Pension consultation booths draw people fearing data loss

Pension consultation booths draw people fearing data loss

TOKYO, Japan - People concerned about a possible loss of their pension account data flocked to ad hoc consultation booths near Japan Railway's Shibuya Station in Tokyo on June 9 on the first weekend since the government's Social Insurance Agency set them up. (Kyodo)

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