Video

Elderly Poverty in Japan

Duration: 3:47 24 Jun 2013

International Policy Workshop on Urban Poverty and Inclusive Cities

Aya Abe, Japan National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, explains how poverty among the elderly in Japan has become a major fiscal burden. To tackle this, she suggests reforms be made to the pension system.

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