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2021-01-20 / Last updated : 2021-01-23 shuji1420 Social Security

Social Security: Pension Lump sum Withdrawal – Scope clarified for Revision to Extend Upper Limit to 5 years

　As written in my previous blog, revision in Pension Law will be enforced in April 2021, that will extend upper limit for calculation of lump sum withdrawal payment, from the current 3 years to 5 years. Scope of cases that the new upper limit of 5 years is applied is publicized at Japan Pension Service […]

2021-01-17 / Last updated : 2021-02-10 shuji1420 Social Security

Social Security: Calculating Approximate Amount of your Public Pension

　Amount of your public pension of Japan, to be paid in the future, can be estimated using a feature within Nenkin-net online service offered by Japan Pension Service (JPS). The feature allows to calculate an estimated amount, however, only under a typical scenario for a Japanese national, i.e. assuming that you continue to contribute at […]