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（今の制度のままでは）福祉の支払いはどうなる？日本で議論
Welfare Payments Spur Japan Debate

The image of Junichi Komoto apologizing in front of TV cameras for
allowing his mother to stay on welfare captured national attention

The 37-year-old comedian was criticized by talk-show hosts
and politicians for not providing sufficiently for his own mother
despite his financial success. He once boasted paying \1.9 million (about $24,000)
for a pair of watches and talked about his binge drinking at an exclusive Tokyo club.

He admitted his mother collected welfare payments for 15 years, until April,
and offered to pay back what he felt he should have provided in financial
support once his income began to grow in recent years. Mr. Komoto didn't
break any law; close family members with means are asked to help those in need,
but the government has no legal authority to enforce such payments.

不正行為を永続的に保持する場合、日本の財政負担はすぐに5兆円を超えるだろう
If we keep allowing this kind of wrongdoing to persist, the cost of the program will soon exceed \5 trillion.

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詳細
The Wall Street Journal June 7, 2012, 2:09 p.m. ET
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303296604577449731690922766.html?mod=WSJASIA_hpp_MIDDLETopNews