Aug 12 (the-japan-news.com) - Japan posted surpluses in its public pension accounts in fiscal 2016, which ended in March, thanks to large investment returns, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Thursday.
Japan logged a surplus of ¥10,503.1 billion in market value in the special account for the "kosei nenkin" pension program for corporate employees, the first surplus in two years. The country marked a surplus of ¥244 billion in the special account for the "kokumin nenkin" program chiefly for the self-employed, also the first black ink in two years.