Japan's welfare applications rise 4 pct in June

NAMPA / Xinhua

2025-09-03

TOKYO, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Japan received 20,897 welfare applications nationwide in June 2025, an increase of 797 cases, or 4 percent, compared with the same month last year, according to data from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. This marks the first year-on-year rise in three months. The number of households newly starting to receive welfare in June was 18,022, up 410, or 2.3 percent, from a year earlier. The ministry said th......

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