Policy Analysis
Policy Analysis
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Insights & Analysis
Public Assistance Take-up Rate at 20% — The Invisible Leakage in Japan's Safety Net
An estimated 20% of those eligible for public assistance in Japan actually receive it. The remaining 80% are unreached by the system. Behind this gap lie three barriers — psychological, procedural, and informational. Compared with Germany's 64% and the UK's 57%, Japan's structural problem comes into sharp relief.
Insights & Analysis
Two Years Since the Act on Loneliness and Isolation — What Has the World's First Comprehensive Law Changed?
Japan's Act on Promotion of Measures Against Loneliness and Isolation took effect in April 2024. As one of only eight countries worldwide with a comprehensive national policy on loneliness, what has the law changed — and what remains unchanged — after two years? An analysis through three structural disconnects.