## Overview

## Outline of post-retirement livelihood support

### 1. Payment of full Old-Age Basic Pension

Certain Japanese who remained behind in China after the War are provided with an amount equivalent to the insurance premiums for the insured period (up to 40 years), including the period before returning to Japan, as a "lump-sum payment", but from which the amount of late payment of insurance premiums is deducted, and the government then makes the late payment on their behalf to the Japan Pension Service, thereby enabling them to receive full Old-Age Basic Pensions, etc. (Subjects: 6,189 persons *as of the end of May 2014)

Subjects	Japanese who remained behind in China after the War that meet the following conditions:1. Born on or after April 2, 19112. Born on or before December 31, 1946 when the postwar period was being settled (*)3. Returned to Japan for permanent residence for the first time on or after April 1, 19614. Continue to be domiciled in Japan for no less than one year after returning to permanently reside here* Including those approved by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to be in equivalent circumstances as those falling under 2.

### 2. Support benefit system

In addition to full Old-Age Basic Pensions, etc., support benefits are provided in cases where their household income is lower than a certain standard.

The standards for public assistance apply to support benefits.

Detailed Data 1 Changes in Number of Households, Actual Number of Persons, Number of Persons Receiving Support Benefits, and Benefit Rate (Monthly aver

Number of recipient households of support benefits (persons)	Actual number of recipients of support benefits (persons)	Number of recipients of livelihood support benefits (persons)	Number of recipients of housing support benefits (persons)	Number of recipients of long-term care support benefits (persons)	Number of recipients of medical care support benefits (persons)	Number of recipients of other support benefits (persons)	Benefit rate (actual number of persons=100.0)
Livelihood support benefits	Housing support benefits	Long-term care support benefits	Medical care support benefits	Other support benefits
FY2009	4,699	7,366	7,277	7,039	846	6,513	27	99%	96%	11%	88%	0%
FY2010	4,737	7,373	7,273	7,000	969	6,607	32	99%	95%	13%	90%	0%
FY2011	4,723	7,315	7,214	6,900	1,085	6,575	37	99%	94%	15%	90%	1%
FY2012	4,686	7,224	7,131	6,805	1,253	6,616	38	99%	94%	17%	92%	1%

Source: “Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services”, Statistics and Information Department, Minister's Secretariat, MHLW

Detailed Data 2 Changes in Percentage Distribution of Households Receiving Support Benefits by Household Type

Household of a couple	Household of the recipient only	Households of a spouse only	Other household
FY2009	2,489	1,668	194	357
FY2010	2,484	1,693	232	301
FY2011	2,400	1,689	255	343
FY2012	2,328	1,658	280	368

Source: Documents from audit of the affairs concerning enforcement of support benefits by MHLW

## [Assignment of supporters/consultation staff]

Supporters/consultation staff get assigned to implementing agencies of support benefits who have a good understanding of the Japanese who remained behind in China after the War, etc. and who are fluent in Chinese or Russian and can provide them with advice, etc. according to their needs in thereby enabling them to live comfortable lives.

Detailed Data 3 Number of supporters/consultation staff members (persons)

FY2009	479
FY2010	491
FY2011	476
FY2012	474

Source: MHLW

### 3. Community Life Support Programs for Japanese who remained behind in China after the War, etc

In order to support the independence of the Japanese who remained behind in China after the War, etc., the Programs aim to provide support which enables them to live normal lives as members of communities through establishing support networks, providing support for those learning Japanese, and dispatching translators, etc. to the pertinent communities.

## [Subjects]

Japanese who remained behind in China after the War, etc. and those that accompanied them when they returned to Japan to live together [Implementing entities]

The implementing entities of the programs are prefectures and municipalities (including special wards).

[Implementation status]

Implementation rate (number of implementing local governments / total number of local governments)
FY2010	92%
FY2011	95%
FY2012	94%

Source: MHLW