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Japan's Pension Agency to Send Special Mail Starting in August

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Japan's Pension Service will send special registered mail starting in August. This type of mail can be tracked and requires a signature.

The mail will go to people born on or before April 16, 1961. These recipients are asked to check the letter carefully when it arrives.

A special dedicated contact point has been set up for questions about this mail. Local government offices will not handle these questions. Regular pension offices will not handle them either.

People should use only this special contact point if they need help or have questions about the mail.

Separately, pension payments in Japan are usually made on the 15th day of even-numbered months, such as February, April, and June.

People living on a pension are advised to remember three important points. These include knowing the payment schedule, understanding where to ask questions, and checking any official mail carefully.

Data about actual pension payments has also been shared. It looked at people who worked as company employees for 40 years with an average yearly income of about 6 million yen.

According to this data, there is a gap of about 60,000 yen between the pensions received by men and women.

This gap shows a real difference in the amount of money that men and women receive after working similar careers.

Vocabulary6 words

Pension
money paid regularly to older people, usually after they stop working
registered mail
mail that is tracked and needs a signature
recipients
people who receive something
dedicated contact point
one special place made only for a certain purpose
even-numbered months
months like 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
income
money someone earns from work

Quiz

1. What must people born on or before April 16, 1961 do?
2. Where should people go if they have questions about the mail?
3. What does the pension data show about men and women?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Japan's Pension Service will send special _____ mail starting in August. This type of mail can be tracked and requires a signature.

The mail will go to people born on or before April 16, _____. These recipients are asked to check the letter carefully.

A special dedicated _____ point has been set up for questions about this mail.

Local government offices will not handle these questions, and regular pension offices will not handle them _____.

Pension payments in Japan are usually made on the 15th day of _____-numbered months.

Data looked at people who worked as company employees for 40 years with an average yearly income of about _____ million yen.

According to this data, there is a gap of about _____ yen between the pensions received by men and women.

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