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Public Assistance Law (Law No. 144 of May 4, 1950).

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Japan
Social assistance and services
1950-05-04
National
Law, Act

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The purpose of this Act is for the State to guarantee a minimum standard of living as well as to promote self-support for all citizens who are in living in poverty by providing the necessary public assistance according to the level of poverty, based on the principles prescribed in Article 25 of the Constitution of Japan (Article 1).

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