Japan Denies Welfare Benefits To Permanent  Foreign Residents
Channel: Jon Doe
Date: 2014-08-12

As the system breaks down Japan targets groups who are most at risk to suffer first from economic collapse. 

Reference:
Foreign residents can’t claim welfare benefits: Supreme Court
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/07/18/national/social-issues/top-court-rules-non-japanese-residents-ineligible-welfare-benefits/#.U-mILkjIdXc

A closer look at the Supreme Court’s welfare benefits ruling
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/07/25/national/crime-legal/a-closer-look-at-the-supreme-courts-welfare-benefits-ruling/#.U-mILkjIdXc