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A smaller proportion of new workforce entrants hold tax‑free NISA investment accounts.
Despite a rise in average securities investment among Japanese individuals under 30, the cohort exhibits the highest inequality coefficient of any age group, as indicated by the photo credit (Photo by Sae Kamae).
KYOKO TAMADA
September 10, 2026 05:19 JST
Tokyo – The disparity in financial asset ownership among Japan’s younger cohorts is growing, as more young people than older adults opt out of the government’s tax‑free investment scheme.