Date : December 17, 2021
Japan’s Pension System at a Glance, Impact of the Pandemic and Persisting Challenges
post date : 2021.11.01
On December 8, the OECD published “Pensions at a Glance 2021,” a biannual report on the pension systems across OECD and G20 countries. The new report discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, while highlighting recent pension reforms in each country and evaluating automatic adjustment mechanisms.
As maintaining a sustainable pension system in rapidly aging Japan has always been a most challenging issue and subject of political debate, we have invited from the OECD Ms. Monika Queisser, Head of the Social Policy Division, and Mr. Hervé Boulhol, Senior Economist on Pensions, who are responsible for the report, to share their views on Japan’s pension system and relevant policies. They will be joining our online briefing from Paris to present how Japan compares to other countries, and how well its pension system is working or not given the impact of the pandemic. They will also outline some of the major challenges for sustainable pension management in Japan and how those challenges can be overcome.
■Please note that you cannot physically attend this briefing, as it will be a Zoom webinar.
■Date: December 17 (Fri), 2021, 16:00-17:00
■Briefer:
1. Ms. Monika Queisser, Head of Social Policy Division, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS), OECD
2. Mr. Hervé Boulhol, Senior Economist on Pensions, ELS, OECD
■Language: English (no Japanese-English interpretation provided)
*In principle, questions will only be accepted from members of the foreign press.
■Members of the Foreign Press:
Please send any questions for the briefer or topics you are interested in to cp@fpcjpn.or.jp by 12:00 noon on December 16. As there will only be a limited amount of time to ask questions during the briefing, we will collect questions and provide them to the briefer in advance.
Embassy representatives and FPCJ supporting members may also watch the briefing as observers (admission free).
■How to Apply: Please refer to either the email or fax we sent.
*We will not be accepting applications by email.