Missing Pension Contributions Can Cost You for Life
When people think about social insurance (shakai hoken, or 社会保険), they usually think about health insurance or the deductions from…
Retirement in Japan: Understanding Your Pension and Planning for the Future
The pension you receive in retirement is being built throughout your working life. Knowing how the system works, when you…
Workers Deserve Their Pensions: Interac Lawsuit Begins June 25
One of our members has filed a lawsuit against Interac Kanto South Co., Ltd. at the Tokyo District Court. The…
Everything You Need to Know About Pension in Japan
Unable to join our pension info session on October 27? No problem! We have the presentation available in PDF and…
Unnoticed Pension Non-Enrollment: A Former ALT’s Bitter Experience
A story from union member F.R. I hope this finds you well. I am writing to share my personal experience…
Big Change in Health and Pension Insurance is Coming
From October 2024, companies with 51 or more employees already enrolled in Shakai Hoken will be required to enroll additional…
Shakai Hoken: More Than Just Health Coverage
How Japan’s social insurance system provides peace of mind and financial relief for both routine and chronic health issues Many…
Everything You Wanted To Know About Not Paying Pension
As three wise monkeys once said: "See no pension, speak no pension, pay no pension". The topic of pension (and pension contributions)…