strengthened in order to better serve one of the most rapidly aging populations in the world. Public and private pensions in Japan … traditional lifetime employment contracts. Recent legislation permitting the establishment of defined contribution plans in Japan …

We pursue a cross-country comparison of relative financial readiness of older households in Japan and the Republic of …

incentive mechanism of the public pension system in Japan affecting the retirement behavior has many things in common with those …

We analyze the impact of population aging on Japan's household saving rate and on its public pension system and the … impact of that system on Japan's household saving rate and obtain the following results: first, the age structure of Japan …'s population can explain the level of, and past and future trends in, its household saving rate; second, the rapid aging of Japan …

patterns for the new defined contribution pension plans currently on offer in Japan. We conclude that SRI funds can be included …

public pension liability, and mitigate the demand for long-term care facilities in Japan. Our study evaluates what might be … way to finance elderly consumption in Japan, particularly against the backdrop of governmental financial stringencies …

This study examined the factors that affect the retirement decisions of the middle-aged and elderly in Japan, focusing … Japan--where being enrolled in the disability program is unlikely to make one a candidate for the retirement path …