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11.4% of Applicants Denied Disability Pension in Japan in FY 2025, Criteria Not Met or Documentation Incomplete

According to FY2025 disability pension statistics published by the Japan Pension Service by the 6th, the proportion of applicants denied benefits, either because the severity of their disability did not meet the criteria or due to incomplete documentation was 11.4%.

Extract from The Okinawa Times

October 7 2026

TOKYO – According to FY2025 disability pension statistics published by the Japan Pension Service by the 6th, the proportion of applicants denied benefits, either because the severity of their disability did not meet the criteria or due to incomplete documentation was 11.4%. This represents a decrease compared to FY2024 (13.8%), which was the highest on record since data collection began in FY2019.

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