITORIALS
Nov 28, 2019
Expanding employee pension coverage
Widening pension coverage will not only add to the benefits irrgegular workers receive in retirement but shore up pension finances by increasing the number of participants in the program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 22, 2019
No excuse for inaction on pension reforms
Restoring the primary balance should not be used as an excuse to avoid enacting pension system reform.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 11, 2019
The consumption tax hike delays painful spending reforms
Kicking the can down the road on social security reform should not be a policy option.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2019
Free preschool education raises concerns over run on nurseries
The Oct. 1 start of a government program making preschool education free of charge has raised concerns about a possible increase in children waiting to be accepted into nurseries.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 4, 2019
Abe opens Diet session with call for social welfare reform for all generations
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe kicks off the extraordinary Diet session by tweaking his social welfare vows to appeal more to seniors and people with disabilities as he targets Article 9.
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2019
Japan begins compiling fiscal 2020 budget
A subcommittee of the Fiscal System Council launched full-fledged discussions Thursday to compile the budget for fiscal 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 1, 2019
Abe rolls the dice on his political legacy with tax hike
Shinzo Abe will almost certainly become the nation's longest-serving prime minister next month. Whether he will be remembered as a success could well hinge on how the economy weathers the consumption tax hike.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2019
Younger Americans will contend with higher taxes or benefit cuts
There needs to be a better balancing of burden and benefits among America's generations.

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