Editorial

15:00 JST, October 1, 2025

The birth rate decline shows no sign of stopping, and the number of people supporting the social security system, which includes pensions, medical care and nursing care, continues to decrease.

To make sure the system is sustainable, such reforms as increasing financial burdens are essential. Those aspiring to be the leader of the nation must not shy away from discussions on such matters.

Social security reform is a major issue in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, yet no candidate has gone so far as to suggest concrete proposals.

Both former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi and former LDP Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi argue that the burden on the working generation must be reduced and call for those with the capacity to support the system, including elderly people, to........

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