Article 4-3Treatment of Fractions
第四条の三（端数処理）
Where, in the process of calculating the amount of a benefit that is a pension, a fraction of less than 50 sen arises, it may be rounded down, and where a fraction of 50 sen or more but less than 1 yen arises, it may be rounded up to 1 yen.
年金たる給付の額を計算する過程において、五十銭未満の端数が生じたときは、これを切り捨て、五十銭以上一円未満の端数が生じたときは、これを一円に切り上げることができる。
Article 4-3-2Order of Persons Entitled to Receive Unpaid Pension
第四条の三の二（未支給の年金を受けるべき者の順位）
The order of priority of persons entitled to receive an unpaid pension prescribed in Article 19, paragraph (4) of the Act is the order of the spouse, child, parent, grandchild, grandparent, sibling, and relative within the third degree of kinship other than these persons, of the deceased person.
法第十九条第四項に規定する未支給の年金を受けるべき者の順位は、死亡した者の配偶者、子、父母、孫、祖父母、兄弟姉妹及びこれらの者以外の三親等内の親族の順序とする。
Article 4-4Provisions Specified by Cabinet Order under Article 20, Paragraph (2) of the Act
第四条の四（法第二十条第二項の政令で定める規定）
The provisions specified by Cabinet Order as prescribed in Article 20, paragraph (2) of the Act are as follows:
法第二十条第二項に規定する政令で定める規定は、次のとおりとする。
The main clause of Article 20, paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 11, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1985 Amendment Act;
The main clause of Article 38, paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 56, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1985 Amendment Act).
厚生年金保険法第三十八条第二項本文及び第三項（昭和六十年改正法附則第五十六条第三項において準用する場合を含む。）
第四条の四の二（法第二十条の二第四項の政令で定める法令の規定等）
The provisions of laws and regulations specified by Cabinet Order as prescribed in Article 20-2, paragraph (4) of the Act are as follows:
法第二十条の二第四項に規定する政令で定める法令の規定は、次のとおりとする。
厚生年金保険法第四十四条第一項ただし書
Article 11, paragraph (1), item (i), Article 12, Article 13, Article 13-2, paragraphs (1) and (4), Article 13-3, paragraphs (1) and (4), and Article 13-4, paragraphs (1) and (4) of the Act for Enforcement in Relation to Long-term Benefit under the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act;
国家公務員共済組合法の長期給付に関する施行法第十一条第一項第一号、第十二条、第十三条、第十三条の二第一項及び第四項、第十三条の三第一項及び第四項並びに第十三条の四第一項及び第四項
The proviso to Article 49, paragraph (1) and the proviso to Article 52-2, paragraph (1) of the Act;
法第四十九条第一項ただし書及び第五十二条の二第一項ただし書
Article 13, paragraph (1), item (i), Article 13-2, paragraphs (1) and (4), Article 22, Article 22-2, paragraphs (1) and (4), Article 27, and Article 27-2, paragraphs (1) and (4) of the Act for Enforcement in Relation to Long-term Benefit, etc. under the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act;
地方公務員等共済組合法の長期給付等に関する施行法第十三条第一項第一号、第十三条の二第一項及び第四項、第二十二条、第二十二条の二第一項及び第四項、第二十七条並びに第二十七条の二第一項及び第四項
The proviso to Article 3, paragraph (3), item (ii) and the proviso to Article 17, item (i) of the Act on Special Child Rearing Allowance (Act No. 134 of 1964);
特別児童扶養手当等の支給に関する法律（昭和三十九年法律第百三十四号）第三条第三項第二号ただし書及び第十七条第一号ただし書
Article 8, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Public Officers' Accident Compensation Act (Act No. 67 of 1966);
国家公務員災害補償法の一部を改正する法律（昭和四十一年法律第六十七号）附則第八条第一項及び第二項
Article 8, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Local Public Officers Accident Compensation Act (Act No. 121 of 1967);
地方公務員災害補償法（昭和四十二年法律第百二十一号）附則第八条第一項及び第二項
Article 14-2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Public Officers Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 51 of 1976);
恩給法等の一部を改正する法律（昭和五十一年法律第五十一号）附則第十四条の二第一項
The proviso to Article 73, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1985 Amendment Act;
昭和六十年改正法附則第七十三条第一項ただし書
Article 20, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1985 National Public Officers Mutual Aid Amendment Act (including where it is to be followed pursuant to the provisions of Article 48-2 of the Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act), Article 21, paragraph (1) of those Supplementary Provisions (including where it is to be followed pursuant to the provisions of Article 48-2 of the Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act), and paragraphs (2) and (5) of that Article, and Article 30, paragraph (2) of those Supplementary Provisions (including where it is to be followed pursuant to the provisions of Article 48-2 of the Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act);
昭和六十年国家公務員共済改正法附則第二十条第二項（私立学校教職員共済法第四十八条の二の規定によりその例によることとされる場合を含む。）、第二十一条第一項（私立学校教職員共済法第四十八条の二の規定によりその例によることとされる場合を含む。）、第二項及び第五項並びに第三十条第二項（私立学校教職員共済法第四十八条の二の規定によりその例によることとされる場合を含む。）
Article 26 of the Supplementary Provisions of the abolished 1985 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Mutual Aid Amendment Act (meaning the abolished 1985 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Mutual Aid Amendment Act prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2001 Integration Act), which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2001 Integration Act;
平成十三年統合法附則第十六条第一項及び第二項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされた廃止前昭和六十年農林共済改正法（平成十三年統合法附則第二条第一項第三号に規定する廃止前昭和六十年農林共済改正法をいう。）附則第二十六条
Article 20, paragraph (2), Article 21, paragraphs (1), (2) and (5), and Article 31, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1985 Local Public Officers Mutual Aid Amendment Act;
昭和六十年地方公務員共済改正法附則第二十条第二項、第二十一条第一項、第二項及び第五項並びに第三十一条第一項
The proviso to Article 16 of the Act on Provision of Special Disability Benefit to Specified Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 166 of 2004);
特定障害者に対する特別障害給付金の支給に関する法律（平成十六年法律第百六十六号）第十六条ただし書
The proviso to Article 38 of the Order for Enforcement of the Health Insurance Act (Imperial Ordinance No. 243 of 1926) (limited to the portion relating to item (i) of that Article);
健康保険法施行令（大正十五年勅令第二百四十三号）第三十八条ただし書（同条第一号に係る部分に限る。）
The proviso to Article 5 of the Order for Enforcement of the Mariners Insurance Act (Cabinet Order No. 240 of 1953) (limited to the portion relating to item (i) of that Article), and Articles 14, 15 and 16 of that Cabinet Order;
船員保険法施行令（昭和二十八年政令第二百四十号）第五条ただし書（同条第一号に係る部分に限る。）、第十四条、第十五条及び第十六条
The proviso to Article 3-7 of the Order for Enforcement of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act (limited to the portion relating to item (i)-2 of that Article);
厚生年金保険法施行令第三条の七ただし書（同条第一号の二に係る部分に限る。）
Article 3, paragraphs (1), (2), (4) and (5) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Cabinet Order Establishing Standards for Compensation for Damages for Part-time Fire Brigade Members, etc. (Cabinet Order No. 335 of 1956);
非常勤消防団員等に係る損害補償の基準を定める政令（昭和三十一年政令第三百三十五号）附則第三条第一項、第二項、第四項及び第五項
Article 3 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Cabinet Order Establishing Standards for Compensation for Official Duty Accidents of School Physicians, School Dentists and School Pharmacists of Public Schools (Cabinet Order No. 283 of 1957);
公立学校の学校医、学校歯科医及び学校薬剤師の公務災害補償の基準を定める政令（昭和三十二年政令第二百八十三号）附則第三条
Article 11-3-9, paragraph (2) of the Order for Enforcement of the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act (Cabinet Order No. 207 of 1958) (limited to the portion relating to item (i) of that paragraph (including where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 6 of the Order for Enforcement of the Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act (Cabinet Order No. 425 of 1953)));
国家公務員共済組合法施行令（昭和三十三年政令第二百七号）第十一条の三の九第二項（同項第一号に係る部分（私立学校教職員共済法施行令（昭和二十八年政令第四百二十五号）第六条において準用する場合を含む。）に限る。）
Article 23-6, paragraph (2) of the Order for Enforcement of the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act (Cabinet Order No. 352 of 1962) (limited to the portion relating to item (i) of that paragraph);
地方公務員等共済組合法施行令（昭和三十七年政令第三百五十二号）第二十三条の六第二項（同項第一号に係る部分に限る。）
The proviso to Article 28 of the Transitional Measures Cabinet Order (limited to the portion relating to item (i) of that Article);
経過措置政令第二十八条ただし書（同条第一号に係る部分に限る。）
Article 21, paragraph (1) of the Cabinet Order on Transitional Measures Accompanying the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the National Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act, etc. (Cabinet Order No. 56 of 1986) (including where it is to be followed pursuant to the provisions of Article 48-2 of the Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act);
国家公務員等共済組合法等の一部を改正する法律の施行に伴う経過措置に関する政令（昭和六十一年政令第五十六号）第二十一条第一項（私立学校教職員共済法第四十八条の二の規定によりその例によることとされる場合を含む。）
Article 25, paragraph (1), Article 25-2, paragraphs (1) and (4), and Article 31-2, paragraphs (1) and (4) of the Cabinet Order on Transitional Measures Accompanying the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act, etc. (Cabinet Order No. 58 of 1986);
地方公務員等共済組合法等の一部を改正する法律の施行に伴う経過措置に関する政令（昭和六十一年政令第五十八号）第二十五条第一項、第二十五条の二第一項及び第四項並びに第三十一条の二第一項及び第四項
Article 2, paragraph (7) of the Cabinet Order on Revision of the Amount of Pensions under the Provisions of the Act on Special Measures concerning Beneficiaries of Pension of Mutual Aid Association Established under Former Ordinances, etc. on or after October 2007 (Cabinet Order No. 241 of 2000) (limited to the portion relating to item (iii) of that paragraph);
平成十九年十月以後における旧令による共済組合等からの年金受給者のための特別措置法等の規定による年金の額の改定に関する政令（平成十二年政令第二百四十一号）第二条第七項（同項第三号に係る部分に限る。）
Article 3, paragraph (3) of the Cabinet Order on Revision of the Amount of Pensions, etc. under the Provisions of the pre-1985 Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act on or after October 2007 (Cabinet Order No. 341 of 2000) (limited to the portion relating to item (ii) of that paragraph);
平成十九年十月以後における旧私立学校教職員共済組合法の規定による年金等の額の改定に関する政令（平成十二年政令第三百四十一号）第三条第三項（同項第二号に係る部分に限る。）
Article 19, paragraph (1), item (i), and paragraphs (2) and (3) of the Cabinet Order on Transitional Measures concerning Transitional Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Mutual Aid Pensions, etc. Accompanying the Enforcement of the Act for Abolishing the Mutual Aid Association Act for Employees of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Organizations, etc. to Integrate the Employees' Pension Insurance System and the Mutual Aid Association System for Employees of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Organizations (Cabinet Order No. 44 of 2002).
厚生年金保険制度及び農林漁業団体職員共済組合制度の統合を図るための農林漁業団体職員共済組合法等を廃止する等の法律の施行に伴う移行農林共済年金等に関する経過措置に関する政令（平成十四年政令第四十四号）第十九条第一項第一号、第二項及び第三項
Where the provisions of Article 20-2, paragraph (4) of the Act are applied to the provisions of laws and regulations listed in item (iv) of the preceding paragraph, the phrase "is suspended" in Article 20-2, paragraph (4) of the Act is deemed to be replaced with "was suspended", and the phrase "not to have had its payment suspended" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "to have been received".
前項第四号に掲げる法令の規定について、法第二十条の二第四項の規定を適用する場合においては、同項中「停止されている」とあるのは「停止されていた」と、「停止されていない」とあるのは「受けていた」とする。
Article 4-4-3Method of Calculating the Total Number of Public Pension Insured Persons
第四条の四の三（公的年金被保険者総数の算定方法）
The total number of public pension insured persons prescribed in Article 27-4, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Act is the number obtained by dividing the sum of the following numbers by 12:
法第二十七条の四第一項第一号に規定する公的年金被保険者総数は、次に掲げる数を合算した数を十二で除して得た数とする。
The total of the number of category 1 insured persons (excluding insured persons under the former Act) on the last day of each month of each fiscal year;
The total of the number of insured persons under the Employees' Pension Insurance Act on the last day of each month of each fiscal year;
各年度の各月の末日における厚生年金保険法の被保険者の数の総数
The total of the number of category 3 insured persons on the last day of each month of each fiscal year.
各年度の各月の末日における第三号被保険者の数の総数
Article 4-5Amount to Be Added upon Deferral of Payment
第四条の五（支給の繰下げの際に加算する額）
The amount specified by Cabinet Order prescribed in Article 28, paragraph (4) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 9-3, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act) is the amount obtained by multiplying the amount calculated under the provisions of Article 27 of the Act (including where it is governed by those provisions pursuant to Article 9-3, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act) (where the provisions of Article 17 of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1985 Amendment Act apply, under the provisions of paragraph (1) of that Article) by the increase rate (meaning the rate obtained by multiplying 7/1000 by the number of months from the month containing the day on which the right to receive the pension was acquired to the month preceding the month containing the day on which the request to defer payment of the pension was made (including that request where the request under Article 28, paragraph (1) of the Act is deemed to have been made pursuant to paragraph (5) of that Article) (or 120, where that number of months exceeds 120); the same applies in the following paragraph).
法第二十八条第四項（法附則第九条の三第四項において準用する場合を含む。）に規定する政令で定める額は、法第二十七条（法附則第九条の三第二項においてその例による場合を含む。）の規定（昭和六十年改正法附則第十七条の規定が適用される場合にあつては、同条第一項の規定）によつて計算した額に増額率（千分の七に当該年金の受給権を取得した日の属する月から当該年金の支給の繰下げの申出（法第二十八条第五項の規定により同条第一項の申出があつたものとみなされた場合における当該申出を含む。）をした日の属する月の前月までの月数（当該月数が百二十を超えるときは、百二十）を乗じて得た率をいう。次項において同じ。）を乗じて得た額とする。
The amount specified by Cabinet Order prescribed in Article 28, paragraph (4) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 46, paragraph (2) of the Act is the amount obtained by multiplying the amount calculated under the provisions of Article 44 of the Act by the increase rate.
第四条の六（障害等級）
The state of disability for each grade of the disability grade prescribed in Article 30, paragraph (2) of the Act is as provided in the Appended Table.
法第三十条第二項に規定する障害等級の各級の障害の状態は、別表に定めるとおりとする。
第四条の七（障害基礎年金の加算額に係る生計維持の認定）
A child whose livelihood is maintained by a person entitled to receive a disability basic pension, as prescribed in Article 33-2, paragraph (1) of the Act, is a child who shares a livelihood with the person entitled to receive that disability basic pension, other than one who is found to have income of an amount specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or more, or any other person specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare as equivalent thereto.
法第三十三条の二第一項に規定する障害基礎年金の受給権者によつて生計を維持している子は、当該障害基礎年金の受給権者と生計を同じくする者であつて厚生労働大臣の定める金額以上の収入を有すると認められる者以外のものその他これに準ずる者として厚生労働大臣が定める者とする。
When a child prescribed in Article 33-2, paragraph (1) of the Act has ceased to be a person who shares a livelihood with the person entitled to receive that disability basic pension, other than one who is found to have income of the amount or more specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under the preceding paragraph, or any other person specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under that paragraph as equivalent thereto, the child is deemed to fall under paragraph (3), item (ii) of that Article.
法第三十三条の二第一項に規定する子が当該障害基礎年金の受給権者と生計を同じくする者であつて前項の厚生労働大臣の定める金額以上の収入を有すると認められる者以外のものその他これに準ずる者として同項の厚生労働大臣が定める者でなくなつたときは、同条第三項第二号に該当するものとする。
Transitional Measures Cabinet Ordermachine translation
「経過措置政令」
Short name for Cabinet Order No. 54 of 1986, the Cabinet Order on Transitional Measures Accompanying the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc.
Short name set inArticle 1, paragraph (1), item (ii)
the former Actmachine translation
「旧法」
The National Pension Act as it stood before Article 1 of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 34 of 1985) amended it.
Short name set inArticle 1-2, paragraph (1), item (iii), (a)
1985 Amendment Actmachine translation
「昭和六十年改正法」
Short name for the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 34 of 1985).
Short name set inArticle 1-2, paragraph (1), item (iii), (a)
category 1 insured personmachine translation
「第一号被保険者」
A category 1 insured person as Article 7, paragraph (1), item (i) of the National Pension Act defines one, including here persons insured under Article 5, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則), Article 11, paragraph (1) of those of Act No. 95 of 1994, Article 23, paragraph (1) of those of Act No. 104 of 2004 and Article 40, paragraph (1) of those of Act No. 74 of 2025, and persons insured under the former Act (旧法).
Short name set inArticle 1-2, paragraph (1), item (iii), (a)
category 3 insured personmachine translation
「第三号被保険者」
A category 3 insured person as Article 7, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the National Pension Act defines one: a dependent spouse (被扶養配偶者) of a category 2 insured person (第二号被保険者) — one who mainly lives on that person's income and lives in Japan or is treated as based there — aged 20 to 59.
Short name set inArticle 1-2, paragraph (1), item (iv), (a)
1985 National Public Officers Mutual Aid Amendment Actmachine translation
「昭和六十年国家公務員共済改正法」
Short name for Act No. 105 of 1985, the 1985 Act partially amending the mutual aid association law for national public officers and other laws.
Short name set inArticle 3, paragraph (1), item (iii)
1985 Local Public Officers Mutual Aid Amendment Actmachine translation
「昭和六十年地方公務員共済改正法」
Short name for Act No. 108 of 1985, the 1985 Act partially amending the mutual aid association law for local public officers and other laws.
Short name set inArticle 3, paragraph (1), item (iv)
pre-1985 Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Actmachine translation
「旧私立学校教職員共済組合法」
The mutual aid association law for private school personnel (私立学校教職員共済組合法 (an Act), Act No. 245 of 1953) as it stood before Article 1 of Act No. 106 of 1985 amended it.
Short name set inArticle 3, paragraph (1), item (v)
2001 Integration Actmachine translation
「平成十三年統合法」
Short name for Act No. 101 of 2001, the 2001 Act that abolished the law on the mutual aid association for employees of agricultural, forestry and fishery organisations and other laws, to integrate that association's system into Employees' Pension Insurance (厚生年金保険).
Short name set inArticle 3, paragraph (1), item (vi)
increase ratemachine translation
「増額率」
In Article 4-5, the rate by which an old-age basic pension whose payment is deferred (支給の繰下げ) is increased: 7/1000 times the number of months from the month the person became entitled to it to the month before the month of the request to defer payment (including a request treated as made under Article 28, paragraph (5) of the National Pension Act), counting at most 120 months.
Defined inArticle 4-5, paragraph (1)· applies only in this provision and in Article 4-5, paragraph (2)