Act Amending the National Pension Act and Others to Strengthen the Pension System in Light of Socioeconomic Change

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Summary

This item concerns an amending act (Reiwa 7 Act No. 74) that revises the National Pension Act and other laws to strengthen the pension system in response to socioeconomic change, as listed in e-Gov Law Search. The metadata indicates a promulgation date of 2025-06-20 and an enforcement date of 2029-10-01, with the Health Insurance Act (Taisho 11 Act No. 70) noted as an affected law. According to the metadata, the update listing is dated 2026-09-18.

Business Impact

Organizations involved in pension and social insurance administration may be affected by changes to the National Pension Act and related laws, and could need to review their processes ahead of the stated enforcement date.

Recommended Action

Consider reviewing the official Japanese source on e-Gov Law Search to confirm the scope, affected provisions, and applicable timing.

Timeline of related official records

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1. 2025-06-20 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 社会経済の変化を踏まえた年金制度の機能強化のための国民年金法等の一部を改正する等の法律（令和七年法律第七十四号） (this update) Original Japanese source
2. 2025-06-20 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 農林漁業団体職員共済組合法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
3. 2026-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 農林漁業団体職員共済組合法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
4. 2026-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 健康保険法、厚生年金保険法、国民年金法、社会保障協定の実施に伴う厚生年金保険法等の特例等に関する法律、私立学校教職員共済法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
5. 2026-12-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 厚生年金保険法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
6. 2027-09-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 厚生年金保険法、国家公務員共済組合法、地方公務員等共済組合法、私立学校教職員共済法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
7. 2027-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 健康保険法、厚生年金保険法、私立学校教職員共済法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
8. 2028-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 厚生年金保険法、国家公務員共済組合法、地方公務員等共済組合法、社会保障協定の実施に伴う厚生年金保険法等の特例等に関する法律、私立学校教職員共済法 ほか2件 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
9. 2028-09-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 厚生年金保険法、国家公務員共済組合法、地方公務員等共済組合法、私立学校教職員共済法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
10. 2029-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 厚生年金保険法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
11. 2029-09-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 厚生年金保険法、国家公務員共済組合法、地方公務員等共済組合法、私立学校教職員共済法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
12. 2029-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 健康保険法、厚生年金保険法 (this update) Original Japanese source