Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare


What's New 2014

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Dec 2014
Dec 29
  • A patient with a suspected case of Ebola infection was tested negative (Japanese)
  • A patient with a suspected case of Ebola infection was tested negative (Japanese)
Dec 26
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of December 26, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Recent employment related indices (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Eight ingredients of new psychoactive substances are designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu"~A ministerial order for establishing the designated drugs has been promulgated~ (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing of 1.18 million copies of leaflets on promoting use of genetic drugs and two other items (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Purchase of notebooks made from recycled paper (A4) and 202 other items (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Purchase of toner cartridges, etc. (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Purchase of 991 Yellow Fever vaccines (including solvents) (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Examination on the survey methods for children and others' food consumption levels related to short-term exposure assessment (Japanese)
  • Pamphlets (Information on the dispute resolution assistance system for foreign workers) (Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Related to power harassment in the workplace (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Operation and maintenance of the "registration system for business operators handling poisonous or deleterious substances" in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Lease and maintenance of hardware apparatuses for the projection system for the actuarial valuation of the Employees' Pension Insurance and the National Pension, 1 set (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Electricity used in Central Government Building No.5 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Data collection, etc. for the Annual Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (basic survey/case-by-case survey) in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • The corner of the Minister’s Award system for "Outstanding Skilled Workers (Master Craftsmen)" (Japanese)
  • Q&A on corporate-type defined contribution pension plan (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of defined contribution pension plans (Japanese)
  • Current status of corporate-type pension investment (Japanese)
  • List of representative corporations whose contracts of corporate-type defined contribution pension plans are approved (Japanese)
  • The reproductive care compensation system (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (The "Subcommittee on Mosquito-Borne Diseases" of Infectious Disease Working Group of the Health Sciences Countil held its first meeting to formulate the guidelines for prevention of specified infectious diseases) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("We want to dedicate all our strength to instill the importance of the prevention of karoshi, etc.," stated Labour Minister Shiozaki in his speech delivered at the frist consultative meeting on promorion of measures for prevention of karoshi, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Health and labour sciences research in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on December 25, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Survey on Labour Cost Rate (Japanese)
  • Rules for management of administrative documents of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • A video for "Tips for Coping with Pandemic Influenza - Keeping you and your loved ones safe" in English (Japanese)
  • The list of venues of national examinations administered by the Health Policy Bureau in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcemnt of facilities improvement expenses for after-school children's clubs in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I want to further make effort in regard to the ministry's central policies of protecting people's lives and livelihoods," Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Shiozaki expressed his commitment at the press conference upon his reappointment as the minister.) (Japanese)
  • Cooperating medical institutions that examine post-HPV vaccinal symptoms (Japanese)
  • Basic statistics for health care insurance (Japanese)
  • Results of Survey of Regional Child Welfare Services in 2012~Statuses of households using registered day-care centers and non-registered day-care facilities (conducted in October 2012)~ (Japanese)
  • Annual Report on the Statics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (2013) (Japanese)
  • "Recently uploaded movies" on the YouTube channel of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Press Release : Movie for foreigners in Japan on how to overcome Pandemic Influenza(English:122KB)(Japanese:165KB)(http://youtu.be/j9REAM329LI)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Employment referrals for general workers (November 2014) (English)(Japanese)
Dec 25
  • Invitation for tender: Planning, editing, and production of easy-to-understand handbooks for promoting labour legislations (competitive bidding) (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Higher-floor elevators in the Central Government Building No. 5 will partially be put out of service (Japanese)
  • Report on the Status of Medical Services for the Elderly Aged 75 and Over (Japanese)
  • A report of the Committee on the Frameworks for Evaluation and Disclosure of Excellent Enterprisses in Indsutrial Safety and Health is issued ~ A symbol mark is decided for excellent enterprises in industrial safety and health to widely promote companies with a safe, healthy, and pleasant working environment~ (Japanese)
  • "HACCP Planning Promotion Office" will be set up (Japanese)
  • Cooperating medical institutions that examine post-HPV vaccinal symptoms (Japanese)
  • Recuitment of Health, Labour and Welfare Monitors in FY2015 (on the YouTube video) (Japanese)
  • Designated courses (as of December 2014) on professional and practical educational training are announced ~ Additional 206 courses are designated to be covered by the payment of educational training benefits for professional and practical educational training ~ (Japanese)
  • "The Employment Consultation Center" will be set up in the Kansai national strategic special economic zone ~ To promote the establishment and smooth business expansion of venture and global companies ~ (Japanese)
  • Status of anti-earthquake water supply facilities (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • "Tips for Coping with Pandemic Influenza - Keeping you and your loved ones safe" (English version) (Japanese)
  • Education training benefits system (Japanese)
  • Recognition of mental disorders caused by sexual harrassment as occupational accidents (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Translation of Stimulants Control Law, Cannabis Control Law, and Narcotics and Psychotropics Law (from Japanese and English) (Japanese)
  • Invitatifon for tender: Support related to the advanced medical service system (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Prior consultation and confirmation of written notices regarding advanced medical service (Japanese)
  • Eight substances are newly designated as designated substances as a result of the deliberations of the Committee on Designated Substances held today (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods〜Thai Eryngium foetidum L and its processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • In Focus: Radiation Protection of Workers Involving TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (IRPW)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on October 2014) (Japanese)
Dec 24
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Provision of long-term care staff, etc. to support the Soso region of Fukushima prefecture (11th term) (Japanese)
  • An exhibition on "Child welfare cultural assets (publications) designated by the Social Security Council of MHLW - For the healthy growth of children in 2014" will be held (Japanese)
  • Workplaces where claims for occupational accidents caused by the exposure to Asbestos were officially recognized are requested that they inform workers and bereaved family members of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance System~Letters of request are sent out to 743 workplaces~ (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Pension Day Forum," held for the first time after November 30th was designated the "pension day" this year, closed with great success.) (Japanese)
  • The Minister's Award for Equal Employment/Work and Family Harmonization (Japanese)
  • Disclosure of the status of assignment to managerial posts in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Creation and posting of the contents for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare homepage in FY2015, 1 set (Japanese)
  • Give Blood at Twenty Campaign (January and February) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Dec 22
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (910th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • An investigation report of an external committee on the Japanese Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (J-ADNI) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for public comments concerning the formulation of the Guidelines for Clinical Gene Therapy Research (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Safety Information (Japanese)
  • Cases of non-compliant Polish beef commingled with shipment for Japan (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Results of on-site inspections and inspection orders on sales outlets of new psychoactive substances are announced (Japanese)
  • Future measures against long working hours (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (July 2014 issue) (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care prescription fees - MEDIAS - (June-July 2014 issue) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (June 2014 issue) (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: A list of designated regions (countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Renovation of the "management system for benefits for persons who leave the Hansen's Disease Sanatorium" in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Survey on the Remains of the Basic Structures of Special Wards (Jyu-Kanbo) (Re-advertisement) (Japanese)
  • Cooperating medical institutions that examine post-HPV vaccinal symptoms (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on December 19, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Replacement of parking lot driveway structures at Showa-kan in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Packaging and shipment of supplementary guides on blood donation (targetting high school students and instructors) (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 42nd Industrial Safety Consultant Examination and Industrial Health Consultant Examination (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • "Ethical Guidelines on Medical Research Involving Human Subjects" are established (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Collection of questionnaire forms and screening of their content for the Survey on Physicians, Dentists, and Pharmacists in 2014 (Japanese)
  • The list of housings available for employment promotion 【for disaster victims】(as of December 15, 2014) (Japanese)
  • For persons displaced due to economic reasons: The list of housings available for employment promotion (as of December 15, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Dec 20
  • Highly-pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N8) is detected in wild bird fecal samples collected in Japan (Japanese)
Dec 19
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods〜Korean blue chili pepper and its processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Information on vaccinations (relevant notices) (Japanese)
  • Information on vaccinations (Japanese)
  • Results of monitoring based on the imported food monitoring and guidance plan in FY2014 (an interim report) (Japanese)
  • "Prompt vital statistics report," October 2014 (Japanese)
  • The status of claims and grant decisions for temporary welfare benefits and special provisional allowances for childrearing households (Japanese)
  • Authorized "kurumin" enterprises reached 2,000~Companies actively supporting balancing work and childcare are on the rise~ (Japanese)
  • Comments received on the "draft guidelines for private competitive biddings for the Youikuhi Soudan Shien Center (the child support consultation and support center" (Japanese)
  • Overview of Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension Services in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Overview of the "Annual Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry" in 2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of the survey on the status of earthquake-proofing of social welfare institutions~The ratio of the earthquake-proofed institutions was 86.3% in 2013~ (Japanese)
  • Annual Report on the Statistics of Production by the Pharmaceutical Industry in 2013 (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of October 2014) (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of Survey on Employment Trends in the first half of 2014 (Japanese)
  • Announcement of results of monitoring based on the imported food monitoring and guidance plan in FY2014 (an interim report) (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-CHAN (Green soybean boy) & AZUKI-CHAN (Azuki bean girl) X the mascot characters of the local governments (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (State Minister Yamamoto congratulated and gave certificates of merit at the 64th Minister's award ceremony for the independence and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: 【Welfare of persons with disabilities】 Operation and maintenance of the data management system for operation control structures in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Receipt of applications for and registration of licenses of healthcare professionals including physicians in 2015 (for cases in FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Receipt of applications for and registration of licenses of healthcare professionals including physicians in 2015 (for cases in FY2015) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Electronic processing of application and scoring for the (29th) National Examination for Registered Dietitian in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Electronic processing for the National Examination for Pharmacist (Japanese)
  • ~We are looking for private organizations overseas who will construct monuments for the war dead~ (Japanese)
  • News Letter (No.29)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Dec 18
Dec 17
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Measures against Influenza in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Actual Conditions of Working Women (FY2013 version) (Japanese)
  • Overview of the Basic Survey on Labour Unions in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Overview of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • "Workplaces where claims for occupational accidents caused by the exposure to asbestos were recognized in FY 2013" are officially announced~ 957 workplaces are published, out of which 711 are newly learned~ (Japanese)
  • "Report on Status of Claims and Grant Decisions for Occupational Accident Compensation Insurance Benefits due to Diseases Caused by Asbestos in FY2013 (definitive data)" is released~On a year-over-year basis, the numbers of the claims and grant decisions for the occupational accident compensation insurance benefits remain roughly the same~ (Japanese)
  • The Committee on the Stress Check System based on the amended Industrial Safety and Health Act has compiled a report (Japanese)
  • Candidate enterprises for the "Minister's Prize for Equal Employment/Work and Family Harmonization" in FY2015 are openly recruited~To recognize companies' efforts to support women to fully demonstrate their abilities and balance their work and childrearing /long-term care; applications are accepted starting on January 1, 2015~ (Japanese)
  • Orders for suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • The scope of diseases covered under the Act on General Support for Persons with Disabilities (intractable disease, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on December 16, 2014 (Japanese)
  • The Japan-US-EU International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use was held in Lisbon (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bidding: Shipping exam questions and collecting anwer sheets for the 100th National Pharmacist Examination (Japanese)
  • List of products that are being evaluated
Dec 16
  • Invitation for bidding: Data collection, etc. for the Treatment Cost Frequency Survey (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents (December) (Japanese)
  • Measures against Influenza in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Occurrence of suspected cases of avian influenza A (H5) in domestic poultry (Japanese)
  • Practical guidelines for the hepatitus treatment special promotion project (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as of December 16, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (909th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Special Survey] 2014(Japanese)
Dec 15
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • Invitaion for bidding: Data entry and production of image files for questionnaire forms for the 13th Longitudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century 【Adults in 2002】, the third Longitudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century 【Adults in 2012】, and the 10th Longitudinal Survey of Middle-Aged and Elderly Persons (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bidding: Computerization of materials related to the war dead, etc. (addition) (Japanese)
  • The Ordinance for Enforcement of the Workmen's Accident Compensation Insurance Act will be partically amended in line with the implementation of the social security system and tax number system~Personal numbers will be added among the items to be provided when filing for claims based on the Workmen's Accident Compensation Insurance Act~ (Japanese)
  • "The Symposium on Promoting Coordination in Career Education in FY2014"~will be held on January 21, 2015 (participation is free)~ (Japanese)
  • Measures against Influenza in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • The results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (~November 2014) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Dec 12
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods 〜 Salmonella bacteria are detected in Filipino raw cut tuna consumption 〜 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the settlment of accounts in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Measures for Influenza in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of "enterprises supporting working single-father/-mother families" in FY2014 ~ Applications are accepted from firms actively providing employment support for them until January 31th ~ (Japanese)
  • For all users of the high-cost medical care benefit system (Japanese)
  • The project for the establishment and operation of the Support Center for Treating Eating Disorders in FY2014 (for a private organization) (Japanese)
  • Prevention of infectious diseases abroad during the year-end and New Year holidays (Japanese)
  • Regional Medical Care Recovery Plans of Prefectures (Japanese)
  • Measures on special arrangements for corporate field tests and the elimination of regulatory gray zones (Japanese)
  • Examples of standardized recording of generic prescriptions (effective as of December 12, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of December 12, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for the "Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • The third meeting of the Study Group on Balancing Work and Family in the Future will be held (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Dec 11
  • A portal site for new waterworks vision (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Overview of individual research projects (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Procedures for filing notifications on new chemical substances of small quantities (Japanese)
  • The third unofficial announcement of subsidies for provision and improvement of space for community long-term care and welfare in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Health and Labour Sciences Research in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of Survey on Labour Economy Trend, November 2014 (Japanese)
  • Orders for the suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Publication of a poster/pamphlet on the second "Healthy Parent and Child 21" plan launched in April 2015 (Japanese)
  • Outline of the 12th Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century (2001 Cohort) (Japanese)
  • Invitation of bidding: Sorting/collection of data for the Survey on Operation of Water Supply Business in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I sincerely congratulate you for being awarded," spoke State Minister Yamamoto to recipients of the Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's Award at the 35th Japan Dental Health Convention) (Japanese)
  • Invitation of bidding: Computerization and entry of data for accounting settlements of Defined Benefits Corporate Pensions (Japanese)
Dec 10
  • Consulted with the Labour Policy Council on the draft outlines for partial amendment of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Workmen's Accident Compensation Insurance Act in line with the implementation of the Social Security System and Tax Number System (Japanese)
  • Measures for Influenza in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Leaflets on vaccinations of elderly people are added (Japanese)
  • New notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
  • Fund for Unapproved Drugs and New Influenza (first half year) (Japanese)
  • The notification system for importation of animals: An updated list of designated regions (countries and regions designated as without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("We must prevent loss of life and health by overwork with a strong sense of mission," addressed Shiozaki Health, Labour and Welfare Minister at the Symposium on Promotion of Measures for Prevention of Karoshi, etc. (Japanese)
  • An interim report of the Study Group on the Utilization of the My Number System in Medical Care and Other Fields was compiled (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on December 9, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Yasuhisa attended the 7th Tripartite Health Ministers' Meeting.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I would like to express my respect and sincere congratulation to all of you." Shiozaki Health, Labour and Welfare Minister congratulated people who received the Minister's award for their contribution in family planning and maternal and child health in FY2014.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I would like to express my respect to all your effort." Deputy Assistant Minister Miyano presented certificates of merit at the Award Ceremony for Companies Providing Career Support in 2014) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Shiozaki Health, Labour and Welfare Minister talked with children after the opening ceremony of "owl nursery rooms" in the Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry's No. 5 government building.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Your committed support and cooperation are indispensible for sustaining relief projects," Shiozaki Health, Labour and Welfare Minister addressed at the Minister's Award Ceremony for Relief Projects in FY2014.) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bidding: Printing of 6,260 answer sheets (A) [1] for National Physician Exams and other 57 items (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bidding: Printing of supplementary reading materials on blood donation (for high school students and teachers), 1 set (Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale: Properties accepting requests for acquisition, etc. for official and public use (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Dec 9
  • Let's consider the idea of granting crime victims leaves (Japanese)
  • Participation of a Japanese expert in the WHO mission (Japanese)
  • Updates to the published data of "Companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (Supporter companies for the promotion of Job-Card)" (as of August 31, 2014) (Japanese)
  • The government-owned properties available for immeidate purchase (Japanese)
  • The results of the National Health and Nutrition Survey in 2013 ~ Elderly aged 60 and over are in good conditions in major living practice areas ~ (Japanese)
  • Health certificates communicated by exporting countries (Japanese)
  • The drugs sales system: The list of OTC drugs on which guidance is required to be given to consumers in person in the pharmacies or the drug stores by pharmacists when sold (Japanese)
  • Emergency response against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Dec 8
  • Photo Report ("You can sign up for free and anonymous HIV tests at all public health centers across the country! Correctly use condoms for prevention!" called out guests at the World AIDS Day event, "RED RIBBON LIVE 2014") (Japanese)
  • The sixth e-Gov Online Application Workshop will be held (Japanese)
  • The OTC Drug Sales System (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (908th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of remains of the war dead (December) (Japanese)
  • Measures against Influenza in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and collection of premiums (Japanese)
Dec 5
  • Corrections in the Summary Report of the Survey on Medical Institutions (Japanese)
  • 【The service to search businesses applying labor insurance will be suspended for maintenance】(Japanese)
  • Measures against Influenza in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Updated list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • The list of housings available for employment promotion 【for disaster victims】(as of November 30, 2014) (Japanese)
  • For persons displaced due to economic reasons: The list of housings available for employment promotion (as of November 30, 2014) (Japanese)
  • The release of the results of monitoring and guidance based on the imported food monitoring and guidance plan in FY2014 (an interim report) (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Survey on Health and Mariners Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("As awardees, please continue to push forward the health promotion efforts," addresses Hara Administrative Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare at the "Third Smart Life Project Award (Let's extend healthy life expectancy!)") (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (349th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Status of inspection cases and of cases sent to public prosecutor's office, with regard to workplaces employing work-related car drivers in 2013 (Japanese)
  • Information on the implementation of the "on-site investigation in Vietnam" for the project for the promotion of overseas expansion of the water industry in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • "The portal site on part-time work" is renewed ~ Contents are expanded in accordance with the enforcement of the amended Part-Time Workers Law ~ (Japanese)
  • An overseas business trip of Mr. Hara, Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination (Japanese)
  • "The portal site on part-time work" is renewed (Japanese)
  • Q&A on Japanese encephalitis vaccination (Japanese)
  • Sexually transmitted infections (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Dec 4
  • The third unofficial announcement of subsidies for the improvement of facilities including medical care facilities (the project for the improvement of facilities including the fire sprinker system at hospitals with less than 20 beds, etc. in FY2014 (carry-over budget from FY2013) (Japanese)
  • The second unofficial announcement of subsidies for the improvement of facilities for the medical care provision system (earthquake-proofing related project) in FY2014 (carry-over budget from FY2013) (Japanese)
  • The occurrence of rabies overseas (Japanese)
  • Measures against Influenza in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (State Minister Yamamoto gives an applause and hands certificates of merit to winners at the Minister’s award ceremony for outstanding skilled workers (master craftsmen) in FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Program revision of the Price Survey on Special Treatment Materials, 1 set (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: Updated list of designated regions (countries and regions designated as without the outbreak of Avian Influenza) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Data collection of the Survey on Living by Social Security (household budgets), January-December 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Questionnaire form collection, screening, etc. for the 14th Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century (2001 Cohort) (Japanese)
Dec 3
  • The 29th National Examination for Registered Dietitian (Japanese)
  • Tthe 7th Tripartite Health Ministers' Meeting adopted joint statements on health-related issues common to three countries and Ebola virus disease (Japanese)
  • Measures against Influenza in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • 10 Japanese who remained in China after the War make temporary return in group (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I am deeply grateful for your effort in food hygiene everyday," addresses Mr. Miyake, Director of Inspection and Safety Division, Department of Food Safety, Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau at the Minister's award ceremony for people's contribution in hygiene of milk, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Overview of Social Security Agreements (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] 2013 (Japanese)
  • New psychoactive substances -- No to purchase, use, and involvement (a poster) (Japanese)
  • The drugs sales system (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Survey on the fundamental structures for the remains of special wards (Jyu-kanbo) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), September 2014 (Japanese)
  • Revision of the Ministerial Ordinance on Standards for Manufacturing Control and Quality Control for Medical Devices and In-Vitro Diagnostics
Dec 2
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), August 2014 (Japanese)
  • The fifth e-Gov online application workshop will be held (Japanese)
  • Status of law enforcement at the Equal Employment Offices of the Prefectural Labor Bureaus in FY2014 (July~September) (preliminary data) (Japanese)
  • A Meeting on the Outcomes of Research Subsidized by Health and Science Grants (Comprehensive Research Projects on Longevity Science) (for the general public) in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (The list of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
  • Measures against Influenza in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • The results of open recruitment of organizations that implement the project for improving the environment for accepting foreign patients at medical institutions in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • List of products that are being evaluated
Dec 1
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (907th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Instructions on how to enter and leave the Central Government Building No. 5 (Japanese)
  • Corrections in the "Results of surveys on the levels of radioactive cesium in foods (February-March 2014)" (Japanese)
  • The 52nd National Skills Competition for Young Skilled Workers closed~Japan's Number Ones in all 41 areas are decided. The best skilled team award goes to Aichi Prefecture.~ (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officials at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of December 1, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on November 28, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Data entry works related to the Survey on the Satisfaction Level of Hello Work Users in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • List of questionnaire forms for statistical surveys (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Packaging and shipment of educational pamphlets on raising awareness about organ transplant (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Designing works related to the recruitment of new ministry staff in the Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry's pamphlet (Japanese)
  • Highly-pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N8) is detected in wild bird fecal samples collected in Japan (Japanese)

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Nov 2014
Nov 28
  • The occurrence of Rabies overseas (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Measures against Influenza in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • The third panel meeting for supporting female doctors to take more active roles will be held (Japanese)
  • The "64th Minister's award ceremony for the independence and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities" will be held (Japanese)
  • The second meeting of the Study Group on Balancing Work and Family in the Future will be held (Japanese)
  • Policy-based budget appropriations (Japanese)
  • "Act on Special Measures for Fixed-term contract Workers with Specialized Knowledge, etc" is promulgated (Japanese)
  • Annual Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), September 2014 (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (The average length of hospital stay, etc.) (April-May 2014 issue) (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care prescription fees - MEDIAS - (April-May 2014 issue) (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • The remains of people who died while detained in the former Soviet Union and whose identifications have been confirmed will be returned to bereaved families (Japanese)
  • Labour market analysis report (October 2014) (Japanese)
  • A ministerial order for designation of eight additional substances as designated substances will be enforced as of November 8, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), September 2014 (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of November 28, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Request for cooperation in the "Survey on Disability Pensioners" (Japanese)
  • Testing institutions stipulated in the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, etc. (Art 12 (1)) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (October 2014) (English)(Japanese)
  • News Letter (Special Edition)
Nov 27
  • List of representative corporations whose contracts of Corporate-type Defined Contribution Pension Plans are approved (Japanese)
  • Current status of corporate-type pension investment (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Highly-pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N8) is detected in wild bird fecal samples collected in Japan (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (906th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Measures against Influenza in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Cooperating medical institutions for examining symptoms that develop after vaccination against HPV infection (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I hope that you will continue to play central roles in the community," talks Hara Administrative Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to the recipients of the Minister's awards at the National Convention of Social Welfare in FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Niimura Director-General of Health Service Bureau presents certificates of merit at the Minister's award ceremony to honor the service of chefs in FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (November 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Examination of crisis-management systems at water supply facilities in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Q&A on Influenza is updated (Japanese)
  • Invitation of bids: Gas used in Central Government Building No.5 (Japanese)
  • Invitation of bids: Survey on the Use of Blood Products in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Please respond to the questionnaire on online applications for social insurance and labour insurance using e-Gov (Japanese)
  • The National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) will hold a public seminar on the "Ebola epidemic and the role of NIID" (Japanese)
Nov 26
  • Information on vaccinations (Relevant Notices) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on November 25, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • The results of surveys on the levels of radioactive cesium in foods (February-March 2014)~1% or below the current regulatory dose limit of 1 millisieverts per year~ (Japanese)
  • The Fifth Panel Meeting on Promotion of the Adoption of Food Production Process Controls through the HACCP System will be held   (Japanese)
  • The announcement on missions for the recovery of remains of the war dead (December 2014) (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (September 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Printing of 2,075,000 copies of an educational pamphlet on raising awareness about organ transplant (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Survey on the distribution of and the purchase of unapproved and unlicensed drugs, etc. (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Global Dementia Legacy Event Japan" concluded with a big applause from the audience, after being presented with the "three fundamental pillars of the new dementia action plan" and actively discussing and interacting with each other.) (Japanese)
Nov 25
  • Survey results on the prefectural and municipal governments’ responses to abuse cases of persons with disabilities in FY2013 ~ The actual conditions of abuse at home and facilities ~(Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Safety Information(Japanese)
  • Investment performance of the Government Pension Investment Fund in the second quarter of 2014 (Japanese)
  • The 15th Global Health Security Initiative Ministerial Meeting (Japanese)
  • The second briefing meeting on the My Number System for medical insurers (Japanese)
  • The 35th Abilympic winners selected~After 332 players competed for excellence of skills in 24 areas, the Abilympic closed on the 23rd. The best skilled persons will compete in International Abilympics as Japanese representatives ~ (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Status of Medical Services for Elderly Aged 75 and Over (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of remains of the war dead (November 2014) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (State Minister Nagaoka held a discussion with the Bangladesh Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Mr. Mohammed Nasim) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (We thanked all individuals of merit upon whom decorations and medals are bestowed for their distinguished contribution to the stabilization and enhancement of Japanese citizens' lives at the Decoration and Medal Conferment Cermonies in the autumn of FY2014) (Japanese)
  • The first "Employment and Labour Consultation Center" in Japan is set up within the Global New Businesses and Employment Creation Special Zone in Fukuoka City ~ To assist foreign and other companies to smoothly expand their businesses in Japan and promote regional employment ~ (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on November 21, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Partial revision of the "Ethical Guidelines for Human Genome and Gene Analysis" (Japanese)
  • Partial revision of the "Guidelines for Clinical Gene Therapy Research" (Japanese)
  • Survey on Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care (Japanese)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on September 2014) (Japanese)
Nov 21
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Japanese)
  • Cooperating medical institutions for examining symptoms that develop following immunization against HPV infection (Japanese)
  • Highly-pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N8) is detected in wild bird fecal samples collected in Japan (Japanese)
  • Status of the supply of anti-influenza virus drugs for general distribution (October) (Japanese)
  • Quarantine and other measures taken in Japan against Ebola (Japanese)
  • Status of corrective measures taken on matters set down in the Audit Reports (Japanese)
  • The 14th Symposium on Hansen's Disease Issue (The Human Rights Forum 2015 in Kumamoto) (Japanese)
  • Winners of Minister's Award for Relief Projects in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • The establishment of nursery rooms in the Central Government Building No. 5 and an operning ceremony (Japanese)
  • Winners of essay on "Pension and I"~Newly instituted Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's Award goes to high school twin sister and brother from Okinawa Prefecture~ (Japanese)
  • A portal site for "checking labour conditions" opens to disseminate information on labour conditions (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents (November 2014) (Japanese)
  • Videos and Q&A (English version) on Ebola hemorragic fever are posted (Japanese)
  • For persons displaced due to economic reasons: The list of housings available for employment promotion (as of November 15, 2014) (Japanese)
  • The list of housings available for employment promotion (as of November 15, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Nov 20
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Routine vaccination coverage for Measles and Rubella (Japanese)
  • Prompt Vital Statistics Report, September 2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki conveys his congratulation to 154 winners at the Minister's awards ceremony honoring people for their service in environmental health in FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines on Prevention of Radiation Hazards for Workers Engaged in Decontamination Works(Japanese)
  • Guidelines on Prevention of Radiation Hazards for Workers Engaged in Works under a Designated Dose Rate(Japanese)
  • Guidelines on Prevention of Radiation Hazards for Workers Engaged in (Nuclear) Accident-derived Waste Disposal(Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Packaging and shipment of a set of documents related to Vital Statistics on Occupational and Industrial Aspects in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Analysis works for the Drug Price Survey Survey in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Financial Statistics of Social Security in Japan, FY2012(Japanese)
Nov 19
  • Warning on health food (ABC Dophilus Powder) (Japanese)
  • The sixth meeting of the Study Group on the Career Passport (a tentative name) Initiative will be held (Japanese)
  • Food safety information: "Codex Liaison Council" (Japanese)
  • Information on repatriation of the remains of the war dead (November) (Japanese)
  • Mariners Insurance (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Japan Health Insurance Association-Managed Health Insurance System (insured persons pursuant to the provision in Article 3 (2) of the Health Insurance Act) (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Japan Health Insurance Association-Managed Health Insurance System (generally insured persons) (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Society-Managed Employment-Based Health Insurance (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Report on the Status of Health and Mariners Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Allocation of funds for securing comprehensive medical and long-term care in local communities is decided (Japanese)
  • A report on issues discussed in the Expert Committee on After-Hour Childcare Service, Working Group on Children, Social Security Council (Japanese)
  • Orders for suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of September 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation to a briefing meeting on bulk application procedures related to employment insurance (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on November 18, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Repair and other works of air-conditioning facilities in the Central Government Building No. 5 (re-advertisement) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Survey on natural substances contained in foods in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Global Dementia Legacy Event Japan
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Nov 18
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs for which prior evaluation of public knowledge-based application has completed (Japanese)
  • The Fifth Technical Committee for Health Risk Assessment of Tobacco (Japanese)
  • "Third Smart Life Project Award (Let's extend healthy life expectancy!)"~An award ceremony will be held for winner enterprises, organizations, and local municipalities~ (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Contract work for reviewing implementation of network interoperability in the healthcare field (competitive bidding) (Japanese)
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Japanese)
  • A ministerial order is promulgated for designation of seven additional substances, that are components of New psychoactive substances, as designated drugs (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of November 18, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Information on drug abuse prevention (Japanese)
  • Measures against Influenza (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Survey on Charge for Dental Technique (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey September 2014 (English)(Japanese)
Nov 17
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (905th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Seven additional substances are designated as designated substances as a result of the deliberations of the Committee on Designated Substances held today (Japanese)
  • The notification system for importation of animals: The list of designated regions (countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • The results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (~October 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: The purchase of 90 kl diesel fuel (special grade 1) Japanese)(Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Your service has enabled Japanese citizens to receive high-level medical service and the social insurance system to smoothly operate," State Minister Nagaoka remarked at the Minister's awards ceremony that honors the service of people in the Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (State Minister Nagaoka puts flowers in front of the remains of the war dead brought back by the Overseas Training Cruise of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for the first time.) (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for the "Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on November 14, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Renovation of the medical care institutions' administrative information system in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Surveys on international healthcare expansion strategies and the status of pharmaceutical and medical device companies' expansion into overseas markets in foreign countries (Japanese)
  • Invitation for bids: Supply of line and equipment for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Integrated Network,1 set (Hello Work System) (Japanese)
Nov 14
  • Measures against Influenza in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Dust respirator not in compliance with specifications are found on the market~Product recall/exchange is implemented by importers~ (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for dentist instructors, etc. (Japanese)
  • Health and Labour Sciences Research in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • "A report on job openings, applications, and offers for recent high school and junior high school graduates" in FY2014 ~The job offer rate of high school graduates increased by 8.8 points year on year to 54.4%, as of the end of September 2014 (Japanese)
  • "A survey on job offer situation of graduating university students" in FY2014~The job offer rate for students expected to graduate from universities increased year on year by 4.1 points to 68.4%, as of October 1, 2014~ (Japanese)
  • Please send your comments on "draft guidelines for private competitive biddings for the training project for employment and job retention of foreign workers" (Japanese)
  • The Fourth Liaison Committee for Ministeries and Agencies Related to Tobacco Measures (Japanese)
  • Request for cooperation in the Survey on Industrial Accidents in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • The 12th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies (Summary) (Japanese)
  • Child Care Support Fund (first half of FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Highly-pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N8) is detected in wild bird fecal samples collected in Japan (Japanese)
  • The 12th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies Summary
Nov 13
  • "Plan for Development of Certification Standards related to Highly Controlled Medical Devices" (Japanese)
  • Revision of guidelines for prevention of health impairment caused by chemical substances (Japanese)
  • A list of laws and regulations, notifications, etc. regarding social care for children (as of November 13, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever measures against blood transfusion (Japanese)
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Survey on and preparation of guidelines for promotion of the adoption of food production process controls through the HACCP System (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Mailing of exam questions and collection of answer sheets for the national examinations for nine types of healthcare professionals including physicians in 2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of General Survey on Working Conditions(Japanese)
  • Basic Survey on Wage Structure(Japanese)
Nov 12
  • We support creation of workplaces where women can actively work while steadily improving their skills! (Japanese)
  • The Minister's award for contribution in family planning and maternal and child health in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of the remains of the war dead (November) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("It is extremely important to strengthen governance for Pension Reserve Funds to ensure their safe and efficient operations under robust risk management and internal control." The first meeting of the task group on the corporate governance concerning management and operation of the Pension Reserve Funds took place.) (Japanese)
  • The first meeting of the Study Group on Balancing Work and Family in the Future will be held (Japanese)
  • We inform of our measures taken in response to internet sites suspected of selling drug products containing eight substances designated as designated drugs (shitei yakubutsu) as of October 29 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on November 11, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Updates to the published data of "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (supporter companies for promotion of Job-Card)" (as of August 31, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Packaging and shipment of the guide to raise awareness about drug abuse prevention (for high school students expected to graduate) and another item (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (June 2014) (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • List of products that are being evaluated
Nov 11
  • A guide on preparation of examination questions (November 2014) (Japanese)
  • Health certificates communicated by exporting countries (Japanese)
  • Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Works) (Their main services and employment placement records) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Please promote reforms in the ways of working," requested Minister Shiozaki to Keidanren's Vice Chairman Unoura by referring to such measures as reduction in long working hours.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki held a discussion with the U.S. Ambassador Kennedy.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will make further efforts to create the kind of a working environment where workers can balance their work and families," said State Minister Yamamoto who attended the Symposium on Promotion of Ikumen.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("We shall cooperate in order to ensure that Japanese citizens are fully protected from Ebola infection and we can respond to every situation in Japan," spoke Minister Shiozaki at the 1st Meeting of the Headquarters for Promotion of Measures against Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, etc.) (Japanese)
  • The results of "Counseling Dial Services for Overwork" and "Consulting Hotline for Working Conditions"~Many consulted about long work hours, overwork, and unpaid overtime~ (Japanese)
  • Food risk communication: Informal meetings on measures currently taken against radionuclides in foods will be held in three prefectures (Kanagawa, Iwate, and Nagano) starting in December~Please apply to participate~ (Japanese)
  • Participation of a Japanese expert in the WHO mission (Japanese)
  • Participation of Japanese experts in the WHO missions (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Data collection for Survey on the Consumers' Cooperative Society (Japanese)
Nov 10
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on November 7, 2014 (Japanese)
  • To persons separated from jobs due to economic reasons: The list of housings available for employment promotion (as of October 31, 2014) (Japanese)
  • The list of housings available for employment promotion (as of October 31, 2014) 【for disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • A ministerial order is promulgated for designation of eight additional substances as designated drugs (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing of 218,700 copies of license application forms (84001) and three other items (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Enclosing, packaging, and mailing of license application forms (84001) and three other items (Japanese)
  • Discharge of patients with a probable case of Ebola infection (Japanese)
  • Recipients of "Minister's Award for Human Resources Development" in FY2014 are decided ~ Winners of the contest for vocational training instruction materials are also decided ~(Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Status of designated medical facilities for infectious diseases (as of November 10, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Japanese)
  • The implementation status of "Support Program for Child-Rearing at Workplaces" (Action Plan for Specified Employers) in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (904th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • In Focus: Radiation Protection of Workers Involving TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (IRPW)
  • The 12th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies Summary
Nov 9
  • Winners of the Minister's Award for Outstanding Skilled Workers (Contemporary Master Craftsmen) in FY2014 are decided~149 persons including Mr. Shohachi Ogasawara (specialist for forginig), will be awarded on November 10~ (Japanese)
Nov 7
  • Patients suspected of Ebola hemorrhagic fever infection (Japanese)
  • Information on seminars held for healthcare workers (Japanese)
  • Request for cooperation in the Patient Survey in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Reception desk work for the Survey on In-Home Dentistry in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • The implementation status of after-school sound upbringing services (after-school children's club) in 2014 (as of May 1): Children and childrearing (Japanese)
  • Support for children and childrearing (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (348th announcement) (Japanese)
  • The status of recent graduates' separation from employment (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Symposium on Deepening the Understanding of Japanese People who Remained in China after the War" was held. The room was packed with participants over 500.) (Japanese)
  • Information on memorial services for the war dead (November 2014) (Japanese)
  • The status of recent graduates' (graduates of March 2011) separation from employment~The job separation rates were 32.4% and 39.6% for university students and high school students, respectively, within three years of graduation, year on year~ (Japanese)
  • Awards for Companies Providing Career Support in 2014 ~for companies committed to human resources development~ An award ceremony for 10 companies will be held with a symposium where their activities are introduced on November 26th.(Japanese)
  • Awards for Companies Providing Career Support : Collection of best practices (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing of 1 million and 206 thousand copies of the manual (targetting high school students expected to graduate) to raise awareness in drug abuse prevention and another 1 item (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I pay my sincere respect for your efforts and achievement in ensuring food safety," Parliamentary Vice-Minister Hashimoto speaks at an awards ceremony honoring people's service and outstanding facilities in food hygiene in FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Mark Dybul, Executive Director, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, visited State Minister Nagaoka.) (Japanese)
  • Announcement of successful applicants of the 46th National Examination for Certified Social Insurance and Labour Consultants~44,546 people took the exam with the pass rate of 9.3%~ (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Nov 6
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data), June 2014 (Japanese)
  • The 69th general meeting of the National Labour Relations Commissions Liaison Council and information on press coverage (Japanese)
  • A reporting system for the Survey on National Health Insurance in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Social care for children (Japanese)
Nov 5
  • The 35th National Vocational Skills Contest for Disabled Persons ("Abilympics") opens~336 participants compete for excellence of skills in 24 areas(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (903rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Response of the government ministries and agencies related to a new system to be launched for government-affiliated public corporations (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Please work hard by bearing in mind that Japan's revitalization does not happen without regional revitalization," said Minister Shiozaki, Director-General of the "Council on Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan" launched at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (The 26th meeting of the Pension Working Group of the Social Security Council was held. "It is important to establish a firm governance mechanism to safely and efficiently manage pension funds under solid risk control.") (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Vice Minister Muraki participated in the 83rd National Convention on Commissioned Welfare and Child Welfare Volunteers) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on November 4, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Information on vaccination (related notices) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] - December 2013 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] - November 2013 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] - October 2013 (Japanese)
  • Platform of the Council on Promotion of Joint Initiatives between Public and Private Sectors in the Area of Water Supply (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey - Corrections in bonuses (November 5, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Translation of the Act for Certified Social Workers and Careworkers and other eight laws (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), August 2014 (Japanese)
Nov 4
  • Health and Labour Sciences Grants in FY2014 (Next generation development basic research project for overcoming children's diseases, etc) (Japanese)
  • Project for Improvement of the Medical Care System for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (The second public recruitment in FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Symposium on the practical community-based employment creation project" was held under the slogan, "Let's spread the power of the community!~Communal efforts to create a path toward the future~") (Japanese)
  • The status of loan agreements on the provision of interest subsidies (updated at the beginning of every month) (Japanese)
  • December 1st is the World AIDS Day (Japanese)
  • Rubella (posters are added) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 31, 2014 (Japanese)
  • The 52th National Skills Competition for Young Skilled Workers opens~1,200 youth skilled workers, the largest number of participants ever, will compete for the number one position in "skills" in Japan in 41 areas~ (Japanese)
  • The 4th e-Gov Online Application Workshop will be held (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Research on collection of literature and abstracts on agricultural chemical evaluation, toxic data, etc. (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Entry in and calculation for the report on practices at hospitals including basic hospitalization charges, etc. (Japanese)
  • Outsourcing of confirmation services for the payment of labour insurance premiums, etc. (Japanese)
  • Announcement of successful applicants of the 44th Examination for Building Sanitation Enginieers~2,335 people passed the exam in FY2014~ (Japanese)
  • Pension committee members (Japanese)
  • To business operators handling organic solvents: The content of first-aid measures to be posted will be partially revised as of January 1, 2015 (Japanese)
  • List of products that are being evaluated
Nov 3
  • Winners of Medal of Honor in Autumn 2014 (Japanese)
Nov 2
  • Winners of the Medal of Honor in Autumn in 2014 (Japanese)

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Oct 2014
Oct 31
  • The status of implementation of regular home visitation and as-needed visitation services (Japanese)
  • The outbreak of Rabies overseas (Japanese)
  • Report on the "Status of Employment of Elderly Persons" in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • For employers considering implementing the "Practical Human Resources Development System" (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), August 2014 (Japanese)
  • Activities for the "child abuse prevention promotion month" in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to business operators for improvement of worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 38th report) (Japanese)
  • Results of the assessment of Emergency medical service centers (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Health certificates communicated by exporting countries (Japanese)
  • Pamphlet (The outline of the Part-Time Workers Law) (Japanese)
  • Pamphlet (The summary of the Part-Time Workers Law) (Japanese)
  • Report forms for the results of medical examinations on specified chemical substances (Japanese)
  • 【Accepting applications】 "Pension Day Forum" (November 30) (Japanese)
  • The second unofficial announcement of the government subsidies for the improvement of facilities including medical care facilities (The project for improvement of facilities including the fire sprinker system at hospitals with less than 20 beds, etc. in FY2014 (Carry-over budget from FY2013)) (Japanese)
  • The unofficial announcement of the government subsidies for the improvement of facilities including medical care facilities in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), August 2014 (Japanese)
  • Updates to the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Enhancement of the information provision functions for waterworks maps as part of the watersupply equipment database system (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)
  • 【Updates】For employers considering implementing the "Practice-Based Training System" (Japanese)
  • "Toll-free counseling service for solving overwork" will be implemented tomorrow (November 1) at 10 Labour Bureaus nationwide (Japanese)
  • Procedures for filing notifications on new chemical substances of small quantities (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Release of Labour Market Analysis Report (September 2014) (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (September 2014) (Japanese)
  • Status on the authorization of "Re-Employment Assistance Plans" (Q2 FY2014 (July-September) (Japanese)
  • List of representative corporations whose contracts of corporate-type defined contribution pension plans are approved (Japanese)
  • Current status of corporate-type pension investment (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of defined contribution pension plans (Japanese)
  • A leaflet on routine immunization against HPV infection (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Changes of the mid-term objective of the Government Pension Investment Fund and approval of changes to the Mid-term Plan of the Government Pension Investment Fund.(Japanese)
  • The Study Group on "Healthy Diet" that Supports the Longevity of Japanese People) (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (September 2014) (English)(Japanese)
  • Global Dementia Legacy Event Japan
Oct 30
  • Overview of Report on Public Health Admministration and Services, FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), July 2014 (Japanese)
  • "Career fair in long-term care services" is held at Hello Works at 341 locations nationwide~For a total of 359 times around "Long-term Care Day" (November 11st)~ (Japanese)
  • Lifting of a closure order of Tokyo's Yoyogi Park (Japanese)
  • Child-rearing allowance (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Refurbishment, maintenance, etc. for Yayoi Residence of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (The 1st term) (Japanese)
Oct 29
  • November is the month for stregthening measures against "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)" (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Request for cooperation in the Survey on the Insured of National Pension in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Amendment of the Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards Due to Specified Chemical Substances,Working Environment Measurement Standards, etc. in November 2014 (Addition of regulations on DDVP and chloroform and nine other substances) (Japanese)
  • Information on the seminar for healthcare workers (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 28, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: The JIS conformance testing, etc. for web accessibility of the homepage of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (1 set) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Research and analysis of medical needs overseas and the status of overseas expansion of domestic enterprises, etc. (Japanese)
  • Eight ingredients of dangerous drugs are designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu"~A ministerial order for establishing the designated drugs has been promulgated~ (Japanese)
Oct 28
  • Various labour insurance forms (Corporate-type defined contribution pension plans) (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Safety Information (Japanese)
  • Survey of Lifestyle Value and Actual Living Conditions【One-time survey in 2010】(Japanese)
  • Consultation and report on the outline of a "Draft Ministerial Ordinance for Revising Parts of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Workmen's Accident Compensation Insurance Act" (Japanese)
  • Information materials on corporations established by laws over which the Pension Bureau has jurisdiction (Japanese)
  • The names and amounts of government subsidies related to Employees' Pension (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I hope that this event will leave you with a shining, memory," State Minister Nagaoka cheered up participants at the operning ceremony of the 27th Annual National Health and Welfare Festival (“The Nenrinpic Tochigi 2014.”) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Literature research on the health effects, etc. of hazardous substances on water supply in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (provisional) (August 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Data entry for the Static Survey of Medical Institutions in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Apparatus renewal, migration, and application expansion for the Residency Electronic Information System (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Receipt, screening, etc. of quetionnaires for the 5th Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century (2010 Cohort) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Oct 27
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (902nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Recruitment of Health, Labour and Welfare Monitors (Japanese)
  • Consultation desks regarding the chemical substance management are set up (Dispatches of experts to workplaces are also implemented upon request) (Japanese)
  • The 10th Longitudinal Survey of Middle-Aged and Elderly Persons (a continuous survey on the living conditions of middle-aged and elderly persons) will be implemented on November 5 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Status of Medical Services for Elderly Aged 75 and Over (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • "Links" related to the promotion of e-Gov are updated (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the 62nd mental health and welfare promotion campaign (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 24, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Outline of the Annual National Health and Welfare Festival (“The Nenrinpic”) (Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale (Properties scheduled to be put in bids in the future) (Japanese)
  • Results of the sale of government-owned properties through bidding (Japanese)
  • Request for cooperation in a questionnaire regarding the electronical application for Social Insurance and Labour Insurance (Japanese)
  • Laws and regulations related to the OTC drug sale (Japanese)
  • The list of new OTC drugs: The first-class OTC drugs not listed under Appended Table 1 of the Public Notice of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare No. 69 of 2007 (Japanese)
  • The list of OTC drugs for which guidance is required to be given by pharmacists to consumers in person at the time of sale (Japanese)
  • The OTC drug sale system (Japanese)
  • Electronical application for Social Insurance and Labour Insurance (Japanese)
Oct 24
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Please join us with a mind that we should help each other in times of need," says Minister Shiozaki while putting a red feather on donators at a Red Feather Community Chest Movement Kickoff Event.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("The 23rd national volunteer festival in Gifu" was held to present certificates of commendation and gratitude to outstanding volunteers.) (Japanese)
  • Issuance of rapid safety communication (blue letter) regarding chronic hepatitis C drug, "Sovriad® capsule 100 mg" (Japanese)
  • Ordered discontinuance of specified worker dispatching undertakings to business operators who fall under the causes for disqualification stipulated in the Worker Dispatching Act (Japanese)
  • Request for cooperation on Industrial Safety and Health Survey (Survey on Labour Environment) in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (October 2014) (Japanese)
Oct 23
  • Status of the designation of medical facilities for infectious diseases (as of July 1, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Dietary daily intake of dioxins (the results of total diet studies) in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Eight substances are newly designated as "shitei yakubutsu"~The results of deliberations by the Committee on Designated Substances held today~ (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-CHAN (Green soybean boy) & AZUKI-CHAN (Azuki bean girl) X the mascot characters of the local governments (Japanese)
  • The fifth meeting of the Study Group on the Career Passport (tentative name) Initiative will be held (Japanese)
  • Information on recovery of the remains of the war dead (October) (Japanese)
  • The results of matching between the recipients (medical students) and providers (hospitals) of clinical training for medical practitioners in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 21, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Security audit for the network system, etc. of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW); compliance audit for the MHLW information security policy; educational training against targetted e-mail attacks (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures (Cases assessed in August 2014) (Japanese)
  • The number of housings available for employment promotion (as of October 15, 2014) 【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • To persons displaced due to economic reasons: The number of housings available for employment promotion (as of October 15, 2014)(Japanese)
  • Please send your comments on the "draft guidelines for the implementation of private competitive bidding for the technical workshop project for day workers" (Japanese)
  • Please cooperate in the General Survey on Working Conditions in 2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: The training program for filing applications for approval of and preparing clinical research plans for medical devices (Japanese)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on August 2014) (Japanese)
Oct 22
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Consulted with the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation on the guidelines for human ES cells (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Self-inspection for the Specimen Measurement Office (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," August 2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("We shall summarize our Ministry's views on the medical care insurance system reforms by around the beginning of November," said Minister Shiozaki during the first meeting of the Headquarters for Promotion of the Medical Care and Long-Term Care Reforms.) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of the "Council on Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing LocalEconomy in Japan" at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of August 2014) (Japanese)
  • The 1st meeting of the evaluation committee for welfare equipment/home renovation services provided by the long-term care insurance in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 37th report) (Japanese)
  • Status on the occurrence of occupational accidents (October) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (The National Convention for Promoting the Attainment of the 50% Cancer Screening Rate in FY2014 was heldー"Give cancer screening to your family as a gift.") (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("State Minister Yamamoto visited Wako City, a leader in the efforts in the integrated community care system, the comprehensive support model project for pregnancy/childbirth.") (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 21, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Please send your comments on the "draft guidelines for the implementation of private competitive bidding for the Family Problems Information Center's project" (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Oct 21
  • The Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's discourse on the Supreme Court's ruling on the asbestos case in the Sennan district of Osaka Prefecture (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Data entry for the Patient's Behavior Survey in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Information on the "60th Codex Liaison Council" (Japanese)
  • Overview of the Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care in 2013 (Japanese)
  • The 18th meeting of the Council on Measures against Child Abuse will be held (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods〜Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in Swiss air-dried meat products〜 (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 36th report) (Japanese)
  • The Minister's awards for people's service in environmental health in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: The overseas trends survey on water supply facilities, etc. in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("It tasted so good that I finished eating them quickly!" State Minister Nagaoka commented while tasting the special boiled dumplings menu at a Support Fair for Japanese Persons who Remained in China after the War) (Japanese)
  • The National Congress of Family Counselors will be held in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Children and Family Counseling Centers' system (Japanese)
  • Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care 2013
  • List of products that are being evaluated
Oct 20
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (The 901st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • A pamphlet on the assistance system for dispute resolution based on the Part-Time Workers Law (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to fee-charging employment placement business operators for suspension and improvement of fee-charging employment placement undertakings (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 35th report) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 17, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing of materials related to the Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions in 2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Mailing and collection of exam papers for the National Examinations for Physicians and other nine occupations in 2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing of 69,399 copies of the fair recruitment calendar in 2015 (Japanese)
Oct 17
  • Participation of a Japanese expert in the WHO mission (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of the funds for Securing Comprehensive Medical and Long-Term Care in the Community in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Did you know that the Equal Employment Opportunity Act applies in clients engaged in workier dispatching undertaking (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for the "Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on Public Health Nurses' Activity in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • "Orange Ribbons Movement by Students" (Campaign for Prevention of Child Abuse) in FY2014 will be held (Japanese)
  • "National Forum for Promoting Prevention of Child Abuse in Wakayama" will be held at 10:00 on Monday, November 24, 2014 (Labour Thanksgiving Day) (Japanese)
  • The Handover Ceremony of the Remains of Japanese Detainees in the Solomon Islands (Japanese)
  • Recipients of the Minister's award for people who contributed to food hygiene business in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • The license for general worker dispatching undertaking is revoked and the discontinuance of specified worker dispatching undertaking is ordered~For business operators who fail to report on the share of workers dispatched to their group companies in accordance with the Worker Disapatching Act (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 34rd repport) (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey August 2014 (English)(Japanese)
Oct 16
  • "The Study Group on 'Healthy Diet' Supporting Japanese People's Longevity" compiled a report~Setting the criteria and a symbol mark to promote its widespread use~ (Japanese)
  • "Student seminar on labour standards 2014" will be held~The basic information on labour laws will be explained to students at universities, etc. in an easy-to-understand way~ (Japanese)
  • Medical accident investigation system (Japanese)
  • Information on recovery of the remains of the war dead abroad (October) (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on the Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (May 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Construction of external on-site centers related to the analytical system for the next-phase database of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups, etc. (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 33rd report) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Oct 15
  • Cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Evaluation of the outcomes of the 1st Medical Care Expenditure Optimization Plan (performance evaluation) (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • New notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: Updates of designated regions (countries and regions) without the outbreak of Avian Influenza (Japanese)
  • Homepage for medical corporations/health service management (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (~September 2014) (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 32rd report) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (900th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 14, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Drug abuse destroys you and society around you! (for public edcuation purpose) (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of October 15, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Receipt and content evaluation of the Static Survey of Medical Institutions and the Patient's Behavior Survey in 2014 (Japanese)
Oct 14
  • The guide on preparation of data health plans (Japanese)
  • Publication of "The Guide on Preparation of Data Health Plan" (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the National Federation of Small Business Associations are requested to make efforts toward "the ways of working reforms," including reduction in long working hours (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Food safety information: "The Codex Liaison Council" (Japanese)
  • Results of policy evaluation (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • The number of import reports for medication (Yakkan import certificates) issued (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Rabies outbreak overseas (Japanese)
  • Six Japanese who remained in Karafuto etc. after the War make temporary return in group (Japanese)
  • The 16th National Convention for Promoting Organ Transplant will be held (Japanese)
  • The status of organ transplant, etc. were reported at the Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare in the House of Councillors (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 31st report) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 10, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Furusato Hello Work (Regional Career Counseling Offices) (Japanese)
  • Updates of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Survey on measures for securing the safety of health foods, etc. (Japanese)
  • The Cabinet approves the Cabinet Orders related to the Act on Promotion of Measures for Karoshi, etc. Prevention ~The act will be enforced on November 1st~ (Japanese)
  • Measures for Karoshi (death brought on by overwork or job-related exhaustion), etc. Prevention (Japanese)
  • The Act on Promotion of Measures for Karoshi, etc. Prevention will be enforced on November 1st (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Oct 10
  • The Japan-Luxemburg Social Security Agreement is signed (Japanese)
  • Public comments are invited for a proposal to partically amend the guidelines for gene therapy clinical research (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods〜Syrian pistachio nuts and their processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Request for cooperation in the Patient Survey in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Orders for suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Work) (Their main activities and employment placement records) (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 30th report) (Japanese)
  • Information on missions for the recovery of remains of the war dead (October 2014) (Japanese)
  • Regular home visitation and as-needed visitation services (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Organization, etc. of the "Pension Day" Event in FY2014 (1 set) (Japanese)
Oct 9
  • Invitation for tender: Contract-based survey on the My Number System in medical care in foreign countries) (competitive bidding) (Japanese)
  • Keidanren is requested to make efforts toward the "reforms in the ways of working," including reduction of long work hours, by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Recipients of the "Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's award for contributions in long-term care health facility services" in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Recipients of the Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's award for contributions in health, labour and welfare statistics in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 29th report) (Japanese)
  • Information on missions for the recovery of remains of the war dead (October 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Entry and data collection for the status report on selective treatment, etc. (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Oct 8
  • Overview of Estimates of National Medical Care Expenditure, FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 28th report) (Japanese)
  • Information on recovery of the remains of the war dead (October) (Japanese)
  • Public comments received on the "draft guidelines for private competitive bidding for the project for improving the working environment of start-ups" (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("To tackle child abuse, which is a major challenge to our society, we are looking forward to receiving policy recommendations from you," said Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Shiozaki at the first Expert Committee Meeting on Child Abuse Prevention Measures.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Shiozaki made a speech at a ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities and the 30th anniversary of the National Welfare Center for Persons with Disabilities (Toyama Sunrise)) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Shiozaki made a speech at the 51st national convention on prevention of occupational accidents in the construction industry on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Japan Construction Occupational Safety and Health Association) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Clean Life Minori's donation boxes" were offered to the Central Community Chest of Japan as well as social welfare facilities in Tokyo and the six surrounding prefectures) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 7, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), July 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: System maintenance related to the next-phase database system for information on medical fee receipts/health checkups, etc. (Japanese)
  • Updates of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Request for cooperation in the Survey on the Insured of National Pension in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Survey on Home-Visit Nursing Care Expenses (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: 1 set of envelope enclosure/mailing of questionnaires for the 5th Longitudinal Survey of Babies in 21st Century (for babies born in 2010) (Japanese)
Oct 7
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Japanese)
  • "No Overwork Campaign" will be held in November, during which companies suspected of illegal practices will be monitored and given guidance, free telephone counseling, etc. (Japanese)
  • The list of housings available for employment promotion (as of September 30, 2014) 【for disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • The list of housings available for employment promotion (as of September 30, 2014) 【for persons displaced due to economic reasons】 (Japanese)
  • "Recently uploaded movies" in the YouTube channel of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters between MAMEZO-CHAN (Green soybean boy) & AZUKI-CHAN (Azuki bean girl) and mascot characters of the local governments (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: 1 set of lease and maintenance of the hardware apparatus for the projection system for the actuarial valuation of Employees' Pension and National Pension (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: 1 set of functional modification of the projection system for the actuarial valuation of Employees' Pension in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Phone consultation service related to vaccination against HPV infection (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Establishment and cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on Article 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of Dengue fever infections (The 27th report) (Japanese)
  • In Focus: Radiation Protection of Workers Involving TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (IRPW)
Oct 6
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (899th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Information on the memorial services for the war dead (implemented in October 2014) (Japanese)
  • "OECD Review of Health Care Quality JAPAN" publication launch event will be held (Japanese)
  • Job interview meetings will be held for foreign students (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 26th report) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 3, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A complete set of supply works (design/development, testing, migration, operation, etc.) related to lines and devices of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's integrated network scheduled to be expanded in FY2012 or after (for the Hello Work System to be launched in March 2015) (Japanese)
  • The G7 legacy event on dementia will be streamed live via Ustream (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Review of and investigation into ingredients of OTC drugs for which pharmacists' guidance is required at the time of sale in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: 1 set of updating and further development of homepage contents for publishing the results of the actuarial valuation of National Pension and Employees' Pension, etc. in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Purchase of foreign books in 2015 (Japanese)
  • Global Dementia Legacy Event Japan
Oct 3
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data), May 2014 (Japanese)
  • List of winner enterprises of the Minister's award in equal employment/work and family harmonization(Japanese)
  • Dengue fever(Japanese)
  • No investigation is scheduled as we have no new confirmed cases of Japanese war orphans remaining in China in FY2014(Japanese)
  • The Symposium on Promotion of Measures for Karoshi, etc. Prevention~Aiming toward a Karoshi free society~(Japanese)
  • "Ikumen Enterprise Award 2014"/first "Ikuboss Award 2014" honor winners at the "Symposium for Promotion of Ikumen" on October 17th(Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (25th report) (Japanese)
  • Laws and regulations related to the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Health, Labour and Wefare State Minister Nagaoka attended the 6th ASEAN Plus Three Health Minister Meeting held under the theme, "Better Health for ASEAN Community Beyond 2015.")(Japanese)
  • Photo report (The health, labour and welfare administration monitors actively discussed issues at the meeting.) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Health, Labour and Welfare State Minister Nagaoka held a bilateral meeting with Vietnamese Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long.) (Japanese)
  • Updates of the published data of "Companies Incorporating Job-Card in Job Interviews (supporter companies for the promotion of Job-Card)" (as of July 31, 2014) (Japanese)
  • The list of new OTC drugs: The first-class OTC drugs not listed under Appended Table 1 of the Public Notice of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare No. 69 of 2007 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tener: Works for comparison of the approved special child rearing allowance expenditure with the payment data table or logbook on allowance recipients (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A survey on the adoption of a benchmarking for water supply quality in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of October 2, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Defined contribution pension plan (The list of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for dentist instructors(Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Unofficial decision on a venue for the National Skills Competition and the National Vocational Skills Contest for Disabled Persons in FY2018 (Japanese)
  • The results of measures taken against online sales (websites) of goods suspected of containing 14 designaated drugs (as of September 19) (Japanese)
Oct 2
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Support for children and childrearing (Japanese)
  • Please participate in the Patient Survey in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), June, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (24th report) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works related to inquiry counter, etc. for fibrinogen preparations, etc. (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for management of the Komuro Dormitory of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A set of tasks including receipt/data check and data collection for the Basic Survey of Gender Equality in Employment Management in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for support for the preparation of procurement specifications, etc. for transactions of the notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
Oct 1
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Photo report ("Rebuilding efforts for the livelihood of people affected still have a long way to go. We need to give thorough care from disaster victims' viewpoint," says Parliamentary Vice-Minister Hashimoto who visited sites in Hiroshima City where recovery work from the massive torrential rain-related disaster is underway.) (Japanese)
  • For improvement of the employment management of part-time workers (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of October 1, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (23rd report) (Japanese)
  • The 29th National Examination for Registered Dietitian (Japanese)
  • Photo report (A committee on guidelines for drawing up regional medical care plans met for the first time.) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 30, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for program modification of the registry database for rare and intractable diseases and registration system for diseases of specified categories (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for manufacturing silver cups for length-of-service awards (2010) and other 2 items in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance (Japanese)
  • The status of loan agreements on the provision of interest subsidies (updated at the beginning of every month) (Japanese)
  • The 150th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council will be held (Japanese)
  • The second panel meeting for supporting female doctors to take more active roles will be held (Japanese)
  • Overview of corporate-type defined contribution pension plan (Japanese)
  • Persons eligible for and contribution limits of defined contribution pensions and their relationship with participation in other pension plans (Japanese)
  • Q&A on corporate-type defined contribution pension plan (Japanese)

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Sep 2014
Sep 30
  • Employment referrals for general workers (August 2014) (English)(Japanese)
  • News Letter (No.28)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • A proposal of the Labor Policy Council regarding the "establishment of a new legal framework for promoting active participation of women" is announced (Japanese)
  • Information for schools/business operators who operate vocational training courses (specialized and practical educational training) (Japanese)
  • Safety information on pharmaceuticals and medical devices (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for Reducing the Gender Pay Gap (Japanese)
  • Information on vaccinations (relevant notices) (Japanese)
  • Please participate in the Patient Survey in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • The second unofficial announcement of subsidies for provision and improvement of space for community long-term care and welfare in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • State Minister Nagaoka taste tested lunch menus that used gyoza (dumplings) made by the Japanese persons who remained in China after the War (11:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 1) (Japanese)
  • October is the promotion period for the utilization of annual paid leave~To promote the acquisition of annual paid leave for achievement of work-life balance~ (Japanese)
  • Promote the use of annual paid leave linked with local events ~To implement the measures toward achievement of work-life balance in Hiyoshi City (Kumamoto Prefecture) and Niihama City (Ehime Prefecture), both in October, and in Chichibu Region( Saitama Prefecture) in December~ (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (22nd report) (Japanese)
  • October is the "month for promotion of organ transplant" (Japanese)
  • Measles (Japanese)
  • The 3rd e-Gov online application workshop will be held (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), July 2014 (Japanese)
  • Updates of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Budget Appropriation Request Form and Policy Evaluation Form (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of three prefectures hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)
  • The successful applicants of the 30th national examinations for barbars and beauticians (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Labour market analysis report (August 2014) (Japanese)
  • List of representative corporations whose contracts of corporate-type defined contribution pension plans are approved (Japanese)
  • Current status of corporate-type pension investment (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of defined contribution pension plans (Japanese)
  • Provision of long-term care staff, etc. to support the Soso region of Fukushima prefecture (The 10th term) (Japanese)
Sep 29
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (898th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Amendment of the Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards Due to Specified Chemical Substances, etc. in November 2014 (DDVP, chloroform, and other 9 substances are added to the regulation) (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Invitation of public comments for the "basic stance of the MHLW on the applicability of software as a medical device in the Pharmaceuticals, Medical devices and Other Therapeutic Products Act (draft)" (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by the MHLW (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by the MHLW (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Please participate in the Patient Survey in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Homepage for medical corporations/health service management (Japanese)
  • Results of an opinion survey regarding the transition of private nursery schools/kindergartens to the new support system for children/child-rearing (by prefecture) (Japanese)
  • A campaign for the prevention of narcotics and stimulants abuse~To enhance the public awareness for eradication of drug abuse including dangerous drugs~ (Japanese)
  • Orders for suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (21st report) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 26, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for data collection, etc. for the "Survey on Public Assistance Recipients in FY2013" (Japanese)
  • A ministerial order for designation of 14 additional substances as designated substances will be enforced as of September 29, 2014 (Japanese)
  • The 19th seminar on welfare policies: "Women's Diversifying Life-Course Patterns and Social Security~Social Security System for a Sustainable Society in the Era of Population Decline~" (Japanese)
  • The list of multilingual information materials for foreign people (Japanese)
  • The list of materials for medical interpreters (Japanese)
  • The results of measures taken against websites suspected of online sales of goods containing 14 designated substances (newly designated on September 19) (Japanese)
Sep 26
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as of September 26, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • The unofficial announcemnt of the facilities improvement expenses for after-school children clubs in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • The guidelines for questions on the National Examinations for Phycial and Occupational Therapists in 2016 (Japanese)
  • The major changes of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare related systems (October 2014) (Japanese)
  • Enterprises winning the "Elderly Employment Development Contest" in FY2014~including the recipient of the Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's highest award, Kimpou Meltech~will be honored on Monday, October 6 (Japanese)
  • Discontinuance of free employment placement undertakings is ordered to business operators falling under the disqualification causes stipulated in the Employment Security Act (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 20th report) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Shiozaki received a poster for raising public awareness of Rubella vaccination from Mr. Junichi Ishida and Ms. Riko Higashio) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Shiozaki visited the Infectious Disease Surveillance Center) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("We would like to hear honest and constructive opinions from you in order for us to implement effective measures against dengue fever starting today through shared understanding and close cooperation," said the Health, Labour and Welfare Minister during the crisis response team meeting of relavant organizations.) (Japanese)
  • The OTC Drug Sales System (Japanese)
  • Budget Appropriation Request Form and Policy Evaluation Form (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for packaging and shipment of an educational poster on the "reporting system for safety information of pharmaceuticals and medical devices,"etc. (Japanese)
  • The announcement on missions for the recovery of remains of the war dead (September 2014) (Japanese)
Sep 25
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on July 2014) (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Cases of dengue fever tracked to areas outside the Yoyogi Park (Japanese)
  • Summary report of the Survey on Employment of Young People in 2013 (Japanese)
  • A website providing comprehensive information on everyone's mental health (Japanese)
  • Survey on Industrial Safety and Health in 2013(fact-finding investigation) (Japanese)
  • "Questionnaires entry support system for the Survey on the Insured of Employees' Health Insurance in FY2014" (Japanese)
  • Report on the Status of Medical Services for the Elderly Aged 75 and Over (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy, September 2014 (Japanese)
  • Second-round public recruitment related to the Project for Investigation Research on Child Welfare Issues in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • The guide on the transition of medical corporations to non-equity financing (Japanese)
  • The Minister's awards ceremony for equal employment and work and family harmonization in FY2014 will be held during the "Forum on Company Management and Promotion of Women's Participation" (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 19th report) (Japanese)
  • Health, labour and welfare monitors (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for investigation into the promotion of earthquake-proofing water supply facilities (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for investigation into tap water, drug chemicals for water supply, etc. (Japanese)
  • The check list for preventing low back pain among long-term care workers (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the "Basic Survey of Human Resources Development in FY2014" (Japanese)
  • Updates of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A set of tasks for maintainance and repair of the actuarial valuation of the National Pention in FY2014 (Japanese)
Sep 24
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution on foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Prompt Vital Statistics Report, July 2014 (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 18th report) (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of July 2014) (Japanese)
  • 3 organiations and 43 individuals who contributed to reproductive care will be honored on September 30th at the awrads cerermony for service in reproductive care (Japanese)
  • Additional 863 courses to be designated as subject to the payment of educational training benefits starting in October (Japanese)
  • "The intensive campaign month for achieving the 50% cancer screening rate in FY2014" and the "National Convention for Promoting the 50% Cancer Screening Rate in FY2014" will be held (Japanese)
  • Education training benefits system (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for maintenance and repair of the West Pacific ocean Monument to the War Dead (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Repair and other works of air-conditioning facilities in the Central Government Building No. 5 (Japanese)
  • The reporting system for the Survey on National Health Insurance in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Hello. We are New Graduates Support Hello Work. (Japanese)
Sep 22
  • The 12th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (897th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution on foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (17th report) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Ms. Yamamoto, State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, and Ms. Ferner, Parliamentary State Secretary to the German Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, exchanged views on the "promotion of active participation by women") (Japanese)
  • The 149th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council will be held (Japanese)
  • The list of housings available for employment promotion 【for disaster victims】(as of September 15, 2014) (Japanese)
  • For persons displaced due to economic reasons: The list of housings available for employment promotion (as of September 15, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on the Statics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (April 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for data collection, etc. for the Fact-Finding Survey on Medical Assistance in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for purchase of 16,600-pack of pencil cases containing colored ink and highlight pens for the 14th Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century (Japanese)
  • The tools for making dangers "visible" in retailing industry and restaurants (Japanese)
Sep 19
  • In Focus: Radiation Protection of Workers Involving TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (IRPW)
  • The list of the evaluation committee members for health and labour sciences research in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Actuarial valuation of pensions in foreign countries(Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 16th report) (Japanese)
  • The 1st Meeting on Job-Card System Promotion will be held(Japanese)
  • Lump sum payments agreed upon by major private companies in summer 2014 are announced~The amount agreed upon is 800,653 yen, 7.28% increase from the previous year~ (Japanese)
  • A ministerial order is promulgated for designation of 14 additional substances, that are components of New psychoactive substances, as designated drugs (Japanese)
  • Results of verification of child abuse cases which resulted in death, etc. (Summary of the 10th report) (Japanese)
  • Results of verification of child abuse cases which resulted in death, etc. (The 10th report) (Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Request for case notification to physicians based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Research and surveys on case studies for promotion of the use of generic drugs and their effectiveness in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (July 2014) (Japanese)
Sep 18
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey July 2014(English)(Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale: Results of the sale of government-owned properties through bidding (Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale: Properties whose requests for acquisition for official and public use are under review and policies for disposal are decided (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Request for cooperation in the Patient Survey in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections that we do not know how they contracted them (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 15th report) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Identification/formation of the public-private partnership project for water infrastructures abroad in FY2014 (The 2nd term) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Toxity test related to safety inspection of existing chemical substances (cyano-chlorobenzene and other 1 substance) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Toxity test related to safety inspection of existing chemical substances (2,5,8,11,14,17-hexaoxanonadecan-19-ol) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Toxity test related to safety inspection of existing chemical substances (basic red 2) (Japanese)
Sep 17
Sep 16
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution on foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • 14 substances are newly designated as designated substances as a result of the deliberations of the Committee on Designated Substances held today (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for dengue fever diagnosis (The 1st version) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Please continue to make further efforts," said Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Shiozaki to the recipients of the Minister's award for service in emergency medical care.) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 12, 2014 (Japanese)
  • The "59th Codex Liaison Council" will be held (Japanese)
  • The results of the "Survey on Employment Support for International Students at Universities" are announced (Japanese)
  • The 148th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council will be held (Japanese)
  • 4 areas are selected in the second-round recruitment of municipalities for the implemention of the "project for creating practical, community-based employment" in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 13rd report) (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents (September 2014) (Japanese)
  • The drugs sales system (Japanese)
  • Laws and regulations related to pharmaceutical products (Japanese)
  • The list of new OTC drugs (The first-class OTC drugs not listed under Appended Table 1 of the Public Notice of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare No. 69 of 2007) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Renovation works for elevators in the National Rehabilitation Center for Children with Disabilities in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Consultation and report on the "Draft Outline of the Cabinet Order for Setting the Enforcement Date of the Act for Partial Revision of the Industrial Safety and Health Act," etc. (Japanese)
  • Consultation and report on the Draft Outlines of the Cabinet Order of Fees concerning the Industrial Safety and Health Act, the Cabinet Order Revising Part of the Order for Enforcement of the Industrial Safety and Health Act~Registration fees for industrial safety and health consultants and working environment measurement experts will be lowered~ (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • Parliamentary Vice-Minister Gaku Hashimoto visited sediment disaster areas in Hiroshima (Japanese)
Sep 12
  • The guide on responses/measures to be taken against the occurrence of domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 1st version) (Japanese)
  • Request for notifications of cases to physicians based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Certification of examination qualifications for the National Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • Certification of examination qualifications for the National Health Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • Certification of examination qualifications for the National Midwife Examination (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for the "Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Report on the status related to day-care centers (as of April 1, 2014) (Japanese)
  • The results of the survey on the "Acceleration Plan for the Elimination of Wait-listed Children's Problem" are published~Scheduled to expand day-care service to meet the needs of about 191,000 children~ (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), July 2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("As I assume the position of the Health, Labour and Welfare Minister, I would like to work together with you in one spirit in administering the health, labour and welfare policies," addresses Minister Shiozaki to the staff members of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.) (Japanese)
  • "A report on job openings and applications pertaining to recent high school and junior high school graduates" in FY2014 ~For high school students, the job opening-to-application ratio increased by 1.28 and the number of job offers by 38.4% from the previous year~ (Japanese)
  • The projected number of job offers for university graduates in March 2015~The ratio of offices planning to hire new graduates is on the rise~ (Japanese)
  • 16 Japanese who remained in China after the War make temporary return in group (Japanese)
  • The results of deliberations of Working Group on Clinical Training of Physicians, Sectional Committee of Physicians, Medical Ethics Council, including clinical training hospitals' new designation, etc. (Japanese)
  • The results of the screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (~August 2014) (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 12th report) (Japanese)
  • "The White Paper on the Labour Economy 2014" (The Analysis of the Labour Economy) is published~The theme of the analysis is "Toward utilization ofhuman resource capabilities to the fullest~ (Japanese)
  • "The White Paper on the Labour Economy 2014" (The Analysis of the Labour Economy) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Survey on risk-return profiles, liquidity, etc. of alternative investments (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for Promotion of Accepting Foreign Doctors, etc. for the Purpose of Training (Japanese)
Sep 11
  • Summary Report of Vital Statistics of Japan (final data), 2013 (in Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Measures against dengue fever (restriction on blood donation, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Health and Labour Sciences Research in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Trends in the number of deaths resulting from mesothelioma by prefecture (21 major cities regrouped), based on Vital Statistics (Final data, 1995-2013)) (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 11th report) (Japanese)
  • The results of the survey on detection of dengue virus in mosquitos (The 3rd report) (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Please participate in the General Survey on Diversified Types of Employment, 2014 (Japanese)
Sep 10
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Hospital bed functions reporting (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 9, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Routine vaccination coverage for Measles and Rubella (Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods~Listeria monocytogenes are detected in French uncooked meat products~ (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever cases infected in places other than Yoyogi Park and adjacent areas (Japanese)
  • The results of the survey on detection of dengue virus in mosquitos (The 2nd report) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Labour Economy Trend, August 2014 (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 10th report) (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of the remains of the war dead (Septembe 2014) (Japanese)
  • Measures against dengue fever (restriction on blood donation, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Entry and calculation of municipal tax bases related to insured persons of the National Health Insurance Associations (Japanese)
  • The drugs sales system: The list of OTC drugs on which guidance is required to be given to consumers in person in the pharmacies or the drug stores by pharmacists when sold (Japanese)
Sep 9
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (895th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Summary report of the Survey on Employment Trends (2013) (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officials at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as of September 9, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Routine vaccination coverage for Measles and Rubella (Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • The results of the survey on detection of dengue virus in mosquitos (The 1st report) (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever cases infected in places other than Yoyogi Park and adjacent areas (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 9th report) (Japanese)
  • The Japanese Pharmacopoeia (Japanese)
  • The Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edition (English version) (Japanese)
  • Dispatchment of the mission for recovering the remains of the war dead from Solomon Islands (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A set of works (design/development, testing, migration, operation, etc.) for the supply of line and equipment for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Integrated Network scheduled to be expanded in FY2012 or after (for the Hello Work system to be launched in February 2015) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A set of works (design/development, testing, migration, operation, etc.) for the supply of line and equipment for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Integrated Network in FY2016 or after (Japanese)
  • Survey on Employment Trends, 2013 (Japanese)
Sep 8
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 4, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 5, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 8th report) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A set of works for contracted operation of chartered buses (Japanese)
  • The remains of people who died while detained in the former Soviet Union and whose identifications have been confirmed will be returned to bereaved families (Ibaraki Prefecture, September 10th) (Japanese)
  • Ideas for a symbol mark and catchphrase/name for "Excellent enterprises in industrial safety and health" are accepted until October 17th~For a new system to promote companies' voluntary efforts in industrial safety and health~ (Japanese)
  • Information on recovery of the remains of the war dead (September) (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Preparation of order specifications in regard to improvement of the management system for medical care institutions (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing and sorting/packaging of questions and answer sheets of the 100th National Pharmacist Examination (Japanese)
Sep 6
  • Cases of dengue fever tracked to areas outside the Yoyogi Park (Japanese)
Sep 5
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Updates to the published data of "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (supporter companies for promotion of Job-Card)" (as of June 30, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs for which prior evaluation of public knowledge-based application has completed (Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Open call for commissioned follow-up research on the feasibiliity study on HPV testing in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data)," April 2014 (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), May 2014 (Japanese)
  • "'Visualized' safety activities contest" in FY2014 will be held~Seeking examples of "visualized" industrial accident prevention activities (from September 16 to November 14)~ (Japanese)
  • 14 Japanese who remained in Karafuto etc. after the War make temporary return in group (Japanese)
  • Recruitment records of clinical trainee doctors in FY2014 are announced~A record number of 7,792 persons since the new clinical training system was introduced were hired~ (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 7th report) (Japanese)
  • Cases of dengue fever tracked to areas outside the Yoyogi Park (Japanese)
  • The 15th EU-Japan Symposium (Japanese)
  • Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Works) (Their main services and employment placement records) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (346th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Workshop for mid-level training officers for drug abuse prevention (Japanese)
  • To persons displaced due to economic reasons: The list of housings available for employment promotion (as of August 31, 2014) (Japanese)
  • The list of housings available for employment promotion(as of August 31, 2014) 【for disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Law: Outlines on the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act (leaflet) (Japanese)
  • Download page for "Employer System V6.3" for creating questionnaires in electronic file formats for Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (Japanese)
  • Medical care institutions you can consult regarding HTLV-1 (search engine) (Japanese)
  • Budget Appropriation Request Form and Policy Evaluation Form (Japanese)
  • Survey on the Management of Environmental Sanitation Businesses in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as of September 4, 2014 (Japanese)
Sep 4
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 6th report) (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), June 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Pringing of 6,500 copies of manuals and 2 other items for the Vital Statistics: Occupational and Industrial Aspects (FY2015) (Japanese)
Sep 3
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Download page for application forms related to Occupational Accident Compensation Insurance Benefits (Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • The 147th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council (Japanese)
  • "The Meeting for Promoting Measures to Secure Human Resources and Train Them in Low-Staffed Areas" compiled a report (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 5th report) (Japanese)
  • Routine vaccination coverage for Measles and Rubella(Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 2, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Seeking slogans for the "20-year-old Blood Donors" Campaign in FY2015! (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Confirmation of the status of the use of medical fee receipts, etc. for conducting a field audit of those who request them (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), June 2014 (Japanese)
Sep 2
  • References - Human Resources Development (Source: Annual Health, Labour, and Welfare Report)
  • Photo Report ("I hope that you will serve the public's needs by supporting their health," Health Minister Tamura encouraged staff at the Yokohama Quarantine Station's Imported Food & Quarantine Inspection Center, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I expect that Zenrosai will continue to play a role in society in the future," addressed Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takatori at the 118th general meeting of Zenrosai (National Federation of Wlrkers and Consumers Insurance Co-operatives).) (Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Slides on "Dietary Reference Intakes of the Japanse (2015 edition)" (Japanese)
  • Overview of "Dietary Reference Intakes of the Japanse (2015 edition)" (English version) (Japanese)
  • The second-stage implementation plan for the fund for improving health and hygiene facilities, etc. in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • The briefing meeting on the My Number System for medical insurers (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 4th report) (Japanese)
  • Overview of the (Dynamic) Survey of Medical Institutions and the Hospital Report (2013) (Japanese)
  • Symposium on the practical community-based employment creation project, "Let's spread the power of the community!~Communal efforts to create a path toward the future~" will be held at the Tokyo International Exchange Center (Koto Ward, Tokyo) on October 16 (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • 【Additional advertisement】"Personal experience contest aimed at achieving the 50% cancer screening rate in FY2014"~Give cancer screening as a gift for people you love including your family~ (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey ion FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Support for organization of the committee of 29th National Registered Dietitian Examination (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of September 2, 2014) (Japanese)
  • The India-Japan summit meeting agreed on an MOU on cooperation in the field of medical care and public health (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: 1 set of renovation works of a comprehensive database for the National Health Insurance in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Data on specific medical checkups/health guidance (Japanese)
Sep 1
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • In Focus: Radiation Protection of Workers Involving TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (IRPW)
  • The results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (894th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • The outline of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law (Japanese)
  • Domestic cases of dengue fever infections (The 3rd report) (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the National Examination for Radiological Technologists (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the National Examination for Clinical Laboratory Technicians (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the National Examination for Physical Therapists (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the National Examination for Occupational Therapists (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the National Examination for Orthoptists (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the National Examination for Clinical Technicians (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the National Examination for Artificial Limb Technicians (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the National Examination for Dental Hygienists (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the National Examination for Massage and Finger Pressure Practioners (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the National Examination for Acupuncture Practioners (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the National Examination for Moxibustion practitioners (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the National Examination for Judo Healing Practioners (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the National Examination for Speech-Language Hearing Therapists (Japanese)
  • Status Report on Long-term Care Insurance (provisional) (for June 2014) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I hope that this agreement will significantly benefit Japan in terms of providing the basis for Monozukuri (manufacturing) industry and human resources development," said Labour Minister about a partnership agreement in the field of human resources development concluded between the Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers and the Japan Machinery Federation.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (The Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead was held in the presence of His Imperial Majesty.) (Japanese)
  • "Emergency Medicine Day 2014" event will be held for the public~Demonstrations of emergency care and experiential activities of emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation will be conducted~ (Japanese)
  • The Minister's Award Ceremony for Persons who Contributed to Emergency Medicine will be held~15 organizations and 22 people who contributed to emergency medicine are awarded on September 9th~ (Japanese)
  • Information on recovery of the remains of the war dead (September 2014) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (At the consutative meeting for promoting the employment of public assistance recipients and needy persons, private businesses are requested to actively cooperate in implementing the self-support system of needy persons launched in April of next year.) (Japanese)
  • Testing institutions stipulated in the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Art 12 (1)) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on August 29, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Receipt of requests, screening, and data entry for the Patient Survey in 2014 (Japanese)
  • The 38th National Examination for Emergency Life-saving Technicians (Japanese)
  • Request for cooperation in the Patient's Behavior Survey in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Order-made statistics (production of statistics by commission, etc.) (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officials of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as of September 1, 2014 (Japanese)
  • The status of loan agreements on the provision of interest subsidies (updated at the beginning of every month) (Japanese)
  • Updates to the list of locations of Mothers' Hello Works/Mothers' Corners (Japanese)
  • Investigations and verification of the Japanese Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (J-ADNI) by an external committee (Japanese)

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Aug 2014
Aug 29
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation(Japanese)
  • Tie-up between Kurumin and local mascots, so-called "Yuru-Kyara" of the local governments(Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare(Japanese)
  • Requested Tax System Revisions by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in FY2015(Japanese)
  • Photo Report (State Minister Tsuchiya visited the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, with which Japan signed the Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Healthcare, to grasp its current situation)(Japanese)
  • The 12th annual merit awards for industry-academia-government collaboration~The award for innovation that leads to commercilization~The winners of the Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's Award are decided: "The first case of regenerative medical technology originated in Japan, approved by pharmaceutical affairs bodies and entered in the insurance price list, J-TEC's Autologous Cultured Cartilage(JACC)"(Japanese)
  • The notification system for importation of animals: Designated regions (An updated list of countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza)(Japanese)
  • Results of survey on perception, etc. about social security in older age in 2012(Japanese)
  • Results of "monitoring and guidance based on the imported food monitoring and guidance plan" and publication of "statistics on imported food monitoring" in FY2013(Japanese)
  • Recipients of the "Minister's award for outstanding offices for the employment of persons with disabilities" in FY2014 are decided: The merit awards ceremony is scheduled on Monday, September 8 (Japanese)
  • The local governments are informed of update procedures for "special medical allowance" (based on Atomic Bomb Survivors Relief Law)(Japanese)
  • Results of monitoring and guidance based on the imported food monitoring and guidance plan in FY2013(Japanese)
  • Please participate in Basic Survey of Gender Equality in Employment Management in FY2014(Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion(Japanese)
  • Dengue fever(Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (March 2014)(Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for government subsidies for Health Promotion Projects for the Elderly in FY2014 (announcement)(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Deliberation on cost analysis and appraisal of illnesses based on the national database(Japanese)
  • Budget appropriation request (PR version) in FY2015(Japanese)
  • Results of evaluation of the actual performance of Japan Pension Service in FY2013(Japanese)
  • Results of evaluation of the actual performance of Japan Pension Service during the 1st period of its mid-term plan(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: The purchase of 991 Yellow Fever vaccines (including solvents) (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake(Japanese)
  • Visit to Jyu-kanbo National Museum of Detention for Hansen’s Disease Patients by Committee on Recurrence Prevention based on Recommendations of Expert Panel on Hansen's Problem(Japanese)
  • Release of Labour Market Analysis Report (July 2014)(Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services(Japanese)
  • List of representative corporations whose contracts of corporate-type defined contribution pension plans are approved(Japanese)
  • Current status of corporate-type pension investment(Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of defined contribution pension plans(Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (July 2014) (English)(Japanese)
  • General Overview (PDF) (Source: MHLW's Pamphlet)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Aug 28
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare(Japanese)
  • Public recruitment of organizations that implement the project for promotion of information dissemination related to "integrated medicine" in FY2014(Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Article 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters)(Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy, August 2014(Japanese)
  • Infected cases of dengue fever in Japan (2nd report)(Japanese)
  • The Act on Partial Revision of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, etc.(Japanese)
  • All Prefectural Minimum Wage Councils have reported revised prefectural minimum wages ~The national weighted average price is 780 yen, which means that the deviation between prefectural minimum wages and the public assistance level is resolved in all prefectures for the first time~(Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on the Status of Medical Services for the Elderly Aged 75 and Over(Japanese)
  • Employment of persons with disabilities(Japanese)
  • Questionnaire form (Basic Survey of Gender Equality in Employment Management)(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for packaging and delivery of posters on the "child abuse prevention promotion month" and other 3 items(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for operation and maintenance of the data management system for operation control structures (November 2014~March 2017)(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Aug 27
  • Dengue fever(Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare(Japanese)
  • Rules for equal recruitment of men and women (a pamphlet)(Japanese)
  • FY2013 budget (account for children's allowances in special pension account)(Japanese)
  • FY2014 budget (account for children's allowances in special pension account)(Japanese)
  • A leaflet for the 65th National Occupational Health Week(Japanese)
  • A poster for the 65th National Occupational Health Week(Japanese)
  • Status of occurrence of occupational accidents (August 2014)(Japanese)
  • Infected cases of dengue fever in Japan (1st report)(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Survey project for safety measures against nanomaterials(Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Renovation of the functions of the receipt counting system in FY2014 (re-advertisement)(Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura placing flowers at the 69th anniversary of the memorial service for atomic bomb victims in Nagasaki) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura placing flowers at the cenotaph for atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Aug 26
  • A pamphlet for foreign nationals wishing to work in Japan (as of March 1, 2014)(Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare(Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods based on the provision in Article 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters)(Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care prescription fees - MEDIAS - (March 2014 issue)(Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (average length of hospital stay, etc.)(Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure(Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures(Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care prescription fees - MEDIAS - (FY2013 edition)(Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (FY2013 edition)(Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (May 2014 issue)(Japanese)
  • Analysis of regional differences in insurance premiums of the municipal national health insurance plans(Japanese)
  • Analysis of regional differences in medical care expenditure(Japanese)
  • "Prompt vital statistics report," June 2014(Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Safety Information(Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("We would like to make our maximum effort to push this reform forward by listening to your opinions." A meeting to discuss the reinforcement of the infrastructure of the national health insurance system between the national and local governments issued an interim summary which provided a direction to the national health insurance reform.) (Japanese)
  • Financial projection of pensions in foreign countries(Japanese)
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for aggregate calculation related to the business reports on employment placement undertakings(Japanese)
  • Guidelines on Rabies inspections (Japanese)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on June 2014) (Japanese)
Aug 25
  • Health Support Project for National Health Insurance/Association of Medical Care Services for Older Senior Citizens (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (893rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident)(Japanese)
  • Establishment and cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods based on the provision in Article 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters)(Japanese)
  • Measures taken in response to heavy rain since August 19th by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare(Japanese)
  • OTC drugs sales system(Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Let us get our collective act together to deal with disasters in a prompt manner in order to ensure the safety of the public." The Disaster Response Headquarters of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare held its first meeting to address the heavy rain damages.)(Japanese)
  • Orders issued to business operators for suspension of worker dispatching undertaking(Japanese)
  • Participation of a Japanese expert in the WHO mission(Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Active participation of female doctors is indispensible to the advancement of medical care in Japan." The panel to support woman doctors to play more active roles held its first meeting.) (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of August 15, 2014) 【For those separated from employment for economic reasons】(Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of August 15, 2014) 【for disaster victims】(Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse(Japanese)
Aug 22
  • Detection of so-called dietary supplements containing pharmaceutical ingredients(Japanese)
  • A name list of the Japanese who died while detained in the former Soviet Union and Mongolia~The list is available for public access(Japanese)
  • Partial revision of the "Guidelines for Look-back Studies on Blood Products"(Japanese)
  • Implementation status of regular home visitation and as-needed visitation services(Japanese)
  • Health Promotion Projects for the Elderly in FY2013(Japanese)
  • Please participate in the "Basic Survey of Human Resources Development in FY2014" (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of June 2014)(Japanese)
  • Results of measurements of radioactive strontium and plutonium in foods (September/October 2013 survey)~All were within the pre-Fukushima nuclear power plant accident range or below measurable limits~(Japanese)
  • Information on memorial services for the war dead (held in August 2014)(Japanese)
  • Please propose slogans for the "Child Welfare Week" in FY2015: The application period is from Monday, September 1 to Monday, October 20, 2014(Japanese)
  • Designated regional cancer care hospitals (Japanese)
  • Please participate in the Patient Survey in 2014(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for the Survey on Construction Materials related to Water Supply Facilities in FY2014(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A complete set of translation works for documents related to the Japanese who died while detained in the former Soviet Union(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing of 135,000 posters (B2-size) advertising the "Child Abuse Prevention Promotion Month" and four other(Japanese)
Aug 21
  • Cases of non-compliant French beef commingled with shipment for Japan(Japanese)
  • Workshop for Middle-Ranking Instructors for Drug Abuse Prevention(Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse(Japanese)
  • Summary Report of the Survey on Labour Disputes, 2013(Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), June 2014(Japanese)
  • Administrative punishments for dispatching business operators engaged in employment placement businesses without permission―An order is issued to the dispatching business operators for improvement of worker dispatching undertaking―(Japanese)
  • List of products that are being evaluated
Aug 20
  • A Report by the Committee on the Risk Assessment of the Support Project for Single-Parent Families to Work at Home is issued(Japanese)
  • Coordination between Hello Work and local governments(Japanese)
  • Routine vaccination coverage for Measles and Rubella(Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: Designated regions (An updated list of countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza)(Japanese)
  • New notification system for the importation of animals(Japanese)
  • Information on recovery of the remains of the war dead (August) (Japanese)
  • "Consultation hotline for labour conditions" will be launched~Free telephone consultation will be provided during nighttime hours on weekdays and weekends beginning in September~ (Japanese)
  • Symposium for Deepening Understanding on the Japanese who Remained in China, etc. will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2014 in Yokohama City(Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Examination for Pharmacists(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A complete set of works for supporting procurement, etc. of the DPC Database Management and Operation System (tentative name)(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for thesurvey on the ability to provide medical care in Japanese in FY2014(Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura and Vice Senior Minister Sato requested relevant organizations to improve their employment management as part of Japan-wide measures to secure sufficient staff in the long-term care and childcare fields)(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Aug 19
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (892nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident)(Japanese)
  • A list of websites for OTC drug sales(Japanese)
  • An overseas trip of Senior Vice Minister Tsuchiya(Japanese)
  • Basic Survey of Gender Equality in Employment Management in FY2013 (final report)(Japanese)
  • Updates to published data of "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (supporter companies for promotion of Job-Card)" (as of March 31, 2014)(Japanese)
  • Status of designated medical facilities for infectious diseases (as of April 1, 2014)(Japanese)
  • The 2nd e-Gov Online Application Workshop will be held(Japanese)
  • Health and labour sciences research grants in FY2014 【The 3rd public recruitment for development of innovative drugs, etc. for infectious diseases for practical use】(Japanese)
  • The 40th Working Group on Children, Social Security Council will be held(Japanese)
  • Food Safety Risk Communication~Please register for participation in the public meeting on "Let's learn, think about pesticides"(Japanese)
  • Review of Pension Reserve Funds Operations in FY2013(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Counting/analysis works for the Drug Price Survey (Follow-Up Survey for September)(Japanese)
  • Updates to a list of health promotion facilities(Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("'Kodokushi (Solitary Death) Zero Campaign' initiated by the local self-governing body serves as a helpful reference," says Minister Tamura while listening to explanations at "Iki-Iki (Lively) Salon" whose total number of users has exceeded 80,000 seven years after its opening.)(Japanese)
Aug 18
  • An order for business suspension is issued based on the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act(Japanese)
  • Japan Health Insurance Association-Managed Health Insurance System (generally insured persons) (FY2013)(Japanese)
  • Japan Health Insurance Association-Managed Health Insurance System (insured persons pursuant to the provision in Article 3 (2)) of the Health Insurance Act (FY2013)(Japanese)
  • Society-Managed Employment-Based Health Insurance (FY2013)(Japanese)
  • Mariners Insurance (FY2013)(Japanese)
  • Please participate in the Survey of Social Welfare Institutions and the Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care (2014)(Japanese)
  • Information on vaccination (related notices)(Japanese)
  • Designated courses on professional and practical educational training (as of August 2014) are announced~Courses subject to payment of Educational Training Benefits starting in October are expanded~(Japanese)
  • The 146th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council will be held(Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to July 2014)(Japanese)
  • Educational Training Benefit System(Japanese)
  • Results of public recruitment for the Project for Improvement of the End-of-Life Care System for in FY2014(Japanese)
  • Information related to Great East Japan Earthquake(Japanese)
  • Standard of approval for workers' accident compensation insurance on brain and heart disorders(Japanese)
  • Standard of approval for workers' accident compensation insurance on mental disorder (Japanese)
  • Standard of approval for workers' accident compensation insurance on disorders occurring in conjunction with spinal cord injuries(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Surveys on Sales Conditions of Veteniary Pharmaceuticals and Feed Additives and Their Use on Livestock and Aquatic Animals for Human Consumption in Foreign Countries(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Tests for development/verification of testing methods for ingredient substances of residues of pesticides, etc. in foods; validity evaluation test for HPLC simultaneous testing method I (for agricultural products) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Tests for development/verification of testing methods for ingredient substances of residues of pesticides, etc. in foods; improved LC-MS simultaneous testing method I (for livestock and aquatic products) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Tests for development/verification of testing methods for ingredient substances of residues of pesticides, etc. in foods; validity evaluation test for LC-MS simultaneous testing method (for agricultural products) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Project for Development of Testing Methods for Ingredient Substances of Residues of Pesticides, etc. in Foods (Zilpaterol) (Japanese)
  • Project on Improvement of the Medical Care System for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (for public recruitment in FY2014)(Japanese)
  • Overview of advanced medical care(Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey June 2014(English)(Japanese)
Aug 15
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (A total of 1,589 children visited the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) on "Children's MHLW Tour Day in FY2014" ending with great success again (Japanese)
  • A Ministerial Order has been promulgated for designation of 21 additional substances as designated drugs (Japanese)
  • (Proposed) further concrete measures to be taken for identification of missing pension records (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A complete set of works for hiring venues, etc. for training workshops for employment support staff in charge of public assistance recipients in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • Leaflet on the Schedule of the Workshop on Prevention of Low Back Pain in FY2014 【for social welfare institutions】 (Japanese)
  • Leaflet on the Schedule of the Workshop on Prevention of Low Back Pain in FY2014 【for hospitals/clinics】 (Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Focused measures on heatstrokes at workplaces in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A complete set of works for renewal of the data management system within the business administration framework (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Aug 14
  • Child-rearing support (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Data development and collection/analysis works regarding operation and the financial status of social welfare corporations (Japanese)
  • A national meeting of local government officials in charge of the "Comprehensive After-School Childcare Plan" (Japanese)
  • A briefing on the Project for Improvement of End-of-life Care and a training workshop for counseling staff in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • "A Symposium for Supporting Female Doctors to Take Active Roles in the Medical Field" will be held (Japanese)
  • Partial revision of the "Guidelines for Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAT) for the Safety of Blood products (Japanese)
  • Partial revision of the "Guidelines for Retrospective Assessment Related to Blood Products (Japanese)
  • "Guidelines for Enhancing the Safety and Securing the Stable Supply of Blood Products (Basic Guidelines): Recombinant blood products stipulated in Article 8" (Japanese)
  • Lowest detectable limits for the Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAT) to secure the safety of blood products for transfusion against viruses (Japanese)
Aug 13
  • Updates to a list of locations of Mothers' Hello Works/Mothers' Corners (Japanese)
  • The first Working Group of the Expert Committee on Social Care for Children, set up within Working Group on Children of the Social Security Council to be held related to the case analysis of abuses of children admitted into child welfare facilities through a measure (Japanese)
  • Seeking comments for the "Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), May 2014 (Japanese)
  • Career Advancement Subsidy (Dispatching Business Operators' Use Type) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A complete set of supply works (design/development, testing, migration, operation, etc.) related to lines and devices of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's integrated network scheduled to be expanded in FY2012 or after (for the online import/export system of pharmaceuticals, etc. to be launched in December 2014) (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the provision of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Aug 12
  • A National Meeting of Child Welfare Department Heads and Directors of Child Guidance Centers in FY2014 (held on August 4, 2014) (documents) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (891st announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Updates to a list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Status of law enforcement status at Equal Employment Offices of Prefectural Labor Bureaus in FY2014 (April~June) (preliminary data) (Japanese)
  • Updates to published data of "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (supporter companies for the promotion of Job-Card)" (as of May 31, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: System operation works related to the information database system for medical fee receipts, health checkups and others for the next term (Japanese)
Aug 11
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (average length of hospital stay, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care prescription fees - MEDIAS - (January~February 2014 issues) (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (February 2014 issue) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (January 2014 issue) (Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Status of medical care expenditure by hospical function and insurance plan in FY2012 (August 2014) (Japanese)
  • Information on missions for the recovery of remains of the war dead (August 2014) (Japanese)
  • Report on the implementation status of on-site inspections on special case juridical persons over which the Ministy of Health, Labour and Welfare holds jurisdiction (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • A list of leaflets related to the Labour Standards Act (Japanese)
  • Specified forms for requesting clinical trials (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at the Ministy of Health, Labour and Welfare as of August 11, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Project on the Survey of Safety Measures for the Use of Nanomaterials in Foods in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura encouraged staff at Narcotics Control Department, Kanto-Shinetsu Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare to "meet the expectations of the Japanese public.") (Japanese)
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Japanese)
  • Formulation of a "Comprehensive After-School Childcare Plan" (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A complete set of supply works (design/development, testing, migration, operation, etc.) related to lines and devices of the Ministy of Health, Labour and Welfare's integrated network scheduled to be expanded in FY2012 or after (for the Hello Work system starting in January 2015) (Japanese)
  • Status of the use of welfare services for persons with disabilities (April 2012~) (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • The implentation status of funds set up in the Supplementary Budget for FY2009 (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Language training works in FY2014 (competitive bidding) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Level-specific training in FY2014 (follow-up training for clerks, training for chiefs and deputy directors at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and chiefs at Regional Bureaus and other facilities) (competitive bidding) (Japanese)
Aug 8
  • Status of the designation of medical facilities for infectious diseases (as of April 1, 2014)(Japanese)
  • The 2nd discussion meeting on sanitation control of wild bird and animal meat (Japanese)
  • "A Summary of the Balance of Employees' Pension and National Pension" in FY2013 is published (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of August 8, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of inspection orders for imported foods~Chinese onions and their processed products~ (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (345th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Health and Labour Sciences Grants in FY2014 (Research Project for Promotion of the Development of the Local Medical Care Infrastructure): Research on a survey methodology for deaths related to medical care activities (Japanese)
  • Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead will be held (Friday, August 15) (Japanese)
  • Please send public comments on Basic Guidelines on Ensuring Comprehensive Provision of Medical Care and Long-Term Care in the Local Communities (Guidelines on Comprehensive Provision) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("The successful recovery of remains is a result of mission members' hard work," addresses Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takatori at Disbandment Ceremony of the Special Mission for Recovery of Remains of the Detainees in the former Soviet Union (The 2nd mission in the Khabarovsk region and the Primorski region) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takatori visited special exhibitions held at Shokei-Kan and the National Showa Memorial Museum (Showa-Kan)) (Japanese)
  • Implementation status of memorial services for the war dead (Japanese)
  • Status of inspection cases and cases sent to Public Prosecutor's Office with regard to ensuring appropriate working conditions for foreign technical interns (2013) (Japanese)
  • Orders for suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • The first candidates of nurses and certified caseworkers accepted under the Japanese laws based on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Vietnam start working at hospitals and long-term care facilities~138 candidates (21 nurses and 117 certified caseworkers)~ (Japanese)
  • A leaflet on routine immunization against HPV infection (Japanese)
  • Implementation of a training workshop on "Dietary Reference Intakes of the Japanse (2015 edition)" (Japanese)
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for aggregate calculation related to the business reports on worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of August 8, 2014) (Japanese)
  • The period of accepting public comments on "Ethical Guidelines on Medical Research Involving Human Subjects" commences (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Aug 7
  • Review of persons subject to measures for additional payment of temporary welfare benefits (Japanese)
  • National meeting for local governments on the "Comprehensive After-School Childcare Plan" 【jointly hosted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology】 (Japanese)
  • Measures for Karoshi (death brought on by overwork or job-related exhaustion), etc. Prevention (Japanese)
  • Overview of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures in FY2013 (Cases assessed from May 2013 to April 2014) (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for dentist instructors, etc. (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of July 31, 2014) (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of July 31, 2014)【for disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • Day to restore honor and commemorate the victims of the Leprosy Prevention Law in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A set of works for operating the 7th meeting for the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) (tentative name) (Japanese)
  • Past notices/office memoranda (Japanese)
Aug 6
  • The 67th World Health Assembly (Summary) (Japanese)
  • Please send your comments on "Draft guidelines for private competitive bidding for Project for Improvement of Working Environment of Start-Ups" (Japanese)
  • Past notices/office memoranda issued on Rabies (Japanese)
  • An e-Gov Online Application Workshop will be held (Japanese)
  • Summary of the working-level meeting based on Japan-China Food Safety Promotion Initiative (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), April 2014 (Japanese)
  • Evaluation of implementation of activities concerning enforcement of full compliance with laws and regulations at Regional Labour Bureaus (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Evaluation of implementation of activities concerning enforcement of full compliance with laws and regulations at Regional Bureaus of Health and Welfare (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Please participate in Patient Survey in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura exchanging opinions with local people at "Furusato Round-Table Talk in Biratori Town, Hokkaido") (Japanese)
  • We have chosen "Tomonin" as a nickname for our logo for promoting the provision of "working environment favorable for balancing work with long-term care" (Japanese)
  • "10-year Strategy for Cancer Research" (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on August 5, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), May 2014 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the 27th National Certified Careworker Examination (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the 27th National Certified Social Worker Examination (Japanese)
  • A working-level meeting based on the Japan-China Food Safety Promotion Initiative will be held (Japanese)
  • List of products that are being evaluated
Aug 5
  • Processing Procedures for Administrative Work for Agreements on Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants (Japanese)
  • Results of recovery of the remains of the war dead (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • "Emergency measures aimed at zero occupational accidents at workplaces" are implemented~Urgent requests are made to industry groups in response to a significant increase in fatal accidents~ (Japanese)
  • "Campaign for improvement of employment management (appealing workplaces)" was held (Japanese)
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data), March 2014 (Japanese)
  • Aggregate data on the status of spring pay increases (shunto) agreed upon by major private companies in 2014 (released on June 29, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("We will promote cross-functional coordination between medical care and long-term care," speaks Pension Bureau Director-General Karasawa at the first meeting for promotion of ensuring comprehensive provision of medical care and long-term care.) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (February 2014) (Japanese)
  • Career Advancement Subsidy (Japanese)
  • The 4th meeting of the Study Group on the Career Passport (Tentative Name) Initiative will be held (Japanese)
  • Measures for securing human resources in areas where staff is in shortage (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (890th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
Aug 4
  • Meeting for prefectural governments regarding nutrition measures in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Unofficial notification of appropriation of subsidies for the institution maintenance of social welfare facilities in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Prime Minister Abe's visit to Brazil led to enhancement of cooperative relations between Brazil and Japan in the Field of Health (Japanese)
  • The number of consultation cases regarding child abuse at Child Guidance Centers, etc. in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on August 1, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Rules for management of administrative documents of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works for electronic processing of application forms, etc. for national examinations for physicians and other 9 professions in 2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for "Seminars on Labour Relations," etc. in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A complete set of works for operating and maintaining systems related to the "management system of vaccinations for particular groups in case of the emergence of pandemic influenza" (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Renovation works for the database system of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups, etc. related to Survey of Medical Care Activities in Public Health Insurance in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Report on the current status of non-registered day-care facilities~The numbers of both the non-licensed day-care facilities and admitted children have risen, while the number of baby hotels has fell~ (Japanese)
  • In Focus: Radiation Protection of Workers Involving TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (IRPW)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Aug 1
  • Tampering of frozen shishamo smelt imported by Imura Industy Co. 【The 4th report】(The status of voluntary recall, etc.) (Japanese)
  • The "campaign for improvement of the employment management (creation of attractive workplaces)" will be launched (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the 27th National Certified Social Worker Examination (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the 17th National Psychiatric Social Worker Examination (Japanese)
  • The results of the "Survey on Health Consciousness" are published (Japanese)
  • Resumption of import of Polish beef, etc. (Japanese)
  • Participation of a Japanese expert in the WHO mission (Japanese)
  • "The panel for supporting woman doctors to play more active roles" will hold a meeting (Japanese)
  • Release of the "Annual Health, Labour and Welfare Report (2014 edition)" - Toward the realization of a society with good health and longevity - (Japanese)

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Jul 2014
Jul 31
  • Abridged Life Tables For Japan 2013
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Announcement of the results of deliberations by the Committee on Designated Substances held today~12 substances are newly designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu"~ (Japanese)
  • Administrative punishments against a pharmaceutical business operator that violated the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Japanese)
  • The status of measures taken in relation to the Survey on the Post-War Forced Internees (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • The 145th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council will be held (Japanese)
  • Research themes for "clinical research grants for industrial illnesses" are accepted~The application period is from Thursday, July 31 to Monday, September 1~ (Japanese)
  • The "National Occupational Health Week" of FY2014 is implemented in October~Promotion of improvement of mental and physical health at workplaces~ (Japanese)
Jul 30
  • The Minister's award for people who contributed to the traning of barbars and beauticians in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Winners of the "9th Youth Monozukuri Skills Competition" are decided~353 persons competed in 14 trade categories and closed on the 29th~ (Japanese)
  • Advisory council on the diffusion and expansion of the “diversified regular workers" compiled a report~Recommendations for smooth introduction and management of the diversified regular workers~ (Japanese)
Jul 29
  • Employment referrals for general workers (June 2014) (English)(Japanese)
  • The status of major private companies' demands for wage increase and settlement in spring 2014~The average pay raise agreed upon is 6,711 yen, a rise of 1,233 yen or up 2.19% (0.39 point) from the previous year~ (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (889th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Status on the authorization of "Re-Employment Assistance Plans" (Q1 FY2014 (April-June)) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for revised prefectural minimum wages in FY2014~Rank A 19 yen, rank B 15 yen, rank C 14 yen, and rank D 13 yen (the nationnal weighted average price is 16 yen)~ (Japanese)
Jul 28
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • An inspection order for imported foods~Bangladesh kumin and Burkina Faso sesami seeds~ (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to business operators for suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • We welcome ideas for the designs of symbols for "healthy diet" that supports Japanese people's longevity (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), May 2014 (Japanese)
  • We promote the use of annual paid leaves linked with local events~This fiscal year, the measure toward achievement of work-life balance will be implemented in the entire area of Shizuoka Prefecture~ (Japanese)
  • Procurement status of goods from the employment support agencies for persons with disabilities by the state and independent administrative agencies in FY2013 (Japanese)
Jul 27
  • Tampering of frozen shishamo smelt imported by Imura Industy Co. 【The 3rd report】(Photos of the actual labels are added) (Japanese)
Jul 25
  • News Letter (No.27)
  • Tampering of frozen shishamo smelt imported by Imura Industy Co. 【The 2nd report】(Photos of the actual labels are added) (Japanese)
  • Consultation and report on the "draft outlines of the Cabinet Order for Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Industrial Safety and Health Act" and the draft outlines of Related Ministerial Orders~10 organic solvants, including dichloromethane, and dimethyl 2,2-dichlorovinyl phosphate are regulated as specified chemical substances~ (Japanese)
  • Partial corrections in the "interim report on investigation into DIO JAPAN and its affiliate subsidiaries related to the emergency employment creation project" (Japanese)
  • Report on the status of enforcement of the Act on Special Provisions for Insurance Benefits and Insurance Premium Payment for the Employees' Pension Insurance (Japanese)
  • Status of "trade skills tests" in FY2013~About 280 thousand people became new certified skilled workers~ (Japanese)
  • Restart of the updating works on the job opening search system at Hello Works (The 3rd report on system failure) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of the "Council on Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan" at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • The "first report of the Committee on the Risk Assessment of Chemical Substances" is released: Measures against health hazards due to naphthalene and refractory ceramic fibers will be immediately considered (Japanese)
Jul 24
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on May 2014) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (888th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
Jul 23
  • System failure of the job opening search system at the Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Works) (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of May 2014) (Japanese)
  • Tampering of frozen shishamo smelt imported by Imura Industy Co. (Japanese)
Jul 22
  • The third Japan hepatitus day related event, "Shitte, kan-en (hepatitis awareness)" kickoff meeting, in 2014 will be held (Japanese)
  • The 104th seminar for municipal government employees on "regular home visitation and as-needed visitation service; relationship between nursing homes for the elderly and in-home long-term care service" (Japanese)
  • System failure of the job opening search system placed at the Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Works) (Japanese)
  • A new naming for "law-circumventing drugs" is chosen (Japanese)
Jul 18
  • In Focus: Radiation Protection of Workers Involving TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (IRPW)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey May 2014(English)(Japanese)
  • The outcomes of the eighth meeting of the International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation (ICCR-8) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Overview of the "status on the maltreatment of the persons with disabilities by employers" in FY2013 is published~389 cases and 253 places of business were given instructions~ (Japanese)
  • Appointment of members to the Investment Committee of the Government Pension Investment Fund (Japanese)
  • "Working Youth Day" in 2014 is Saturday, July 19th (Japanese)
Jul 17
  • The outcomes of the International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) between Japan, US, and EU in Minneapolis (Japanese)
  • Consultation and report on the "outline of a draft ministerial order revising part of the ordinance for enforcement of the Act on Improvement, etc. of Employment Management for Part-time Workers" and the "outline of draft guidelines for measures, etc. to be taken by employers regarding the improvement, etc. of employment management for part-time workers" (Japanese)
  • 1st unofficial announcement of subsidies for improvement of facilities including space for community-based long-term care and welfare in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Meeting for prefectural governments regarding nutrition measures in FY2014 (Japanese)
Jul 16
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Special summer exhibition (at Shokei-kan (Kudan, Tokyo)) on "Until artificial limbs become part of your body~Rehabilitation of and difficulties experienced by wounded and sicked retired soldiers" will be held starting on July 23rd (Japanese)
  • Special exhibition (at Showa-kan (Kudan, Tokyo)) on "Life under air raids~How they coped with them then …~" will be held starting on July 26th (Japanese)
Jul 15
  • Investigation on DIO JAPAN and its affiliate subsidiaries related to emergency employment creation project~An interim report~ (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions in 2013 (Japanese)
  • The 103rd seminar for municipal government employees on "Comprehensive Reforms of Social Security and Taxes"~The current status, future development and PR/educational activities aimed at gaining understanding of the people~ (Japanese)
  • Report on "Support Hotline" (a telephone counseling service for persons who are at high risk of social exclusion) in FY2013 is issued (Japanese)
  • Changes in the daily basic allowances of labor insurance~Take effect on Friday, August 1st~ (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (~June 2014) (Japanese)
  • Wrong periodic reports on workers' compensation pensions are sent out by contractors (Japanese)
  • A ministerial order for designation of two additional substances as designated substances~for the first time in accordance with special designated procedures~was promulgated (Japanese)
Jul 14
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (887th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Yusho Disease ("oil symptoms") Patients in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • "Council on Promotion of Joint Initiatives between Public and Private Sectors in the Area of Water Supply in FY2014" will hold a meeting (Japanese)
Jul 11
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on Article 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as of July 11, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Information on free consultation service for the employment of persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • The drugs sales system (Japanese)
  • Be careful of infectious diseases when travelling overseas during a summer vacation (Japanese)
  • Preventive long-term care (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (A discussion meeting was held toward the establishment of "Pension Day (a tentative name)" whose purpose is to consider the old-age economic plan and others) (Japanese)
  • "The 9th Youth Skills Monozukuri Competition" will open~Yamagata Prefecture will provide the main venue and 353 persons will compete in 14 trade categories (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Narcotics Control Department of the Kanto-Shinetsu Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare, together with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Metropolitan Police Department, conducted simultaneous inspections across outlets that sell so-called "Law-circumventing drugs" (Japanese)
  • A ministerial order that newly designates eight additional substances as designated substances will be promulgated on July 11, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jul 10
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data)," January 2014 (Japanese)
  • Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Works) (The main services and employment placement records) (Japanese)
  • Standard formats to be used for requesting clinical trials, etc. (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A survey related to the status of strategic studies in health and labour sciences research and a survey analysis of its future direction (re-advertisement) (Japanese)
  • Food safety information: the "Codex Liaison Council" (Japanese)
  • The 144th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council, (Japanese)
  • The results of surveys on the levels of radioactive cesium in foods (September~October 2013)~1% or below the current regulatory dose limit of 1 millisieverts per year~ (Japanese)
  • The summary of views of the Team for Promotion of Proper Execution (Japanese)
  • Promotion of informatization of the medical field (Japanese)
  • The project on collection, etc. of medical information on dental health (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as of July 10, 2014 (Japanese)
  • The prefectural medical practitioner staffing support center(Japanese)
  • The drugs sales system: the list of OTC drugs on which guidance is required to be given to consumers in person in the pharmacies or the drug stores by pharmacists when sold.(Japanese)
Jul 9
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on Article 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), March 2014 (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered (Japanese)
  • Investigations into medical institutions where blood coagulation factor products have been delivered (Japanese)
  • Corrections of an official gazette related to the "standards regarding facilities and operation of family-style day-care services, etc." (Japanese)
  • The summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on July 8, 2014 (Japanese)
  • The pension systems in foreign countries (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Application procedures for the 27th National Certified Careworker Examination for candidates of certified careworkers who returned to their home countries after having been accepted under the Japanese laws based on the EPA (Japanese)
  • "A jointly operated website of the Liaison Committee of Three Ministries and Agencies for Prevention of Industrial Accidents at Petrochemical Complexes, etc." is launched (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), April 2014 (Japanese)
  • Various support projects regarding measures on passive smoking prevention (Japanese)
  • Support for group contracts for specific medical checkups and health guidance (various documents) (Japanese)
  • Committee on Risk Assessment of the Support Project for Single-Parent Families to Work at Home (Japanese)
  • The project for accelerating regulatory science in innovative drug, medical device, and regenerative medicine (Japanese)
  • Information related to regenerative medical/biological products (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (For this fiscal year, 17 workplaces and 41 individuals received the awards. Minister Tamura addressed the Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry's Central Awards Ceremony for the Minister's Awards for Occupational Safety and Health.) (Japanese)
Jul 8
  • A meeting between representatives of Japanese orphans remaining in China and the Health, Labour and Welfare Minister (Wednesday, July 9th, 14:00~) (Japanese)
  • The results of the National Health and Nutrition Survey (corrections) (Japanese)
  • Domestic business trips of State Minister Tsuchiya and Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takatori (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as of July 8, 2014 (Japanese)
  • The results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (886th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for dentist instructors (Japanese)
  • The drugs sales system: the list of OTC drugs on which guidance is required to be given to consumers in person in the pharmacies or the drug stores by pharmacists when sold.(Japanese)
  • A website on medical corporations and health service management (Japanese)
Jul 7
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A research study on the public assistance systems in foreign countries (competitive bidding) (Japanese)
  • The summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on July 4, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Subsidies for environmental health industry related business expense in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: the name list of qualified bid participants (surveying, consultation, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: the name list of qualified bid participants (construction work) (Japanese)
  • Applications for (manufacture/import) of new chemical substances of small quantities, based on the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Japanese)
  • Municipalities implementing Project for Promotion of Citizen Legal Guardians in FY2013(128 municipalities(34 prefectures)) and overview of projects in respective municipalities (Japanese)
  • The list of locations of Mothers' Hello Work and Mother's Corner (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as of July 7, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Training of new nursing staff (Japanese)
  • Supply of seasonal influenza vaccines (Japanese)
  • The list of housings available for employment promotion (as of June 30, 2014) 【for disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • The list of housings available for employment promotion (as of June 30, 2014) 【for those separated from employment for economic reasons】 (Japanese)
Jul 5
  • Invitation for public comments on the new naming for "Law-circumventing drugs" (Japanese)
Jul 4
  • Fund management of the Employees' Pension and National Pension Reserve Funds (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of specific medical checkups/health guidance in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the 27th National Certified Careworker Examination (Japanese)
  • The 3rd contest for business improvement of Hello Work~Presentations screening and an awards ceremony will take place on July 11th~ (Japanese)
  • "A report of the Expert Panel on the Patient Registration System for Regenerative Medicine and the Expert Panel on the Patient Registration System for Medical Implantable Devices" has been compiled (Japanese)
  • Participation of a Japanese expert in the WHO mission (Japanese)
  • The Committee on Sanitation Control of Wild Bird and Animal Meat will hold a meeting (Japanese)
  • "A report on the social welfare corporation system" (Japanese)
  • Status of the use of welfare services for persons with disabilities (April 2012~) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Refurbishment, maintenance and other works for the Yayoi Residence of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (re-advertisement) (Japanese)
  • Accepting ideas for a new naming for "Law-circumventing drugs" (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jul 3
  • The Review Team for the Reform of Human Resources Development Administration has issued a report~An image of the new human resources development administration~ (Japanese)
  • Detection of so-called dietary supplements containing pharmaceutical ingredients (Japanese)
  • Results of "5th Follow-Up Survey on the Status of the Provision of Instructions to Fee-Based Homes for the Elderly" (Japanese)
  • Relevant organizations are requested to further reinforce guidance and regulation of so-called "Law-circumventing drugs" (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: The project for promotion of overseas expansion of the water industry in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Data entry works for reports on the employment status of persons with disabilities in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works of comparing entries in a written decision on the payment of special child-rearing allowance and the payment data list or special child-rearing allowance recipients registry (Japanese)
Jul 2
  • Request for cooperation in the Survey on Wage Increase in 2014 (Japanese)
  • The 3rd meeting of the Team for Promotion of Proper Execution of Work will be held (Japanese)
  • Report on the Status of Health and Mariners Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants in FY2014 (The project for promoting multidisciplenary research on measures for persons with disabilities) (Japanese)
  • A new substance is designated as narcotics to strengthen regulations on it (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on July 1, 2014 (Japanese)
  • A subsidy for prevention measures against passive smoking (Japanese)
Jul 1
  • Accepting applications for competition in the "Third Smart Life Project Award (Let's increase healthy life expectancy!)" (in the area of lifestyle-related disease prevention)~From Tuesday, July 1st to Friday, August 29th~ (Japanese)
  • "The promotion project for community-based health" in FY2014 is selected (Japanese)
  • The Committee on the "Project for Developing the Medical Information Database Infrastructure" has compiled a report (Japanese)
  • Laws and regulations related to the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Japanese)
  • "A report on the status of claims and grant decisions for occupational accident compensation insurance benefits due to diseases caused by asbestos in FY2013 (preminary data)" is issued~The numbers of claims and grant decisions for occupational accident compensation insurance benefits remain the same level as last fiscal year~ (Japanese)
  • Please participate in the Patient Survey in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Have you already applied for personal health records? (for employees who used to handle 1,2-dichloropropane in the printing industry, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of the workers' property accumulation promotion system (Japanese)
  • Report on implementation of private competitive bidding for the Survey of Social Welfare Institutions and the Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care (FY2012 & FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of the "workers' property accumulation promotion system" in FY2013~The number of property accumulation house acquisition finans offered has increased for 2 consecutive years~ (Japanese)
  • Release of results of the "Survey on Progress of Informatization of Pharmaceutical Products for Medical Use" (Japanese)
  • Release of results of the "Survey on Progress of Informatization of Medical Devices" (Japanese)
  • "The project for community-based health promotion" in FY2014 is selected (Japanese)
  • July is month of the "Movement of Blood Helping of Love" (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Physician/Dentist Exams (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on the Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (January 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A set of works for planning, operation, etc. of the Tokyo Convention for Campaign for Prevention of Narcotic and Stimulant Drugs Abuse in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of July 1, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Food Sanitation Month (Japanese)

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Jun 2014
Jun 30
  • Unofficial announcement of the government subsidies for improvement of facilities including medical care facilities (The project for improvement of facilities including the fire sprinker system at hospitals with less than 20 beds, etc. in FY2014 (carry-over budget from FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Health and Labour Sciences Research in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (885th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The results of the "Survey on Non-Registered Day-Care Facilities and After-Hour Childcare Service" are published (Japanese)
  • A report on the status of medical services for the elderly aged 75 and over (Japanese)
  • Drug Sales System (Japanese)
  • OTC Drug Sales System (Japanese)
  • ASEAN Japan Active Aging Regional Conference (Japanese)
  • Information on memorial services for the war dead (July 2014) (Japanese)
  • An activity report of the Follow-up Service Promotion Office (Vol. 15, March~June 2014), June 30, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 27, 2014 (Japanese)
  • The 3rd meeting of the Review Team concerning Reform of Human Resources Development Administration will be held (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works of revision of a data book that supports formulation of medical care plans in FY2014 (competitive bidding) (Japanese)
  • Photo report ("We make continued efforts to solve Hansen's disease problem," addresses Minister Tamura at a ceremony for the day to restore honor and commemorate victims of the Leprosy Prevention Law.) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A set of works for provision of security functions at quarantine offices through internet connection (Japanese)
  • "The verification system for low-volume intermediates, etc. of new chemical substances" is newly established as pre-manufacture/import procedures of new chemical substances in the Chemical Substances Control Law (Japanese)
  • The results of public recruitment of the infrastructure development project for promoting domestic production of medical devices in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Latest information on the support system for self-support of needy persons (Japanese)
  • MHLW channel (YouTube) (Japanese)
Jun 27
  • Unofficial announcement of the decision on provision of Subsidies for Improvement of Facilities Including Medical Care Facilities in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of Subsidies for Improvement of Facilities for the Medical Care Provision System (For the Earthquake-Proofing Related Project) allocated in FY2014 (Carry-over budget from FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Addition of drugs subject to restraint of advertisement (alectinib and four other lung cancer treatment drugs) (Japanese)
  • "Status of Workers' Compensation Regarding Brain and Heart Disorders and Mental Disorder " in FY2013~Workers' compensation claims for mental disorder reached a record-high, 1,409 cases (an increase of 152 cases from the previous fiscal year) ~ (Japanese)
  • Changes in the handling of Unemployment Insurance and Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Benefits arising from corrections in the Monthly Labour Surveys (Japanese)
  • Financial projection of Employees' Pension and National Pension (Japanese)
  • Orders for suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertakings issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Briefing on the Project for Establishment of Liaison Centers for Home Medical Care for Children in FY2014 to be held (Japanese)
  • Status on the occurrence of occupational accidents (Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • Report on Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pensions (By municipality) (as of March 2014)(Japanese)
  • Payment status of National Pension Insurance Premiums (By municipality) (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Tsuchiya tells, "We would like to put our maximum efforts into making sure that you will be able to have a safe and peaceful life at the sanatorium," during her discussion with people from the Residents' Association of the National Hansen’s Disease Sanatoria.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I hope that being awarded the prize today will expand your activities," addresses Parliamentary Secretary Takatori at the 16th Japan Water Prize.) (Japanese)
  • Central Meeting of Public Health Nurses in FY2014 to be held (Japanese)
  • The end-of-life care empowering patients’ own decision making (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of three prefectures struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)
  • Release of the Labour Market Analysis Report (May 2014) (Japanese)
  • List of representative corporations whose contracts of Corporate-Type Defined Contribution Pension Plans are approved (Japanese)
  • Current status of Corporate-Type Pension Investment (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (May 2014) (English)(Japanese)
Jun 26
  • Fact-Finding Survey on Medical Assistance (Japanese)
  • Status Report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (February 2014) (Japanese)
  • Issuance of a document to a relevant industry organization in response to an explosion and fire accident at Yokkaichi Plant of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (Japanese)
  • Summary of the results of Survey on Status of Labour Union Activities in 2013 (Japanese)
  • "Ikuboss Award 2014" and "Ikumen Speech Koshien 2014" will be held for the first time~We are looking for "Ikubosses" who support Ikumens and Ikumens' child-rearing episodes~ (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to Vietnam (Japanese)
  • The third Tuberculosis Working Group Meeting of the Health Sciences Council (May 22, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Production works of lunchboxes and other three items for the Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead (Japanese)
Jun 25
  • Provision of long-term care staff, etc. to support the Soso region of Fukushima prefecture (The ninth term) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (Preliminary data), December 2013, (Includes annual total) (Japanese)
  • Industrial Safety and Health Act has been amended~A mechanism to prevent industrial accidents will be improved~ (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Sato delivers a speech on behalf of the Japanese government at the 103rd International Labour Conference) (Japanese)
  • Law enforcement status at Equal Employment Offices at Prefectural Labor Bureaus in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Survey on the Occurrence of Prescribed Industrial Disease (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("This is an important issue in promoting the expansion of welfare services," addresses Parliamentary Secretary Takatori at the first Review Meeting on Fee Revision for Welfare Services for Persons with Disabilities, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Infectious Disease Working Group Meeting of the Health Sciences Council compiles "Review of Measures against Infectious Diseases" (Japanese)
  • Participants and contribution limits of Defined Contribution Pensions and their relationship with participation in other pension plans (Japanese)
  • List of products that are being evaluated
Jun 24
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • The occurrence of Rabies overseas (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Purchase of 30,000 cardboard tubes (B3 size) (Re-advertisement) (Japanese)
  • Decision on Influenza HA vaccines strains in FY2014 (Notice) (Japanese)
  • Consideration of Influenza HA vaccine strains in FY2014 (Reply from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases) (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (Preliminary data), April 2014 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations related to the Project for Operation of Registry Management of Data on Children's Chronic Pediatric Diseases of Specified Categories (Japanese)
  • The OTC Drug Sales System (Japanese)
  • Report on implementation status of Survey of Social Welfare Institutions and Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care (FY2012-3) through private competitive bidding (Japanese)
  • Third-Round Application Guidelines for Expenses for Commissioned Research on Health and Labour Sciences in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on April 2014)(Japanese)
Jun 23
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (884th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Basic Survey of Gender Equality in Employment Management in FY2013 (Prompt report) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (Japanese)
  • Prompt Vital Statistics Report, April 2014 (Japanese)
  • Prevention of suffocation accidents due to use of an electrical massager roller for household use (Japanese)
  • Information on missions for recovery of remains of the war dead (June) (Japanese)
  • Proper use of an electrical massager for household use (Warning) (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on Establishment of the OTC Drug Sales System (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 20, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Standards for cosmetics and related Notices (Japanese)
  • Status of enrollment in national pension and payment of national pension insurance premiums (Japanese)
  • Report on implementation status of General Survey on Working Conditions (FY2013) through private competitive bidding (Japanese)
  • Status of payment of national pension insurance premiums in FY2013 and measures to be taken in the future (Japanese)
  • Information on missions for recovery of remains of the war dead (June) (Japanese)
  • Results of an investigation into the status of migration to the electronic medical fee claim system (Japanese)
  • Evaluation Committee on the Support Project for Single-Parent Families to Work at Home (Japanese)
Jun 24
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on April 2014)(Japanese)
Jun 20
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • 15 Japanese who remained in Karafuto etc. after World War II make temporary return in group (June 21-30) (Japanese)
  • Recipients of "Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Awards for excellent workplaces, organizations and persons who contributed to occupational safety and health" in FY2014 are decided (Japanese)
  • OTC drugs sales system (Japanese)
  • An organization that implements work related to consultation for career development as part of the short-term, intensive special training project is selected (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A complete set of supply works (design/development, testing, migration, operation, etc.) related to lines and devices of the MHLW's integrated network scheduled to be expanded in FY2012 or after (for the Hello Work system starting in December 2014) (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of June 20, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Examples of standardized recording of generic prescriptions (effective as of June 20, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Set a certain direction by summer," Mr. Okada, Director-General of Social Welfare and War Victims' Relief Bureau, speaks at the first meeting of the Committee on Measures for Securing Necessary Staff in the Welfare Sector.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("You can now pay your national pension premiums at convenience stores! Ensure that you are paid pension not only in your old age but in case something happens," spoke Parliamentary Secretary Mr. Takatori and Mr. Koizumi, Parliamentary Secretary of Cabinet Office, who attended an event to put up posters to raise awareness on the payment of national pension premiums.) (Japanese)
  • Updates to information posted on a page on projects related to the Packaged Project (Regional Employment Creation Project) (Japanese)
  • Data related to Specific Medical Checkups/Health Guidance (Japanese)
Jun 19
  • Day to Restore Honor and Commemorate the Victims of the Leprosy Prevention Law (Japanese)
  • The number of people who received routine immunizations in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Home-based employment support for persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Act for Promotion of Priority Procurement of Employment Support Agencies for Persons with Disabilities is enforced (Japanese)
  • Briefing on the certification of examination qualifications for the National Health Nurse, Midwife, and Nurse Examinations to be held (Japanese)
  • Certification of examination qualifications for the National Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • Certification of examination qualifications for the National Health Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • Certification of examination qualifications for the National Midwife Examination (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (List of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
Jun 18
  • Ordered discontinuance of specified worker dispatching undertakings ~To business operators who fall under the causes for disqualification stipulated in the Worker Dispatching Act~ (Japanese)
  • Information on the 50th National Blood Donation Promotion Campaign (Japanese)
  • Overview of the Survey of Medical Care Activities in Public Health Insurance in 2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 17, 2014 (Japanese)
  • A highly-pathogenic avian influenza virus strain recognized to be handled as naturally occurring (June 18, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Homepage for medical corporations and health service management (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Secretary Takatori delivers a speech at the "50th anniversary celebration of the Nationwide Association for Children (Persons) with Severe Physical and Intellectual Disabilities.") (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey April 2014(English)(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jun 17
  • Assessment and planning sheets to be used for the consultation support process in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • "Guide to the Operation of Family Finance Consultation & Support Program" (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura delivering a speech at the MESSCUD Medical Safety Fund presentation ceremony) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Secretary Akaishi and No Tabacco Ambassador Miki Ando attended the World No Tabacco Day's Anniversary Event) (Japanese)
  • Results of the sale of government-owned properties through bidding (Japanese)
  • Two temporary welfare benefits as relief measures of consumption tax increase (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (883rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Public relations works through newspapers related to fair recruitment in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Overview of advanced medical care (Japanese)
Jun 16
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to May 2014) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 13, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Promotion works of the strategy for international standardization of the water supply field in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works related to the method of formulation of medium- to long-term business plans for water supply (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Questionnaire form collection/screening/data entry works for the Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions in 2014 (Middle Year) (Re-advertisement) (Japanese)
  • Recruitment of municipalities for the implemention of the Project for Creating Practical, Community-based Employment~Second recruitment in FY2014~ (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Data registration and data function renovation works for the image data retrieval system in 2014 (Japanese)
Jun 13
  • Invitation for tender: Contract work for setting standards for the exchange of medical record information among communities (competitive bidding)(Japanese)
  • The second meeting of the Team for Promotion of Proper Execution of Work will be held(Japanese)
  • Implementation of inspection orders for imported foods~Spanish pistachio nuts products and Nigerian sesame seed and its processed products~(Japanese)
  • The sales system for OTC drugs(Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for the "Public's Voice"(Japanese)
  • Upcoming job interview meetings for foreign students (Japanese)
  • Survey on yusho disease ("oil symptoms") patients in FY2013(Japanese)
  • Government Project Review (Open to the public)(Japanese)
  • The list of sales websites for OTC drugs(Japanese)
  • Health and Labour Sciences Research in FY2014(Japanese)
  • Please purchase OTC drugs at the sales websites of credible pharmacies/drugstores(Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan(Japanese)
  • A leaflet on the campaign of "No, Absolutely No to Drug Abuse!"(Japanese)
  • Request for cooperation in the Survey on Industrial Accidents in 2014 (General Construction Survey in the first half of the year from January to June)(Japanese)
  • A list of laws and regulations, notifications, etc. regarding social care for children(Japanese)
Jun 12
  • Pension systems abroad(Japanese)
  • The 58th "Codex Liaison Council" and the registration of observers(Japanese)
  • Financial projection of pensions in foreign countries(Japanese)
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)(Japanese)
  • E-Mail Newsletter of Hello Work Supporting New Graduates(Japanese)
  • Addition of Regional Medical Care Support Hospital links(Japanese)
  • Health and Labour Sciences Research in FY2014(Japanese)
  • Annual Report on Status of Health and Mariners Insurance Services (Edition of insurance application and benefits) in FY2012(Japanese)
Jun 11
  • A Ministerial Order has been promulgated for designation of eight additional substances as designated substances(Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans(Japanese)
  • Related to training schools (for Dieticians and Cooks)(Japanese)
  • Open recruitment related to the Addiction Treatment Center Project in FY2014 (Private Organizations) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 10, 2014(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Processing works of survey data by medical care activity in public health insurance in 2014(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing and packaging of the National Examination in 2015 for nine kinds of healthcare professionals including physicians(Japanese)
  • Information on the Symposium on the Improvement of Working Conditions at Medical Institutions(Japanese)
  • Updates to the published data of "Companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (Supporter companies for promotion of Job-Card)" (as of March 31, 2014)(Japanese)
  • Information on Rabies (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jun 10
  • Information for the travelers to Brazil for the World Cup Game (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (Preliminary Data), February 2014(Japanese)
  • Summary of Survey on Labour Economy Trend, May 2014(Japanese)
  • Survey on Labour Economy Trend(Japanese)
  • Results of the "Purchase Survey of Internet Sales of Dietary Supplements" in FY2012 are released~Pharmaceutical ingredients have been detected in 56 products~(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Brush writing works of letters of congratulation for centenarians(Japanese)
  • Law Enforcement Status at the Equal Employment Offices at Prefectural Labor Bureaus in FY2013 (Preliminary Data), January-March (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Venue setup and other works for the Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Modification works of a statistical system related to the next survey period of the Survey of Medical Care Activities in Public Health Insurance(Japanese)
  • Handbook of Health and Welfare Statistics 2013
Jun 9
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Monthly Survey)(Japanese)
  • Please participate in the General Survey on Labour Relations in 2014(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (882nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident)(Japanese)
  • Photo Report (The Study Group on the Utilization of the My Number System in Medical Care and Other Fields held its first meeting) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 6, 2014(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing works of 4,100 copies of work manuals (Edition of general working conditions)(Japanese)
  • Status of the use of welfare services for persons with disabilities (April 2012 onwards) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A training project for the promotion of internal evaluation at organizations implementing specific health guidance in FY2014(Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at the MHLW (as of June 9, 2014)(Japanese)
Jun 6
  • List of approved research plans in accordance with the "Guidelines on the Use of Donated Blood in R&D, etc." in FY2014(Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: Designated regions (An updated list of countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza)(Japanese)
  • New notification system for the importation of animals(Japanese)
  • A report of the "Study Group on the Guidelines on the Prohibition of Discrimination and Provision of Reasonable Care based on the Amended Act on Promotion of the Employment of Persons with Disabilities" is issued(Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (343rd announcement)(Japanese)
  • Information on the upcoming ASEAN Japan Active Aging Regional Conference(Japanese)
  • To people forced to be separated from their jobs by employers: List of housings available for employment promotion (as of June 1, 2014)(Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of June 1, 2014)【For disaster victims】(Japanese)
  • "White Paper on Measures for the Promotion of Manufacturing Technologies in FY2013" (White Paper on Monozukuri) is approved by the Cabinet today~Challenges and the future directions for Securing and Fostering Necessary Human Resources in Manufacturing to Support Growth Strategy~(Japanese)
  • Elections to the Governing Body of the ILO(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jun 5
  • Strengthen regulations for the prevention of workers' health impairment related to dimethyl 2,2, dichlorovinyl phosphate (DDVP), etc.(Japanese)
  • Candidates are sought for the "Award for Companies Providing Career Support in 2014~For Companies Committed to Human Resources Development~"~Applications for companies implementing support programs for the career development of workers are accepted from June 9th to July 18th~(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Purchase of 30,000 cardboard tubes (B3 size)(Japanese)
  • Information on recovery of the remains of the war dead (June) (Japanese)
  • Request for case notification to physicians based on the Infectious Disease Law(Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("We will continue to do our best to recover the remains of the war dead," Minister Tamura addressed in the Memorial Service at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery)(Japanese)
  • Selection of implementing organizations for training related work as part of the short intensive special training project(Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Tsuchiya makes a statement at the 67th World Health Assembly on behalf of the Japanese government)(Japanese)
  • Minimum wage system(Japanese)
Jun 4
  • An overseas trip of Senior Vice Minister Sato(Japanese)
  • Materials on the national meeting of persons in charge of supporting the Japanese remaining in China in FY2014 (May 22-23, 2014)(Japanese)
  • Summary of Annual Vital Statistics Report (Preliminary Data), 2013(Japanese)
  • Four Japanese who remained in China after the Second World War make temporary return in group (June 5-16) (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered(Japanese)
  • Investigations into medical institutions where blood coagulation factor products have been delivered(Japanese)
  • A report on epidemiological research of emergency workers at the TEPCO's Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is issued(Japanese)
  • Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takatori and Mr. Koizumi, Parliamentary Secretary of Cabinet Office, attend a Press Conference on "Cooperation in Raising Awareness on the Payment of National Pension Premiums"(Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 3, 2014(Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Preliminary Data), March 2014(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jun 3
  • Invitation for tender: Preparation and analysis works of data that contribute to the verification of public assistance standards (Competitive Bidding)(Japanese)
  • Standards for cosmetics and related notifications(Japanese)
  • Results of the 2014 Actuarial Valuation are published(Japanese)
  • Various types of tools useful for the“Improvement in Comfortable and Fulfilling Workplace Environment” (a portal site, case examples, and a survey report) have been prepared (Japanese)
  • Important notice for people who have licenses and Skill Training Course Completion Certificates based on the Industrial Safety and Health Act(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Purchase of mobile bookcases(Japanese)
  • Correction to the Annual Report on Employment Insurance Services and the Monthly Labour Survey due to mistakes in the statistical programming of employment insurance(Japanese)
  • Invitaion for tender: Printing works of questionnaire forms (for women) for the 13th Longitudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century 【Adults in 2002】, third Longitudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century 【Adults in 2012】, and 10th Longitudinal Survey of Middle-Aged and Elderly Persons (and other 27 items)(Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Preliminary Data), March 2014(Japanese)
  • Committee on the Risk Assessment of the Support Project for Single-Parent Families to Work at Home(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (881st announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident)(Japanese)
  • Council on Measures against Hansen's Disease Problem in FY2014 to be held (Japanese)
  • Ceremony for the "Day to Restore Honor and Commemorate the Victims of the Leprosy Prevention Law"(Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the project for improving the environment for accepting foreign patients at medical institutions(Japanese)
  • Plans for optimization of services and systems related to public pension related work(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jun 2
  • Invitation for tender: A complete set of safety inspection works on official government cars(Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Sato delivered a speech at the Meeting of the Directors of Welfare Offices held for the first time in four years)(Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Please give your opinions in order to further deepen measures we have been considered so far," Senior Vice Minister Sato stated at the Second Meeting for Promotion of Securing the Sufficient Number of Workers and Their Training in Areas where Shortage of Workers is Observed)(Japanese)
  • Analysis of regional differences in the insurance premiums of Municipal National Health Insurance Plans(Japanese)
  • Committee on the Risk Assessment of the Support Project for Single-Parent Families to Work at home(Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation(Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on May 30, 2014(Japanese)
  • Updated Management and Operation Guidelines for the Regional Medical Care Recovery Fund (Supplemental Budget in FY2012)(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A complete set of investigation and recovery works of the remains of the war dead from Okinawa(Japanese)
  • Food Additives

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May 2014
May 30
  • Invitation for tender: Purchase of steel double-pedestal desks and 18 other items(Japanese)
  • "Enforcement Status of the Individual Labour Dispute Resolution System in FY2013" is published(Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters)(Japanese)
  • Vocational ability evaluation standards for "credit union industry" and "foundry industry" have completed(Japanese)
  • June is "Foreign Workers' Affairs Education Month;" employ foreign workers properly by following rules.(Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures(Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care expenditure (Monthly version), December 2013 issue(Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Trends of medical prescription fees(Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion(Japanese)
  • Third Trilateral Meeting on Yusho Disease ("Oil Symptoms") to be held(Japanese)
  • List of items of pharmaceutical products and medical devices transferred to a new lot release system(Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza(Japanese)
  • Release of Labour Market Analysis Report (April 2014)(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Research works in preparation for requesting evaluation of additives designated as safe by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (Food Red No. 104 and 105)(Japanese)
  • Furusato Hello Work (Regional Employment Counseling Offices)(Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to Vietnam(Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of May 30, 2014)(Japanese)
  • Briefing on certification of examination qualifications for the National Health Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • Briefing on certification of examination qualifications for the National Midwife Examination (Japanese)
  • Briefing on certification of examination qualifications for the National Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance and Occupational Accident Compensation Insurance(Japanese)
  • Various labour insurance forms(Japanese)
  • Current employment status of three prefectures struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake(Japanese)
  • Promotion of home medical care(Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at the MHLW as of May 30, 2014(Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (April 2014) (English)(Japanese)
May 29
  • Open recruitment related to the Project for Investigation Research on Child Welfare Issues in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Purchase of aviation turbine fuel (JP-4)(Japanese)
  • "Status on the Occurrence of Death Accidents Caused by Heatstrokes at Workplaces" in 2013 is released~This summer, take full measures, such as, reviewing your work plans when the Wet-Bulb Glob Temperature (WBGT) values (Heat Indexes) exceed the standard level~(Japanese)
  • June is the "29th Equal Employment Opportunity of Men and Women Month" themed, "Take Steps Toward Positive Actions!~Enterprises where Both Men and Women Can Fully Demonstrate Their Abilities Forge the Future of Japan~"(Japanese)
  • Request for submission of case notification to physicians based on the Infectious Disease Law(Japanese)
  • Equal Employment Office at prefectual Labor Bureau publishes its law enforcement status (Report on the status of provision of consultation, assistance for dispute resolution, and corrective guidance based on the Equal Employment Opportunity Law, the Child Care and Family Care Leave Law, and the Part-Time Workers in FY2013)(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Survey on the Management of Environmental Sanitation Businesses in FY2014(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Implementation and effectiveness verification works for the healthcare guidance model project for non-obese persons with hypertension (Re-advertisement)(Japanese)
  • Fiscal renewal of labour insurance(Japanese)
  • Various labour insurance forms(Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at the MHLW as of May 29, 2014(Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for Promoting the Acceptance of Foreign Doctors, etc. for the Purpose of Training(Japanese)
  • Results of open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for Utilization of Protocols in the Training System for Specified Acts of Medical Assistance to be Provided by Nurses in FY2014(Japanese)
  • Imported Foods Inspection Services Home Page
May 28
  • Request for participation in the Basic Survey on Wage Structure in 2014(Japanese)
  • Establishment and cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters)(Japanese)
  • Download page for application forms related to Occupational Accident Compensation Insurance Benefits(Japanese)
  • Palliative care for cancer patients from the time of diagnosis(Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on May 27, 2014(Japanese)
  • Latest revisions of notifications(Japanese)
  • The list of laws and regulations, notifications, etc. regarding social care for children(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Desk relocation works associated with layout changes(Japanese)
May 27
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Safety Information(Japanese)
  • For prevention of heatstroke(Japanese)
  • Examples of effective projects for preventive long-term care(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing works of documents related to the Static Survey of Medical Institutions in 2014(Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (December 2013)(Japanese)
  • OTC Drug Sales System(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
May 26
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (880th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident)(Japanese)
  • Changes in the number of contracts of Defined Contribution Pension Plans(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Refurbishment, maintenance and other works for Yayoi Residence of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Re-advertisement)(Japanese)
  • Report on the Status of Medical Services for the Elderly Aged 75 and Over(Japanese)
  • Food safety information: "Codex Liaison Council"(Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to Brazil(Japanese)
  • Toward creation of society where women shine~Introduction of "Positive Actions"that promote women's active participation(Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on May 23, 2014(Japanese)
  • Information on employment related subsidies~For the stabilization of employment~ 【Detailed version】 (Japanese)
  • Statistics of our public health in Japan in 2013 (Administrative and processed statistics)(Japanese)
  • Government subsidies for Specific Medical Checkups/Health Guidance(Japanese)
  • The first meeting of the Team for Promotion of Proper Execution of Work will be held(Japanese)
May 23
  • "World No Tabacco Day Event" of 2014 was held on May 31, 2014(Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcemnt of facilities improvement expenses for after-school children's clubs in FY2014(Japanese)
  • Results of measurements of radioactive strontium and plutonium in foods (Sept/Oct 2012 and Feb/Mar 2013 surveys)~All were within the pre-Fukushima nuclear power plant accident range or below measurable limits~(Japanese)
  • 103rd Session of the International Labour Conference will be held(Japanese)
May 22
  • The first meeting of the Review Team concerning Reform of Human Resources Development Administration will be held(Japanese)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on March 2014) (Japanese)
May 21
  • The 137th AIDS Surveillance Committee to be held(Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters)(Japanese)
  • Applications for use of the Hello Work's online job information service will be accepted beginning on June 2nd (Japanese)
  • Partial correction of the published "Practice Manual for the Utilization of Highly-Skilled Foreign Personnels"(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
May 20
  • Approval of Japan's accession to the Membership of the Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention and Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S)(Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (Preliminary data), March 2014(Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of March 2014)(Japanese)
May 19
May 16
  • Other infectious diseases (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents (Final data) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • 17 municipalities are selected for the "Project for Creating Practical, Community-Based Employment," as a result of the first round recruitment in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • "Liaison Committee for Municipalities and Agencies Reviewing Measures for the Prevention of Industrial Accidents at Petrochemical Complexes, etc." has compiled a report, based on which relevant industry groups and prefectures are requested take appropriate measures (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of industrial accidents in 2013~Fatal, fatal or casualty, and other serious accident cases all fell below the previous year-levels for the first time in four years~ (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: A list of designated regions (Countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • A new notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • A name list of senior officers at the MHLW as of April 16, 2014 (Japanese)
  • "Status of the employment support for university graduates" in FY2013 (as of April 1, 2014) (Japanese)
  • "Report on job openings and applications pertaining to recent high school and junior high school graduates" in FY2013 (as of March 2014) (Japanese)
  • Status of the employment support for university graduates~About 17,000 university graduates found employment through the "Intensive Support Prior to Graduation in 2014" (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Fact-finding Survey on Minimum Wages (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Production works of financial reports, etc. by Ministry and Agency in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Registration works of questions of national examinations for physicians, etc. in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Investigation/basic design works for the construction of a statistical system for self-support of needy persons in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: The ability development training project for municipal health nursing managers in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • A special education textbook on decontamination works (Japanese)
  • A special education textbook on works under designated radiation dose rates (Japanese)
  • A special education textbook on (nuclear) accident-derived waste disposal (Japanese)
  • An overseas trip of Senior Vice Minister Shinako Tsuchiya (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey March 2014(English)(Japanese)
May 15
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • The 3rd Expert Meeting on the Career Concultants' Training Plan (Event information) (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (Up to April 2014) (Japanese)
  • Initial employment grants for persons with disabilities (First-step grants) (Japanese)
  • Trial employment grants for persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • You are eligible too!: Maternity & Child Care Leaves (Japanese)
  • Accepting ideas for a slogan for the National Occupational Health Week in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (At the cultural welfare cultural awards ceremony, Director-General Ishii at Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau applauds and presents certificates of commendation to winners) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Support works for the Study Group on International Expansion (Japanese)
May 14
  • Establishment and cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of import restrictions on Canadian beef (Japanese)
  • Pamphlet on workers' compensation insurance benefits for foreign workers (Japanese)
  • Laws and regulations related to the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Japanese)
  • The revision of pension benefits effective in April 2014 (Japanese)
  • A website on "Public Pension―Let's Verify Pension Finance Together!"~The public pension system and its financial verification are explained in an understandable way~ (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), January 2014 (Japanese)
  • The number of persons with disabilities who found jobs through Hello Work hits a record high for four years in a row/The successful employment cases of the mentally disabled exceed those of the physically disabled for the first time―The status of the employment placement of the persons with disabilities in FY2013, etc.― (Japanese)
  • The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs agree on an MOU on cooperation in the field of labour and social welfare (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on May 13, 2014 (Japanese)
  • A public notice related to training related works, etc. as part of a short intensive special training project (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Preliminary Data), February 2014 (Japanese)
  • Advisement for tender: ISO13485: 2003 Complete training for internal auditors in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received on welfare benefits from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake (March 2014 and cumulative total) (Japanese)
  • A list of laws and regulations, notifications, etc. regarding social care for children (Japanese)
  • In Focus: Radiation Protection of Workers Involving TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (IRPW)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
May 13
  • The handling of an application period for lump-sum death benefits for missing persons due to the Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)
  • A Study Group issues a report on the second "Healthy Parent and Child 21"~For "realizing a society that promotes healthy growth of children"~ (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations of medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered (Japanese)
  • A list of leaflets related to the Industrial Accident Compensation (Japanese)
  • Laws and regulations related to the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Japanese)
  • Request for participation in the Survey on Employment Trends in the first half of 2014 (Japanese)
  • Special rules for kindergarten-license holders to obtain childcare certificates (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • Procurement advertisement: Printing works of Hospital Admission (Odd Day) Questionnaires (and 19 other), Patient Survey in 2014 (Japanese)
May 12
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (878th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • For employers (for ongiong businesses) in FY2014: How to fill out a declaration form for fiscal renewal of labour insurance(Japanese)
  • For employers (for employment insurance) in FY2014: How to fill out a declaration form for fiscal renewal of labour insurance(Japanese)
  • For employers (Grouping of Businesses with Definite Term ) in FY2014: How to a fill out declaration form for fiscal renewal of labour insurance(Japanese)
  • Aggregation results of the business reports on worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • Professor Emerita Naoko Tajima, Jikei University School of Medicine becomes the first Japanese women to take up the position of Chair of the WHO Internal Medicine Topic Advisory Group for the revision of International Classification of Diseases (ICD)(Japanese)
  • Orders for the suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on May 9, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Request for submission of case notifications to physicians based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • The state subsidizes mutual aid premiums (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 108th National Physician Examination (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 107th National Dentist Examination (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 100th National Health Nurse Examinations, 97th National Midwife Examination, and 103rd National Nurse Examination and its make-up exam (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 66th National Radiological Technologist Examination (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 60th National Cliniical Laboratory Technician Examination (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 49th National Physical and Occupational Therapist Examinations (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 44th National Orthoptisis Examination (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension (Annual Report) (Japanese)
May 9
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions: List of questionnaire forms (Japanese)
  • Announcement of the sucessful applicants of the 28th National Examination for Registered Dietitian Exam (Japanese)
  • ID Numbers of the successful applicants of the 28th National Registered Dietitian Exam (Prompt report) (Japanese)
  • List of contact points accepting applications for the Registered Dietitian License (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (342nd announcement) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: A complete set of safety inspection works on official government cars (Japanese)
  • Renovation work on the software for electronic application of pharmaceutical products in compliance with the enforcement of the Revised Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of April 30, 2014) 【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of April 30, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Q&A on the Selling Business of Pharmaceutical Products, etc. (Part 2) (Japanese)
  • Digitization work of documents on war victims’ relief (Japanese)
  • Various labour insurance forms (Japanese)
May 8
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Survey on Industrial Accidents (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Corrections) (Japanese)
  • Procedures for filing notifications on new chemical substances of small quantities (Japanese)
  • Updated preparation tools for attachment files of the Monthly Report on Society-Managed Employment-Based Health Insurance (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: 12 printing works of outpatients' quetionnaires (general competitive bidding) for the Patient's Behavior Survey 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Acceptance/evaluation/data entry works of questionnaires for the Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions 2014 (Intermediate year) (Japanese)
May 7
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Recruitment schedule of the ministries and agencies (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (877th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Grants for Trial Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Japanese)
  • Notifications on Specific Medical Checkups/Health Guidance (Japanese)
  • 【Office Memorandum】Trends in the outbreak of Syphilis (April 30, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Promotion of informatization of the medical field (Japanese)
May 2
  • Meeting of the Directors of Welfare Offices (Tuesday, May 20) (Japanese)
  • Subsidies for environmental health industry related business expense in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • Participation of a Japanese expert in the WHO mission (Japanese)
  • Intended use of labour insurance premiums (Japanese)
  • The maintenance and operation support business of the Receipt counting system function in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake (April 2014) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Status on the authorization of "Re-Employment Assistance Plans" (Q4 FY2013 (Jan-Mar 2013)) (Japanese)
  • Status on the receipt of "Notification of Implementation Plans for the Suspension of Business Operation" concerning Employment Adjustment Grants (March 2014) (Japanese)
  • Release of the Labour Market Analysis Report (March 2014) (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (March 2014) (English)(Japanese)
May 1
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Transfer of documents on war victims’ relief to the National Archives of Japan (Japanese)
  • Preliminary exams for National Physician/Dentist Examinations (Japanese)
  • List of locations of Mothers' Hello Work and Mother's Corner (Japanese)
  • A venue for the announcement of the successful applicants of the 28th National Examination for Registered Dietitian (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Secretary Takatori says, "Good luck!" to one of the trainees who found a goal "to make a living by drawing" during vocational training.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Sato visited the Tamade Branch Office of the Japan Pension Service, Osaka Central Labour Standards Supervision Office, Osaka Hello Work for Young People, and Osaka New Graduates Support Hello Work) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake

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Apr 2014
Apr 30
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (876th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Safety Information (Japanese)
  • List of medical institutions implementing advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Promotion of home medical care (Japanese)
  • Practice Manual for the Utilization of Highly-Skilled Foreign Personnels is created (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura, Sakana-Kun, and Parliamentary Secretary Takatori (in the photo from left) giving out mini-carp streamers to each nursery school children who gathered at a "Carp Streamer Flying Ceremony" in FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Preliminary data), February 2014 (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of April 23, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Information on recalls of pharmaceutical products: Class II (medical devices) in FY2010 (Japanese)
  • Q&A on Long-Term Care Services (related to criteria for the operation and calculation of service fees) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 29
  • Winners of the spring's Medal of Honor in 2014 (Japanese)
Apr 28
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (875th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 25, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Various labour insurance forms (Japanese)
  • Implementation of inspection order for imported foods Italian pistachio nuts products(Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("We would like to support the industries through the governmental network," Minister Tamura expresses his feelings in his speech delivered at the Second Public-Private Sector Dialogue for Creation of Innovative Drugs and Medical Devices) (Japanese)
  • The certification of examination qualifications for National Nurses/Health Nurses/Midwives (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • 2014 - Development of Imported Foods Monitoring and Guidance Plan for FY 2014
Apr 25
  • Consultation and report on "proposed criteria for designation of education and training subject to the payment of benefits"~The designation criteria for expanded education and training courses for which the benefits are applied under the revised Employment Insurance Act~ (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (874th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Project on the infrastructure development for cancer clinical trials in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • No pesticide harm campaign in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Prompt Vital Statistics Report, February 2014 (Japanese)
  • The 57th "Codex Liaison Council" and the registration of observers (Japanese)
  • The First-Stage Implementation Plan for the Fund for Improving Health and Hygiene Facilities and Others in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Briefing meeting on increased assessment based on submitted data in FY2014 will be held (Japanese)
  • Leakage of personal information (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Novel influenza is a national crisis management matter," Minister Tamura instructs staff members of the MHLW response headquarters during the initial response drill conducted based on a scenario of the outbreak of novel influenza.) (Japanese)
  • Outcomes of the Second Project on "Provisional Special Grants for the Development and Establishment of the Production System for New Influenza Vaccines" and the results of selection of additional applicants for the project (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO) (Japanese)
  • Employment and Livelihood Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities (Japanese)
  • Handbook of Labour Statistics (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Hepatitus (Japanese)
  • Handling of participation in the deliberations of the meetings of Side Effects Review Group, Immunization and Vaccine Sub-Committee, Health Sciences Council (Japanese)
  • Various support projects regarding measures on passive smoking prevention (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • White Paper on the Labour Economy 2013 Summary
Apr 24
  • Materials used in the 43rd Meeting of the Council on the Promotion of Cancer Control Program are uploaded to the MHLW homepage (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Let us brainstorm together and make further actions against the adverse health effects of counterfeit medicines and designated substances," speaks Mr. Imabeppu, Director-General of Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau, at the 1st Meeting on the Promotion of Measures against Counterfeit Medicines and Designated Substances".) (Japanese)
  • Handling of research expenditure (Japanese)
  • Information on the quality of generic prescription drugs (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • What is Avian Influenza Recommended measures and precautionary points (Public Relations Office, Minister's Secretariat, Cabinet Office) (Japanese Government Internet TV movie) (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (Preliminary data), February 2014 (Japanese)
  • Various support projects regarding measures on passive smoking prevention (Japanese)
  • World No Tabacco Day (Japanese)
  • Consultation with and report from the Labour Policy Council regarding the "outline of a draft ministerial order for partial revision of the Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards Due to Dust"~The use of respiratory protective equipment becomes mandatory when engaging in work where rocks and minerals are grinded and burrs are removed from them~ (Japanese)
  • Crusade against illegal cannabis and opium poppies (Japanese)
  • The 9th Regular Mission for Recovery of the Remains from Iwo Jima in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • The 4th Special Mission for Recovery of the Remains from Iwo Jima in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • The 10th Regular Mission for Recovery of the Remains from Iwo Jima in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • The 11th Regular Mission for Recovery of the Remains from Iwo Jima in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension (Monthly report), January 2014 (Japanese)
  • Project for raising awareness through visits about drug abuse prevention (Japanese)
  • Partial revision of the standards on foods, additives, etc. (Japanese)
  • List of representative corporations whose contracts of Corporate-Type Defined Contribution Pension Plans are approved (Japanese)
  • Current status of corporate-type pension investment (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 23
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (872nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Employment security subsidy for persons with mental disabilities (Japanese)
  • Please give a nickname for our logo for promoting the provision of "working environment favorable for balancing work with long-term care" (Japanese)
  • The Act on Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children, the Mother and Child and Widows Welfare Act, and the Child Rearing Allowance Act are revised~The Law on Partial Revision of the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support the Development of the Next Generation and other acts designed to promote sound-upbringing of children who bear future-generation society is promulgated~ (Japanese)
  • Results of the survey on the municipal share of the cost of the health checkup for pregnant women (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of February 2014) (Japanese)
  • The Part-Time Employment Act is revised~The Act on Improvement of the Employment Management of Part-Time Workers is promulgated~ (Japanese)
  • A logo for promoting the provision of "working environment favorable for balancing work with long-term care" (Japanese)
  • For improvement of the employment management of part-time workers (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 22, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Briefing meeting on the Infrastructure Development Project for Promoting Domestic Production of Medical Devices in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • We are accepting your requests for early introduction of unapproved medical devices with substancial medical needs (Japanese)
  • Project for utilization of protocols in the training system for specified acts of medical assistance to be provided by nurses in FY2014 (Japanese)
Apr 22
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (871st announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Beginning in May, “Training Courses for the Employment Preparation for Workers of Japanese Descent” in FY2014 will be held in sequence at 13 Regional Labor Bureaus with a large population of Japanese descendents (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • Subsidies for the employment development of persons with developmental disabilities and intractable disease patients (Japanese)
  • Be careful of infectious diseases when travelling overseas during the Golden Week holidays (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of April 15, 2014) 【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of April 15, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Appointment of members to the Steering Committee of the Government Pension Investment Fund (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: Designated regions (An updated list of countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Status on the implementation of Measures to Support the Development of the Next Generation (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on February 2014) (Japanese)
Apr 21
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (870th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Homepage for medical corporations and health service management (Japanese)
  • Measures for prevention of passive smoking in workplace (Japanese)
  • A Report of the "Committee on Improvement of Environment for Commissioned Welfare and Child Welfare Volunteers' Activities" is compiled (Japanese)
  • Zoonoses: Information on zoonotic diseases by type (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 18, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Q&A on reforms to the systems for welfare services for persons with disabilities in FY2014 (as of April 9, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Infrastructure Development Project for Promoting Domestic Production of Medical Devices in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 18
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (869th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (Japanese)
  • Survey on Medical Care Benefit Expenditures in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Scheduled events for the Child Welfare Week in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey February 2014(English)(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 17
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20(2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (868th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Rapid safety communication on fatal cases with XEPLION Aqueous Suspension for IM injection (Japanese)
  • This winter's influenza surveillance (Season 14/2013) (March, 28 2014 edition) (Japanese)
  • Result of the Fact-finding Survey on Economic Conditions in Long-term Care in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on Working Conditions of Long-term Care Workers in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Special corners related to agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries at Hello Works (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of April 17, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Kurumin logo (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("The MHLW fully supports this effort." About 70 organizations attended the National Council on the Promotion of Integrated Community Care and put their wills together toward the construction and promotion of the Integrated Community Care System.) (Japanese)
  • We have the "National Occupational Safety Week" in FY2014 in July (Japanese)
  • Delivery of drugs to be thoroughly checked (Japanese)
  • Committee on the Clinical Study Cases of High Blood Pressure Medications (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 16
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (867th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Leakage of corporate information (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Certification of examination qualifications for the National Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • Certification of examination qualifications for the National Health Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • Certification of examination qualifications for the National Midwife Examination (Japanese)
  • Information on memorial services for the war dead (Japanese)
  • Long-Term Care Insurance (Japanese)
  • Status of the supply of anti-influenza virus drugs for general distribution (March 2014) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 15, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Overview of Health and Labour Sciences Research in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Inspection plans for radioactive materials in foods (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at the MHLW as of April 16, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (The first meeting of the "Task Force of the Committee on Concrete Measures for Persons with Mentally Disabilities to Achieve Prolonged Hospitalization-To-Community Transition" was held.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I hope that our efforts will spread across the country," Minister Tamura addresses at the 3rd Health Promotion Headquarters Meeting) (Japanese)
Apr 15
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (866th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care prescription fees - MEDIAS - (Oct.-Nov. 2013 issues) (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditure (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (October 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (November 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for the "Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (Up to March 2014) (Japanese)
  • Detection of so-called dietary supplements containing pharmaceutical ingredients (Japanese)
  • Overview of various systems under the Social Security System (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Works) (The main employment support services and employment placement records) (Japanese)
  • Status on voluntary recalls prior to FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Investigation Project on the Management of Grant Decisions and Plan Development for Welfare Services of Persons with Disabilities in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • We are seeking a logo for small and medium enterprises that support youth employment (Japanese)
  • A Handbook on Childcare Leave for Fixed-Term Employees (Japanese)
Apr 14
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (865th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • A report on the number of persons recognized as Yusho Disease patients as of the end of FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines on the Preparation of Plans for Equipment Service for Long-Term Care Covered by Public Aid are formulated~Provision of high-quality service is aimed through the development of appropriate plans~ (Japanese)
  • List of implementing organizations of the Project for Supporting the Employment and Independence of Single Parent Families (Japanese)
  • Committee on the Risk Assessment of the Support Project for Single-Parent Families to Work at home (to be held on April 22, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Are companies granted Kurumin certification under the Act on the Advancement of Measures for Supporting the Development of the Next Generation not missing opportunities to receive preferential tax treatments (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 11, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Applications for the Project for the Promotion of Evaluation and Publication of Medical Care Quality in FY2014 are accepted (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • List of representatives of the contracting parties of group contracts concluded between medical insurers and organizations providing health checkups and healthcare guidance in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Information on memorial services for the war dead (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 11
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (864th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The establishment of items and areas to which restrictions of distribution/consumption of foods concerned apply (Japanese)
  • Establishment and cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Measures on special arrangements for corporate field tests and elimination of regulatory gray zones (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Training Project on the Promotion of Dietary Reference Intakes in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Promotion of home medical care (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: Designated regions (Countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the provision of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
  • Interpretations of persons subject to routine immunizations (Office Memorandum) (Japanese)
  • The period of accepting applications for a slogan for the "Child Abuse Prevention Promotion Month" in FY2014 is from today to Tuesday, 10 June (Japanese)
  • Strengthening of systems at the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) (Japanese)
  • Approximate contribution rates (related to the Retiree Health Care System) in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Q&A on the handling of the costs for specific health guidance associated with the consumption tax rate, etc. (Japanese)
  • Helth Foods
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 10
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (863rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Measures on special arrangements for corporate field tests and elimination of regulatory gray zones (Japanese)
  • Handbook of Health and Welfare Statistics, FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Survey on National Health Insurance in FY2013 (based on questionnaires collected from insurers) (Japanese)
  • Survey on National Health Insurance (Japanese)
  • Remains of people who died while detained in the former Soviet Union and whose idenfications have been confirmed will be returned to bereaved families (April 14th, Fukushima prefecture) (Japanese)
  • Status of the safety screening of genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Environmental health industry related businesses (Japanese)
Apr 9
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (862nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Zoonosis: A case of a dog's echinococcosis infection in Aichi prefecture (Office Memorandum) (Japanese)
  • The number of the war dead's remains recovered in recent years (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("MHLW will devote all its efforts to create a society where each and every person with developmental disability can realize his/her ability and individuality," addresses Minister Tamura at the 7th World Autism Awareness Day, Blue Light Illumination Ceremony at Tokyo Tower.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura takes a commemorative photo with "women who shine" and "business leaders" following the first meeting on supporting women who shine.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I would like you to work with a sense of responsibility, and to do a good job together," Vice Minister Muraki makes an address of her instructions at the Welcome Ceremony for New Recruits in FY2014.) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 8, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Workshop for medical instructors responsible for the clinical training of medical practioners to be held (Japanese)
  • Survey on the Implementation of Training on Phlegm Suction (Japanese)
  • Inquiry counters for infectious diseases (Japanese)
  • Information on recalls of pharmaceutical products: Class II (medical devices) in FY2009 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 8
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (861st announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Initial response training based on a scenario of the outbreak of novel influenza (Japanese)
  • The 3rd Health Promotion Headquarters Meeting to be held (Japanese)
  • Grants for the improvement of the working environment of small-and-medium companies (Japanese)
  • The certification of examination qualifications for the National Midwife Examination (Japanese)
  • The certification of examination qualifications for the National Health Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • The certification of examination qualifications for the National Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • Briefing meeting on the certification of examination qualifications for the National Health Nurse, Midwife, and Nurse Examinations to be held (Japanese)
  • The 1st meeting of the Committee on the Clinical Research/Trial System to be held (Japanese)
  • Initiative for Accelerating Regulatory Science in Innovative Drug, Medical Device, and Regenerative Medicine (Japanese)
  • Creating an attractive working environment for home helper (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: Designated regions (Countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • List of locations of Mothers' Hello Works/Mothers' Corners (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of March 31, 2014) 【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of March 31, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 7
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (860th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Act on the General Support for Persons with Disabilities is enforced (Cabinet Orders/Ministerial Orders/Notifications and Notices/Office Memoranda) (Japanese)
  • Special privately-owned corporations (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 4, 2014 (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (Preliminary data),"November 2013 (Japanese)
  • Upcoming job interview meetings for foreign students (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • "Report on Labor and Social Security Conditions Overseas 2013" (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to business operators for the suspension of worker dispatching undertaking (Japanese)
  • "Report on Labor and Social Security Conditions Overseas 2013" is published~Includes a special article on labour disputes and settlement mechanisms in 7 Asian countries. Also Canada, India, and Vietnam are added to the countries covered in a regular article~ (Japanese)
  • Public Relations Implementation Plan in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Measures on special arrangements for corporate field tests and elimination of regulatory gray zones (Japanese)
  • Monitoring and guidance related to imported food (Japanese)
  • A pamphlet for business operators (Guide to preferential tax treatment) (Japanese)
Apr 4
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (859th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Changes to the aggregation results of the business reports on employment placement undertakings in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Changes to the aggregation results of the business reports on worker dispatching undertakings in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (341st announcement) (Japanese)
  • Orders for the suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertakings issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Promoting Preventive Long-term Care Project Report (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the provision of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
  • Homepage for medical corporations and health service management (Japanese)
  • Measures for the prevention of passive smoking in workplace (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance in FY2012 (Annual report) (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered (Japanese)
  • Investigations into medical institutions where blood coagulation factor products are delivered (Japanese)
  • Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale (Japanese)
  • Orange Ribbons Movement by Students (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Training Project for telemedicine specialist (Japanese)
  • Complete Pamphlet on Employment Related Subsidies (Detailed version) (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Revised list of designated regions (Countries/regions without the outbreak of Avian Influenza) (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (toadstools) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals
Apr 3
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (858th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Homepage for medical corporations and health service management (Japanese)
  • Law enforcement status at the Equal Employment Offices at Prefectural Labor Bureaus(Japanese)
  • Support Project for Community-based Health Promotion in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Promotion Project for Community-based Health (Japanese)
  • Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Study Group and other meetings related to the employment policy for young people (Japanese)
  • Enforcement of the Law Revising Parts of the Act for the Mental Health and Welfare of Persons with Mental Disorders (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks caused by a pathogenic substance, Norovirus (Japanese)
  • Social care for children (Japanese)
  • List of outlines of guidelines for the provision of government subsidies for water supply facilities maintenance (Japanese)
  • Revised jurisdiction areas of the Public Employment Placement Offices under the jurisdiction of the Aichi Labour Bureau (Japanese)
  • Outline of guidelines on the provision of grants for public investment for the development of Okinawa in FY2014 (The project for water supply facilities maintenance) (Japanese)
Apr 2
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (857th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Review of the educational content, etc. of the Training Course for National Psychiatric Social Workers (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("The MHLW fully supports this effort," said Senior Vice Minister Tsuchiya at the National Council on the Promotion of Integrated Community Care where about 70 organizations attended and put their wills together toward the construction and promotion of the Integrated Community Care System.) (Japanese)
  • Notifications of the execution of monitoring orders in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Cancer research (Japanese)
  • Operation guidelines and forms used for employment placement businesses (Japanese)
  • "10-year Strategy for Cancer Research" (Japanese)
  • Subsidy for the employment development of designated job seekers (Subsidy for the employment development of people with difficulties finding jobs) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for the operation of labor supply business (Japanese)
  • Premium rate of the late-stage medical care system for the elderly in FY2014-2015 (Japanese)
  • Results of the "National Health and Nutrition Survey" (Japanese)
  • The Report of the Committee on the Opinion Poll on End-of-life Care and its publication (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment related to the Project for the Promotion of the General Welfare of Persons with Disabilities in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Act on the General Support for Persons with Disabilities is enforced (Cabinet Orders/Ministerial Orders/Notifications and Notices/Office Memoranda) (Japanese)
  • Documents related to systems on, such as, the payment of benefits to support the independence of persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Measures for maternal and child health and chronic pediatric diseases (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 1, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Preliminary data), January 2014 (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received on welfare benefits from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake (February 2014 and cumulative total) (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (List of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
  • Revision of medical fees (for therapeutical equipment and treatments by acupuncture, moxibustion, massage, finger pressure, and judo healing practitioners) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for the operation of the recruitment of workers (Japanese)
  • Support for infertile couples (Japanese)
  • Maternal and Child Health Handbook (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the "Support Project for the Training of Nursing Teachers (Correspondence education) in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Child welfare cultural assets (Japanese)
Apr 1
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (856th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • National Meeting for Staff in Charge of Water Supply in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Survey on yusho disease ("oil symptoms") patients in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at the MHLW as of April 1, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Subsidy for the employment development of designated job seekers (Subsidy for the employment development of disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Appointment of (full-time) inspector at the MHLW-affiliated incorporated administrative agency (Japanese)
  • "Employment Guidelines" (Japanese)
  • Aggregation results of the business reports on worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • "Basic Guidelines on Employment Policies" are revised~Toward creation of a virtuous circle of the growth of individual persons through work and that of society as a whole"~ (Japanese)
  • "General Support Project for Industrial Health Activities" is launched on April 1st~The project structure is renewed so that comprehensive support can be provided to industrial health staff working in companies and others~ (Japanese)
  • Homepage on the financial status of various public pension plans (Japanese)
  • To those who have personal effects of the war dead (Japanese)
  • Notifications on the implementation of monitoring inspections for imported food in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Overview of public pension plans (Japanese)
  • Inquiry counters for infectious diseases (Japanese)
  • Implementation of inspection order for imported foods〜Chinese chive and its processd products〜 (Japanese)
  • Technical internship system (Japanese)
  • Subsidy to Improve workplace awareness (For improving working environments and developing infrastructures for improvement) (Japanese)
  • Project to support small and medium-sized/small-scaled enterprises for minimum wage increase (Japanese)
  • Production of statistics by commission and provision of anonymized data (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Subsidy to Improve workplace awareness (For telework) (Japanese)
  • Report on the results of "Compliance Investigations on the Ethical Guidelines for Clinical Research in FY2013") (Japanese)
  • Status on the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Subsidy for the employment development of designated job seekers (Special subsidy for the employment development of the elderly) (Japanese)
  • List of Public Employment Security Offices that provide support for employment in the welfare sector (Contact information) (Japanese)
  • Information for business operators who operate vocational training schools (Japanese)
  • Regional waterworks vision (Japanese)
  • Revision of the pension system (related to the Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Tax) (Japanese)
  • Notes on the certificate of separation from employment for insured persons under employment insurance (Japanese)
  • Information on the Project for the General Support of Industrial Health Activities (Japanese)
  • Report of Study Group for Japan's International Contribution to 'Active Aging'

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Mar 2014
Mar 31
  • Collaboration Plans to Accelerate Review of Medical Devices/ In Vitro Diagnostics(Japanese)
  • Press release on foods (March) (Japanese)
  • Sleep Guidelines for Health Promotion 2014 (Japanese)
  • Main changes to systems related to the MHLW (April 2014) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (855th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines on New Business Activities in the Healthy Life Expectancy Extension Industry Sector (Japanese)
  • The 14th Activity Report of the Follow-up Service Promotion Office (Jan.-Mar. 2014), March 31, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Business owners who implement the "Youth Career Support System" are selected~The Support Project for the Employment of Young People as Permanent Employees by Making Use of Employment Placement Dispatching is implemented~ (Japanese)
  • Business owners who implement the "Career-Return Support System" are selected~The Support Project for the Reemployment of Employees who Resigned for Reasons of Child Care, Long-Term Care, and Such, through Services IntegratingTraining and Employment Placement~ (Japanese)
  • OCR forms (for occupational accident compensation claims) for download (Japanese)
  • Results of a questionnaire survey on the electrical submission of applications for various insurance plans (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Annual Report on Medical Services for the Elderly Aged 75 and Over in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • The 103rd National Nurse Exam (including the make-up exam): The number of successful foreign nurse candidates accepted under Japanese laws based on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and names of hospitals accepting them are published~Score requirements for the extension of their stay period are also announced~ (Japanese)
  • Announcement of successful applicants of the 37th National Examination for Emergency Life-saving Technicians (Japanese)
  • Results of the "Basic Survey of Human Resources Development" in FY2013 are released~Company expenditures on ability development, including off-the-job-training, are expected to continuously increase within a several years period~ (Japanese)
  • Announcement of successful applicants of national examinations (Prompt report) (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 99th National Examination for Pharmacists are announced (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Ordered discontinuance of specified worker dispatching undertakings ~To business operators who fall under the causes for disqualification stipulated in the Worker Dispatching Act~ (Japanese)
  • Ordered discontinuance of specified worker dispatching undertakings ~To business operators who fall under the causes for disqualification stipulated in the Worker Dispatching Act~ (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 28, 2014 (Japanese)
  • "Guide to the Promotion of the Medical Care Network Project for Child Abuse Prevention" (Japanese)
  • Status of the utilization of welfare services for persons with disabilities (April 2012-) (Japanese)
  • Minimum wage system (Japanese)
  • Specific minimum wage (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Preliminary data), January 2014 (Japanese)
  • Outlines of budgets (Japanese)
  • A high school student textbook to promote understanding of blood donation (FY2014 edition) (Japanese)
  • "Hospital monitors' report on household products-related health damages in FY2012" is released (Japanese)
  • Technical Guidelines on the Implementation of Measures for the Prevention of Workers' Exposure to Asbestos" (Japanese)
Mar 29
  • Announcement of successful applicants of national examinations (Prompt report) (Japanese)
Mar 28
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (854th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • A report of the "Committee on the Development of Japanese Dietary Reference Intakes (2005 edition)" is compiled~Lifestyle disease prevention is emphasized. Target levels of "Body Mass Index (BMI)" as a measure of energy intake are newly proposed.~ (Japanese)
  • Countermeasure models to support balancing work with long-term care (Japanese)
  • A logo for promoting the provision of "working environment favorable for balancing work with long-term care" (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on the Working Conditions of Social Workers for Persons with Disability in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Enforcement of the Law Revising Parts of the Act for the Mental Health and Welfare of the Persons with Mental Disorders (Japanese)
  • Implementation of inspection order for imported foods〜Chinese chive and its processd products〜 (Japanese)
  • Selection of juridical persons who implement 'Yorisoi' support projects (consultations) for residents of the affected 3 prefectures in FY2014 (A disaster-hit area support project) (Japanese)
  • Recruitment of juridical persons who implement 'Yorisoi' support projects (consultations) for residents outside the affected 3 prefectures in FY2014 (A nationwide support project) (Japanese)
  • To create a workplace where employees can work feeling secured while undergoing treatment~A collection of hints (case examples) for health services which could be provided at the workplace for the achievement of balance between treatment and work~ (Japanese)
  • Aggregation results of the business reports of worker supply businesses in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Aggregation results of the business reports of employment placement undertakings in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Status of Worker Dispatching Undertaking as of June 1, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Aggregation results of the business reports on worker dispatching undertaking in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • A report of the "Study Group Meeting on the Vocational Ability Evaluation System within the Labour Market Policy" is released~To create a labour market where people's vocational ability is properly evaluated and career and manpower development is promoted through "visualization of the vocational ability," for example, by developing a new trade testing and certification mechanism~ (Japanese)
  • Orders for the suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators by the Osaka Labour Bureau (Japanese)
  • Order issued to dispatching business operators for the improvement of Worker Dispatching Undertaking (Japanese)
  • Orders for the suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators by the Aichi Labour Bureau (Japanese)
  • "A Report of the Study Group on Career Consultation" in FY2013 is compiled~The career consultants' abilities and measures for their improvement and abilities/skills required for providing guidance on the Job-Card issuers are presented~ (Japanese)
  • Imported Food Monitoring and Guidance Plan in FY2016 (Japanese)
  • Imported Food Monitoring and Guidance Plan in FY2016 is formulated (Japanese)
  • Co-payments for medical costs for persons aged 70-74 (Announcement) (Japanese)
  • Examination for Sign Language Interpreters (Japanese)
  • Invitation of public comments for the "Draft Ministerial Order Revising Parts of the Ministerial Ordinance on the Manufacture/Import Notification, etc. of New Chemical Substances" (Japanese)
  • An overall picture of the social security system reform (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I would like to make full use of today's visit for future measures," spoke Senior Vice Minister Sato during his visit to the Nakano Branch Office of the Japan Pension Service (JPS) and the JPS headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake (March 2014) (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the provision of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for dentist instructors (Japanese)
  • Measures on transplantation (Japanese)
  • Past activities related to system optimization (Japanese)
  • Draft budgets of the MHLW for FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Outline of the MHLW supplementary budget proposal for FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Application procedures for pharmacists' licenses, etc. (Japanese)
  • Guide to the Joint Initiatives between the Public and Private Sectors in Water Supply Businesses (March 2014) (Japanese)
  • Status on the receipt of the "Notification of an Implementation Plan for the Suspension of Business Operation" concerning the Employment Adjustment Subsidies (February 2014) (Japanese)
  • Labour Market Analysis Report (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Summary of Results of the Fiscal 2012 Basic Survey of Human Resources Development
  • News Letter
  • Employment referrals for general workers (February 2014) (English)(Japanese)
Mar 27
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (853rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The handling of an application period for lum-sum death benefits for persons subject to an adjudication of disapperance will be changed~The benefits will be paid when requests are filed within 2 years from the day following a final decision on the adjudication of disappearance~ (Japanese)
  • Measures for persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • 78 candidates accepted under the Japanese laws based on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) passed the 26th National Certified Careworker Exam (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of Grants for the Improvement of Facilities for Supporting the Development of the Next Generation in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • 3rd unofficial announcement of Grants for the Provision and Improvement of Space for Community Long-term Care and Welfare in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Orders for the suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • "Orange Ribbons Movement by Students" in FY2013 is implemented~Outcomes of measures taken for promoting child abuse prevention among youths~ (Japanese)
  • Announcement of successful applicants of national examinations (Prompt report) (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 26th National Certified Careworker Exam (Japanese)
  • 9 areas are selected for the "Strategic Project to Create Employment in Industries" in FY2014~The MHLW supports projects aimed at creating employment in the regions, mainly in the manufacturing industry~ (Japanese)
  • Outline of the 11th Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century (2001 Cohort) (Japanese)
  • Outline of the Second Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century (2010 Cohort) (Japanese)
  • Status of occurrence of occupational accidents (March 2013) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Disclosure of information on the Special Accounts of the MHLW (Japanese)
  • Information on subsidies for employers (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension (Monthly report), December 2013 (Japanese)
  • Recombinant blood products stipulated in Article 8 of the Guidelines for ensuring the enhancement of safety and stable supply of blood products (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Basic Survey on Wage Structure
Mar 26
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (852nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Administrative punishment of business owners who gave false descriptions in job ads in recruitment activities (Japanese)
  • Status of applicants for admission to special nursing homes for the elderly (Japanese)
  • Meeting minutes of the Discussion Group Meeting on the Two Unemployment Insurance Services (Oct. 18, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Safety Information (Japanese)
  • Orders for suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 25, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Inquiry counters for fibrinogen preparations (Japanese)
  • Documents related to systems on, such as, the payment of benefits to support independence of persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Announcement of company names related to the employemnt status of persons with disabilities in FY2013: No private company was applicable for consecutive 2 years/no public organization received a recommendation for appropriate implementation of the recruitment plan (Japanese)
  • Long-term care service fee revision in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Selection of organizations that implement the Project for Improvement of the Clinical Efficacy Database (Japanese)
  • Cases of wide-area operation of water supply businesses and those under consideration (March 2014) (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products for export (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Prefectural waterworks vision (Japanese)
  • The Labour Insurance Administration Association's data link function for the support system for the Labour Bureau's labour insurance application and premium collection operations (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] September 2013 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] August 2013 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] July 2013 (Japanese)
Mar 25
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (851st announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Announcement of the results of deliberations by the Committee on Designated Substances held today~8 substances are newly designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu"~ (Japanese)
  • Results of additional reassessments of the internal radiation doses of emergency workers at the TEPCO's Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant (Japanese)
  • Changes of the mid-term objective of the Government Pension Investment Fund. and approval of changes to the Mid-term Plan of the Government Pension Investment Fund. (Japanese)
  • 103rd National Nurse Exam: The number of successful foreign nurse candidates accepted under Japanese laws based on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and names of hospitals accepting them are published~Score requirements of national examinations for the extension of their stay period are also announced~ (Japanese)
  • Disclosure of information on the Special Accounts of the MHLW (Japanese)
  • Homepage for medical corporations and health service management (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Procedures for new chemical substances based on the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Japanese)
  • Provision of, such as, long-term care staff, to support the Soso region of Fukushima prefecture (8th term) (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of 100th National Health Nurse Examinations, 97th National Midwife Examination, and 103 National Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • Food safety information: "Codex Liaison Council" (Japanese)
  • Consultation with and report from the Labor Policy Council on the "Outline of a Draft Ministerial Ordinance Revising Part of an Ordinance on the Safety and Health of Work under High Pressure"~The revised ministerial ordinance will be enforced on Apr. 1, 2015, reflecting the actual working conditions, such as the use of mixed gas~ (Japanese)
  • Consultation with and report from the Labor Policy Council on the "Outline of a Draft Ministerial Ordinance Revising Part of an Ordinance on the Prevention of Health Impairment due to Asbestos"~The revised ministerial ordinance will enforced on Apr. 1, 2015, strengthening measures on the removal of sprayed asbestos and regulations on the handling of heat insulation mateiral, fireproofing materials, and others containing asbestos~ (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (Preliminary data), December 2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Akaishi attending a roundtable meeting with PM Schmidt and exchanging opinions on our countries' healthcare) (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of March 14, 2014) 【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion(as of March 14, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Electronic processing system for workers' accident compensation insurance claims (Japanese)
  • Evaluation Committee on the Support Project for Single-Parent Families to Work at home, etc.(Japanese)
  • Appointment of the heads of the MHLW-affiliated Incorporated Administrative Agencies(Japanese)
  • Project for "Enterprises' Declaration for Supporting Youth Employment and Human Resources Development"(Japanese)
  • Survey of Social Welfare Institutions 2012 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Mar 24
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (853rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of non-compliant Canadian beef commingled with shipment for Japan (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (A visitor remarked, "I felt the vitality of women who lived during and after the war" at a special exhibition on "Dreams, Hopes, and Hardships~Working Women in the Showa Era~" now underway.) (Japanese)
  • Blood Project Report 2013 (Japanese)
  • Enforcement of the Law Revising Parts of the Act for the Mental Health and Welfare of the Persons with Mental Disorders (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," January 2014 (Japanese)
  • Points to remember when using babysitting services (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (December 2013) (Japanese)
  • Survey on the Insured of the Late-stage Medical Care System for the Elderly in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • 15th "Star of Ikumen" (Ikumen Project) is selected (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Tsuchiya held a meeting with Vice Minister of the Vietnamese Health Ministry) (Japanese)
  • Results of open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for Providing Study Support for Foreign Nurse Candidates in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 20, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Publishment of general information and documents on the " Council on the Promotion of Joint Initiatives between Public and Private Sectors in the Area of Water Supply in FY2013" (Japanese)
  • Special Labour Insurance Account (Japanese)
  • Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Healthcare was agreed upon at the Japan-Vietnam Summit Meeting (Japanese)
  • Information for managers of small and medium sized enterprises (Japanese)
  • "Statistical Classification of Diseases and Causes of Death" (Japanese)
  • Information on infectious diseases and vaccinations (Inquiry counters for infectious diseases) (Japanese)
  • Meical care subject to the aid program for hepatitus treatment (interferon and nucleic acid analogue treatments) (Japanese)
  • Results of hepatitus screenings conducted at the local governments (Japanese)
  • PR poster on the practical training of nursing students is released: To ask for cooperation of patients, family members, and healthcare professionals in the communities (Japanese)
Mar 20
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on January 2014) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (849th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • New procedures including "Application form for employees on childcare leave (covered by National Health Insurance and Employees' Pension Insurance)" are added (Japanese)
  • Revision of medical fees (for therapeutical equipment and treatments by acupuncture, moxibustion, massage, finger pressure, and judo healing practitioners) (Japanese)
  • Orders for the suspension and improvement of employment placement undertakings issued to relevant employment placement business operators (Japanese)
  • Order issued to dispatching business operators for the improvement of worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • Consultative Meetings of Instructors for the Separation of Medical Practice and Dispensing in FY2013 (Documents) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of Fact-finding Survey on Economic Conditions of Welfare Services for Persons with Disability in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Revision of "Concepts of inspection planning and the establishment and cancellation of items and areas to which the restrictions of distribution and/or consumption of foods concerned apply" regarding radioactive materials in foods (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (applied as of April 1, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (An exhibition on "Wounded and sick soldiers who ended their lives at the Hakone sanatorium" will be held) (Japanese)
  • Production of statistics by commission and provision of anonymized data (Japanese)
  • Measures against discrepancies between information on job offer slips and actual working conditions are strengthend~"A Hotline for Hello Work Job Offers" opens on Mar. 24th~ (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of research projects (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (Preliminary data), January 2014 (Japanese)
  • Employment support for persons with developmental disabilities (Japanese)
  • Schedules and organizations implementing workshops for dispatching business operators (Japanese)
  • Employment rate system for persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Awareness-raising project for drug abuse prevention (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 41st Industrial Safety Consultant Examination and Industrial Health Consultant Examination (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to the EU (Japanese)
Mar 19
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (848th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions for the distribution on foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Information on water supply restrictions relating to drought (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at the MHLW as of March 19, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Let us maintain a good bilateral relationship in the field of food in the future," spoke Senior Vice Minister Tsuchiya to Chancellor of the Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture.) (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of January 2014) (Japanese)
  • Generic drug preference sticker (Japanese)
  • Electronic processing system for occupational accident compensation insurance claims (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 18, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of February 3, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (applied as of April 1, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Information on pharmacies and pharmacists (Japanese)
  • Information related to Citizen Legal Guardians (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Projects on infertility treatment (Japanese)
Mar 18
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey January 2014(English)(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (847th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Unofficial notification of the appropriation of subsidies for the improvement of social welfare facilities in FY2013 (supplementary budget) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (Japanese)
  • Prompt announcement of the successful applicants of national examinations (Japanese)
  • Enhancement of employment support for new school graduates experiencing difficulty in getting hired~"Intensive support for students looking for jobs but have not offered them in 2014" is implemented (Japanese)
  • "Report on job openings and applications pertaining to recent high school and junior high school graduates" in FY2013 (as of January 2014) (Japanese)
  • "Survey on the job offer situation of graduating university students" in FY2013 (as of February 1, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Report on Regional Public Health Services and Health Promotion Services 2012 (Japanese)
  • List of questionnaire forms for statistical surveys (Japanese)
  • 8 Japanese who remained in Karafuto etc. after World War II make temporary return in group (Mar 19-29) (Japanese)
  • An exhibition on "Wounded and sick soldiers who ended their lives at the Hakone sanatorium" opens on Mar. 26th at the Shokei-kan (Kudan, Tokyo) (Japanese)
  • Schedules of and organizations implementing Workshops for Responsible Person Acting for Dispatching Undertaking (Japanese)
  • Status of the safety screening of genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Information on vaccination (Japanese)
  • Notifications of plan and work, and supervision regarding asbestos removal (Japanese)
Mar 17
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (846th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Information on the application for licenses related to the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Consultative Meetings of Instructors for the Separation of Medical Practice and Dispensing in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Status of the utilization of welfare services for persons with disabilities (April 2012-) (Japanese)
  • Outbreak of and warning on pneumonia caused by Influenza type A virus (Japanese)
  • Project for Promoting Citizen Legal Guardians in FY2013 (implemented in 128 municipalities (in 34 prefectures)) and an overview of projects implemented in the respective municipalities (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (Up to February 2014) (Japanese)
  • 11th Industrial Homework Working Group, Equal Employment Committee, Labour Policy Council to be held (Japanese)
  • Light It Up Blue in Japan at Tokyo Tower will be held on the "World Autism Awareness Day" on Apr. 2nd~The World Autism Awareness Day 2014 Symposium will be held on Mar. 29th to promote understanding of developmental disorders~ (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (applied as of April 1, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of February 3, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 14 2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Sato listening to explanations given on a metal working training course) (Japanese)
  • Results of open recruitment of organizations that implement the project for improving the environment for accepting foreign patients at medical institutions (Japanese)
  • Status of the supply of anti-influenza virus drugs for general distribution (February) (Japanese)
Mar 14
  • Errors in the appointment procedures for ad hoc committee members of the Health Sciences Council (Japanese)
  • Handbook on Zoonosis in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Akaishi exchanging opinions with local people at the "Furusato Round-Table Talk in Saza-Cho, Nagasaki Prefecture") (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for the "Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • "Cabinet Order revising parts of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc." is approved by the Cabinet (Japanese)
  • Public comments for the "Cabinet Order revising parts of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc." (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 26th National Certified Social Worker Examination (Japanese)
  • Promotion of home medical care (Japanese)
  • Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Works) (The main employment support services and employment placement records) (Japanese)
  • Various labour insurance forms (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals
Mar 13
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (845th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (844th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Designated regions (Countries/regions without the outbreak of Avian Influenza) (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by the MHLW (A bill for partial amendments of the Industrial Health and Safety Act) (Japanese)
  • Documents related to systems on, such as, payment of benefits to support independence of persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • National Meeting of the Division Directors in Charge of Health Service in FY2013 (Documents) (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by the MHLW (Japanese)
  • List of requirements for advanced medical treatment institutions and the list of medical institutions implementing advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Announcement of successful applicants of national examinations (Japanese)
  • National Health and Nutrition Survey (Japanese)
  • Production of an awareness raising pamphlet on Yusho Disease ("Oil Symptoms") for healthcare workers (Japanese)
  • Summary report of the Survey on Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care (2012) (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of remains of the war dead (March) (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (List of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
  • Public advertisement for organizations that implement Training Projects for Improvement of Practical Surgical Techniques in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • International cooperation in the public health field (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for dentist instructors 2014 (The 20th workshop is scheduled on July 26-27th in Otaru-shi, Hokkaido) (Japanese)
  • Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care 2012
Mar 12
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (843rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Working Group on Food Poisoning, Sectional Committee on Food Sanitation, Council for Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation, to be held (Japanese)
  • Committee on the Risk Assessment of the Support Project for Single-Parent Families to Work at Home (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (November 2013) (Japanese)
  • Workshop for medical instructors responsible for clinical training of medical practioners (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 11, 2014 (Japanese)
  • National Meeting of the Division Directors in Charge of Food Sanitation in FY2013 (Documents) (Japanese)
  • Information on missions for the recovery of remains of the war dead (March) (Japanese)
  • Written decision (overview) concerning request for examination regarding workers' compensation insurance benefits~Supplementary Information~(Japanese)
  • Enforcement of the Law revising parts of the Act for the Mental Health and Welfare of the Persons with Mental Disorders (Japanese)
  • Labour standards information (Japanese)
  • Summary of Vital Statistics
Mar 11
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (842nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by the MHLW (Act on Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and the Protection of Dispatched Workers, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Administrative Officers' Meeting on Yusho Disease ("Oil Symptoms") in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement workshops for clinical training instructors of dentist practioners (workshops for program managers) in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement workshops for instructors of the health workforce in practical training facilities in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement workshops for dentist personnel in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Be careful of suspicious mails informing supplemental benefits for low-income pensioners (Japanese)
  • The 2nd Expert Meeting on the Career Concultants' Training Plan (Announcement) (Japanese)
  • Meetings related to the health and welfare of persons with disabilities (Documents) (Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for government subsidies for the Health Promotion Projects for the Elderly in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • List of foreign official laboratories (Japanese)
  • Zoonosis (Japanese)
  • Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Minister's presentation of letters of appreciation to organizations and individuals who participated in the support activities for the disaster victimes of the Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of remains of the war dead (March) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Report on Public Health Administration and Services (related to environmental health) (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (preliminary report) (2014) (Japanese)
  • Results of implementation of monitoring (Employees' Pension Fund) in FY2012 (Japanese)
Mar 10
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (841st announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The 2nd Unofficial announcement of Grants for the Provision and Improvement of Space for Community Long-term Care and Welfare in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Homepage for medical corporations and health service management (Japanese)
  • Subsidy Projects to Support the Independence of Single Mothers (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • A logo for the National Trade Skill Testing System/Certified Skilled Worker is decided (Japanese)
  • Special rules for kindergarten-license holders to obtain childcare certificates (Japanese)
  • Survey on Labour Economy Trend, February 2014 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 7, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of business operators that implement the Project for Promotion of Public Awareness of the Healthcare Public Key Infrastructure (HPKI) in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Instruction manual on how to record death certificate (postmortem certificate) in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Electronic processing system for occupational accident compensation insurance claims (Japanese)
  • Partial revision of the standards on foods, additives, etc. (Japanese)
  • In Focus: Radiation Protection of Workers Involving TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (IRPW)
Mar 7
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (840th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Production of statistics by commission and provision of anonymized data (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by the MHLW (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement "the Support Project for Training of Nursing Teachers (correspondence education) in FY2014" (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data)," October 2013 (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (340th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • "Coverage of fertility treatment subsidies will change" (a poster and a leaflet to advertise a system reform) and "Fertility and Infertility"(a promotional video on the knowledge of pregnancy) are posted on the MHLW homepage (Japanese)
  • Dreams, Hopes, and Hardships~Working Women in the Showa Era~: A special exhibition will open on Mar. 15th at the National Showa Memorial Museum (Showa-Kan) (Kudan, Tokyo) (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Director-General of the Labour Standards Bureau requested the Nihon Bus Associations thoroughly implement bus drivers' working hour management, etc. (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to the EU (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (preliminary report) (2013) (Japanese)
  • Production of statistics by commission and provision of anonymized data (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of February 28, 2014) 【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of February 28, 2014) (Japanese)
Mar 6
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (839th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Implement labour administration that meets the public's expectations," Senior Vice Minister Sato gives instructions at the "National Meeting of Director-Generals of Prefectural Labour Bureaus.) (Japanese)
  • Overview of the 1st Longitudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century (2012) and the 11th Longtudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century (2002) (Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale: The former Employment and Human Resources Development Organization/Chiba Center: Tenders submitted by the deadline (Japanese)
  • Ministerial order designating 10 additional substances as Designated Drugs is promulgated (Japanese)
  • Health, Labour and Welfare Monitor System (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Briefing meeting on support benefits for spouses of the Japanese remaining in China, etc. (held on Feb. 25-26, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Testing institutions stipulated in the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Art 12 (1)) (Japanese)
Mar 5
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (838th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Measures for child abuse prevention, DV prevention, human trafficking, etc. (Japanese)
  • Various forms (Corporate-Type Defined Contribution Pension Plan) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 4, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Homepage for provision of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
  • Documents of a Briefing on Medical Service Fee Revision in FY2014 (to be held on March 6, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (effective as of April 1, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Examples of standardized recording of generic prescriptions (effective as of April 1, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), December 2013 (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received on welfare benefits from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake (January 2014 and cumulative total) (Japanese)
Mar 4
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (837th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Regular home visitation and as-needed visitation services (Japanese)
  • MHLW activities for International Expansion of Healthcare (Japanese)
  • Survey on Input-Output Structure (Japanese)
  • Report of the "2nd Study Group Meeting on Regional Employment Support" regarding employment support for persons with developmental disabilities (Japanese)
  • Vaccination against yellow fever is recommended to travelers to World Cup Game~You need reservation in advance. Get vaccinated early to avoid crowds during peak travel time.~ (Japanese)
  • Public recruitment of juridical persons who implement the Project for Supporting In-Home Care of Intractable Disease Patients in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Status on application of labour insurance and collection of premiumus (Monthly report), January 2014 (Japanese)
  • Revised version of Training Guidelines for New Nursing Staff (Japanese)
Mar 3
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (836th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • National Nurse Examination (Qualified examination takers are added) (Japanese)
  • 【Accepting applications】 List of the MHLW meetings accepting participants and observers (including Councils) (Japanese)
  • Special provisional allowance for childrearing households (Japanese)
  • Additional qualified examination takers for the make-up exam for the 103rd National Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • Report from the Labour Policy Council on the "Draft Outline of a Bill Revising Parts of the Act on Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and the Protection of Dispatched Workers (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Mid-term objectives of the Japan Pension Service (Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for travel expense subsidies for the recovery of remains of the war dead in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Survey on National Health Insurance (Schedule of release) (Japanese)
  • Survey on National Health Insurance in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • A National Meeting of Food Sanitation Department Heads in FY2013 to be held (Japanese)
  • Second recruitment of implementing organizations of the Social Welfare Promotion Project in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Information page on Hansen's disease (Japanese)
  • Application for Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants in FY2014 (Comprehensive Research Projects on Longevity Science and Dementia Measures) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on February 28, 2014 (Japanese)
  • "Medical care education and in-service training" provided at Ceritified Careworker Training Facilities, etc. (Japanese)
  • Extension of due dates of the payment, etc. for levies for employing persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Forms for Re-employment Assistance Plans and Job-Seeking Activity Support Basic Plans for download (Japanese)
  • Balancing work with long-term care (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale: Properties currently being invited to tender (The former Employment and Human Resources Development Organization/Iwate Center) (Japanese)

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Feb 2014
Feb 28
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Employment referrals for general workers (January 2014) (English)(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (835th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (30th report) (Japanese)
  • 【Accepting applications】 List of MHLW meetings accepting participants and observers (including Councils) (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (November 2013)(Japanese)
  • Electronic processing system for occupational accident compensation insurance claims (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Implementation of inspection order for imported foods〜Spanish nonglutinous rice〜 (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), November 2013 (Japanese)
  • Homepage of "Japanese Pharmacopoeia" (Japanese)
  • Revision of the maximum amounts of placement fees (for employment placement businesses) (Japanese)
  • Codex standards in Japanese (Japanese translation of the major documents) (Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake (February 2014) (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), December 2013 (Japanese)
  • Employment support for intractable disease patients (Japanese)
  • Labour Market Analysis Report (Japanese)
  • Status on receipt of "Notification of Implementation Plan for the Suspension of Business Operation" concerning Employment Adjustment Grants (January 2014) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
Feb 27
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (834th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Testing institutions stipulated in the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Article 12, Section 1) (Japanese)
  • Meeting of Directors Related to Social Welfare and War Victims' Relief Bureau (Documents) (Japanese)
Feb 26
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (833rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Consultation with and report from the Labour Policy Council on the draft outline of a "Bill on Establishment of Relevant Acts as a Result of Enforcement of the Administrative Appeal Act (related to revision of parts of the Act on Labor Insurance Examiners and the Labor Insurance Appeal Committee)" (Japanese)
  • Consultation with and report from the Labour Policy Council on the draft outline of a "Draft Ministerial Ordinance for Revising Parts of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Workmen's Accident Compensation Insurance Act" (Japanese)
  • Homepage of "Japanese Pharmacopoeia" (Japanese)
  • Public exhibition of the devices developed under the Project for Promoting the Development of Welfare Devices for Supporting the Independence of Persons with Disabilities in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Status of Medical Services for the Elderly Aged 75 and Over (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on February 25, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Welfare equipment that supports your independence tomorrow is available here!~Public exhibition of the welfare equipment, etc. that supports the independence of persons with disabilities~ (Japanese)
  • Designated regions (Countries/regions without the outbreak of Avian Influenza) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takatori participated in the "Inauguration Ceremony for the Japanese Sochi 2014 Paralympics Delegation" and gave words of encouragement to the members.) (Japanese)
  • Project to support small and medium-sized enterprises for minimum wage increase (Japanese)
  • Information on recovery of remains of the war dead (February) (Japanese)
  • Laws revising parts of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act and the Pharmacists Act (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("The successful recovery of remains is a result of mission members' hard work," addresses Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takatori at Disbandment Ceremony of the Special Mission for Recovery of Remains of the War Dead from Iwo Jima.) (Japanese)
Feb 25
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (832nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (29th report) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) (Japanese)
  • Information on subsidies for employers (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditure (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (September 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (August 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care expenditure - MEDIAS - (Aug.-Sept. 2013 issues) (Japanese)
  • Status of distribution of medical care expenditure by facility (February 2014) (Japanese)
  • Comparison of medical care costs covered under national medical care and MEDIAS expenditures (FY2011) (Japanese)
  • Social security related expenses under the MHLW's Draft Budget for FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Zoonosis (Japanese)
  • National Meeting of Directors of Health Service Related Divisions (Japanese)
  • Symposium: "A historical account of Hansen's disease prisons: Consideration of the "negative legacy" of the quarantine policy for Hansen's disease patients" (Japanese)
  • Questions for Kenketsu-Chan (Japanese)
Feb 24
  • Foods Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Outline of Health,Labour and Welfare Statistics 2013
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (831st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Measures taken by the MHLW regarding heavy snow this winter (Japanese)
  • Status of utilization of welfare services for persons with disabilities (April 2012-) (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Status of safety screening of genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Implementation of inspection order for imported foods〜Korean perilla and its processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Updates to published data of "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (supporter companies for the promotion of Job-Card)" (as of November 30, 2013) (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," December 2013 (Japanese)
  • Financial projection of pensions in foreign countries (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (Japanese)
  • "Report of Panel Meeting on Review of Training Guidelines for New Nursing Staff" (Japanese)
  • A makeup exam for the 103rd National Nurse Examination will be held (Japanese)
  • National Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on February 21, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Status of occurrence of occupational accidents (February 2014) (Japanese)
Feb 21
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (830th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Measures taken by MHLW regarding heavy snow this winter (Japanese)
  • Food Risk Communication: Informal Meeting on the Current Situation and Future Measures against Radionuclides in Foods~To Facilitate Correct Understanding~will be held (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Order issued to dispatching business operators for improvement of worker dispatching undertaking (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Symposium for Deepening Understanding on the Japanese who Remained in China, etc.") (Japanese)
  • Outlines of Health, Labour and Welfare Statistics (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), December 2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Akaishi receiving a report of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council (272nd general meeting) and stating his determination for medical service fee revision in FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Related to single parent families (Japanese)
  • Implementation status of consultation support services for persons with disabilities (based on the FY2013 survey) (Japanese)
  • Manufacture (import) notifications of new chemical substances based on the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Japanese)
  • Information on the sales of government-owned properties: Properties currently being invited to tender (The Fukuoka Seamen's Insurance Health and Welfare Center) (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of February14, 2014) (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of February 14, 2014) 【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • A guide on occupational accidents caused by the acts of third parties (Japanese)
Feb 20
  • Basic Survey on Wage Structure(Japanese)
  • In Focus: Radiation Protection of Workers Involving TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (IRPW)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on December 2013)(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (829th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Labour Policy Council's consultation with and report on the "Draft Outline of the Act on Special Measures for Fixed-term Workers with Specialized Knowledge, etc." (Japanese)
  • Measures taken by MHLW regarding heavy snow this winter (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (28th report) (Japanese)
  • Handbook on "Work-Life Balance for Fathers~We support papa's management of both work and childrearing" (Japanese)
  • National Meeting of Division Directors in Charge of Pharmaceutical Affairs in FY2013 to be held (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the provision of information on medical fee receipts and health checkups (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension (Monthly report), November 2013 (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
Feb 19
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (828th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Measures taken by MHLW regarding heavy snow this winter (Japanese)
  • Changes in medical fees related to treatments conducted by judo healing practioners, etc. (estimates) (Japanese)
  • 56th "Codex Liaison Council" and the registration of observers (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of December 2013) (Japanese)
  • Overview of the 8th Longitudinal Survey of Middle-aged and Elderly Persons (a continuous survey on the living conditions of middle-aged and elderly persons) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on February 18, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Measures for persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Procedures for new chemical substances based on the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Japanese)
  • Status of the supply of anti-influenza virus drugs for general distribution (January) (Japanese)
Feb 18
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey 2013 (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey December 2013(English)(Japanese)
  • Vital Statistics in JAPAN -The latest trends
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (827th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Measures taken by MHLW regarding heavy snow this winter (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (27th report) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for the Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants of FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Tsuchiya experimenting with a hand-pump water well) (Japanese)
  • Information on memorial services for the war dead (February and March 2014) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Tsuchiya addressing at the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) Forum hosted by PMDA) (Japanese)
  • Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Works) (The main employment support services and employment placement records) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of juridical persons who implement the Project for Supporting Grass Roots Activities through the International Employer's and Worker's Network (SGRA) in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • OCR forms (for occupational accident compensation claims) for download (Japanese)
  • List of questionnaire forms for statistical surveys (Japanese)
  • Present situation of drug abuse and measures taken by MHLW (Japanese)
  • Individualized support measures for small and medium-sized enterprises for minimum wage increase (Japanese)
  • The General Situation of Administrative Measures Against Narcotics and Stimulants Abuse(2013) (Japanese
  • For ensuring imported food safety (Cases of violation of the Food Hygiene Law in Japan) (Japanese)
Feb 17
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (826th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Disclosure of information on the Special Accounts of MHLW (Japanese)
  • The numbers of the war dead's remains recovered in recent years (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for "The Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • List of requirements for advanced medical treatment institutions and the list of medical institutions implementing advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (Up to January 2014) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Ms. Reimi Kanda, Miss Nippon Angel of Water paid a courtesy call to Mr. Sato, Director-General of Health Service Bureau) (Japanese)
  • National Meeting of Assistant Director-Generals (Directors) of the Division of the Health Services System for the Elderly and the National Health Insurance Division of the Health Insurance Bureau and the Association of Medical Care Services for Older Senior Citizens (Documents) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on February 14, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Disclosure of information on claims held by MHLW in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Workshops concerning the qualifications of responsible technical experts of medical device manufacturers (Japanese)
  • Laws revising parts of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act and the Pharmacists Act (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Furusato Hello Work (Regional Employment Counseling Offices) (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (preliminary report) (2013) (Japanese)
  • Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Persons Who Have Caused Serious Cases Under the Condition of Insanity (Japanese)
Feb 14
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (825th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by MHLW (Japanese)
  • Q & A on Rotavirus (Japanese)
  • Labour Policy Council's proposals for "Exceptions, etc. to the rule regarding conversion of dispatched workers on fixed-term labour contracts to indefinite employment" are published (Japanese)
  • Increase in the number of notified cases of measles patients (as of February 7, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Order issued to dispatching business operators for the improvement of worker dispatching undertaking (Japanese)
  • Symposium on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) will be held (On March 13, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Good practices of creating workplaces where elderly persons can actively work are openly recruited- "The Contest for the Employment Development of Elderly Persons~For Realization of Ageless Society~" in FY2014- (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura visited the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, the Tokyo Medical University Hospital, and the National Center for Child Health and Development) (Japanese)
  • Annual Report on Child Allowance (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Employment support for persons with developmental disabilities (Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale: Properties accepting requests for acquisition, etc. for official and public use (Japanese)
Feb 13
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (824th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (26th Report) (Japanese)
  • Procedures for open application of Health and Labour Sciences Research in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takatori inspecting Kawasemi Hall where persons with severe intellectual disabilities (autism, developmental and behavioral disabilites, etc.) with special needs are supported in residential care) (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Specified Report of Vital Statistics by Public Health Center and Municipality (2008-2012) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on February 12, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Information on water supply restrictions relating to drought (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for Providing Study Support for Foreign Nurse Candidates in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Budget for FY2013 (Special Pension Account) (Japanese)
Feb 12
  • Foods Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (823rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Recruitment of juridical persons who implement consultation/support projects for residents of the affected 3 prefectures in FY2014 (A disaster-hit area support project) (Japanese)
  • Recruitment of juridical persons who implement consultation/support projects for residents outside the affected 3 prefectures in FY2014 (A nationwide support project) (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by MHLW (Japanese)
  • Proof of work experience pertaining to application of examination for chief water supply facilities engineer license (Written warning) (Japanese)
  • Unofficial notification of appropriation of subsidies for the improvement of social welfare facilities in FY2013 (Supplementary budget) (Japanese)
  • The 4th Study Group Meeting on Japan's Contributions to International Active Aging to be held (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Sato Director-General of Health Service Bureau making his speech at the "1st Tuberculosis Working Group Meeting of the Health Sciences Council") (Japanese)
  • Status of the safety screening of genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Tsuchiya inspecting the sampling of imported peanuts) (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of remains of the war dead (February) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Study Support Project for Foreign Nurse Candidates in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Organizations that implement the Projects for the Promotion of Evaluation and Publication of Medical Care Quality in FY 2013 (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and the collection of premiumus (Monthly report, December 2013) (Japanese)
  • "Children's Immunization Week" in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • List of questionnaire forms for statistical surveys (Longitudinal Survey of Middle-aged and Elderly Persons) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of corporations that implement the Project for Promoting Medical Safety Measures in Pharmacies in FY2014 (Japanese)
Feb 10
  • Foods Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (822nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (25th Report) (Japanese)
  • Q & A on the Special Provisional Allowance for Childrearing Households (Feb. 5, 2014 version) (Japanese)
  • Schedule of the Codex Liaison Councils (Japanese)
  • Status of the safety screening of genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Handover Ceremony of Remains of the War Dead from Iwo Jima upon return of the Special Mission for Their Recovery (Japanese)
  • Project to support small and medium-sized enterprises for minimum wage increase (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (October 2013) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Please take care of your health and carry out your mission," addresses Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takatori at the ceremony for the 4th Special Mission for the Recovery of Remains from Iwo Jima in FY2013.) (Japanese)
Feb 7
  • In Focus: Radiation Protection of Workers Involving TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (IRPW)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (821st announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (339th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Special provisional allowance for child-rearing households (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data)," September 2013 (Japanese)
  • The 1st Expert Meeting on the Career Concultants' Training Plan (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Report of the "Expert Meeting on Technological Study for Measures on the Prevention of Workers' Exposure to Asbestos when Demolishing Buildings"~Improvement of measures on asbestos leakage monitoring during asbestos removal work, etc.~ (Japanese)
  • Pamphlets (related to Asbestos) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("The 1st Expert Meeting for Revision of the Sleep Guidelines for Health Promotion" took place, further promoting public awareness of the importance of sleep) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Our priority is the promotion of Japanese citizens' health," Minister Tamura asserts at the 2nd Health Promotion Headquarters Meeting) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I urge you to accelerate Positive Action efforts," addresses Minister Tamura at the Council for the Promotion of Women's Active Participation in FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Appropriations of government subsidies for water supply facilities maintenance (provisional budget) in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Routine vaccination coverage for Measles and Rubella (Japanese)
  • Status of the utilization of welfare services for persons with disabilities (April 2012-) (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of January 31, 2014)【for disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of January 31, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Written decisions (overview) concerning request for examination regarding workers' compensation insurance benefits (FY2012 (Jan-Mar 2013)) (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the provision of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
  • Documents of national briefing sessions on temporary welfare benefits and special provisional allowances for childrearing households【A session on special provisional allowances for childrearing households】 (Japanese)
Feb 6
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (820th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (24th Report) (Japanese)
  • Meeting of Directors of Social Welfare and War Victims' Relief Bureau's Divisions (to be held on March 3, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Basic statistics for health care insurance (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Sato addresses at the Handover Ceremonies of Remains of the War Dead (Eastern New Guinea)) (Japanese)
  • Report of the Labour Policy Study Group in FY2013 is released~In pursuit of the future vision of employment policy, "A virtuous circle of the development of each individual through work and the growth of the whole society"~ (Japanese)
  • Workshop on the prevention of low back pain (social welfare institutions) (Japanese)
  • To business operators handling carcinogenic organic solvents (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • OTC Drug Sales System (Japanese)
  • Information on healthcare reform related to long-term beds (Japanese)
  • List of model evaluation sheets & curricula (for vocational training) (Japanese)
Feb 5
  • News Letter (No.25)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (819th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Meeting of Directors of Divisions Responsible foron the Health and Welfare of Persons with Disabilities to be held (Japanese)
  • Food risk communication~Briefing session on prevention of Norovirus-caused food poisoning~Applications for participation are accepted for Tokyo (Feb. 20th) and Osaka (25th) (Japanese)
  • Special provisional allowance for child-rearing households (Japanese)
  • The "Slogan of the Working Youth" for 2014 is chosen (Japanese)
  • Possession, use, etc. of designated substances will be prohibited, beginning on April 1, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received on welfare benefits from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake (December 2013 and cumulative total) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), November 2013 (Japanese)
  • For ensuring imported food safety (Cases of violation of the Food Hygiene Law in Japan) (Japanese)
Feb 4
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (23rd Report) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (818th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Regular home visitation and as-needed visitation services (Japanese)
  • List of implementing organizations of the Project for Supporting the Employment and Independence of Single Parent Families (Japanese)
  • Labor Policy Council reported on the "Draft Outline of a Bill for Partial Revision of the Industrial Safety and Health Act" (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (List of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
  • Updates to published data on "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (supporter companies for the promotion of Job-Card)" (as of October 30, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Electronic processing system for occupational accident compensation insurance claims (Japanese)
Feb 3
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (817th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (22nd Report) (Japanese)
  • Revision of the "priority areas for the use of robot technologies for long-term care" (Japanese)
  • Informal meeting for risk communication on "health food" will be held - Applications for participation are accepted for Tokyo (Feb. 18th), Nagoya (24th) and Osaka (27th) venues (Japanese)
  • Inquiry counters for fibrinogen preparations (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of February 3, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 31, 2014 (Japanese)
  • List of the Public Employment Security Offices that provide support for employment in the welfare sector (contact information) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Installation, etc. of renewable energy power generation facilities at properties acquired through subsidized projects, etc. (Japanese)
  • Various support projects regarding measures on passive smoking prevention (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at MHLW as of February 1, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Regional Waterworks Vision (Japanese)
  • Mothers' Hello Work/Mothers' Corner (Japanese)
  • Disclosure of information on the Special Accounts of MHLW (Japanese)

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Jan 2014
Jan 31
  • Year Book of Labour Statistics 2012
  • Employment referrals for general workers (December2013) (English)(Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (21st report) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (816th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by MHLW (Japanese)
  • MHLW: Release of financial reports (by Ministry and Agency) in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Disclosure of information on the Special Accounts of MHLW (Japanese)
  • MHLW: Information on MHLW's disbursements in FY2012 (by policy) (Japanese)
  • Reporting on work with the risk of exposure to hazardous materials (Japanese)
  • Special Provisional Allowance for Child-rearing Households (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (October 2013)(Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants of FY2014 (second round) (Japanese)
  • Announcement of the recruitment situation in MHLW according to the basic principles on employment and promotion(Japanese)
  • The amounts of national pension insurance premiums' advance payments in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • "Bus tour of medical institutions in Fukushima prefecture" will be held (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the project for improving the environment for accepting foreign patients at medical institutions (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for Improvement of the Clinical Efficacy Database (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura observing a demonstration of a service dog opening a door for persons with physical disabilities) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Status of reporting on the employment of foreign workers by employers (October 2013)~The number of foreign workers in Japan reached about 720,000, a record high since the mandatory reporting was enforced~ (Japanese)
  • "Seminar on the Promotion of the Highly-skilled Foreign Personnel's Active Participation in the Japanese Labour Market" will be held: Highly-skilled foreign workers contribute to enhancing Japanese businesses' competitiveness~How to assess and utilize the foreign workers' abilities lacking among the Japanese work force~ (Japanese)
  • The remains of people who died while detained in the former Soviet Union and whose idenfications have been confirmed will be returned to bereaved families (Feb. 4th; Hiroshima prefecture) (Japanese)
  • Pension payments are lowered 0.7% in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), November 2013 (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), October 2013 (Japanese)
  • Status of guidance/monitoring implemented for insurance medical institutions in FY2012 (Overview) (Japanese)
  • Annual Report of Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension Services in FY2012 <Statistics (national and prefectural bases)> (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at MHLW as of January 31, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake (January 2014) (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), November 2013 (Japanese)
  • Announcement of successful applicants of the 25th Examination for Sign Language Interpreters (Japanese)
  • Securing a sufficient number of nursery teachers (Japanese)
  • Labour Market Analysis Report (Japanese)
  • Status on the receipt of the "Notification of an Implementation Plan for the Suspension of Business Operation" concerning the Employment Adjustment Grants (December 2013) (Japanese)
  • Status on the authorization of "Re-employment Assistance Plans" ( Q3 of FY2013 (Oct.-Dec. 2013) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (Dec 2013 & full year of 2013) (Japanese)
Jan 30
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (815th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (20th Report) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Suspicious telephone calls and e-mails from sources disguised as MHLW and its personnel (The case of e-mails) (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Measures for persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Annual financial reports (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Special measures are taken to cut interest rates for housing loans for small-and-medium sized enterprise (SME) workers~0.2% lower-than-usual interest rates are applied for SME employees in the initial 5 years~ (Japanese)
  • Designated regional cancer care hospitals (Japanese)
  • National meetings of department and bureau directors in charge of health, labour and welfare in FY2013 (Health and Welfare Committees) (Japanese)
Jan 29
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (814th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (19th Report) (Japanese)
  • Communication support for persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Labour Policy Council's proposals - Revision of the Worker Dispatching System - (Japanese)
  • Procedures for filing manufacture/import notifications for new chemical substances in low-volume production in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • System of payment for artificial limb and other assistive device expenses (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and medical devices safety information (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Amending notifications on "Revisions to the Criteria for the Certification of Disability: Cardiac Function Impairment (Pacemaker, etc.) and Orthopedical Impairment (Prosthetic Joint, etc.)" (Japanese)
  • "2nd Report of the Study Group on Measures for the Prevention of Workers' Health Impairment Caused by Chemical Substance" in FY2013" ~concluding that it needs to make preventive measures against health impairment mandatory for manufacturers and users of dimethyl 2,2-dichlorovinyl phosphate and carcinogenic organic solvents ~ (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 28, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Download page for application forms related to Occupational Accident Compensation Insurance benefits (Japanese)
  • Compliance with "Ethical Guidelines for Epidemiological Studies" and "Ethical Guidelines for Clinical Research" (Japanese)
Jan 28
  • Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures,2012
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (18th report) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (813rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Financial status of the late-stage medical care system for the elderly (The Association of Medical Care Services for Older Senior Citizens) in FY2012 (preliminary data) (Japanese)
  • "Data Health Frontline" Series (Health, Labour and Welfare Magazine) (Japanese)
  • Financial status of National Health Insurance (municipal governments) in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Procedures for new chemical substances based on Industrial Safety and Health Act (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for Health and Labour Sciences Research (Japanese)
  • Status of persons who have not yet filed claims for Employees' Pension Fund and National Pension Fund benefits (Japanese)
  • Measures on special arrangements for corporate field tests and elimination of regulatory gray zones (Japanese)
  • Report on the Enforcement Status of the Act on Special Provisions for Insurance Benefits and the Insurance Premium Payment in Relation to Employees' Pension Insurance (Japanese)
  • Working Group on Food Poisoning, Sectional Committee on Food Sanitation, Council for Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation, will be held (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of the remains of the war dead (January) (Japanese)
  • Zoonosis (Japanese)
Jan 27
  • Status Survey on Labour Unions
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (812th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Central government's career guidance seminar for candidates of career-track national civil servants (Japanese)
  • Health Promotion Headquarters (Japanese)
  • Employment insurance premium rates for FY2014 are notified~FY2013 rates held unchanged~ (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 24, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents (January 2014) (Japanese)
  • The 1st Expert Meeting for Revision of the Sleep Guidelines for Health Promotion to be held (Japanese)
  • Employment insurance premium rates for FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Request for implementation and reporting of additional self-inspections for appropriate conduct of clinical research by medical and research institutions (Japanese)
  • Recruitment of project proposals including travel arrangements for commemoration of the war dead in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • List of laws and regulations/guidelines on child abuse (Japanese)
Jan 24
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (811th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (16th Report) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Vice Minister Muraki presenting the "Minister's special award for outstanding foremen in occupational safety in FY2013" to 133 excellent foremen who are "the key persons for safety" at workplaces (Japanese)
  • A National Meeting of Child Welfare Department Heads to be held (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods〜Chinese lotus seeds and processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Status of Medical Services for Elderly Aged 75 and Over (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," November 2013 (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of Specific Medical Checkups/Health Guidance in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of Specific Medical Checkups/Health Guidance in FY2011 (definite values) ~Implementation rate of Specific Medical Checkups is 44.7%~ (Japanese)
  • A Meeting on the Outcomes of Research Subsidized by Health and Science Grants (for the general public) (Japanese)
  • Annual Report of Labour Statistics (2012) (Japanese)
  • Pamphlets on the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act (Japanese)
  • Sample provisions on child care and family care leave - Have you already including them in your employment rules (Japanese)
  • List of nursing training schools scheduled to open in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Advertisement for slogans of the National Occupational Safety Week in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • 2nd Council for the Promotion of the New Water Supply Vision (Japanese)
Jan 23
  • Study Group for Japan's Internatonal Contribution to Active Aging
  • Employment Security
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (810th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (15th Report) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • A video on securing of nursery teachers is streamed on the Government Internet TV: To see our children smile, "we need your assistance, nursery teachers!" (Japanese)
  • Consulted with the Labour Policy Council regarding the "Outline of a Draft Bill Revising Part of the Industrial Safety and Health Act" (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (July 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (June 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Consultation with and report from the Labour Policy Council regarding the "Outline of a Draft Bill Revising Part of the Act on Improvement, etc. of Employment Management for Part-time Workers" (Japanese)
  • Information on healthcare reform related to specific medical checkups and healthcare guidance (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of January 15, 2014)【for disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of January 15, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Outline of the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pensions (monthly report), October 2013 (Japanese)
  • Minimum wage system (Japanese)
  • Test results of radionuclide in foods (Japanese)
Jan 22
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (809th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (14th Report) (Japanese)
  • Updates to published data of "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (supporter companies for the promotion of Job-Card)" (as of October 30, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Advertising regulations for pharmaceutical products, etc. (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of November 2013) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 21, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("We will continue to do our best to recover the public confidence in pension records," addresses Minister Tamura at the 10th Special Committee on Pension Records Issues) (Japanese)
  • Scheme of allowances for artificial limb and other assistive device expenses (Japanese)
  • Status of the supply of anti-influenza virus drugs for general distribution (December) (Japanese)
Jan 21
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on November 2013) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (808th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (13th Report) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Agricultural chemical residues in foods (Japanese)
  • Employment support for persons with developmental disabilities (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (preliminary report)(2013) (Japanese)
  • Employment policy for young people (Japanese)
  • Guides to raising awareness about drug abuse prevention (for the parents of 6th graders, 12th graders, and youth) (Japanese)
Jan 20
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (807th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (12th Report) (Japanese)
  • National Meetings of Heads of Departments and Bureaus Related to Health, Labour and Welfare (Health and Welfare Committtes) in FY2013 (Documents) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 17, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Results of Survey on Implementation of Children and Family Couseling Services in Municipalities are released (FY2012 survey) (Japanese)
  • Public comments received on "Revisions to the Criteria for the Certification of Disability: Cardiac Function Impairment (persons with pacemakers, etc.) and Orthopedical Impairment (persons with prosthetic joints, etc.) (Draft)" (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (An exhibition on "Child Welfare Cultural Assets (publications) designated by the Social Security Council of MHLW - For the Healthy Growth of Children in 2013," will be held) (Japanese)
  • List of training facilities for ceritified careworker practitioners (Japanese)
  • 1st recruitment of municipalities for the implemention of the Project for Creating Practical, Community-based Employment in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the clinical training system for dental practitioners (Japanese)
  • List of items of pharmaceutical products and medical devices transferred to a new licensing system (Japanese)
  • Furusato Hello Work (Regional Employment Counseling Offices)(Japanese)
Jan 17
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey November 2013(English)(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (806th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (11th Report) (Japanese)
  • 2nd Meeting of the Health Promotion Headquarters will be held (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (January 2014) (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for "The Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Announcement of year-end lump sum payments agreed upon by major private companies in 2013~The average amount agreed upon is 761,364 yen, 2.99% increase from the previous year~ (Japanese)
  • Rapid safety communication about Thrombosis with YAZ COMBINATION TABLETS for Dysmenorrhea(Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (September 2013) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (July 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (June 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Estimated number of new hospitalization cases, estimated average length of hospital stay, and estimated inpatient medical fees per person (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care prescription fees - MEDIAS - (June-July 2013 issues) (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Business Report on the Fund Management of Employees' Pension Funds (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the provision of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
  • Website on the OTC Drug Sales System: Newly approved first-class OTC drugs (Japanese)
Jan 16
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (10th Report) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (805th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Seeking public comments for the "Basic Points of Discussion on Medical Service Fees in FY2014" (Japanese)
  • Implementation of inspection order for imported foods〜Ivorian cacao beans and processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's Award for Building Sanitation Engineers for Their Service in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • National Showa Memorial Museum's Travelling Special Exhibition on "People's Living During and After WWII to be Passed on to Future Generations"will be held~From January 26th to Feburary 3rd in Utsunomiya city, Tochigi prefecture~ (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at MHLW (as of January 16, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Labour Policy Council approves the policy to expand childcare leave and training and education benefits in its report to the Minister on the revision of the employment insurance system, and MHLW will submit a revised bill according to the report to the next ordinary session of the Diet (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • A slogan for the "Child Welfare Week" in FY2014 is decided (Japanese)
  • Employment Policy for Foreign Workers (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] June 2013 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] May 2013 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] April 2013 (Japanese)
  • Implementation status of the comparison of the Japan Pension Service's pensioner data with records of pension benefit recipients at the Employees' Pension Fund and the Pension Fund Association (as of June 2013) (Japanese)
Jan 15
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (804th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (9th Report) (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to December 2013) (Japanese)
  • Orders for the suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Securing workers' safety and health: Occupational safety and health at workplace (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 14, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Tsuchiya explains about the current situation of population aging and measures taken against dementia in Japan at the G8 Dementia Summit) (Japanese)
  • Invitation of public comments regarding the addition of chemical substances not applicable under Art 2 (2) and 2 (3) of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc. and those not accepted as requiring the evaluation stipulated in Art 2 (5) of the same law(Japanese)
  • Child welfare cultural assets (Japanese)
Jan 14
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (803rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (8th Report) (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Supporting tools for the promotion of home medical care (Japanese)
  • Information on memorial services for the war dead (January 2014) (Japanese)
  • Special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance (Japanese)
  • National briefing session on the "special provisional alowance for child-rearing households" (documents) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 10, 2014 (Japanese)
  • 8th Regular Mission for Recovery of the Remains from Iwo Jima in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • 7th Regular Mission for Recovery of the Remains from Iwo Jima in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Various labour insurance forms (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
Jan 13
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (7th Report)(Japanese)
Jan 12
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (Sixth Report) (Japanese)
Jan 11
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (Fifth Report) (Japanese)
Jan 10
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (Fourth Report) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (802nd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Policy-based budget appropriations (Japanese)
  • Summary of the settlment of accounts in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I would like young people to join the campaign and save many lives," urges Minister Tamura during a press conference of the 20-year-old Blood Donors (Giving Blood at 20) Campaign 2014 together with a campaign model, Emi Takei) (Japanese)
  • The numbers of the war dead's remains recovered in recent years (Japanese)
  • 55th "Codex Liaison Council" and the registration of observers (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data),"August 2013 (Japanese)
  • Detection of a so-called dietary supplement containing pharmaceutical ingredients (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (338th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • "The Symposium on Promoting Coordination in Career Education in FY2013"~will be held on February 21st, 2014 (Participation is free)~ (Japanese)
  • Temporary welfare allowance (a simple allowance-granting measure) (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • 1st Regional Town Meeting on the Promotion of a New Water Supply Vision (Hokkaido and Tohoku regions) (Japanese)
  • Report of a suspected case of dengue virus infection in Japan (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of December 27, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion (as of December 27, 2013)【for disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry
  • The 11th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies Summary
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jan 9
Jan 8
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (801st announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (800th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (Second Report) (Japanese)
  • Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Works) (The main employment support services and employment placement records) (Japanese)
  • Preventive measures against solitary death (Japanese)
  • Designated regions (Countries/regions without the outbreak of Avian Influenza) (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (Japanese)
  • National meetings of department and bureau directors in charge of health, labour and welfare in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 7, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Outline of activities of the Disaster Psychiatric Assistance Team (DPAT) (Japanese)
  • Electronic processing system for occupational accident compensation insurance claims (Japanese)
  • 2nd Trilateral Meeting on Yusho Disease ("Oil Symptoms") to be held (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received on welfare benefits from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake (November 2013 and cumulative total) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), October 2013 (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and the collection of premiumus (Monthly report, November 2013) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals
Jan 7
  • Cases of health hazards suspected to have been caused by frozen food from which contamination with an agricultural chemical (Malathion) has been reported (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (799th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Voluntary recall of frozen food from which agricultural chemical (Malathion) was detected (Japanese)
  • Handling of poultry shell eggs exported to Hong Kong (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (List of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
Jan 6
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (798th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • 1st Regional Town Meeting on the Promotion of a New Water Supply Vision (Hokkaido and Tohoku regions) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • National briefing session on the "special provisional alowance for child-rearing households" (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at MHLW as of January 1, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Testing institutions stipulated in Ordinance for the Enforcement of Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Art 12 (1)) (Japanese)
  • January and February are the "20-year-old Blood Donors (Giving Blood at 20)" Campaign Months (Japanese)
  • Health, Labour and Welfare Monitor System (Japanese)
  • Human Resources Development (Japanese)
  • Information on healthcare reform related to health specific medical checkups and healthcare guidance (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jan 3
  • Corrections to Second Report:: Voluntary recall of frozen food from which agricultural chemical (Marathion) was detected (Added photos of products subject to the voluntary recall and changed some parts in their trade names) (Japanese)
Jan 1
  • Annual estimates of Vital Statistics, 2013 (Japanese)

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