RIPPA Activities

The Research Institute for Policies on Pension and Aging (RIPPA) has the unique objective of promoting the research of Japanese pension plans and fund management in Japan.

The institute conducts systematic, comprehensive research of pension plans and fund management to improve and protect the pension systems, which need to remain as pillars of retirement income, taking into consideration the aging of society as well as in a harsh economic environment. The institute also collects, stores, and disseminates information on pension plans and fund management while improving its database and building research networks, all for the purpose of promoting broad research on pensions.

The institute is engaged in three spheres of activity.