The category "living expenses for retirement" was selected most, by about 60 percent of respondents. While this reflects their strong awareness about retirement, the proportion of The amount outstanding of households' financial assets in Japan is approximately 1,900 trillion yen.
However, it is known that the majority of these are held in the form of cash and deposits, and that the proportion of risk assets such as stocks and investment trusts is extremely small compared with other countries (Bank of Japan, Flow of Funds, Fiscal Year 2018).