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Japan - Record 2.05 million Japanese on welfare

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Record 2.05 million Japanese on welfare

The number of Japanese living on welfare benefits hit a record high in July amid the severe employment situation.
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Wednesday, November 09, 2011 12:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_15.html

Welfare recipients top 2.05 million in July, surpass 1951 record

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A record number of over 2.05 million people were living on welfare in Japan as of July amid prolonged economic stagnation, surpassing the highest-ever monthly average logged 60 years ago in the aftermath of World War II, the welfare ministry said Wednesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/09/20111109p2g00m0dm070000c.html

Record number of Japanese living on welfare as of July: minister

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A record number of Japanese were living on welfare as of July amid severe economic conditions, the welfare minister said Tuesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/09/20111109p2g00m0dm001000c.html

Japan Welfare Recipients Hit Record 2.05 Million in July

Tokyo, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)--The number of people who received welfare benefits in Japan in July hit a record high since statistics began in fiscal 1951, due partly to the economic stagnation, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Wednesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110900404

Welfare Recipients in Japan Hit Record for 10th Year

Tokyo, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)--The monthly average of households receiving welfare benefits in Japan hit a record high for the 10th consecutive year in fiscal 2010, which ended in March, a government report showed Wednesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011110900851
 
Re: Japan - Record 2.05 million Japanese on welfare

Welfare list widens; calls grow for stronger safety net

For four and a half years, a 73-year-old man living alone in a small apartment in Tokyo's Taito Ward has been surviving on welfare. But just barely, he says.
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Homeless people receive soup served at a cookout for the needy in Kita-Kyushu in December 2010. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ2011111017084
 
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