Social Security System of Japan: Achievements and Problems
Abstract
The article examines the basic features of two major parts of the Japanese social security system - the pension system and medical insurance.. It also brings a short history of their creation and development, describes their present state. Problems that this system is facing as a result of the country’s rapid population aging, and measures undertaken by the government to soften the acuteness of these problems are also examined.
About the Author
Irina P. Lebedeva
Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
References
1. Нихон токэй нэнкан 2015 : [Статистический ежегодник Японии 2015]. Statistics Bureau. URL: http://www.stat.go.jp (дата обращения: 01.10.2016).
2. Annual Report on Health, Labour and Welfare 2015. URL: http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/ (дата обращения: 01.10.2016).
3. Нихон нэнкин кико : [Пенсионный фонд Японии]. URL: http://www.nenkin.go.jp/n/www/ english/index.jsp (дата обращения: 01.10.2016).
4. Social Security in Japan 2014 / National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. URL: http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/social_security/kaikaku.html (дата обращения: 01.10.2016).
5. Annual Health, Labour and Welfare Report 2013/2014. URL: http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/ (дата обращения: 01.10.2016).
6. Лебедева И.П. Политика консерваторов в сфере социального обеспечения // Япония: консервативный поворот. М., 2015. С. 141-163.
7. Комамура Кохэй. Нихон-но нэнкин : [Пенсионная система Японии]. Токио, 2014. С. 82-85.
8. Japan Almanac 2006. Tокио, 2006.
9. Definite Plan for the Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Tax. June, 30, 2011. URL: http://www.cao.go.jp/ (дата обращения: 01.10.2016).
10. Japanese Working Life Profile 2013/2014. Tокио, 2014.
11. Корэйка - но дзёкё оёби корэй сякай тайсаку-но дзитти дзёкё : [Стареющее общество и политика в отношении стареющего общества]. Токио, 2013.
Review
For citations:
Lebedeva I.P. Social Security System of Japan: Achievements and Problems. Japanese Studies in Russia. 2016;(4):23-35. (In Russ.)
Views:
777
Email this article 