Japan - social security agreement   What's New?  The Government
has agreed to finalise a Social Security Agreement with Japan.
This measure will provide improved access to Age Pension for
people who spend part of their adult lives in both Australia and
Japan. It will allow people who live in either country to claim
their entitlement to pension payments in both countries, and
ensure that they can continue to receive their entitlements,
whether they reside in Australia or Japan.  The Agreement will
also facilitate business between Australia and Japan by removing
the requirement for compulsory contributions to be paid into
both countries' superannuation/pension systems in respect of
temporarily seconded workers.   Australia currently has 17
bilateral social security agreements in operation. Agreement
payments included, these countries pay a total of about $600
million per year in pensions into Australia, while Australia
pays a total of about $240 million per year into those
countries.  The Agreement with Japan,