Social Insurance
Companies in Japan are responsible for enrolling their employees in various social insurance Social Insurance (社会保険,, Shakai Hoken ?) systems, including health insurance, employee pension, unemployment insurance, and workers' accident compensation insurance. The employer covers all costs for workers' accident compensation insurance, but payments to the other systems are shared by both employer and employee.
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