Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

What's New 2015

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Dec 2015
Dec 29
  • The Social Security and Tax Number system (related to the Employment Insurance) (Japanese)
Dec 28
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (962nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Implementation status of measures for supporting the independence of single parents in FY2014 is announced (Japanese)
  • Basic statistics for health care insurance (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of "enterprises supporting working single-father and single-mother families" in FY2015 begins ～ We are inviting applications from enterprises and others that engage in active employment support. Deadline is February 12th. ～ (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on December 25, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Atomic bomb survivors living outside Japan will be entitled to apply for the payment of medical expenses as of January 1, 2016 (Japanese)
  • Results of the "Purchase Survey of Internet Sales Products" in FY2013 are announced ～Drug ingredients were detected in half or more so-called dietary supplements; all dangerous drugs contained Shitei Yakubutsu (designated drugs) or narcotic drugs～ (Japanese)
  • Statistics on the status of receipt and processing of requests for corrections concerning pension records (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Mitsubayashi addressed at the "Minister's Award for Companies Providing Career Support in 2015") (Japanese)
  • Stress checks and other mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, etc. (Japanese)
  • Tax deduction system for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • Announcement of various applications related to the national qualification system for career consultants (Japanese)
  • The status of grant decisions for temporary welfare benefits and special provisional allowances for childrearing households is announced (Japanese)
Dec 25
  • Employment referrals for general workers (November 2015) (English)(Japanese)
  • Invitation of comments for such issues as partial amendment of the Guidelines for Measures Taken by Dispatching Business Operators (Japanese)
  • Related to childcare (Japanese)
  • Consultation with and report from the Labor Policy Council on the "Draft outlines of a cabinet order establishing legal provisions related to labour stipulated in Article 11 of the Act on Promotion of Youth Employment" (Japanese)
  • Report of Employment Insurance Working Group, Employment Security Committee, Labour Policy Council (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (72 persons were presented awards at the 65th Minister's award ceremony for the independence and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities) (Japanese)
  • Results of status confirmation, suspension, and others concerning pension benefit payments (Japanese)
  • The status of loan agreements on the provision of interest subsidies in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Report on the medical-care system for the latter-stage elderly (Japanese)
  • The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, has requested industry trade groups with businesses that hire many student part-time workers to secure their working conditions (Japanese)
  • The "Committee on Elimination and Consolidation of Trades in the National Trade Skill Testing System" has published a report ～ "Sake brewing" and "supporting wall construction" will both be kept ～ (Japanese)
  • "Kyoto Tamba Regional Youth Support Station" is ordered to repay its operating expenses due to inappropriate accounting (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (December 2015) (Japanese)
  • Survey on enrollment status of public pensions in 2013 (Japanese)
  • The design of a certification mark is picked for the Act of Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in Workplace ～ We will start recruiting a nickname for the mark ～ (Japanese)
  • Status of inspection cases and of cases sent to public prosecutor's office, with regard to workplaces employing work-related car drivers in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the results of the Survey on the Insured of National Pension in 2014 (Japanese)
  • A report of the "survey on the local governments' measures in support of employment of single-parent families - with a focus on the 'project to develop programs to support independence of single-parents' -" is published (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (Japanese)
  • "An intensive campaign focused on securing nursery teachers" (Japanese)
  • The guidelines on the Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities is posted (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Preliminary Data), August 2015 (Japanese)
  • A ministerial order for designation of three additional substances as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)" to be enforced from December 25, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
Dec 24
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Special Survey] 2015 (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey October 2015(English)(Japanese)
  • Measures to improve collection of national pension insurance premiums and others in the draft budget FY2016 (Japanese)
  • Alert for products containing hidden drug ingredients (Japanese)
  • Overview of the Basic Survey on Labour Unions in 2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on December 22, 2015 (Japanese)
  • The 5th ICF Symposium - Towards utilization of international classification of functioning, disability and health - ～The possibility for assistive devices to be environmental factors～ (Japanese)
  • Ordered discontinuance of specified worker dispatching undertakings～To business operators that failed to submit "Reports on the Ratios of Workers Dispatched to Affiliated Companies" (Japanese)
  • Status of anti-earthquake water supply facilities (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • The status of promotion of online administrative procedures in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • The guidelines on the Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities is posted (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of Survey on Employment Trends in the first half of 2015 (Japanese)
  • The project for the promotion of overseas expansion by Japanese water industry in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Reorganization of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's organizational structure and reassessment of its enrollment limit in FY2016 (Overview) (Japanese)
  • Stress checks and other mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, etc. (Japanese)
Dec 23
  • Give Blood at Twenty Campaign (January and February) (Japanese)
Dec 22
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on September 2015)(Japanese)
  • The 13th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies
  • The 13th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies Summary
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on December 21, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Survey results on the prefectural and municipal governments' responses to abuse cases of persons with disabilities in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," October 2015 (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (September 2015) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines on the application for the Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants in FY2016 (first-round) (Japanese)
  • Alert for so-called dietary supplements containing hidden drug ingredients (Japanese)
  • Status of guidance and monitoring implemented for insurance medical institutions in FY2014 (Overview) (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of the end of October 2015) (Japanese)
  • Outcomes of the "International Conference on Universal Health Coverage in the New Development Era: Toward Building Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems" (Japanese)
  • The official announcement of the list of the public pension system and others in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Overview of Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension Services in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Overviews of Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension Services (Japanese)
  • Consultation counters set up for persons who develop post-HPV immunization symptoms (Japanese)
  • The "Plan for Accelration of Cancer Measures" (Japanese)
  • An unofficial decision is made that Aichi Prefecture will host the National Skills Competition in FY2019 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (State Minister Takeuchi visited the National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities to assess the current situation of measures implemented for the disabled.) (Japanese)
  • Official announcement of the status of assignment to managerial posts in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (FY2015) (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of written tests for the 43rd Industrial Safety Consultant Examination and Industrial Health Consultant Examination (FY2015) (Japanese)
Dec 21
  • The Inspection Office of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will hold a meeting (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) (as of December 21, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (961st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Labour Policy Council's proposals for "Improvement of measures for supporting work-family balance" (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on December 18, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Alert for products containing hidden drug ingredients (Chiba Prefecture) (Japanese)
  • Alert for products containing hidden drug ingredients (Saitama Prefecture) (Japanese)
  • Food risk communication: Informal meetings on imported food safety will be held～Applications for participation are accepted for Osaka (January 26th) and Tokyo (February 1st) meetings～ (Japanese)
  • Resumption of import of Brazilian beef, etc. (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on Regional Child Welfare Services in 2014～The status of childcare and other child welfare services implemented in municipalities～(Implemented in October 2014) (Japanese)
  • Overview of the Survey of Regional Child Welfare Services in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("We will continue to strive to promote relief projects as an important obligation of a state," addressed Mr. Shiozaki, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare at the Minister's Award Ceremony for Relief Projects in FY2015.) (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
Dec 18
  • Outline of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare supplementary budget proposal for FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Management of fire under domiciliary oxygen therapy (as of January 15, 2010 (updated as of December 18, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Erroｒs in　management of preservation of documents related to Asbestos at the Prefectural Labour Bureaus (Japanese)
  • The list of designated regions (countries and regions designated as without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Results of the analysis of the Survey on Relative Poverty Rate, etc. (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of after-school sound upbringing services (after-school children clubs) in 2015 (as of May 1) (Japanese)
  • Relevant industries are requested to takepreventive measures against health impairment caused by aromatic amines (Japanese)
  • Alert for products containing hidden drug ingredients (Japanese)
  • Alert for so-called dietary supplements containing hidden drug ingredients (Japanese)
  • Longitudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century (Cohort survey on people's life)(Japanese)
  • Inspection Results of Imported Foods Monitoring and Guidance Plan for FY 2015 announced (Interim Report) (Japanese)
  • Inspection Results of Imported Foods Monitoring and Guidance Plan for FY 2015 (Interim Report) (Japanese/English)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (Preliminary data), October 2015 (Japanese)
  • A list of documents of the Japan Federation of Labour and Social Securit Attorney's Associations (Japanese)
  • The announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
  • Changes to the National Protection Plan of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as of December 18, 2015 (Japanese)
Dec 17
  • Information on the "Seminar on the risk assessment of explosion, fire, etc. caused by chemical substances 【for Beginners】" (Japanese)
  • Summary of Patient Survey, 2014 (Japanese)
  • The list of designated regions (Countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for the "Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Recipients of "Awards for Enterprises Promoting Part-time Workers to Play Active Roles at Work" in FY2015 are decided, and will be awarded at the "Symposium for Creation of Workplaces where Part-time Workers can be Active" to be held on January 20th (Japanese)
  • Overview of the Survey on Physicians, Dentists, and Pharmacists in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Stress checks and other mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, etc. (Japanese)
Dec 16
  • Disability support categories (Japanese)
  • The 115th seminar for municipal government employees: "The situation of the independent support system for needy persons after it is enforced～The possibility of launching the project for employment preparation support to be explored" (Japanese)
  • Tax system revision in FY2016 (Japanese)
  • Workplaces where claims for occupational accidents caused by the exposure to Asbestos were officially recognized are requested to inform former workers and bereaved family members of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance System, etc.～Letters of request are sent out to 660 such workplaces～ (Japanese)
  • "The list of workplaces where claims for occupational accidents caused by the exposure to Asbestos were officially recognized," etc. are revised～Documents published up to FY2014 are partially corrected～ (Japanese)
  • "A report on the number of claims and payment decisions for industrial accident compensation insurance benefits, etc. related to asbestos related industrial diseases in FY2014 (Definitive data)" is published～The numbers of the claims and payment decisions remain roughly the same as in the previous fiscal year～ (Japanese)
  • "The list of workplaces where workers whose disease were acknowledged as asbestos related industrial disease, etc. in FY2014 were employed" are officially published～939 workplaces (out of which 710 workplaces are new) are declared, resulting in a total of 10,510 declared places (Japanese)
  • Cooperating medical institutions that examine post-HPV immunization symptoms (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care expenditure - MEDIAS - June-July 2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on December 15, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (State Minister Tokashiki makes a speech at the 60th National Convention for Promotion of arrangement of Small Water System that, "It is important that we pass on safe and secure water supply to the next generation.") (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Council for Overseas Water Infrastructure (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (July 2015 issue) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (June 2015 issue) (Japanese)
  • Status of medical care expenditure (by hospical function and insurance plan) in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Overview of the 10th Longitudinal Survey of Middle-Aged and Elderly Persons (A Continuous Survey on the Living Conditions of Middle-aged and Elderly Persons) (Japanese)
  • Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Council for Overseas Water Infrastructure (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (The Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
Dec 15
  • Summary Report of Survey on Labour Economy Trend, November 2015 (Japanese)
  • Ordered discontinuance of specified worker dispatching undertakings to business operators that fall under the causes for disqualification stipulated in the Worker Dispatching Act (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to business operators for suspension and improvement on worker dispatching (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to business operators for improvement of worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • An informal meeting on food risk communication,"Measures against radionuclides in foods～Concerns over food consumed by children to be considered," to be held on January 14th in Fukushima City and February 3rd in Koriyama City. We are seeking participants. (Japanese)
  • Overview of the 13th Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century (2001 cohort) and the 4th Longtudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century (2010 cohort) (Japanese)
  • Ordered discontinuance of specified worker dispatching undertakings to business operators that fall under the causes for disqualification stipulated in the Worker Dispatching Act (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters between MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) and local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Three new psychoactive substances are designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)"～A ministerial order for establishing the designated drugs, etc., promulgated～ (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (960th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey of Medical Care Activities in Public Health Insurance (Japanese)
  • Information disclosure on budget implementation (Japanese)
  • The results of screening tests for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) (up to November 2015) (Japanese)
Dec 14
  • Three substances to be newly designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)" as a result of the deliberations of the Committee on Designated Substances held today (Japanese)
  • Disposal of unnecessary poliovirus for global eradication of polio (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2016 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on December 11, 2015 (Japanese)
  • The 167th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council to be held (Japanese)
  • The number of Japanese War Dead in each region (as of the end of November 2015) (Japanese)
  • Status of occurrence of occupational accidents in 2015 (December) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (123 individuals and 51 organizations were awarded the Minister's Award for Vocational Ability Development in FY2015 at the Minister's awards ceremony.) (Japanese)
Dec 11
  • Status Report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (August 2015) (Japanese)
  • Employment rate system for persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • the outline of advanced medical service (Japanese)
  • The list of venues of national examinations administered by the Health Policy Bureau in FY2016 (Japanese)
  • Prime Minister Abe's contribution to The Lancet ("Japan's Vision for a Peaceful and Healthier World") (Japanese)
  • Items on national health insurance drug tariffs and information on generic drugs (as of December 11, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Examples of standardized recording of generic prescriptions (as of December 11, 2015) (Japanese)
  • An announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings have been updated (Japanese)
Dec 10
  • The Handover Ceremony of the Remains of Japanese War Dead in Palau Islands (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (Preliminary Data), August 2015 (Japanese)
  • Overview of Reports on Social Welfare Administration and Services in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Procedures for filing notifications on new chemical substances of small quantities (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki spoke at the National Convention of Social Welfare in FY2015 that the "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will employ all measures to realize a 'Society where All Citizens are Dynamically Engaged' so that everyone can be active at homes, workplaces, and communities as members of society.") (Japanese)
Dec 9
  • The results of the National Health and Nutrition Survey in 2014 ～ Gaps are observed in lifestyle habits depending on incomes; those who do not get medical checkups have problems in health conditions ～ (Japanese)
  • The maximum and minimum compensation benefits for those who come to require nursing care and others due to industrial accidents to be raised, respectively, from April 1, 2016 (Japanese)
  • The adjustment rate in case benefits for the Industrial Accident Insurance and the Employees' Insurance are both paid are increased from 0.86 to 0.88 effective April 1, 2016 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on December 8, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Longitudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century (Cohort survey on people's life) (Japanese)
  • Overview of the 3rd Longitudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century (2012 Cohort) and the 13th Longtudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century (2002 Cohort) (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)
Dec 8
  • The status of organ transplant, etc. was reported (Japanese)
  • Information on the workshop on "Hazard information provision by manufacturers and distributors for the risk assessment of chemical materials" (Japanese)
  • The second unofficial announcement of the decision on provision of the Subsidies for Improvement of Facilities including Medical Care Facilities in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • The unofficial announcement of the Subsidies for Improvement of Facilities including Medical Care Facilities in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • The second unofficial announcement of the Subsidies for Improvement of Facilities including Medical Care Facilities (An earthquake-proofing related project) in FY2015 (Carry-over budget from FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Recruitment of Health, Labour and Welfare Monitors in FY2016 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki exchanged opinions with the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Federal Minister Andrä Rupprechter on food safety.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki visited U.S. capitol, Washington, D.C., to seek advice centering on global health from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the World Bank headquarters, among others.) (Japanese)
Dec 7
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (959th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Alert for products containing hidden drug ingredients (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on December 4, 2015 (Japanese)
  • The 53rd National Skills Competition closes～Japan's Number Ones in all 41 areas are decided. The best skilled team award goes to Aichi Prefecture.～ (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki exchanged opinions on the themes of child abuse and aging with the Swedish Minister for Children, the Elderly and Gender Equality, Åsa Regnér.) (Japanese)
  • A ministerial order for the designation of eight additional substances as scheduled drugs to be enforced as of December 5, 2015 (Japanese)
Dec 4
  • Seamen's Insurance in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (Preliminary data), July 2015 (Japanese)
  • Society-Managed Employment-Based Health Insurance in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Report on the Status of Health and Mariners Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • The 8th Liaison Committee on Facilities Operation of Murayama Branch Laboratories at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases to be held (Japanese)
  • Alert for products containing hidden drug ingredients (Japanese)
  • Be careful of infectious diseases while travelling overseas during year-end and New Year holidays; information on infectious diseases we should be aware of while overseas is provided in the MHLW homepage (Japanese)
  • A project for building confidence in Japanese pharmaceutical regulations in Taiwan～The 3rd Joint Conference of Taiwan and Japan on Medical Products Regulation～ (Japanese)
  • Prevention of infectious diseases while travelling overseas during year-end and New Year holidays (Japanese)
  • Six Japanese who remained in China after the War make temporary return in group (Japanese)
  • ～Documents provided by Russian and other governments related to the Japanese who died while detained in the former Soviet Union and Mongolia～The lists of documents and registered names are available for public viewing (Japanese)
  • Publication of documents provided by Russian and other governments related to the Japanese who died while detained in Syberia and Mongolia (Addition of persons whose identification is confirmed) (Japanese)
  • Production of statistics by commission and provision of anonymized data (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (The Minister's award ceremony to honor the service of chefs in FY2015 was held) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("We want to provide steady support for job seekers to find work suitable to them," said Labour Minister Shiozaki when he visited Hello Works providing special employment support for women raising children, freeters, new graduates, persons who wish to work in the long-term and child care fields to hear opinions of people actually working there.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Health Minister Shiozaki gave words of encouragement to the first class of crisis management specialists on infectious diseases trained to protect Japan from infections reaching the country across the border.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki exchanged opinions with a delegation of parliament members from the Republic of Indonesia.) (Japanese)
  • The announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on August 2015) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Dec 3
  • International Conference on the "Era of New Development Goals and the Universal Health Coverage: Aiming to Build a Robust and Sustainable Health Care System" to be held (Japanese)
  • Project for Analysis and Evaluation of the National Health Plan for the 21st Century ("Healthy Japan 21") (Second campaign) (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)
  • The National Health and Nutrition Survey (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion (THP)) (Japanese)
  • The project for the promotion of overseas expansion of the water industry in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (The Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Ms. Ishii, Director-General of Social Welfare and War Victims' Relief Bureau, presents certificates of merit and appreciation to volunteers who have contributed at the "24th National Volunteer Festival Fukushima") (Japanese)
  • Survey on Wage Increase(Japanese)
Dec 2
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Dec. 1, 2015 (Japanese)
  • "Relief of health damages through the emergency project for the promotion of vaccination against cervical cancer, etc. (request)" (office memorandum) (Japanese)
  • Cooperating medical institutions that examine post-HPV immunization symptoms (Japanese)
  • Stress checks and other mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, etc. (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion (THP)) (Japanese)
  • Hello, this is Hello Work Supporting New Graduates (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Preliminary data), Sept. 2015 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Dec 1
  • 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)
  • Alert for products containing hidden drug ingredients (Japanese)
  • "Comprehensive website on the Job-Card system" begins to operate on a full scale～The website provides a software that assists in preparing Job-Cards～ (Japanese)
  • "Report of the Labour Policy Study Group in FY2015" published～Compiled under the theme of "Aiming for Stable Growth under a Declining Population"～ (Japanese)
  • 【December issue of "Health, Labour and Welfare" (a PR magazine) published】 This month features measures against Influenza. Top Interview is on EXILE performer Keiji Kuroki. (Japanese)
  • Persons eligible for the Minister's award ceremony honoring people for their service in relief projects in FY2015 decided (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (958th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion (THP)) (Japanese)
  • An error was found in the "implementation program of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare version of stress checks" for employers and replaced on Nov. 30th (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (State Minister Tokashiki visited the Labour Standard Inspection Office and Hello Work.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Mitsubayashi presents certificates of merit to awardees at the Minister's award ceremony for "Outstanding Skilled Workers (Master Craftsmen) in FY2015") (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] - 2014 (Japanese)
  • Enforcement of the Act on Partial Amendment of the Act on Mental Health and Welfare for the Mentally Disabled (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Preliminary Data), July 2015 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake

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Nov 2015
Nov 30
  • The "65th Minister's award ceremony for the independence and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities" to be held (Japanese)
  • The 4th unofficial notification of appropriation of Subsidies for Improvement of Day-Care Centers in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Investment performance of the Government Pension Investment Fund in the second quarter of FY2015 (Japanese)
  • The status of loan agreements on the provision of interest subsidies in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Results of the survey on the content of "promotion plans of prefectural governments"formulated to promote the reduction of children's nursing homes in size and enturstment to foster parents (as of the end of Sept. 2015)～Further efforts are needed to promote entrustment to foster parents/family homes～ (Japanese)
  • The status of grant decisions for temporary welfare benefits and special provisional allowances for childrearing households announced (Japanese)
  • The 166th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council to be held (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery and memorial services for Japanese war dead (December 2015) (Japanese)
  • List of questionnaire forms for statistical surveys (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Tax deduction system for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Nov. 27, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Items on national health insurance drug tariffs and information on generic drugs (as of Nov. 28, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Nov 27
  • No.33(November,2015)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (October 2015) (English)(Japanese)
  • Prevention and awareness activities on sexually transmitted diseases～A pamphlet on raising awareness on syphilis created～ (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of the end of September 2015) (Japanese)
  • Report on "Status of Employment of Disabled Persons" in 2015 (Japanese)
Nov 26
  • Adsorbed Purified Pertussis Diptheria Tetanus Inactivated Poliomyelitis (Sabin strain）Combined Vaccine manufactured and sold by the Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute (KAKETSUKEN)(Japanese)
  • The 3rd meeting of the Study Panel on the Modality of Professional Career Grading System for Long-term Care (Japanese)
Nov 25
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (957th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Alert for products containing hidden drug ingredients (Japanese)
  • Eight new psychoactive substances are designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)"～A ministerial order for establishing the designated drugs, etc., promulgated～ (Japanese)
  • MHLW approved HAL for Medical Use (Lower Limb Type) (Japanese)
Nov 24
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey September 2015 (English)(Japanese)
  • Eight substances to be newly designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)" as a result of the deliberations of the Committee on Designated Substances held today (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to business operators for suspension and improvement on worker dispatching(Japanese)
  • The results of "Counseling Dial Services for Overwork" and "Consulting Hotline for Working Conditions" announced～Many consulted about long work hours/overwork, unpaid overtime, and holidays/leaves～ (Japanese)
  • Recovery of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare homepage (re-posted) (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (Preliminary data), September 2015 (Japanese)
Nov 23
  • Recovery of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare homepage (Japanese)
Nov 20
  • Results of a Survey on Economic Conditions of Kindergartens, Day-Care Centers, etc. (The status of income/expenditure, etc.) (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)
  • Information on vaccinations (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," Sept. 2015 (Japanese)
  • The"4th Smart Life Project Award (Let's extend healthy life expectancy!)"～Award-winning enterprises, associations, and local governments are nominated and the award ceremony is held～ (Japanese)
  • The results of survey on effective dose from radioactive cesium in foods (Feb.- Mar. 2015)～The annual effective doses from radioactive cesium in foods were less than 1% of 1 mSv/year as the basis of setting of the current limits.～ (Japanese)
  • The "implementation program of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare version of stress checks" for employers will start being distributed (Japanese)
  • The 53rd National Skills Competition opens～Youth skilled workers compete for Japan's Number Ones in "skills." 1,183 participate in 41 trades.～ (Japanese)
  • The Japan-Philippines Social Security Agreement was signed (Japanese)
  • "A survey on job offer situation of graduating university students" in FY2015～The job offer rate for students expected to graduate from universities decreased year on year by 1.9 point to 66.5%, as of Oct. 1, 2015～ (Japanese)
  • "A report on job openings, applications, and offers for recent high school and junior high school graduates" in FY2015 ～The job offer rate of high school graduates increased by 1.7 point year on year to 56.1%, as of the end of Sept. 2015～ (Japanese)
  • The 3rd Expert Meeting on Children's Play Programs, etc. to be held (Information) (Japanese)
Nov 19
Nov 18
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on July 2015) (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("In order to ensure food safety, it is important that people who actually handle food at work make efforts," said State Minister Takeuchi at the award ceremony for excellent facilities and persons who contributed in food hygiene in FY2015.) (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for the "Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (State Minister Tokashiki delivered a speech at the 60th National Conference for Foster Parents.) (Japanese)
  • The Survey on Economic Conditions in Health Care (Survey on Health Insurers) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Nov. 17, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Stress checks and other mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, etc. (Japanese)
  • Pension committee members (Japanese)
  • The announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
Nov 17
  • The 8th Tripartite Health Ministers' Meeting to be held (Information) (Japanese)
  • The "Health Care 2035" Symposium to be held (Japanese)
  • A seminar on the prevention of rubella to be held on Dec. 8th (Japanese)
  • The list of designated regions (Countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • The announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
Nov 16
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (956th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Consultation counters for persons that develop post-HPV immunization symptoms (Japanese)
  • The results of screening tests for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) (up to Oct. 2015) (Japanese)
  • Actuarial valuation of pensions in foreign countries (Japanese)
  • The 7th Liaison Committee on Facilities Operation of Murayama Branch Laboratories at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases to be held (Japanese)
  • Status of occurrence of occupational accidents in 2015 (Nov.) (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for the Promotion of the Dissemination of Models for Supporting Female Doctors' Careers in FY2015 (A Symposium for Supporting Further Active Participation of Female Doctors) (Japanese)
  • Financial Statistics of Social Security in Japan, FY2013 (Japanese)
Nov 13
  • Request for cooperation in the Survey on Industrial Accidents in 2015 (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • The 115th seminar for municipal government employees: "The status of the independent support system for needy persons after its enforcement" (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (Preliminary data), July 2015 (Japanese)
  • "A survey on service for patients in pharmacies and others - centered on dispensing of generic drugs -""is published (Japanese)
  • Recurrence prevention of maltreatment of elderly people by nursing care facility workers and others and full enforcement of guidance to Fee-Based Homes for the Elderly among others (notice) (Japanese)
  • Report forms for the results of medical examinations of workers on specified chemical substances (Japanese)
  • List of leaflets related to occupational safety and health (Japanese)
  • The announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
  • Please cooperate in the General Survey on Working Conditions in 2016(Japanese)
Nov 12
Nov 11
  • Maintenance of the comprehensive website on the Job-Card system (Japanese)
  • Information on the repatriaion of the remains of Japanese war dead (November) (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical service (Japanese)
  • Food safety information "Codex Consultative Meeting" (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Nov. 10, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Problem with the program of the website for supporting the preparation of various application forms related to the Act on Securing the Safety of Regenerative Medicine and Others (Japanese)
  • The status of law enforcement at the Equal Employment Offices of Prefectural Labor Bureaus in FY2015 (Jul.-Sept.) (Preliminary data) (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of Nov. 11, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will make further efforts to realize a working environment where workers can actively balance their work and families," spoke Minister Shiozaki at the Symposium on Promotion of Ikumen.) (Japanese)
  • Q&A on changes in specificatons of corporate numbers and bulk online application procedures related to employment insurance (Japanese)
  • Result of review at the "review meeting on occupational /non-occupational ionizing radiation disease" and approval as occupational disease/injury
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Nov 10
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Food safety information "Codex Consultative Meeting" (Japanese)
  • The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare's awards for persons who made contributions related to chefs in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • The 13rd ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies (Summary) (Japanese)
  • Monitoring and guidance on proper distribution and management of psychotropics are reinforced (Japanese)
  • "The Symposium on Promoting Coordination in Career Education in FY2015"~will be held on December 17, 2015 (participation is free)~ (Japanese)
  • Recipients of the "Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare's Award for Human Resources Development" and winning entries of the contest for essays for vocatinoal ability development in FY2015 are decided (Japanese)
  • Seminar on prevention of rubella to be held (Japanese)
  • The Social Security and Tax Number system (related to the Employment Insurance) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Nov 9
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (955th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Tax deduction system for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • The number of Japanese War Dead in each region(Japanese)
  • Results of the survey on the opinions of university students regarding part-time jobs (Japanese)
  • "Student seminar on labour standards 2015" to be held～The basic information on labour related laws and regulations to be explained in an easy-to-understand way to students at 16 venues nationwide～ (Japanese)
  • Health, Labour and Welfare Monitors (Japanese)
  • Job interview meetings for foreign students to be held (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Measures taken against the outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in West Africa (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Nov. 6, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Stress checks and other mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, etc. (Japanese)
  • December 1st is the World AIDS Day (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Nov 8
  • Outstanding skilled workers (master craftsmen) in FY2015 decided～150 people including a founder, Fujio Yamamoto, to be awarded on Nov. 9th～ (Japanese)
Nov 6
  • State Minister Tokashiki requested the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry to take measures to convert non-regular workers into regular workers and improve their treatment (Japanese)
  • Measures taken for the reduction of long working hours (Japanese)
  • The third unofficial announcement of subsidies for provision and improvement of space for community long-term care and welfare in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Vaccine formulations manufactured by Kaketsuken (Japanese)
  • ～Documents provided by the Russian and other governments related to the Japanese who died while detained in the former Soviet Union and Mongolia～The lists of documents and registered names are available for public viewing (Japanese)
  • Publication of documents provided by the Russian and other governments related to the Japanese who died while detained in Syberia and Mongolia (Addition of persons whose identification is newly confirmed) (Japanese)
  • We encourage workers to take annual paid leave tied to local community events ～The Chichibu region in Saitama prefecture and Shinjo city in Yamagata prefecture implement measures; "a collection of examples where work-life balance utilizing local characteristics is promoted～ (Japanese)
  • A final report on investigation into DIO JAPAN-affiliated subsidiaries related to the emergency employment creation project (Japanese)
  • We start accepting application for participation in the "Data Health/Preventive Services Fair 2015" (Japanese)
  • Be careful of "bank transfer fraud" and "personal information fraud" involving "Temporary Welfare Benefit (a simple allowance-granting measure"and Temporary Special Benefit for Households with Children" (Japanese)
  • "Toll-free counseling service for solving overwork" to be implemented tomorrow (Nov. 7th) at eight Labour Bureaus nationwide (Japanese)
  • The Workers' Property Accumulation Promotion System (Japanese)
  • Publication of the guidelines on periodic self-inspections of vehicle type construction machines (related to self inspections set forth in Art. 167 of the Ordinance on the Industrial Safety and Health Act) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare's awards ceremony honoring people for their service in environmental health in FY2015 was held. This year, 145 people received the award.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("The Symposium on the Practical Community-based Employment Creation Project: Rediscovering the Attractions of Regions!～Let's Deepen Exchanges with Local Areas from a New Perspectiive～ (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of Nov. 6, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 47th Certified Social Insurance and Labour Consultants announced～Out of 40,712 who took the exam, 2.6% passed it～ (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Nov 5
  • The 2nd 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 FY2015 (carry-over budget from FY2014) (Japanese)
  • The 2nd meeting of the Study Panel on the Modality of Professional Career Grading System for Long-term Care (Japanese)
  • Overview of Report on Public Health Admministration and Services, FY2014 (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)
  • Recipients of the "Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare's awards for enterprises that promote telework (shiny telework prize)" in FY2015 decided～An awards ceremony to be held at the Telework Symposium on Nov. 25th～ (Japanese)
  • The 164th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council to be held (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Mitsubayashi addresses at Japan Water Works Association General Assembly and Conference 2015) (Japanese)
  • Be careful of suspicious calls from sources disguised as payment of "provisional benefits" (Japanese)
  • Comprehensive Policy on Influenza (Winter FY2015) (Japanese)
  • Acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
  • A slogan selected for the "Blood Donation at twenty" Campaign in 2016 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Nov 4
  • State Minister Tokashiki requested the National Federation of Small Business Associations to take measures to convert non-regular workers into regular workers and improve their treatment (Japanese)
  • Overview of the General Survey on Diversified Types of Employment, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment related to Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants in FY2015 （Next generation development basic research project for overcoming children's diseases, etc.）(Japanese)
  • Consultation counters set up for persons who develop post-HPV immunization symptoms (Japanese)
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (Preliminary data), Jun. 2015 (Japanese)
  • 【November issue of "Health, Labour and Welfare" (The ministry's PR magazine) published】 (This month features on "support measures for human resources development" and "pensions." The top interview covers gold medalists of the World Skills Competition.) (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care expenditure - MEDIAS - Apr.-May 2015 (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (Computerized Data) (April 2015 issue) (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (Computerized Data) (May 2015 issue) (Japanese)
  • The Survey on Economic Conditions in Health Care (Survey on Health Insurance Facilities) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Preliminary Data), August 2015 (Japanese)
  • acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
  • Report on the 20th Survey on Economic Conditions in Health Care (2015) (Japanese)
Nov 3
  • Winners of the Medal of Honor in Autumn in 2015 (Japanese)
Nov 2
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (954th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Information on a mission for the recovery and repatriation of the remains of Japanese war dead (November) (Japanese)
  • The 4th Task Force Meeting on Ensuring Safety in Medical Care in University-Affiliated Hospitals, etc. to be held (Japanese)
  • "HACCP Challenge Project" is launched～Recruitment of business operators who work on HACCP～ (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Oct. 30, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Reports on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), Jun. 2015 (Japanese)
  • Measures for the prevention of Karoshi, etc. (Japanese)
  • Announcement of successful applicants of the 45th Examination for Building Sanitation Enginieers～1,861 people passed the exam in FY2015～ (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • A National Meeting of Child Welfare Department Heads and Directors of Child Guidance Centers in FY2015 (held on Oct. 8, 2015) (documents) (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of Nov. 1, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Winners of the Medal of Honor in Autumn in 2015 (Japanese)

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Oct 2015
Oct 30
  • Employment referrals for general workers (September 2015) (English)(Japanese)
Oct 28
Oct 27
Oct 26
Oct 22
  • Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care 2014(Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey August 2015 (English)(Japanese)
Oct 16
  • Introduction of Ministers, State Ministers, and Parliamentary Vice-Ministers (Japanese)
  • A tie-up between TBS' new drama series, "Konodori (The Stork)," and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Procurement status of goods from the employment support agencies for persons with disabilities by the state and independent administrative agencies in FY2014 based on the Act for Promotion of Priority Procurement of Employment Support Agencies for Persons with Disabilities (Japanese)
  • Properly elect representatives of a majority of parties who concluded the 36 Agreements (Japanese)
  • The "Medicines and Health Week" begins (Japanese)
  • Status of occurrence of occupational accidents in 2015 (Oct.) (Japanese)
  • Recipients of the Minister's award for people who contributed to food hygiene business in FY2015 decided (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (Jun.) 2015) (Japanese)
  • Revision of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on May 2015)(Japanese)
Oct 15
  • The results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to Sept. 2015) (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion (THP)) (Japanese)
  • Consultation and report on the "Draft Guidelines on the Formulation of the Action Plans of General Business Operators based on the Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Participation in Their Occupational Lives" (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as of October 15, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of General Survey on Working Conditions(Japanese)
Oct 14
  • Budget Appropriation Request Form and Policy Evaluation Form (Japanese)
  • The 162nd Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council to be held (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Oct. 13, 2015 (Japanese)
  • A briefing meeting on the use of Corporate Number and bulk online application procedures related to employment insurance (Japanese)
  • The Social Security and Tax Number system (related to the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance) (Japanese)
Oct 13
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (951st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • An informal meeting on "Food risk communication～Measures against radionuclides in foods～" to be held on Nov. 6th in Odawara City. We are looking for participants. (Japanese)
  • "The 66th Codex Liaison Council Meeting" to be held (Information) (Japanese)
  • 6th Trilateral Meeting on Yusho Disease ("Oil Symptoms") to be held (Japanese)
  • An implementation system of clinical training for physicians in FY2016 announced～The number of physicians admitted in prefectures except for those which have large cities was largest as in last year since the new system was introduced～ (Japanese)
  • The results of deliberations of Working Group on Clinical Training of Physicians, Sectional Committee of Physicians, Medical Ethics Council, including new designation of clinical training hospitals, announced (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical service (Japanese)
  • The list of designated regions (Countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) updated (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion (THP)) (Japanese)
Oct 9
  • Guidelines/forms/reports related to the business operations of worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of Oct. 9, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines on the business operations of worker dispatching undertakings (from Sept. 30, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (Preliminary data), Ｊｕｌy 2015 (Japanese)
  • Publication of documents provided by the Russian and other governments related to the Japanese who died while detained in Syberia and Mongolia (Persons whose identification is newly confirmed added) (Japanese)
  • ～Documents provided by the Russian and other governments related to the Japanese who died while detained in the former Soviet Union and Mongolia～The lists of documents and registered names are available for public viewing (Japanese)
  • The 17th National Convention for Promoting Organ Transplant to be held (Japanese)
  • Information on procedures related to employment-based training (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Oct 8
  • International cooperation/expansion in the field of water supply (Japanese)
  • "White Paper on Labour Economy 2015 (Analysis of Labour Economy)--Labour Productivity in Dealing with Employment and Labour Issues--" (Japanese)
  • The 161st Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council to be held (Japanese)
  • Recipients of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare's awards for contribution in health, labour and welfare statistics in FY2015 decided (Japanese)
  • The project for the promotion of overseas expansion of the water industry (Japanese)
  • Results of verification of child abuse cases which resulted in death, (Summary of the 11th report), the number of consultation cases regarding child abuse at Child Guidance Centers, etc. (Japanese)
  • Results of verification of child abuse cases which resulted in death, etc. (The 11th report) (Japanese)
  • The 1st meeting of the headquarters for information management measures in the Japan Pension Service implemented (Japanese)
  • Consultation and report on the "Outline of a Draft Ministerial Ordinance regarding the Action Plans of General Business Operators and Others based on the Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Participation in their Occupational Lives" (Japanese)
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (Japanese)
  • Overview of Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants (FY2015）(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Oct 7
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Overview of Estimates of National Medical Care Expenditure, FY2013 (Japanese)
  • No investigation is scheduled as we have no new confirmed cases of Japanese war orphans remaining in China in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Oct. 6, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Amendments to the Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards Due to Specified Chemical Substances, Working Environment Measurement Standards, and others in November 2015 (Addition of regulations on naphthalene and refractory ceramic fibers (RCF)) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (The presentation ceremony of the "Clean Life Minori's donation box" held.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki thanked and presented certificates of merit at the Minister's awards ceremony honoring people for their service in emergency medical care.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki visited the National Hansen's Disease Sanatorium, Tama-Zenshoen, and the National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities to assess the current situation.) (Japanese)
  • "Data health/preventive services fair 2015" to be held (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Preliminary data), Jul. 2015 (Japanese)
Oct 6
  • Establishment of the headquarters for renewal of the Japan Pension Service (Japanese)
  • Punitive and other measures taken against executives and staff involved in the information leakage case due to unauthorized computer access in the Japan Pension Service (Japanese)
  • Information on education of workers using the GHS labeling (Japanese)
  • Amendment of the Industrial Health and Safety Act (related to labels and risk assessment) (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of Oct. 6, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Q&A on Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Japanese)
  • The list of designated regions (countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Results of evaluation of the actual performance of the Japan Pension Service in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • A web page on a PR Magazine of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, "Health, Labour and Welfare" (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (State Minister Nagaoka visited the National Center for Global Health and Medicine and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases to assess the current situation of research, medical care, and others for infectious diseases.) (Japanese)
  • Cooperating medical institutions that examine post-HPV immunization symptoms (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Preliminary data), May 2015 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Oct 5
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (950th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Dietary daily intake of dioxins (The results of total diet studies) in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (Preliminary data), June 2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Oct. 2, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion (THP)) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki exchanged opinions with the Indonesian Minister of Manpower and Transmigration, Hanif Dakhiri, on the development of the social security system among others.) (Japanese)
  • Information disclosure on budget implementation (Japanese)
  • Updates to the published data of "Companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (Supporter companies for promotion of Job-Card)" (as of Jul. 31, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on the Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (May 2015) (Japanese)
  • General Overview (PDF)　(Source: MHLW's Pamphlet)
  • References ・Human Resources Development
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Oct 2
  • Measures taken based on assumption of the domestic outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever (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)
  • Food safety information "Codex Liaison Council" (Japanese)
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (Preliminary data), May 2015 (Japanese)
  • Rules on the Management of Personal Information Held by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • "Ikumen Enterprise Award 2015"/"Ikuboss Award 2015" honor winners at the "Symposium for Promotion of Ikumen" on October 19th (Japanese)
  • Four substances are newly designated as narcotics to strengthen regulation on it(Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (August 2015) (English)(Japanese)
Oct 1
  • Food safety information "Codex Liaison Council" (Japanese)
  • The 160th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council to be held (Japanese)
  • "Job-net" operated by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to be closed as of Mar. 2015 (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery and memorial servises for Japanese war dead (Oct. 2015) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the 30th National Examination for Registered Dietitian (Japanese)
  • 114th seminar for municipal government employees: "Vitalization of councils, promotion of consultation support for service use planning, and enhancement of abuse prevention measures concerning the welfare of persons with disabilities" (Japanese)
  • Job-Card System (Forms, etc. renewed) (Japanese)
  • A Guide Book on the Introduction on the HACCP System (Japanese)
  • Expected investment income of the Forestry Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid System will be changed from Oct. 2015 (Japanese)
  • Improvement of consultation and support systems for people who developed post-HPV immunization symptoms (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion (THP)) (Japanese)
  • Information on the approval system for Clinical Research Core Centers based on the Medical Care Act (Japanese)
  • Creation of pamphlets on the Comprehensive Strategy for the Promotion of Dementia Measures (A New Orange Plan) (Japanese)
  • The list of agreed regions for the promotion of employment development (as of Oct. 1, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Updates to the list of locations of Mothers' Hello Works/Mothers' Corners (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of Oct. 1, 2015) (Japanese)
  • "The improvement plan for the work of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare" to enhance the usefulness of its online procedures (Japanese)
  • Appointment of (full-time) inspectors at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare-affiliated incorporated administrative agency (Japanese)
  • Actual Conditions of Working Women (FY2014 version) (Japanese)
  • Examples of standardized recording of generic prescriptions (as of Oct. 1, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Items on national health insurance drug tariffs and information on generic drugs (as of Oct. 1, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake

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Sep 2015
Sep 30
  • A joint press release on medical cooperation between the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand (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)
  • Loss of personal data, etc. at Engokikin Co., Ltd (Japanese)
  • Warning about illegitimate sales of Nitrous Oxide for recreational use (named "SIVA GUS") (Japanese)
  • Main changes to systems related to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of Oct. 2015) (Japanese)
  • The new "Job-Card System" begins in Oct.～Promoting individuals' career advancement, smooth job placement of diverse human resources, and others～ (Japanese)
  • The payment due of employees' pension premium and others in some areas in Ibaraki Prefecture extended (Japanese)
  • Guidelines, forms and reports related to the business operations of worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion (THP)) (Japanese)
  • The status of loan agreements on the provision of interest subsidies in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy, September 2015 (Japanese)
  • Measures taken in areas severely damaged by Typhoon No. 18, such as the extension of due dates for labour insurance premium and others (Japanese)
  • Oct. is the "Month for Promotion of Organ Transplants" (Japanese)
  • The status of inspection cases and cases sent to the Public Prosecutor's Office with regard to ensuring appropriate working conditions for foreign technical interns (2014) announced (Japanese)
  • "National Forum for Promoting the Prevention of Child Abuse in all Kanagawa" to be held at 10:00 on Sunday, November 8, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (Japanese)
  • Tax deduction system for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of Sept. 30, 2015) (Japanese)
  • 2nd recruitment of organizations that implement survey research on the promotion of children and childrearing support in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Support for group contracts for Specific Health Checkups and Specific Health Guidance (Related documents) (Japanese)
  • Statistics on the status of receipt and processing of requests for corrections concerning pension records (Japanese)
  • The successful applicants of the 32nd national examinations for barbars and beauticians announced (Japanese)
  • No.32(September, 2015)
Sep 29
  • 1st Local Liaison Council for the Promotion of the Use of HACCP to be held. Participants recruited in 7 cities (Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka) (Japanese)
  • A report on the status related to day-care centers, etc. (Apr. 1, 2015) and the results of the survey on the "Acceleration Plan for Eliminating the Wait-listed Children's List" published～Achieving the expansion of day-care service for about 219,000 children over 2 years～ (Japanese)
  • Winner enterprises for the "Minister's Award for Equal Employment/Work and Family Harmonization" in FY2015 decided~An awarding ceremony and a "briefing session on the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation in Their Working Lives" to be concurrently held~ (Japanese)
  • Results of supervision and guidance provided to workplaces suspected of long working hours practice～Between Apr. and Jun., overtime work detected in about 60 percent (1,479 workplaces) of 2,362 targeted workplaces～ (Japanese)
  • A website on "Let's Verify Pension Finance Together!―Public Pension" updated～"The financial verification in 2014" and "Tentative calculations based on optional assumptions" explained in an understandable way～ (Japanese)
  • Let's Verify Pension Finance Together!―Public Pension (Japanese)
  • Opinions solicited on the Public Notice that partially amends the Guidelines on Ways for Employers to Take Appropriate Measures with Regard to Items Stipulated in the Provisions concerning the Prohibition of Discrimination against Workers on the Basis of Sex, etc. (Japanese)
  • Opinions solicited on draft guidelines for the formulation of action plans by business operators provided for in the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation in Their Working Lives (parts related to the action plans of general business operators) (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion (THP)) (Japanese)
  • Medical institutions you can consult regarding HTLV-1 (search engine) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Sep 28
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (949th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • 7th meeting of the Investigative Committee for the Information Leakage Case Due to Unauthorized Computer Access in the Japan Pension Service to be held (Japanese)
  • A report on the results of the 2014 Actuarial Valuation (an actuarial report) published (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Sept. 25, 2015 (Japanese)
  • A Manual on the Prevention of Occupational Accidents When Using Wheeled Box Pallets～Eight Rules for Working Safely～ (Japanese)
  • A ministerial order for designation of four additional substances as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)" to be enforced from Sept. 26, 2015 (Japanese)
  • The reporting system for the Survey on National Health Insurance in FY2015 posted (Japanese)
Sep 25
  • Laws and regulations related to pharmaceutical products (Japanese)
  • Certification of examination qualifications for the National Midwifery Examination(Japanese)
  • Certification of examination qualifications for the National Public Health Nursing Examination(Japanese)
  • Certification of examination qualifications for the National Nursing Examination(Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of Sept. 25, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Consultation with and report from the Labor Policy Council on the "Draft Outlines of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Youth Employment"～ (Japanese)
  • "Questionnaires entry support system for the Survey on the Insured of Employees' Health Insurance in FY2015" (Japanese)
  • Report on the medical-care system for the latter-stage elderly (Japanese)
  • The outcomes of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) meeting in Kyoto～IMDRF Strategic Plan 2020 formulated and pre-market medical device regulation harmonization activities promoted～ (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for the "Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Symposium for Deepening Understanding on the Japanese who Remained in China, etc. to be held (on Saturday, November 14, 2015, in Kyoto City) (Japanese)
  • Appointment of the heads of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare-affiliated incorporated administrative agencies (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (948th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • A national meeting of Child Welfare Department heads and directors of Child Guidance Centers in FY2015 to be held (Japanese)
  • Invitation of public comments regarding Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants in FY2016 (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey July 2015 (English)(Japanese)
Sep 24
  • Pension Reserve Funds Operations in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare's award for workers engaged in infant homes service (Japanese)
  • The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare's award for workers engaged in children's self-reliance support service (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Sept. 18, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Sept. 18, 2015 (Japanese)
  • The 2nd Expert Meeting on Children's Play Programs, etc. to be held (Information)(Japanese)
  • The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare's award for persons who contributed to family planning and maternal and child health in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," July 2015 (Japanese)
  • Every October is "The month for Promotion and Enhancement of Participation" in the small and medium sized enterprise retirement allowance cooperative system"～Promote small and medium sized enterprises to join the state's retirement allowance cooperative system in order to promote the welfare of their employees～ (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to business operators for suspension and improvement on worker dispatching(Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of end of July 2015) (Japanese)
  • Invitation of comments on the Outline of a Draft Ministerial Ordinance regarding the Action Plans of General Business Operators and Others based on the Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Participation in their Occupational Lives (a tentative name) (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Measures taken based on assumption of the domestic outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Japanese)
  • Information on the seminar for healthcare workers (Japanese)
  • A meeting of the 30rd Committee on Recurrence Prevention based on Recommendations of the Expert Panel on Hansen's Problem to be held (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Muraki exchanged opinions with Danish Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Freddy Svane, regarding the establishment of "A Strategic Partnership for Growth and Innovation" declared between Denmark and Japan at the bilateral summit meeting in March 2014.)(Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of Sept. 19, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Securing the sufficient number of nursery teachers (Japanese)
Sep 18
  • Consultation with and report from the Labour Policy Council concerning the preparation of related cabinet orders and draft cabinet orders for provisional measures, among others, for the enforcement of a law that partially amends the Act on Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and the Protection of Dispatched Workers, etc. (Japanese)
  • Measures taken based on assumption of the domestic outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Japanese)
  • The 3rd unofficial notification of appropriation of subsidies for improvement of day-care centers in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • The 6th unofficial notification of appropriation of subsidies for improvement of day-care centers in FY2015 (Supplementary budget of 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation of comments for "Draft Guidelines for Private Competitive Bidding for the Business of Promoting Labour Insurance Enrollment" (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion (THP)) (Japanese)
  • "Report on job openings and applications pertaining to recent high school and junior high school graduates" in FY2015～The job opening-to-application ratio of high school students is 1.54, while job openings are up 19.9% compared to the previous year～ (Japanese)
  • The projected number of job offers for university students graduating in Mar. 2016～The ratio of business offices planning to hire new graduates has increased～ (Japanese)
  • Lump sum payments agreed upon by major private companies in summer 2015 announced～The amount agreed upon is 832,292 yen, 3.95% increase from the previous year～ (Japanese)
  • Job interview meetings to be held for foreign students (Japanese)
  • The 13rd ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies to be held (Information) (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 17
  • Overview of Industrial Safety and Health Survey (Survey on Labour Environment) in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion (THP)) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Speaking about the shape of Japan's health care 20 years from now on at the Japan Vision: Health Care 2035 Symposium, Minister Shiozaki said, "We will not put off dealing with problems and make sure actions will be taken.") (Japanese)
Sep 16
  • Consultation service regarding the case of information leakage due to unauthorized computer access in the Japan Pension Service to be offered on Saturdays and Sundays in the second half of September (Japanese)
  • e-info on medicines (Japanese)
  • The Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Retirement Allowance Cooperative System (Japanese)
  • "Food risk communication～Let's learn and think about pesticides～" to be held on Oct. 19 in Fukushima and Nov. 9 in Saitama. Looking for participants.～ (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Sept. 15, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation of comments regarding the preparation of related cabinet orders and draft cabinet orders for provisional measures, among others, for the enforcement of a law that partially amends the Act on Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and the Protection of Dispatched Workers, etc. (Japanese)
  • Invitation of comments regarding the proposed amendments of licensing standards for worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • Information on the repatriation of the remains of Japanese war dead (Sept.) (Japanese)
  • "No Overwork Campaign" to be held in Nov.～Supervision, guidance, and free telephone counseling to be given in the aim of elimination of overwork and others～ (Japanese)
  • 14 Japanese who remained in China after the War to make temporary return in group (Japanese)
  • "No Overwork Campaign" (Japanese)
  • Related to working environment measurement (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (As the Disaster Response Headquarters is set up in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare following heavy rains in Tochigi, Ibaraki and other prefectures, Minister Shiozaki instructed bureau director-generals "to take all possible measures with a sense of urgency" at its first meeting.) (Japanese)
  • The list of designated regions (countries and regions) without the outbreak of Avian Influenza (Japanese)
  • Seminars for municipal government employees (Japanese)
  • Four new psychoactive substances designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)"～A ministerial order for establishing the designated drugs, etc., promulgated～ (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Dental Technician Examination (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Sep 15
  • Four substances to be newly designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)" as a result of the deliberations of the Committee on Designated Substances held today (Japanese)
  • Reference materials for the Act on Mental Health and Welfare for the Mentally Disabled (Japanese)
  • My number system (related to employment insurance) (Japanese)
  • Electronic application forms related to employment insurance updated (Japanese)
  • The results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to Aug. 2015) (Japanese)
  • Status of occurrence of occupational accidents in 2015 (Sept.) (Japanese)
  • "White Paper on Labour Economy 2015 (Analysis of Labour Economy)" is published～An analytical theme is "Labour Productivity in Dealing with Employment and Labour Issues"～ (Japanese)
  • An interim report meeting on trial projects for overnight stay-type health guidance ("Smart-life-stay") (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of Sept. 15, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and collection of premiums (Japanese)
Sep 14
  • Diseases covered in the Act on General Support for Persons with Disabilities (intractable disease, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (947th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • The 15th Symposium on Hansen's Disease Issue (The Human Rights Forum 2015 in Hokkaido) to be held on Nov. 3rd (Japanese)
  • The 159th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council to be held (Japanese)
  • Information on the repatriation of the remains of Japanese war dead (Sept.) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Sept. 11, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki is awarded a measles-elimination certificate from Dr. Shin, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Region.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki told Vietnamese National Assembly Vice Chairperson Ngan and Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Minister Chuyen that he hoped "technical interns will learn many things, bring back skills, techniques, and others to their home country, and put them to use for the country's development.") (Japanese)
  • An additional briefing meeting on bulk application procedures related to employment insurance to be held (on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015) (Japanese)
Sep 11
  • The 5th unofficial notification of appropriation of subsidies for improvement of day-care centers in FY2015 (Supplementary budget of 2014) (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)
  • Invitation of comments on the draft ministrial order that partially amends the ordinance for enforcement of the National Strategic Special Economic Zone Act related to the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Invitation of comments on the "draft guidelines for the implementation of private competitive bidding for the technical workshop project for day workers" (Japanese)
  • Society-Managed Employment-Based Health 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)
  • October is the promotion period for the utilization of annual paid leave～The acquisition of annual paid leave for achievement of work-life balance to be promoted～ (Japanese)
  • The use of annual paid leave linked with local events to be promoted～Measures toward achievement of work-life balance to be implemented in Hiyoshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, and Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, in October～ (Japanese)
  • Seamen's Insurance (FY2014) (Japanese)
Sep 10
  • The 113rd seminar for municipal government employees: "The situation after the new Comprehensive Support System for Children and Child-rearing is implemented" (Japanese)
  • The 40th meeting of Medical Care Working Group, Social Security Council to be held (Japanese)
  • The outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Budget appropriation request form and policy evaluation form (Japanese)
Sep 9
  • Promotion of "Healthy Diet" that supports Japanese people's longevity―A notification issued for improvement of social environment through diets― (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Addressing the "1st Discussion Meeting on Global Health," Minister Shiozaki said that, "In Japan, human resources development related to global health care is important from the viewpoint of contributing to the health of people around the world.") (Japanese)
  • "Be Careful about Dengue Fever" (Public Relations Office of the Government of Japan) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Labour Environment in 2014 (Schedule of release) (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 Sept. 8, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (946th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Actuarial valuation of pensions in foreign countries(Japanese)
  • Support for group contracts for specific medical checkups and health guidance (Documents) (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of Survey on Labour Economy Trend, August 2015 (Japanese)
  • Handbook of Health and Welfare Statistics 2014
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Sep 8
  • Disability Support Categories　(Japanese)
  • A presentation and a tour of Minister Shiozaki at "The International Congress of the Asian Society Against Dementia (ASAD) in Kumamoto" (Japanese)
  • The Supreme Court ruling on the payment of medical costs for hibakusha living outside Japan (Japanese)
  • Overview of Patient's Behavior Survey (Preliminary data), 2014 (Japanese)
  • Securing the Sufficient Number of Nursery Teachers (Japanese)
  • The 158th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council to be held (Japanese)
  • Symposium on the Project for Creating Practical, Community-based Employment to be held on the theme of "Regional attractions rediscovered!～Let's deepen our interactions from a new perspective～ on Oct. 15th at Tokyo International Exchange Center (Japanese)
Sep 7
  • Winners of "Good Teeth Contest for Parents and Children" decided (Japanese)
  • A webpage to introduce the PR magazine "Health, Labour and Welfare" (Japanese)
  • The 68th World Health Assembly (Summary) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 4, 2015 (Japanese)
Sep 4
  • An overseas business trip of Ms. Nagaoka, State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Information on a mission for the recovery and repatriation of the remains of Japanese war dead (Sept.) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (Preliminary data), Apr. 2015 (Japanese)
  • Public announcement based on Art. 30 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act～Dismissal due to pregnancy became the first matter to be publicly announced～ (Japanese)
  • Comprehensive Drug Industry Reinforcement Strategy～Drug discovery with a view to global expansion～" formulated (Japanese)
  • ～Documents provided by the Russian and other governments related to the Japanese who died while detained in the former Soviet Union and Mongolia～The lists of documents and registered names are available for public viewing (Japanese)
  • 15 Japanese who remained in Karafuto etc. after the war make temporary return in group (Japanese)
  • Publication of documents provided by the Russian and other governments related to the Japanese who died while detained in Syberia and Mongolia (Persons whose identification is newly confirmed added) (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (Preliminary data), May 2015 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (About 7,000 attendants, which was 1,000 more than usual, paid silent tribute at the Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead which marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the war.) (Japanese)
  • FAQ for the electronic processing system of the medical receipt for the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance claims updated (Japanese)
  • Asking for submission of slogans for the "20-year-old Blood Donors" Campaign in FY2016. (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Provisional Report of Monthly Labour Survey July 2015 (English)(Japanese)
Sep 3
  • Trends of recent medical care prescription fees - MEDIAS - (FY2014 edition) (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care expenditure - MEDIAS - Mar. 2015 (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Trends of medical prescription fees (Computerized data) (FY2014 edition) (Japanese)
  • Trends of medical prescription fees (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical prescription fees (Computerized data) (Mar. 2015 issue) (Japanese)
  • Analysis of regional differences in medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Analysis of regional differences in insurance premiums of municipal national health insurance plans (Japanese)
  • The number of deaths from exposure to excessive natural heat, based on Vital Statistics of Japan (Final data) (Japanese)
  • Trends in the number of deaths from mesothelioma by prefecture (21 major cities regrouped) , based on Vital Statistics of Japan (Final data, 1995-2014) (Japanese)
  • Improvement of working time arrangements, etc. (Japanese)
  • Information on a briefing meeting on the bulk online application procedures related to employment insurance to be held (Japanese)
  • Revision of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Summary Report of Vital Statistics of Japan (final data), 2014 (in Japanese)
Sep 2
  • A Memorandum of Cooperation agreed with the Mongolian Ministry of Population Development and Social Protection in the field of population and development and social security (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration numbers and rabies immunization records (The Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion (THP)) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki placed flowers at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony while guests from 100 countries and about 55,000 participants watch.) (Japanese)
  • Q&A on Long-Term Care Services (related to criteria for the operation and calculation of service fees) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Sept. 1, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki placed flowers at the Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony, marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings, which had a record number of participants.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki exchanged opinions on the theme of "Aging" with Romanian Labour Minister Nicolae Banicioiu.) (Japanese)
  • 14. Related to the Revised Act on Promotion of the Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Preliminary data), Jun. 2015 (Japanese)
Sep 1
  • Results of "self-inspection of the in-company system and others related to good vigilance practice" published (Japanese)
  • 13 organiations and 24 individuals who contributed to emergency medical care to be honored on Sept. 9th at the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare's awrads cerermony for service in emergency medical care (Japanese)
  • Three organiations and 42 individuals who contributed to obstetric care to be honored on Sept. 10th at the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare's awrads cerermony (Japanese)
  • "Support Plan for Continuation of Employment" to be implemented at Hello Works～Support to be actively provided in five areas～ (Japanese)
  • The "Report of the Committee on Planninig Related to the Risk Assessment of Chemical Substances in FY2015" published: Reasonable to add 24 substances to the Appended Table 9～ (Japanese)
  • Five municipalities adopted in the second selection for the "Practical Local Employment Creation Program"under which jobs are created using local resources in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery and memorial services for Japanese war dead (Sept. 2015) (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of Sept. 1, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Examination for Dental Hygienists (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Examination for Artificial Limb Technicians (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Examination for Clinical Technicians (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Examination for Speech-Language Hearing Therapists (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Examination for Judo Healing Practioners (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Examination for Moxibustion practitioners (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Examination for Acupuncture Practioners (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Examination for Massage and Finger Pressure Practioners (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Examination for Orthoptists (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Examination for Occupational Therapists (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Examination for Physical Therapists (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Examination for Clinical Laboratory Technicians (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Examination for Radiological Technologists (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the 39th National Examination for Emergency Life-saving Technicians (Japanese)
  • Production of statistics by commission and provision of anonymized data (Japanese)

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Aug 2015
Aug 31
  • Which vegetables Japanese take in large amounts?--Use the Dietary Life Improvement Movement as an opportunity to practice "Plus One Vegetable Dish Everyday"! (Japanese)
  • Hospital bed functions reporting (Japanese)
  • Routine vaccination coverage for Measles and Rubella (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (945th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (Aug. 2015) (Japanese)
  • The status of loan agreements on the provision of interest subsidies in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Aug. 28, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Results of "monitoring and guidance based on the imported food monitoring and guidance plan" and "statistics on imported food monitoring" in FY2014 published (Japanese)
  • Results of monitoring and guidance based on the imported food monitoring and guidance plan in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • "Kokoro Hotline," a telephone counseling service for workers' health problems, such as mental health and overwork, to start in Sept. 2015 (Japanese)
  • Recipients of the "Minister's award for outstanding offices for the employment of persons with disabilities" in FY2015 decided: The awards ceremony scheduled on Tuesday, September 8 (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to dispatching business operators for improvement of worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • Imported food monitoring (Japanese)
  • The 157th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council to be held (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of Aug. 30, 2015) (Japanese)
  • A ministerial order for designation of six additional substances as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)" to be enforced from Aug. 29, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Examination for Pharmacists (Japanese)
  • Request for cooperation in the Survey on Workers Who Changed Jobs (Japanese)
Aug 28
  • Status of designated medical facilities for infectious diseases (as of April 1, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Renotification of handling, etc. of single-use medical devices (Japanese)
  • The 156th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council to be held (Japanese)
  • Asking for submission of slogans for the "Child Welfare Week" in FY2016 The submission period: From Sept. 1 (Tue.) to Oct. 20 (Tue.), 2015 (Japanese)
  • Survey for Planning Social Insurance System (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on the Public Attitude Toward Social Security System Reforms in 2013 (Japanese)
  • A special homepage on the Act of Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace (Japanese)
  • Equal Employment (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (July 2015)(English)(Japanese)
Aug 27
Aug 26
  • Recruitment of hospitals preparing to participate in the DPC program (Japanese)
  • The 2nd unofficial announcement of subsidies for provision and improvement of space for community long-term care and welfare in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Prompt Vital Statistics Report, Jun. 2015 (Japanese)
  • Health certificates communicated by exporting countries (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on Aug. 25, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Additional recruitment for model projects to support skill advancement of persons with disabilities in FY2015 (The recruitment process closed. Thank you for your application.) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Aug 25
  • Cancellation 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 the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • The list of designated regions (Countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) updated (Japanese)
  • "Promotion Projects for Community-Based Health" in FY2015 selected (Japanese)
  • Effective use of registered information of the placement of AEDs (Japanese)
  • "'Visualized' safety activities contest" in FY2015 to be held～Seeking examples of "visualized" industrial accident prevention activities (From Sept. 1 to Oct. 31)～ (Japanese)
  • The "Emergency Medicine Day 2015" event to be held for the general public～On Sept. 6th, the public can see demonstrations of emergency care and participate in emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation～ (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of Aug. 25, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods〜Thai shrimp for consumption (limited to fresh and frozen seafood for consumption)～ (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (Preliminary data), Jun. 2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of the Survey on Labour Disputes, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Statistics on the status of the acceptance and processing of requests for correction of pension records (Japanese)
  • "Promotion Projects for Community-Based Health" in FY2015 selected (Japanese)
Aug 24
  • All Prefectural Minimum Wage Councils reported revised prefectural minimum wages ～The national weighted average price is 798 yen, which is 18 yen increase from last fiscal year～ (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (944th 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 Aug. 21, 2015 (Japanese)
  • The Japan-Philippines Social Security Agreement (a tentative name) substantively agreed (Japanese)
  • Request for cooperation in the Basic Survey of Gender Equality in Employment Management in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Health certificates communicated by exporting countries (Japanese)
  • Government subsidy application for Health Promotion Projects for the Elderly in FY2015 (Additional invitation for application from the public) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Aug 21
Aug 20
Aug 18
Aug 14
  • "65th Codex Liaison Council" to be held (Information) (Japanese)
  • The status of the occurrence of occupational accidents, August 2015 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the 28th National Certified Social Worker Examination (Japanese)
  • Support for group contracts for specific medical checkups and health guidance (Various documents) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the 28th National Certified Careworker Examination (Japanese)
Aug 13
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takagai sending cheers for the Japanese national team who compete in the 43rd World Skills Competition, "I have a high expectation that your performance will strongly appeal the importance of skills both nationally and internationally.") (Japanese)
  • The outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • The New Orange Plan and other dementia measures taken at MHLW are introduced in "Tokumitsu & Kisa no Shiritai Nippon!" in the Japanese Government Internet TV (Japanese)
  • A poster for the 66th National Occupational Health Week (Japanese)
  • A leaflet for the 66th National Occupational Health Week (Japanese)
Aug 12
Aug 11
  • Changes in the scheduled release dates of Monthly Labour Surveys (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion, THP) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki visited Shokei-kan and the National Showa Memorial Museum (Showa-kan), national facilities that inform visitors of the hardships experienced during and after the war by the Japanese public.) (Japanese)
  • Misexplanation given to customers regarding the Information Leakage Case Due to Unauthorized Computer Access in the Japan Pension Service (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Preliminary data), April 2015 (Japanese)
  • Fund for Unapproved Drugs and New Influenza (Second half year) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Aug 10
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (942nd 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 August 7, 2015 (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as of August 10, 2015 (Japanese)
  • A ministerial order for designation of four additional substances as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)" to be enforced from Aug. 8, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (State Minister Yamamoto speaking at the Central Awards Ceremony to give the Labour Minister's awards to excellent workplaces, organizations and persons who contributed to occupational safety and health in FY2015.) (Japanese)
  • Requests submitted for the 3rd invitation of requests for the development of unapproved and off-label drugs of high medical need (Japanese)
Aug 7
  • The meeting for prefectural governments regarding nutrition measures in FY2015 to be held (Japanese)
  • Basic Survey of Gender Equality in Employment Management in FY2014 (Final report) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment for the Project on Improvement of the Medical Care System for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • "Summary of the Balance of Employees' Pension and National Pension" in FY2014 is published (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)
  • Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead to be held (Saturday, August 15) (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of the recovery and memorial services for Japanese war dead (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the 18th National Psychiatric Social Worker Examination (Japanese)
  • The administration status of "trade skills tests" in FY2014～About 280 thousand people became new certified skill workers～ (Japanese)
  • The implementation of the 28th National Certified Social Worker Examination (Japanese)
  • Publishment of documents provided by the Russian and other governments concerning the Japanese who died while detained in the former Soviet Union (Addition of the persons identified) (Japanese)
  • Documents provided by the Russian and other governments concerning the Japanese who died while detained in the former Soviet Union～The list of documents and registered names for the deceased can be browsed (Japanese)
  • The Murayama Branch Laboratory at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Aug 6
  • Photo Report ("Children's Kasumigaseki Tour Day" concluded with a huge success with a number of participants reaching a record-high 2,884 in two days! Thank you all very much for coming.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (State Minister Nagaoka takes a group photo with children who participated in "Let's talk with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare" on Children's Kasumigaseki Tour Day.) (Japanese)
  • Dog tags with registration numbers and rabies immunization records (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Overview of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures in FY2014 (Cases assessed from May 2014 to April 2015) (Japanese)
Aug 5
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on August 4, 2015 (Japanese)
  • The "Health Care 2035" Symposium to be held (Japanese)
  • The Project to Create Employment in Strategic Industries in the Regions (Japanese)
  • Appointment of Advisor in charge of operation of the Pension Service Management Working Group of the Social Security Council (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Preliminary data), May 2015 (Japanese)
  • The Social Security and Tax Number System (My Number System) (Related to unemployment insurance) (Japanese)
  • The Ordinance on the Industrial Safety and Health Act and other regulations containing a new provision on high-place rope-supported work were promulgated on August 5, 2015 (Japanese)
Aug 4
  • The Training Project for Drug Abuse Prevention Instructors (Japanese)
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (Preliminary Data), March 2015 (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (Preliminary data), April 2015 (Japanese)
Aug 3
  • Photo Report (Ms. Nagaoka, State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, exchanged views with Ms. Heidelberg, Deputy Minister of Health and Care Services.) (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Health and labour sciences research FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (941st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The 5th meeting of the Investigative Committee for the Information Leakage Case Due to Unauthorized Computer Access in the Japan Pension Service to be held (Information) (Japanese)
  • Job interview meetings to be held for foreign students (Japanese)
  • Procedures for filing notifications on new chemical substances of small quantities (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on July 31, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion, THP) (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of August 1, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Health Nurse Exam in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Midwife Exam in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Nurse Exam in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Revision of the Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants System (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake

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Jul 2015
Jul 31
  • Job hunting/recruitment activities, etc. of graduating university students～"Guidelines" and "understanding"～ (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods〜French chicken and its processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of subsidies for the improvement of facilities for the medical care provision system (Earthquake-proofing related project) in FY2015 (Carry-over budget from FY2014) (Japanese)
  • The schedule of the Japanese national team who competes in the 43rd World Skills Competition is decided, which includes a courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on August 5th (Japanese)
  • The status of loan agreements on the provision of interest subsidies in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • The Japanese national team who competes in the 43rd World Skills Competition (Sao Paulo, Brazil) will be dispatched～45 team members compete in 40 trades including electronic equipment assembly, welding, and landscape gardening～ (Japanese)
  • Designated courses of specialized and practical educational training announced～ As of Oct. 1, 2015, 255 courses to be designated as specialized and practical educational training courses eligible for the payment of educational training benefits～ (Japanese)
  • Results of measurements of radioactive strontium and plutonium in foods (Sept.-Oct. 2014 surveys)～All within the pre-Fukushima nuclear power plant accident range or below measurable limits～ (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (Preliminary data), May 2015 (Japanese)
  • International cooperation/expansion in the field of water supply (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Application procedures for the 28th National Certified Careworker Examination of candidates for certified careworkers who returned to their home countries after having been accepted under Japanese laws based on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (Japanese)
  • Tax deduction system for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of July 31, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Monthly and Annual Reports on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Annual Report on Employment Insurance Services (Preliminary data) (Japanese)
  • Status on the approval of "Re-Employment Assistance Plans" (Q1 FY2015 (Apr.-Jun.)) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Basic Survey on Wage Structure
  • Employment referrals for general workers (June 2015)(English)(Japanese)
Jul 30
  • Guidelines for revised prefectural minimum wages in FY2015～Rank A 19 yen, rank B 18 yen, rank C 16 yen～ (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration numbers and rabies immunization records (The Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • The first unofficial announcement of subsidies for provision and improvement of space for community long-term care and welfare in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Enforcement of the "The Rule of Conversion of fixed-term labour contracts into open-ended labour Contracts" based on the Labour Contract Act～The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is urging private companies to prepare for implementation of the rule ～ (Japanese)
  • Winners of the "10th Youth Monozukuri Skills Competition" are decided～352 persons competed in 14 trade categories and closed on the 29th～(Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion, THP) (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of July 30, 2015) (Japanese)
  • The announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Abridged Life Tables　For Japan 2014
Jul 29
  • Provision of long-term care staff, etc. to support the Soso Region of Fukushima Prefecture (13rd term) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on July 28, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Securing the sufficient number of nursery teachers (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)
  • 4 new psychoactive substances designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)"～A ministerial order for establishing the designated drugs, etc., promulgated～ (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jul 28
  • 4 substances to be newly designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)" as a result of the deliberations of the Committee on Designated Substances held today (Japanese)
  • Status of major private companies' demands for wage increase and settlement in spring 2015～The rate of wage increase was 2.38%, reaching the highest level in 10 years since 2005～ (Japanese)
  • A report on the status of enforcement of the Act on Special Provisions on Insurance Benefits and the Insurance Premium Payment for Employees' Pension Insurance (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of May 2015) (Japanese)
  • The status of measures taken in relation to the Survey on the Post-War Forced Internees (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on the Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (March 2015) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jul 27
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (940th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The number of registered regional nursery businesses (as of April 1, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Statistics on the status of the acceptance and processing of requests for correction of pension records (Japanese)
  • Report on the medical-care system for the latter-stage elderly (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on July 24, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the 28th National Certified Careworker Examination (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
Jul 24
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion, THP) (Japanese)
  • Consultation and report on the "draft outline of a Cabinet Order for Partial Revision of the Enforcement Ordinance for the Industrial Safety and Health Act" and the "draft outline of a Ministerial Order for Partial Revision of Industrial Safety and Health Regulations"～Naphthalene and refractory ceramic fiber are regulated as specified chemical substances～ (Japanese)
  • "The Outline of Measures for the Prevention of Karoshi, etc." approved by the Cabinet～Achieve Zero Karoshi Toward the Realization of Society where People Can Keep Working in a Healthy and Fulfilling Way～ (Japanese)
  • Measures for the Prevention of Karoshi, etc. (Japanese)
  • Laws on Measures for the Prevention of Karoshi, etc./Consultative Meetings on the Promotion of Measures for the Prevention of Karoshi, etc. (Japanese)
Jul 23
  • Unofficial notification of appropriation of subsidies for the institution maintenance of social welfare facilities in FY2015 (Initial budget of FY2015) (Japanese)
  • Unofficial notification of appropriation of subsidies for the institution maintenance of social welfare facilities in FY2015 (Carry-over budget from supplemental budget of FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • "Job Analysis Implementation Manual" (July 2015) (Japanese)
  • A leaflet on a program for additional payment of Career enhancement Subsidies based on job evaluation (A pay and benefits improvement course) (July 2015) (Japanese)
  • Key points and examples of the use of job (role) evaluation (July 2015) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for implementation of job evaluation based on a breakdown point system (July 2015) (Japanese)
  • Nursery teacher test (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (July 2015) (Japanese)
  • 13rd meeting of the Study Group on Balancing Work and Family in the Future to be held (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for the "Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Information on the repatriation of the remains of Japanese war dead(July) (Japanese)
  • Let's use part-time workers in a positive manner based on job (role) rating! (July 2015) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (Japanese)
  • Report on "Regional Model Projects for Realization of Ageless Society" compiled (Japanese)
  • Misdelivery of certificates of payment for industrial accident insurance benefits (Japanese)
  • Project to Support Measures for the Prevention of Passive Smoking in the Workplace (Technical Support): Free Rental of Measuring Instruments related to the Prevention of Passive Smoking (Japanese)
  • Project to Support Measures for the Prevention of Passive Smoking in the Workplace (Technical Support): Free Provision of Counseling related to the Prevention of Passive Smoking (Japanese)
  • Project to Support Measures for the Prevention of Passive Smoking in the Workplace (Financial Support): Subsidies related to the Prevention of Passive Smoking (Japanese)
  • Measures for the Prevention of Passive Smoking in the Workplace (Japanese)
Jul 22
  • Mental health measures at the workplace; overwork measures; and the promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion, THP) (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," May 2015 (Japanese)
  • The 1st meeting of the Central Liaison Committee on the Promotion of the Wide Use of HACCP to be held (Information) (Japanese)
  • List of leaflets related to occupational safety and health (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on July 21, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki inspected social welfare corporations which provide welfare services for the elderly and children, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Prior to the National Occupational Health Week for the prevention of industrial accidents, Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takagai patrolled the construction site in Tokyo to check their safety.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I would like you to know that part-time workers are also protected by the Labour Standards Act and other laws," said Director-General of the Labour Standards Bureau, Mr. Okazaki, who held the first discussion meeting with university students to assess the current picture of part-time work.) (Japanese)
  • The seminars for municipal government employees (Japanese)
Jul 21
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (939th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The status of the occurrence of industrial accidents due to anoxia and hydrogen sulfide poisoning (2014) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (Preliminary data), February 2015 (Japanese)
  • Mis-administration of expired vaccines (Japanese)
  • The amounts of the daily basic allowances of employment insurance to be changed～To become effective on Saturday, August 1st～ (Japanese)
  • The results of discussion in the Liaison Committee for Ministeries and Agencies Related to the Training and Securing of Helicopter Pilots (Japanese)
  • Child welfare cultural assets recommended by the Social Security Council of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • The Handover Ceremony of the Remains of Japanese Detainees in the former Sooviet Union (The Khabarovsk Region) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on July 17, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Dog tags with registration numbers and rabies immunization records (The Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Updates to the list of locations of the Mothers' Hello Works/Mothers' Corners (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of July 21, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jul 17
  • Cancellation 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 the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • 4th meeting of the Investigative Committee for the Information Leakage Case Due to Unauthorized Computer Access in the Japan Pension Service to be held (Information) (Japanese)
  • Operation of the Barbers Act and the Cosmetologists Act (Japanese)
  • "Consultation Meetings on the Insurance Application for Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices" to be held (Japanese)
  • The 1st unofficial announcement of the funds for securing comprehensive medical and long-term care in local communities (for medical care) in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Please check the effective dates of Imovax Polio subcutaneous injections (Japanese)
  • The name change of the Investigative Committee for the Unauthorized Computer Access in the Japan Pension Service (to the Investigative Committee for the Information Leakage Case Due to Unauthorized Computer Access in the Japan Pension Service) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the 28th National Certified Careworker Exam (Japanese)
  • To all people who do fishing (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki receives "Written Requests Regarding Support Measures for Children Orphaned in China After the War" from a representative of the Japanese who remained in China after the War.) (Japanese)
  • The 51st National Blood Donation Promotion Campaign cancelled (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and the collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • The Overview of Health and Labour Sciences Research projects（Overview of Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants in FY2015）(Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey May 2015 (English)(Japanese)
Jul 16
  • 2nd meeting of the Study Panel on the Basic Guidelines for Children's Chronic Pediatric Diseases of Specified Categories (Meeting minutes and handouts) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Ikumen Speech Koshien 2015" to be held again this year～We are looking for episodes of Ikumens who are balancing childrearing and work. The application period is until Aug. 23rd!)～ (Japanese)
  • Annual report on the survey of registered tuberculosis incidents in 2014 (Overview) (Japanese)
  • Status of occurrence of occupational accidents in 2015 (July) (Japanese)
  • Overview of Report on Public Health Admministration and Services (Practicing health professionals), 2014 (Japanese)
  • A suspected case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever was tested negative (Japanese)
  • Meeting of Persons in Charge of the National Health and Nutrituion Survey in 2015 to be held (Japanese)
  • Meeting of Persons in Charge in the Prefectural Governments on Nutrition Measures in FY2015 to be held (Japanese)
  • A suspected case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever was tested negative (Japanese)
  • A patient with a probable case of Ebola infection was reported (Japanese)
Jul 15
  • The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to hold "Tour Days for Children in FY2015" on July 29th and 30th! (Japanese)
  • Non-work day counseling on the case of information leakage due to unauthorized computer access to be implemented (Japanese)
  • The results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to June 2015) (Japanese)
  • The name list of Senior Officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of July 15, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Overview of the 2nd Longitudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century (2012) and the 12th Longtudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century (2002) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on July 14, 2015 (Japanese)
  • 1st meeting of the Study Panel on the Basic Guidelines for Children's Chronic Pediatric Diseases of Specified Categories (Meeting minutes and handouts) (Japanese)
  • Revision of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
Jul 14
  • Special Exhibition on the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War II, "The Year 1945～Air Raids, the End of War, and Reconstruction～," to be held from July 25th at the Showa-Kan/National Showa Memorial Museum (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of import restrictions on French beef (Japanese)
  • The announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
  • List of products that are being evaluated
Jul 13
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (938th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Incorrect explanation given to customers in connection with the case of information leakage due to unauthorized computer access in the Japan Pension Service (Japanese)
  • Detection of so-called dietary supplements containing pharmaceutical ingredients (Japanese)
  • Promotion Project on regional human resource return,"LO-Katsu Project (Local Job Hunting)," to be launched to support students in the Tokyo and Osaka metrolopolitan areas who wish to work in the region～Dissemination of local job information, holding of seminars/consultation meetings to provide support for employment in the region, etc.～ (Japanese)
  • Survey on Yusho Disease ("oil symptoms") Patients in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Gas mask canisters not in compliance with specifications are found on the market～Product recall/exchange implemented by manufacturers～ (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on July 10, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • No.31(July,2015)
Jul 10
  • Investment performance of the Government Pension Investment Fund in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • 5th Liaison Committee on Facilities Operation of Murayama Branch Laboratories at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases to be held (Japanese)
  • The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to hold "Tour Days for Children in FY2015" on July 29th and 30th! (Japanese)
  • Be careful of infectious diseases during overseas trips in the summer: Important information on infectious diseases while travelling abroad (Japanese)
  • "National Occupational Health Week" in FY2015 to be implemented in October～The slogan is "Healthy Workplace. Mental and Physical Health Checks Begin and Spread from Workplace!" (Japanese)
  • 30th Japan-US-EU International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use was held in Fukuoka (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Prevention of infectious diseases abroad during the summer break (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (April 2015) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of qualification exams for nursery teachers in designated areas (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jul 9
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion, THP) (Japanese)
  • Introduction page of the "Health, Labour and Welfare" (A PR magazine of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of July 9, 2015) (Japanese)
  • 2nd Meeting on the Examination of Measures for Children's Chronic Pediatric Diseases of Specified Categories(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jul 8
  • 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)
  • The outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (Preliminary Data), January 2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on July 7, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Announcement of organizations (19 organizations and 20 companies) selected to implement the Social Welfare Promotion Project (General themes) in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • The first Excellent Enterprisses in Indsutrial Safety and Health are certified ～ Excellent companies that consider the health and safety of workers are certified and announced on the homepage～ (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of July 8, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (Computerized Data) (February 2015 issue) (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care expenditure - MEDIAS - February 2015 (Japanese)
  • 112th seminar for municipal government employees: "Introduction of the social security and tax number system in the social security field" (Japanese)
  • Status of law enforcement at the Equal Employment Offices of the Prefectural Labor Bureaus in FY2014 (Japanese)
Jul 7
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale: Properties accepting requests for acquisition, etc. for official and public use (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of July 7, 2015) (Japanese)
  • November is the "Telework month"!～Telework Symposium is planned to be held with a catch phrase, "The ways of working changes"～ (Japanese)
Jul 6
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (937th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • A ministerial order for designation of three additional substances as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)" to be enforced from July 4, 2015 (Japanese)
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  • Results of quality management system conformity assessment conducted by Japanese authorities are accepted by India～This is expected to promote export of Japanese medical devices and contribute to India's medical care～ (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery and memorial services for Japanese war dead (July 2015) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on July 3, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Day to Restore Honor and Commemorate the Victims of the Leprosy Prevention Law in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Declaration of estimated labour insurance premiums (as of July 2015) (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jul 3
  • Caution against breast milk sold over the Internet, etc. (Japanese)
  • 3rd meeting of the Committee for Verifying the Case of Illicit Access to Japan Pension Service's Computers to be held (Information) (Japanese)
  • 12th meeting of the Study Group on Balancing Work and Family in the Future to be held (Japanese)
  • We encourage workers to take annual paid leave tied to local community events ～ Measures to promote acquisition of leave for achieving work-life balance are implemented in the whole area of Shizuoka Prefecture ～ (Japanese)
  • Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare meets with representatives of Japanese who remained in China after the War and others (Monday, July 6th, 16:00-) (Japanese)
  • ～Documents provided by the Russian and other governments related to the Japanese who died while detained in the former Soviet Union and Mongolia～The lists of documents and registered names are available for public viewing (Japanese)
  • Publication of documents provided by the Russian and other governments related to the Japanese who died while detained in Syberia and Mongolia (Addition of persons whose identification is newly confirmed) (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of July 3, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Major notices issued by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jul 2
  • Q&A on the Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions (Japanese)
  • Overview of the Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions in 2014 (Japanese)
  • The field of maternal health is created in the "4th Smart Life Project Award (Let's extend healthy life expectancy!)"～Accepting applications from Wednesday, Jul. 1st to Monday, Aug. 31st～ (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("We continued to make every effort to solve Hansen's disease problem so that you can live safely and peacefully," addresses Minister Shiozaki at a ceremony for the day to restore honor and commemorate victims of the Leprosy Prevention Law.) (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion, THP) (Japanese)
Jul 1
  • Appointment of members of Working Group on Pension Management, Social Security Council (Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for competition in the "4th Smart Life Project Award (Let's increase healthy life expectancy!)" (In the area of lifestyle-related disease prevention)～From Wednesday, July 1st to Monday, August 31rd～ (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)
  • Unofficial announcement of Subsidies for Improvement of Facilities including Medical Care Facilities (The Project for the Improvement of Facilities as Measures against Hospital Infections) in FY2015 (Carry-Over Budget from FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of the decision on provision of Subsidies for Improvement of Facilities Including Medical Care Facilities in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Food safety information: "Codex Liaison Council" (Japanese)
  • 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 FY2015 (Carry-Over Budget from FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Annual Report on the Status of Health and Mariners Insurance Services in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Report on the Status of Health and Mariners Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Status on implementation of the Property Accumulation Savings System (Japanese)
  • Status on the decision of loans in the Property Accumulation House Acquisition Financing System (Japanese)
  • The Workers' Property Accumulation Promotion System (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of the Workers' Property Accumulation Promotion System in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • A suspected case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever was tested negative(Japanese)
  • A patient with a probable case of Ebola infection was reported (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 30, 2015 (Japanese)
  • The outline of the guidelines on implementation of "Yukatsu (summer lifestyle reform)" at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Unemployment insurance benefits can be claimed if it is within two years of the prescription period (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Physician Examinations in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • July is month of the "Movement of Blood Helping of Love"(Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Preliminary Data), April 2015 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Dentist Examinations in FY2015 (Japanese)

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Jun 2015
Jun 30
  • 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)
  • The first unofficial notification of appropriation of Subsidies for Improvement of Day-Care Centers in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion, THP) (Japanese)
  • The 20th Survey on Economic Conditions in Health Care (Survey on Health Insurance Facilities) (Japanese)
  • Disclosure of salary levels of executives and regular employees at independent and special administrative corporations under the jurisdiction of the Minstry of Health, Labour and Welfare (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Documents related to independent administrative corporations under the jurisdiction of the Minstry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Documents related to special administrative corporations under the jurisdiction of the Minstry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Survey results on the municipal share of the cost of the health checkup for pregnant women (Japanese)
  • Overview of the Survey on Labour-Management Communications in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), April 2015 (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), March 2015 (Japanese)
  • Tax deduction system for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • Organizations that implement the Project for Promotion of Evaluation and Publishment of Medical Care Quality in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (The "1st Cancer Summit Japan" was held before Cancer Control Basic Act celebrates 10-year enforcement next year. Minister Shiozaki announced that he will formulate the "Plan for Accelration of Cancer Measures" by the end of year.) (Japanese)
  • The guidelines for questions on the National Examination for Radiological Technologists in 2020 (Japanese)
  • The seminars for municipal government employees (Japanese)
  • Emergency increase of personnel in the CIQ (customs, immigration control, quarantine) stationary system to deal with a surge in foreign visitors to Japan (Japanese)
Jun 29
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (936th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • PR activities concerning the opening of "189" national hotline dial for the Child Guidance Centers starting on Wednesday, July 1st (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the Health Promotion Awareness Month in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 26, 2015 (Japanese)
  • The "10th Youth Skills Mondzukuri Competition" opens～To be held in Yamagata Prefecture as the main venue and 352 persons will compete in 14 trade categories～ (Japanese)
  • A tool for checking the "circumstances of individual labour dispute resolution" is published ～ The information is put on special web site ～ Japanese)(Japanese)
  • "Ikumen Speech Koshien 2015" will be held～We are looking for Ikumens' episodes who are balancing child-rearing and work. The application period is from Jun. 29th to Aug. 23rd.～ (Japanese)
  • Consultation desks for chemical substance management are set up (Experts are also dispatched to workplaces upon request) (Japanese)
  • The list of designated regions (Countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) updated (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I would be grateful if young people feel like going to blood donation after this event," told Minister Shiozaki while participating in an event which considered the importance of life and blood donation with a figure skater, Mr. Yuzuru Hanyu.) (Japanese)
  • The list of leaflets related to labour insurance (Japanese)
Jun 26
  • Measures implemented for the month for strengthening promotion of work-life balance at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of medical interpreter hub hospitals (The project for improving the environment for accepting foreign patients at medical institutions in FY2015) (Japanese)
  • Appointment of Advisers for investigation into the case of illicit access to computers in the Japan Pension Service (Japanese)
  • Status of the payment of national pension insurance premiums in FY2014 and measures to be taken in the future (Japanese)
  • Status of the enrollment in national pension and the payment of national pension insurance premiums (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Payment status of national pension insurance premiums (By municipality) (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Report on employees' pension insurance and national pension (By municipality) (as of March 2015) (Japanese)
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (Japanese)
  • 1st meeting of the Panel on the Basic Guidelines for Children's Chronic Pediatric Diseases of Specified Categories(Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Hashimoto exchanges opinions with local people at the "Furusato Round-Table Talk in Tanba City, Hyogo Prefecture") (Japanese)
  • Statistics on the status of acceptance and processing of requests for correction of pension records and others (Japanese)
  • Monthly and Annual Reports on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Official Announcement on The Japan Vision: Health Care 2035 Report (English)(Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (May 2015)(English)(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jun 25
  • HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) (Japanese)
  • "Status of Occupational Compensation for Karoshi, etc." in FY2014～The numbers of occupational compensation claims and grant decisions for benefits for mental disorders were 1,456 and 497, respectively, both marking record highs) ～ (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement survey research on promotion of children and childrearing support in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Basic Survey of Gender Equality in Employment Management in FY2014 (Prompt Report) (Japanese)
  • Recommendations on the future direction of research that contributes to promotion of health and labour sciences issued (Japanese)
  • Information on the 51st National Blood Donation Promotion Campaign (Japanese)
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (Preliminary data), December 2014, (Includes annual total) (Japanese)
  • Report on the medical-care system for the latter-stage elderly (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Loan Interest Subsidy System related to the Strategic Project to Create Employment in Industries (Japanese)
  • Private Competitive Bidding Project: The status of implementation of the General Survey on Working Conditions (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Private Competitive Bidding Project: The Survey of Social Welfare Institutions and the Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on April 2015) (Japanese)
Jun 24
  • Updates to the published data of "Companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (Supporter companies for promotion of Job-Card)" (as of March 31, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Appeal documents sent by mistake (Japanese)
  • Status Report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (March 2015) (Japanese)
  • 3 new psychoactive substances designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)"～A ministerial order for establishing the designated drugs, etc., promulgated～ (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
Jun 23
  • 3 substances to be newly designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)" as a result of the deliberations of the Committee on Designated Substances held today (Japanese)
  • "Tour Days for Children" in FY2015 to be held～For two days on July 29th and 30th; 19 experience-oriented and other programs are arranged～ (Japanese)
  • The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to hold "Tour Days for Children in FY2015" on July 29th and 30th! (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)
  • Appointment of Advisers for investigation into the case of illicit access to computers in the Japan Pension Service (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 22, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Recovery of the remains of the war dead from the Republic of Palau (Japanese)
  • Status of Implementation of and Provision of Guidance on the Course-based Personnel Management System in FY2014 (Prompt Report) announced～Women account for about 20% of career-track positions; the competition rates of women and men are 43 and 30, respectively～ (Japanese)
  • Japan to officially participate in the Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) Pilot～To promote ensuring the quality of medical devices under international cooperation～ (Japanese)
  • Director-General of the Labour Standards Bureau to hold a round-table discussion with university students to exchange opinions with them regarding "labour conditions of part-time work" (Japanese)
  • Food Sanitation Month (Japanese)
  • Report on Regional Public Health Services and Health Promotion Services: Results of surveys (Corrections) (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (935th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
Jun 22
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 19, 2015 (Japanese)
  • "Seminars on the Employment Management of Foreign Workers" held during the Foreign Workers' Issue Awareness Month (Japanese)
  • Restoration of the homepage of the Japan Pension Service (Japanese)
  • Apology for leakage of customers' personal information at the Japan Pension Service (Japanese)
  • The status on the establishment and operation of municipal ordinances on criteria for facilities and operation of day-care centers～The status as of December 2014 announced～ (Japanese)
  • The status of the registration of day-care centers by establishing entity～The status as of December 2014 announced～ (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," April 2015 (Japanese)
  • Examples of standardized recording of generic prescriptions (as of June 19, 2015) (Japanese)
  • "Dame. Zettai."(No, Absolutely No!) national campaign of drug abuse prevention and education activities (Leaflets) (Japanese)
  • The list of consultation centers for drug abuse prevention (Japanese)
  • The announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
  • Please cooperate in the Survey on Wage Increase in 2015 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jun 19
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (June 2015) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (Japanese)
  • Handling of participation in the deliberations in the Pharmaceutical Affairs Sectional Committee of the Council for Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation (Additional report) (Japanese)
  • 11th meeting of the Study Group on Balancing Work and Family in the Future to be held (Japanese)
  • "Report on the Status of Claims and Grant Decisions for Occupational Accident Compensation Insurance Benefits due to Diseases Caused by Asbestos in FY2014 (Preliminary Data)" published～On a year-over-year basis, the numbers of the claims and grant decisions for the benefits remain roughly the same～ (Japanese)
  • Tokushima Prefecture is decided to be added to the regions adopted for the "Human Resources Development Project for Regional Revitatlization" (Japanese)
  • "Report on the Status of Claims and Grant Decisions for Occupational Accident Compensation Insurance Benefits due to Diseases Caused by Asbestos in FY2014 (Preliminary Data)" published～On a year-over-year basis, the numbers of the claims and grant decisions for the benefits remain roughly the same～ (Japanese)
  • Recipients of the "Awards of the Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare for excellent workplaces, organizations and persons who have contributed to occupational safety and health" in FY2015 decided (Japanese)
  • The Secondary Meeting on Job-Card System Promotion will be held (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (February 2015) (Japanese)
  • Examples of standardized recording of generic prescriptions (as of June 19, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Items on national health insurance drug tariff and information on generic drugs (as of June 19, 2015) (Japanese)
  • STOP! Maternity Harassment～"Dismissing an employee due to pregnancy" is illegal～ (Japanese)
  • A ceremony for the day to restore honor and commemorate victims of the Leprosy Prevention Act (Japanese)
Jun 18
  • The Labor Policy Council reported on the "Outline of a draft Ministerial Order Revising Part of the Ordinance on the Prevention of Ionizing Radiation Hazards" as appropriate (Japanese)
  • The Labor Policy Council reported on the "Outline of a draft Ministerial Order Revising Part of the Ordinance on the Industrial Safety and Health Act" as appropriate (Japanese)
  • List of leaflets related to occupational safety and health (Japanese)
  • Revision of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Explanation of indices in Monthly Labour Survey [National Survey] (April 2015 version) (Japanese)
  • A Project to Support Measures for the Prevention of Passive Smoking in the Workplace (Technical Support): Free rental of measuring instruments related to the prevention of passive smoking (Japanese)
  • A Project to Support Measures for the Prevention of Passive Smoking in the Workplace (Financial Support): Subsidies related to the prevention of passive smoking (Japanese)
  • Measures for the Prevention of Passive Smoking in the Workplace (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey April 2015 (English)(Japanese)
Jun 17
  • Industry-based Support Tools for "Visualization" of Gender Disparities for Promoting Positive Actions (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki receives the "Health Care 2035" Advisory Panel report setting out proposals, saying "We will takes 'Health Care 2035' sincerely and implements it steadily from the ones we can.") (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki visited Germany and Switzerland from May 2nd to 6th.) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 16, 2015 (Japanese)
  • A report of the Health and Labour Sciences Research Project on issues surrounding genetic testing compiled (Japanese)
  • 2nd Investigation Committee Meeting on the Case of Illicit Access to the Japan Pension Service's Computers to be held (Information) (Japanese)
  • Briefing meeting on the certification of examination qualifications for the National Nurse, Midwife, and Nurse Examinations to be held (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents in 2015 (June) (Japanese)
  • Overview of the Survey of Medical Care Activities in Public Health Insurance in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Portal site for the New Water Supply Vision(Japanese)
  • Results of an Emergency Committee convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) (Japanese)
  • The announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jun 16
  • Appointment of Advisers for investigation into the case of illicit access to computers in the Japan Pension Service (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for the "Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Orders for suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of Survey on Labour Economy Trend, May 2015 (Japanese)
  • A seminar for municipal government employees (to be additionally held in FY2015): "The Health Care Insurance System Reform" (Japanese)
  • 7th Technical Committee for Health Risk Assessment of Tobacco to be held (Information) (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion, THP) (Japanese)
Jun 15
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (934th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • 4th unofficial notification of appropriation of Subsidies for Improvement of Day-care Centers in FY2015 (Supplementary budget of FY2014) (Japanese)
  • The results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to May 2015) (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on the "Creation of a Highly Foreseeable Labor Dispute Resolution System" published (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 12, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Call for municipalities implementing practical community-based employment creation project ～2nd notification in FY 2015～ (japanese)(Japanese)
  • The announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
Jun 13
  • Malware infection on computer terminals of organizations affiliated with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
Jun 12
  • Q&A on the incidence of ilicit access to the Japan Pension Service's computers (Japanese)
  • Be careful about criminal acts conducted in the pretext of "pension data leakage" (PR leaflet) (Japanese)
  • Message from Minister Shiozaki regarding the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (Japanese)
  • "The Status on Implementation of the Individual Labour Dispute Resolution System in FY2014～"Bullying/harrassment" topped the reason for consultation for the third straignt year, and the number of general labour consultation cases exceeded 1 million for seven consecutive years.～ (Japanese)
  • Service hours of the Special Call Center set up in the Japan Pension Service (Japanese)
  • A pharmaceutical company in violation of the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Act is given administrative punishment (Japanese)
  • 10 Japanese who remained in Karafuto etc. after the War make temporary return in group (Japanese)
  • Industry-based Support Tools for "Visualization" of Gender Disparities for Promoting Positive Actions (Japanese)
  • Overview of the Preventive Long-Term Care Promotion Support Project through Community-Building (Japanese)
  • Various labour insurance (industrial accident compensation insurance and employment insurance) related forms (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (In the presence of Prime Minister Abe and Filipino President Aquino, Japanese State Minister Nagaoka and Filipino Ambassador Lopez signed the Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Health and Medical Care.) (Japanese)
  • For the Stabilization of Employment (Information on employment related subsidies) 【Detailed version (Abstract)】 (Japanese)
  • A Report on the "Examination of the Certfication System and Requirements of the Ethical Review Committee" (Health and Labour Sciences Grants (Comprehensive Research Project for Practical Application of Medical Technologies)) (Japanese)
  • The announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
  • Request for cooperation in the Survey on Industrial Accidents in 2015 (General Construction Survey in the first half of the year from January to June) (Japanese)
Jun 11
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (Japanese)
  • Measures to be taken in case of domestic occurrence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (Japanese)
  • Information disclosure on budget implementation (Japanese)
  • The announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
Jun 10
  • Information on the recovery of the remains of the war dead (June) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 9, 2015 (Japanese)
  • The outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • 5th Trilateral Meeting on Yusho Disease ("Oil Symptoms") to be held (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Status Report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (February 2015) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jun 9
  • Introduction page of Health, Labour and Welfare (PR magazine of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) (Japanese)
  • The outline of advanced medical service (Japanese)
  • "White Paper on Measures for the Promotion of Manufacturing Technologies in FY2014" (White Paper on Monodzukuri) is approved by the Cabinet today～Challenges and the Future Directions for Securing and Fostering Human Resources in Maunfactureing Sector to Support High-Quality Employment～ (Japanese)
  • Research Project on the Survey on Women's Reemployment after Separation from Work due to Childbirth and Childrearing (The FY2014 study commissioned by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) (Japanese)
  • The announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jun 8
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (933rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Recruitment records of clinical trainee doctors in FY2015 are announced～A record number of 8,244 persons were hired～ (Japanese)
  • The list of housings available for employment promotion （as of May 31, 2015) 【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 4, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 5, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (At the Special National Meeting of the Director-Generals of the Prefectural Labour Bureaus in FY2015, Minister Shiozaki instructs each Director-General to "take full measures against prevention of violation of the Labour Standards Act related to long working hours.") (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jun 6
  • Temporary suspension of the Japan Pension Service's homepage (Japanese)
Jun 5
  • 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)
  • The 8th Meeting of "Health Care 2035" Advisory Panel to be held (Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Summary of Annual Vital Statistics Report (Preliminary Data), 2014 (Japanese)
  • Handling of participation in the deliberations in the Pharmaceutical Affairs Sectional Committee of the Council for Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation (Japanese)
  • Platinum "Kurumin" certified enterprises nationwide reached 11!～Companies actively supporting work and childcare balance are on the rise～ (Japanese)
  • Five Japanese who remained in China after the War to make temporary return in group (Japanese)
  • Publication of documents provided by the Russian government, etc. related to the Japanese who died while detained in Syberia and Mongolia (Persons whose identification is newly confirmed are added) (Japanese)
  • Status Report on Long-term Care Insurance Projects (Annual Report) FY2013 (Japanese)
  • ～Documents provided by the Russian government, etc. related to the Japanese who died while detained in the former Soviet Union and Mongolia～The lists of documents and registered names available for public viewing (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the Government Project Review (Open to the public) (Japanese)
  • The Japan-Philippine Summit meeting agreed on a Memoranum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of medical care and public health (Japanese)
  • Publication of the Report on "Demonstrative Project for Advanced Health Service" (Japanese)
  • "Demonstrative Project for Advanced Health Service" in the "Project to Support the Launch of Health Projects based on Data Analysis of Medical Fee Receipts, etc." (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jun 4
  • The outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the Republic of Korea (Japanese)
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (Japanese)
  • Report on the Surveys on International Healthcare Expansion Strategies of Foreign Countries, the Status of Expansion of Foreign Drug and Medical Device Firms into Overseas Markets, etc. (Japanese)
  • Report on the Surveys on the Status of Operation of the Patent and Intellectual Property System of Drugs and Medical Devices in Foreign Countries, etc. (Japanese)
  • Report on the Surveys on and Analyses of the Screening System, the Status of Screening, etc., Concerning Drugs and Medical Devices in Foreign Countries (Japanese)
  • Report on Surveys on and Analyses of Medical Needs in Foreign Countries, the Status of Overseas Expanstion of Domestic Companies, etc. (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for Promoting the Accreditation System for Medical Institutions Accepting International Patients in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for Improving the Environment for Accepting Foreign Patients at Medical Institutions in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • The meeting of the Council on Measures against Hansen's Disease Problem in FY2015 to be held (Japanese)
  • List of products that are being evaluated
Jun 3
  • The list of designated regions (Countries and regions designated as without the outbreak of Avian Influenza) updated (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 2, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Guidelines on Web Sites Providing Matching Services for After-Hour Childcare Services (Japanese)
  • The list of names of Senior Officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of June 3, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Preliminary Data), March 2015 (Japanese)
  • Social security education seminar related events (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jun 2
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on June 1, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (Preliminary data), February 2015 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] - Dec. 2014 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] - Nov. 2014 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] - Oct. 2014 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] - Sept. 2014 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] - Aug. 2014 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] - Jul. 2014 (Japanese)
  • The outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the Republic of Korea (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Mr. Shiozaki, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan exchanged opinions with Mr. Aye Myint, Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security of the Republic of the Union of Mynmar.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Mr. Shiozaki, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare promoting acquisition of Childcare Leaves to male employees raising newborn babies.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Mr. Shiozaki, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare receiving the remains of the war dead to be laid at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Mr. Adol San Singh Kew, Minister of Social Development and Human Security of the Kingdom of Thailand, pays a courtesy call to Mr. Shiozaki, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Ms. Yamamoto, State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare getting local inputs from candidates accepted under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I sincerely hope that you will play an active role as an experienced and bright group of people," instructed Ms. Yamamoto, State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare during the launching ceremony of the Special Response Team to Eliminate Overnwork (so-called "Katoku")) (Japanese)
  • Let’s learn about health hazards related to pharmaceuticals（”Yakugai” in Japanese）(Japanese)
  • The announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
Jun 1
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on May 29, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Q&A on influenza (Japanese)
  • Society-Managed Employment-Based Health Insurance (FY2014) (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)
  • The list of contact points accepting license applications for Registered Dietitians (Japanese)
  • Special measures for reduction of loan rates to support workers raising children～0.2% cut from the normal rate in the property accumulation house acquisition finances for initial five years～ (Japanese)
  • "Ikumen Enterprise Award 2015"/"Ikuboss Award 2015": Enterprises and individuals that promote men to balance parenting and career are recruited from Jun. 1st and Jul. 31st. (Japanese)
  • "Informal Meetings on the Prevention of Food Poisoning～Let's Learn About the Points of Preventing Getting Foodborne Illnesses"～To be held in Tokyo (Jun. 26th) and Osaka (Jul. 14th)～Applications for participation are accepted～ (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (932nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Press release on foods (July) (Japanese)
  • Press release on foods (June) (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion, THP) (Japanese)
  • "Awards for Companies Promoting Part-Time Workers to Play Active Roles at Work" are newly created～Enterprises implementing measures related to proper treatment, education and training, and others of part-time workers will be publicly recognized～ (Japanese)
  • Monthly and Annual Reports on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Request for participation in the Basic Survey on Wage Structure in 2015 (Japanese)
  • Workshops for clinical training instructors for specified acts of medical assistance to be provided by nurses (Japaneese)(Japanese)
  • Please participate in the General Survey on Labour Relations in 2015 (Japanese)

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May 2015
May 29
  • The first Expert Meeting on Children's Play Programs, etc. to be held (Information)(Japanese)
  • The third unofficial notification of appropriation of Subsidies for Improvement of Day-Care Centers in FY2015 (Supplementary Budget in FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Law enforcement status at Equal Employment Opporutnity Offices, Regional Labor Bureaus in FY2014 (Details) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (May 2015) (Japanese)
  • Vocational ability evaluation standards for "Occupation in Display/Exhibition" are completed (Japanese)
  • June is the "Month for the 30th Equal Employment Opportunity of Men and Women." Are you experiencing maternity harassment at workplace?～"Dismissal on account of pregnancy" is illgal. You can consult with the Equal Employment Opportunity Offices!～ (Japanese)
  • The announcement on missions for the recovery of remains of the war dead (June) (Japanese)
  • The Activity Report of the Follow-Up Service Promotion Office on the "Follow-Up Survey for the Survey on Labour Standards Administration, etc." published (Japanese)
  • Survey for recovering the remains of the war dead from the Republic of Palau (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (Computerized Data) (Dec. 2014 issue) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (Computerized Data) (Jan. 2015 issue) (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Status of medical care expenditure (by hospical function and insurance plan) in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care expenditure - MEDIAS - (Dec. 2014-Jan. 2015) (Japanese)
  • Relationships between donations for political activities and various types of employment and labour subsidies～Results of whether the employment and labour subsidies apply as exceptions to restrictions on donations under the Political Funds Control Law are announced～ (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (Preliminary Data), March 2015 (Japanese)
  • Statistics on the status of the acceptance and processing of requests for correction of pension records nationwide (Japanese)
  • The status of the acceptance and processing of requests for correction of pension records (Mar.-Apr. 2015) (Japanese)
  • Employment-related subsidies for employers (Japanese)
  • Taxdeduction system for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • Various labour insurance forms (Japanese)
  • Revision of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and the collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • Items on national health insurance drug tariff and information on genetic drugs (as of May 29, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Preliminary Data), March 2015 (Japanese)
  • Debriefing session on the training system for specified acts of medical assistance to be provided by nurses (Japaneese)(Japanese)
  • Monthly and Annual Reports on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Employment Referrals for General Workers (April 2015) (Japanese)
May 28
  • 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)
  • "The 64th Codex Liaison Council Meeting" to be held (Information) (Japanese)
  • The Manual for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response for Pharmaceuticals, etc. (Japanese)
  • Information on measures for disaster medical care (Japanese)
  • Play Programs developed by National Children's Castle (Japanese)
  • The announcement page for acts of dispute related to public welfare undertakings updated (Japanese)
  • 20th Survey on Economic Conditions in Health Care (Survey on Health Care Facilities) (Japanese)
May 27
  • Actuarial valuation of pensions in foreign countries(Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on May 26, 2015 (Japanese)
  • The 7th Meeting of "Health Care 2035" Advisory Panel to be held (Japanese)
  • The fourth Liaison Committee on Facilities Operation of Murayama Branch Laboratories at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases to be held (Japanese)
  • "Promotion program for utilization of foreign human resources" is newly implemented～Relevant organizations collaborate to support the employment of foreigners, including international students, in Japan～ (Japanese)
  • Support for group contracts for Specific Health Checkups and Specific Health Guidance (Related documents) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the status of occurrence of occupational accidents in the tertiary industry in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
May 26
  • Report of the Expert Panel on 200 Cases of Organ Transplants from Brain Death Patients (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takagai exchanging opinions with local people at "Furusato Round-Table Talk in Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture") (Japanese)
  • List of leaflets related to the collection of labour insurance premiums (Japanese)
  • June is "Foreign Workers' Issue Awareness Month"～Employ foreign workers properly by following rules～ (Japanese)
  • The documents of the National Meeting of Persons in Charge of Supporting the Japanese Remaining in China in FY2015 (held on May 19, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("The first Task Force Meeting on Ensuring Safety in Medical Care in University-Affiliated Hospitals, etc." was held) (Japanese)
  • Research Project for Promoting the Optimal Use of Blood Products in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Verification Project for Supporting Inquiries into the Causes of Unnatural Death in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for Promoting the Dissemination of Models for Supporting Female Doctors' Careers in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Summer Lifestyle Reforms (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures (Cases assessed in Mar. 2015) (Japanese)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on March 2015) (Japanese)
May 25
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on May 22, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of remains of the war dead (May) (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 the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Report on the medical-care system for the latter-stage elderly (Japanese)
  • Occupational Health and Safety Weeks and Awards (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (931st announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Securing the Sufficient Number of Nursery Teachers (Japanese)
  • Consultation and report on the "Outline of a Proposed Ministerial Order on Improvement of Ministerial Orders, associated with enforcement of the Child and Childrearing Support Act, etc. (Related to partial revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act)" (Japanese)
  • Report on the "Outline of a Proposed Law on Partial Amendment of the Labour Standards Act, etc." (Japanese)
  • Updates to the published data of "Companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (Supporter companies for the promotion of Job-Card)" (as of December 31, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Cooperating medical institutions that examine post-HPV immunization symptoms (Japanese)
  • Survey on the Local Network to Protect Children, etc. (Japanese)
  • Orders for issued to business operators suspension and improvement on worker dispatching(Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on the Local Network to Protect Children, etc. announced (For surveys conducted in FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Settlement procedures for asbestos-related lawsuits (Japanese)
  • Briefing session on the outcomes of the Project for the Establishment of Coordination Centers for In-home Care for Children in FY2014 to be held (Japanese)
  • Measures for child abuse prevention; DV prevention; and human trafficking, etc. (Japanese)
  • Results of the Fact-Finding Survey on Economic Conditions of Welfare Services for Persons with Disability in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Inspections on radionuclides in foods (Japanese)
May 22
  • The status of the trial implementation of reforms of working lifestyles and paid leaves (Japanese)
  • Procedures for claiming medical care (compensation) benefits and injury and diseases (compensation) pension (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," March 2015 (Japanese)
  • Employment-related subsidies for employers (Japanese)
  • Electronic submission of reports on the employment status of the elderly and disabled (Japanese)
  • The 10th meeting of the Study Group on Balancing Work and Family in the Future to be held (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of the funds for securing comprehensive medical and long-term care in local communities (for long-term care) in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • 6 new psychoactive substances designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)"～A ministerial order for establishing the designated drugs, etc., promulgated～ (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Vaccination for municipal residents in Japan (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
May 21
  • 6 substances to be newly designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Drugs)" as a result of the deliberations of the Committee on Designated Substances held today (Japanese)
  • The status of claims and grant decisions for temporary welfare benefits and special provisional allowances for childrearing households (Japanese)
  • Updates to the published data of "Companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (Supporter companies for the promotion of Job-Card)" (as of February 28, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Vice-Minister Muraki presenting a diploma to a person representing the winners of the Medal of Honor for Spring 2015) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Hashimoto observed research conducted on infectious diseases and the current status of medical care provided at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on the Statics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (January 2015) (Japanese)
  • Support for group contracts for specific medical checkups and health guidance (various documents) (Japanese)
  • The publication of advance notices given for acts of dispute regarding public welfare undertakings (Japanese)
  • List of products that are being evaluated
May 20
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on May 19, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Consultation and report on the "Outline of a draft Cabinet Order stipulating the enforcement date of part of the Law on Partial Revision of the Industrial Health and Safety Act," etc. (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for the "Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • The 1１１th seminar for municipal government employees: "The enhancement of the Community Support Project/The promotion of the Integrated Project for Long-Term Care Prevention and Daily Life Support" (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of March 2015) (Japanese)
  • 18 municipalities have been selected as the first adopted areas in the practical local employment creation program in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • "A study report on the role of OTC drugs in regional medical care and the global trend" is published (Japanese)
  • Updates to the homepage of the Job-Card System (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: The list of designated regions (countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace/Overwork measures/and Promotion of physical and mental health (Total health promotion, THP) (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Mr. Kinoshita, Deputy Director-General, presents certificates of commendation to winners of child welfare culture awards at the awards ceremony in FY2015) (Japanese)
  • Items on national health insurance drug tariff and information on genetic drugs (as of May 20, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
May 19
May 18
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (930th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • A suspected case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever was tested negative(Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on May 15, 2015 (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 the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Requested matters regarding reporting on the Memorial Service at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery (Japanese)
  • Memorial Service at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery will be held (Monday, May 25th, 12:30～) (Japanese)
  • Status of occurrence of occupational accidents (May 2015) (Japanese)
  • The 18th Expert Committee on Social Care for Children, Working Group on Children, Social Security Council, to be held (Japanese)
  • The fourth Working Group on the Case Analysis of Abuses of Children Admitted into Child Welfare Facilities, Expert Committee on Social Care for Children, Working Group on Children, Social Security Council, to be held (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of May 18, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Guide to the General Labour Consultation Corner (Japanese)
  • A patient with a probable case of Ebola infection was reported (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
May 15
  • An overseas business trip of Ms. Nagaoka, State Minister (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)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion, THP) (Japanese)
  • The results of surveys on the levels of radioactive cesium in foods (Sept.-Oct. 2014)～1% or below the current regulatory dose limit of 1 millisieverts per year～ (Japanese)
  • The results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (-Apr. 2015) (Japanese)
  • Results of measurements of radioactive strontium and plutonium in foods (Feb.-Mar. 2014 surveys)～All were within the pre-Fukushima nuclear power plant accident range or below measurable limits～ (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to business operators for suspension and improvement on worker dispatching (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to business operators for suspension on worker dispatching(Japanese)
  • "Manual on Implementation of Power Harassment Measures" is developed~Power Harassment Support Seminars will be held using the Manual nationwide starting in July~ (Japanese)
  • Status Report on Long-term Care Insurance Projects (Provisional Report) (Jan. 2015) (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to business operators for suspension and improvement on fee-charging employment placement (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Vice Minister Muraki presenting diplomas to the winners of the Medal of Honor for Spring 2015) (Japanese)
  • Participation of a Japanese expert in the WHO mission (Japanese)
  • Status of law enforcement at the Equal Employment Offices of the Prefectural Labor Bureaus in FY2014 (Jan.-Mar.) (Preliminary Data) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
May 14
  • Fact-finding Survey on Minimum Wages (Japanese)
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Mr. Shiozaki, Minister of Health Labour and Welfare, requested Keidanren to take measures for the Summer Lifestyle Reform, so-called "Yu-Katsu") (Japanese)
  • Various labour insurance forms (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical service (Japanese)
  • Revision of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
May 13
  • 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)
  • The number of persons with disabilities who found jobs through Hello Work marks a record high for a fiveyear period /Employment cases of the mentally disabled exceed those of the physically disabled～The status of the employment placement of the persons with disabilities in FY2014, etc.～ (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on May 12, 2015 (Japanese)
  • A provisional meeting of the National Council of Directors of the Labour Bureaus in FY2015 to be held (Japanese)
  • The 6th Meeting of "Health Care 2035" Advisory Panel to be held (Japanese)
  • The priority review and designation system (Japanese)
  • A web page on a PR Magazine of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, "Health, Labour and Welfare" (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Preliminary Data), February 2015 (Japanese)
May 12
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals (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 the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Results of the open recruitment for organizations that implement the training project related to specified acts of medical assistance to be provided by nurses in FY2015 (Japaneese)(Japanese)
  • The Minister's Award for Companies Providing Career Support in FY2015～Companies engaged in the career development of workers are encouraged to apply. The application period is from May 14 to Jul. 15～ (Japanese)
  • Standardized Instruction Guideines for the Establishment and Operation of Fee-Based Homes for the Elderly (Japanese)
  • List of products that are being evaluated
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
May 11
  • The First Task Force Meeting on Ensuring Safety in Medical Care in University-Affiliated Hospitals, etc. to be held (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace; overwork measures; and the promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion, THP) (Japanese)
  • Briefing meeting on the increased assessment based on submitted data in FY2015 to be held (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (929th 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 the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Quarantine inspections and domestic measures based on the declaration of Liberia Ebola-free (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on May 8, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 109th National Physician Examination (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 108th National Dentist Examination (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 101st National Health Nurse Examinations, 98th National Midwife Examination, and 104th National Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 67th National Radiological Technologist Examination (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 61st National Clinical Laboratory Technician Examination (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 44th National Orthoptisis Examination (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 50th National Physical and Occupational Therapist Examinations (Japanese)
  • What is the "Regional Youth Support Station"? (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
May 8
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (354th announcement) (Japanese)
  • The nineth meeting of the Study Group on Balancing Work and Family in the Future to be held (Japanese)
  • Announcement of the successful applicants of the 29th National Examination for Registered Dietitian (Japanese)
  • Announcement of the successful applicants of national examinations (Prompt report) (Japanese)
  • Users' voice about Specialized and Practical Educational Training ～ Designated courses of educational training benefit system expanded in Oct.2014 ～ (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
May 7
  • The results of survey on radioactive materials in tap water (354th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Project on Improvement of the Medical Care System for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (Applications for FY2015) (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • The notification system for importation of animals: Updates to the list of Designated regions (Countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion, THP) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Industrial Accidents(Japanese)
May 1
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 30, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki giving out mini-carp streamers to each nursery school children who gathered at a "Carp Streamer Flying Ceremony" in FY2015) (Japanese)
  • Portal site for the New Water Supply Vision(Japanese)
  • Results of radionuclides monitoring by month in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on the OTC Drugs Sales System are published (Japanese)
  • Accepting ideas for a slogan for the National Occupational Health Week in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Health and radiation exposure management, etc. during emergency work at nuclear power facilities (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), February 2015 (Japanese)
  • Handbook of Labour Statistics (Fiscal Year 2014)(Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Please do your best to end overwork and produce results so that workers can perform well at work without being worried, instructed Minister Shiozaki at the inauguration ceremony of the special unit on zero overwork or "Katoku.") (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki announced the establishment of the "Expert Training Program on the Crisis Management for Infectious Diseases" during a Debriefing Meeting of Experts Dispatched to Western Africa for Cooperation) (Japanese)
  • 827new psychoactive substances are designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu" in a comprehensive manner～A ministerial order for establishing the designated drugs, etc. has been promulgated～ (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • The list of agreed regions for the promotion of the development of job opportunities (as of May 1, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the preliminary examination of the National Dentist Exam in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the preliminary examination of the National Physician Exam in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Procedures for filing notifications on new chemical substances of small quantities (Japanese)
  • Status on approval of "Re-Employment Assistance Plans" (Q4 FY2014 (Jan.-Mar.)) (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (March 2015) (English)(Japanese)
  • Provisional Report of Monthly Labour Survey March 2015 (English)(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake

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Apr 2015
Apr 30
  • 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)
  • Publication of documents provided by the Russian Federation, etc. on post-war forced internees in Siberia and Mongolia (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to relevant business operators for the suspension and improvement on worker dispatching(Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), January 2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 28, 2015 (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of April 30, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Reports on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), February 2015 (Japanese)
Apr 29
  • The winners of the Medal of Honor for Spring 2015 (Japanese)
Apr 28
  • Dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Guide for local governments on their responses and measures for mosquito-borne diseases, including Dengue fever and Chikungunya fever (Japanese)
  • The premiums of primary insured persons and estimated service volumes, etc. in the Sixth Long-term Care Service Plan and FY2025, etc. (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents in 2014 (Final data) (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents in 2015 (April) (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents in 2014 is published (Japanese)
  • Results of the National Survey on the Actual Conditions of the Homeless (Estimates) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] - June 2014 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] - May 2014 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] - April 2014 (Japanese)
  • Guide to raise awareness about drug abuse prevention (for the parents of the sixth graders, high school students expected to graduate, and youths) (Japanese)
  • Tax deduction system for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • Government subsidies for Specific Medical Checkups/Health Guidance (Japanese)
  • The winners of the Medal of Honor for Spring 2015 (Japanese)
Apr 27
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (927th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • State Minister Yamamoto requested the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the National Federation of Small Business Associations to take measures for "Summer Lifestyles Reforms," including the promotion of morning-oriented workstyles (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 24, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Information on the approval system for Clinical Research Core Centers based on Medical Care Act(Japanese)
  • Crusade against illegal cannabis and opium poppies (Japanese)
  • FAQ on the electronic processing system for workers' accident compensation insurance claims (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 24
  • Designation of 827 synthetic cathinones as "Shitei Yakubutsu" in a comprehensive manner, including those not circulated in the market as new psychoactive substances (Japanese)
  • Education training benefits system (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)
  • No pesticide harm campaign in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • MLIT and MHLW tie up to secure and foster human resources in the construction industry～"Measures to Secure and Foster Human Resources" compiled～ (Japanese)
  • Results of open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for Promoting the Development of Talents of Long-Term Care Workers in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • World No Tabacco Day 2015 (Japanese)
  • Homepage of "Pharmacy-prepared Drugs" (Japanese)
  • Requests received for early introduction of unapproved medical devices with substancial medical needs (Japanese)
  • Overview of the Survey of Regional Child Welfare Services in 2013 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 23
  • Orders issued to fee-charging employment placement business operators for suspension and improvement (Japanese)
  • "Child Welfare Week" starts from Children's day on May 5th~Events on consideration of the healthy growth of children to be held nationwide~ (Japanese)
  • A venue for the announcement of the successful applicants of the 29th National Examination for Registered Dietitian (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (April 2015) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: The list of designated regions (Countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Guide to application of subsidies for regional employment developmment (Japanese)
  • Project on the infrastructure development for cancer clinical trials in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on February 2015)(Japanese)
Apr 22
  • Charges on violation of the Worker Dispatch Law (Japanese)
  • The list of housings available for employment promotion （as of April 15, 2015)【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace/Overwork measures/and the Promotion of physical and mental health (Total health promotion, THP) (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of February 2015) (Japanese)
  • "Training for supporting foreign workers' employment and job retention in FY2015 " will be sequentially held in 15 Prefectural Labour Bureaus with a large foreign population, starting May (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference heald by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 21, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Inspection plans for radioactive materials in Q4 (January-March) of FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Eight organizations and 10 projects selected for the Social Welfare Promotion Project (specified topics) in FY2015 are announced (Japanese)
  • Guide to application of subsidies for regional employment developmment (Japanese)
  • Revision of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Food Additives
Apr 21
  • Measures for prevention of passive smoking in workplace (Japanese)
  • Briefing meeting on increased assessment based on submitted data in FY2015 to be held (Japanese)
  • "Minister Shiozaki, this is my idea 2035": proposals and opinions on "Health Care in 2035" are invited (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Showa-Kan's Special Exhibition on "Japan's image revived after 70 years～Photo collections of Australian War Memorial～" is now under way) (Japanese)
  • "Japan Vision: Health Care 2035" Advisory Panel (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on the Statics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (December 2014) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 20
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (926th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry requested Keidanren Chairman to take measures for "summer lifestyle reform" including the promotion of morning-oriented workstyle (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 17, 2015 (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," February 2015 (Japanese)
  • Be careful of infectious diseases when travelling overseas during the Golden Week spring break (Japanese)
  • Detailed statements for each item in the provisional budget of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Updates to the list of locations of Mothers' Hello Works/Mothers' Corners (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 17
  • 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)
  • Outlines for subsidy provision and implemenation related to Initiative for Accelerating Regulatory Science in Innovative Drug, Medical Device, and Regenerative Medicine in FY2015 are announced as attached (Japanese)
  • Nine prefectures are selected for the "Human Resources Development Project for Regional Revitalization" in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Ideas for slogans for the "child abuse prevention promotion month" in FY2015 are accepted (application period is from today to Tuesday, June 16th) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the recovery and memorial services, etc. for the war dead, etc. (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Children rushing around the school playground as well as studying hard. I want us to think as a team in order to form such a society together," explains Minister Shiozaki about his resolve at a meeting of the Founders of the "National Movement to Support Children’s Futures" (Japanese)
  • Participation of a Japanese expert in the WHO mission (Japanese)
  • Participation of a Japanese expert in the WHO mission (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Thai Ambassador Sihasak to Japan paid a courtesy call to Minister Shiozaki) (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey February 2015(English)(Japanese)
Apr 16
  • The project for the establishment and operation of the Support Center for Treating Eating Disorders in FY2015 (for a private organization) (Japanese)
  • The project for the establishment and operation of the Support Center for Treating Dependence in FY2015 (for a private organization) (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for the "Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Second recruitment of implementing organizations of the Social Welfare Promotion Project in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Formulation of an action plan to extend the service life of infrastructures under the jurisdiction of MHLW (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment for the Core Project for Promotion of Independence of Single-Parent Families, etc. in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as of April 16, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement training for the Project for Promotion of Global Expansion of Medical Technology, etc. (Japanese)
  • Food Additives
Apr 15
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on April 14, 2015 (Japanese)
  • The 5th Meeting of "Health Care 2035" Advisory Panel will be held (Japanese)
  • The 4th Meeting of "Health Care 2035" Advisory Panel will be held (Japanese)
  • Outline of (Initial) Budget in FY2015 (Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance Account in Special Labor Insurance Account) (Japanese)
  • Outline of (Initial) Budget in FY2015 (Unemployment Insurance Account in Special Labor Insurance Account) (Japanese)
  • Outline of (Initial) Budget in FY2015 (Insurance Premium Collection Account in Special Labor Insurance Account) (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • The results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (～March 2015) (Japanese)
  • Information on the repatriation of the remains of Japanese war dead (April) (Japanese)
  • Job fairs for international students (Japanese)
  • Ministerial Ordinances, Public Notices, and Guidelines providing operational procedures of "Stress Check System" based on the revised Industrial Safety and Health Act are announced (Japanese)
  • New border control measures are taken on dangerous drugs (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Clinical trials (Japanese)
  • Handbook of Health and Welfare Statistics, FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Revision of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 14
  • Invitation of comments for the "Draft report on technically and economically feasible levels of polychloriated biphenyls (PCB) in organic pigments as by-products" (Japanese)
  • Food safety information: "Codex Liaison Council" (Japanese)
  • Orders for suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • "Carp Streamer Flying Ceremony" of FY2015 will be held on April 27th (Japanese)
  • Three areas are selected for "Strategic Project to Create Employment in Industries" in FY2015～MHLW supports projects aimed at creating employment in regions, mainly in the manufacturing industry～ (Japanese)
  • Six Japanese who remained in Karafuto etc. after the War make temporary return in group (Japanese)
  • Information on procedures related to employment-based training (Japanese)
  • The list of agreed regions for promotion of the development of job opportunities (as of April 10, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Subsidy for promoting the reduction of agreed working hours (Japanese)
  • Improvement of working time arrangements (Japanese)
  • Subsidy for promoting the reduction of overtime working hours and acquisition of annual paid leave(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 13
Apr 10
  • 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)
  • Results of surveys and deliberations of the Regional Council on Corrections of Pension Records (Japanese)
  • Overview of the Regional Council on Corrections of Pension Records (Japanese)
  • Procedures for requesting corrections to pension records (Japanese)
  • Related to pensions and Japan Pension Service (Japanese)
  • Business operators who implement the "Youth Career Support System" are added～The implementation of a support project for the employment of young persons as permanent employees through employment placement dispatching～ (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Formulation of the "Local Labour Administration Policies in FY2015" (Japanese)
  • One of the business plans for the "Career-Return Support System" is ended～The Support Project for the Reemployment of Unemployed Persons Separated from Work for Reasons of Child Care, Long-Term Care, etc. through Services that IntegrateTraining and Employment Placement～ (Japanese)
  • Changes to application forms (for download) and materials to be attached for Regional Employment Development Subsidies (Japanese)
  • Results of open recruitment of organizations that implement the Study Support Project for Foreign Nurse Candidates in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Results of open recruitment of organizations that implement the Support Project for the Training of Nursing Teachers (Correspondence education) in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Be careful of 'bank transfer fraud' and 'personal information fraud' involving “Temporary Welfare Benefit (a simple allowance-granting measure” and ” Temporary Special Benefit for Households with Children” (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (State Minister Nagaoka and International President of MSF international president Joanne Lie exchanged opinions.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (State Minister Nagaoka firmly said during her discussion with the Hansen's disease sanatorium residents that, "We would like to carry on measures, such as enhancement of the sanatorium environment, from the standpoint of residents.") (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Approximate contribution rates (related to the Retiree Health Care System) in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 9
  • Decision on selection of trial projects for overnight stay-type health guidance ("smart-life-stay") (Japanese)
Apr 8
  • "Is this legal? - Labour laws useful are explained in cartoons in Q&A format" is produced～A new handbook designed to promote students' understanding of labour laws prior to starting full/part-time work～ (Japanese)
  • Society-Managed Employment-Based Health Insurance (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • Seamen's 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)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 7, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: The list of designated regions (countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • A guide on occupational accidents caused by the acts of third parties (Japanese)
  • A guide on the special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance (five types) (Japanese)
  • Revision of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Support for group contracts for specific medical checkups and health guidance (various documents) (Japanese)
Apr 7
  • The comprehensive project for long-term care prevention and daily life support (Japanese)
  • Meat products, etc. to be brought into EXPO Milano 2015 (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • pharmacy-prepared drugs guidance(Japanese)
  • The announcement on a mission for the Recovery and Repatriation of the Remains of Japanese War Dead (April) (Japanese)
  • Foster home system, etc. (Japanese)
  • Preventive measures for falls from scaffolds will be strengthened.～To be enforced as of July 1, 2015～ (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Hashimoto referred to the "Support Plan for Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan" by saying, "We will support discretionary and responsible policy-making based on the local governments' initiatives in order to turn Japan's pinches, such as population decline and super-aging, into chances." ) (Japanese)
  • Information on vaccinations (relevant notices) (Japanese)
Apr 6
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by MHLW (Japanese)
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals(Japanese)
  • Laws and regulations related to pharmaceutical products (Japanese)
  • The OTC Drug Sales System (Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Starting on April 1, 2015, the import of designated drugs will be newly banned by customs law (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (924th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data)," November 2014 (Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale: Properties whose requests for acquisition for official and public use are accepted (Japanese)
  • Nursery teacher examination (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 3, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Briefing sessions on the certification of examination qualifications for the National Health Nurse, Midwife and Nurse Examinations (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the clinical training system for dental practitioners (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 3
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale: Properties whose requests for acquisition for official and public use are accepted, etc. (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Be careful of "bank transfer fraud" and "personal information fraud" involving Temporary Welfare Benefit (a simple allowance-granting measure) and Temporary Special Benefit for Households with Children (Japanese)
  • Medical examination for post-HPV vaccination neurological disorder (office memorandam) (Japanese)
  • A leaflet on revision of industrial accident compensation insurance premium rates and labour cost rates, etc. is posted (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of import restrictions on Polish beef (Japanese)
  • The 8th meeting of the Study Group on Balancing Work and Family in the Future will be held (Japanese)
  • The pension systems in foreign countries (Japanese)
  • Support Project for Community-Based Health Promotion in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Promotion Project for Community-Based Health (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey January 2015(English)(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 2
  • Long-term care fee revision of FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Clinical trials (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20, Para 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)
  • Regional medical care plans (Japanese)
  • Trial operation of the "Leading Designated Screening System" starts～To achieve early practical application of innovative drugs～ (Japanese)
  • Messages received from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, the UN Secretary-General, etc. on the occasion of the 8th World Autism Awareness Day (April 2nd) (Japanese)
  • The list of agreed regions for promotion of the development of job opportunities (as of April 1, 2015) (Japanese)
  • The list of depopulated regions for improvement of employment (as of April 1, 2015) (Japanese)
Apr 1
  • Outline of Provisinal Budget in FY2015 (Unemployment Insurance Account in Special Labor Insurance Account) (Japanese)
  • Outline of Provisinal Budget in FY2015 (Insurance Premium Collection Account in Special Labor Insurance Account) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 31, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Outline of Provisinal Budget in FY2015 (Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance Account in Special Labor Insurance Account) (Japanese)
  • The Report on the National Health and Nutrition Survey in Japan, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Requests for welfare equipment/home renovation services provided by the long-term care insurance (Japanese)
  • Formulation of "Operation guidelines for after-school children's clubs" (Japanese)
  • Status of designated medical facilities for infectious diseases (as of April 1, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Cooperating medical institutions that examine post-HPV immunization symptoms (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Payment of "Special Benefits for War Widows" (Japanese)
  • Guide to application for provision of subsidies for regional employment developmment (as of April 2015) (Japanese)
  • Items on national health insurance drug tariff and information on genetic drugs (as of April 1, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Regional Employment Development Working Group produced the "Guidebook on Project for Creating Practical, Community-based Employment." (Japanese)
  • Examples of standardized recording of generic prescriptions (effective as of April 1, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Changes to the National Protection Plan of MHLW (Japanese)
  • Declaration of fiscal renewal of labour insurance (as of April 2015); notification of establishment of labour insurance relation (as of April 2015); declaration of estimated labour insurance premiums (as of April 2015) (Japanese)
  • Formulation of a plan to promote participation in workplaces for women and work-life balance for men and women at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Download page for "Employer System V6.2" and "Employer System V6.3" (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), January 2015 (Japanese)
  • Payment of "Special Benefits for War Widows" based on the amended law in 2015 (Japanese)
  • Production of statistics by commission and provision of anonymized data (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for "Babysitting Child Care Support Project" in FY2015 (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)
  • Outline of Corporate Pensions and the National Pension Fund (Japanese)

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Mar 2015
Mar 31
  • Designation of regional cancer care hospitals, etc. (Japanese)
  • Results of selection of organizations that implement the Project for Improvement of the Clinical Efficacy Database in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Information for business operators who operate vocational training schools (specialized and practical education training) (Japanese)
  • Education training benefits system (Japanese)
  • Results of open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for Providing Study Support for Foreign Nurse Candidates in FY2015 (posted on March 31) (Japanese)
  • Publication of company names, etc. based on the Law for Promotion of the Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Japanese)
  • The second unofficial notification of appropriation of subsidies for improvement of day-care centers in FY2014 (supplementary budget) (Japanese)
  • Materials for a training workshop on "Dietary Reference Intakes of the Japanse (2015 edition)" (Japanese)
  • Main changes to systems related to MHLW (April 2015) (Japanese)
  • Health, labour and welfare statistics listed by issue area and survey subject (Japanese)
  • Survey on National Health Insurance (Japanese)
  • Results of Survey of Regional Child Welfare Services in 2015～Status of households using non-registered day-care facilities (as of October 2015)～ (Japanese)
  • Report on the current status of non-registered day-care facilities in FY2013～The numbers of both the non-registered day-care facilities and admitted children have risen, while the number of baby hotels has fell～ (Japanese)
  • Aggregation results of the business reports of worker supply businesses in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of the "Basic Survey of Human Resources Development" in FY2014 are announced～Company expenditures on ability development, including off-the-job-training, are expected to increase in the future～ (Japanese)
  • "A Report of the Study Group on Career Consultation" in FY2014 is compiled～The current status on significance and effects of career consultants from corporate management perspective and collection of best practices of companies～ (Japanese)
  • "Hospital monitors' report on household products-related health damages in FY2013" is announced (Japanese)
  • Outline of the Annual National Health and Welfare Festival (“The Nenrinpic”) (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), January 2015 (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 38th National Examination for Emergency Life-saving Technicians (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on the Status of Renovation of Earthquake-resistent Hospital Structures～The ratio of earthquake-proofed disaster hub hospitals, etc. in 2014 was 82.2%, improving steadily～ (Japanese)
  • Measles and Rubella (Japanese)
  • Notice of delay of the "Provisional Report of Monthly Labour Survey in February 2015 and the Results of Year-End Bonuses in 2014," etc. (Japanese)
  • The disability certification criteria for the disability public pension are partially revised～The criteria for "phonetic and speech disorders," "kidney disease disorder," "excretory system disorder," and "auditory disorder" are revised as of June 1, 2015～ (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Support Project for Childrearing Assistance Activities (Family Support Center Project) 　(Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), January 2015 (Japanese)
  • Specific minimum wage (Japanese)
  • The announcement of successful applicants of the 31st national examinations for barbars and beauticians (Japanese)
  • Global Dementia Legacy Event Japan
  • List of products that are being evaluated
Mar 30
  • Open recruitment of research projects, etc. (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Safety Information (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (923rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of "6th Follow-Up Survey on the Status of the Provision of Instructions to Fee-Based Homes for the Elderly" (Japanese)
  • The status of claims and grant decisions for temporary welfare benefits and special provisional allowances for childrearing households (Japanese)
  • Substances on which water treatment is difficult to be operated (Japanese)
  • A campaign for "check your work conditions at your part-time job!"　is implemented～from April to July when many students take on part-time jobs～ (Japanese)
  • Mental health measures at the workplace, overwork measures, and promotion of physical and mental health (Total Health Promotion, THP) (Japanese)
  • Report of the Follow-up Service Promotion Office on "Six local governments' activities for enforcement of Support for the Poor Persons Act " (Japanese)
  • Announcement of successful applicants of national examinations (Prompt report) (Japanese)
  • Decision on selection of juridical persons who implement "Yorisoi" support projects (consultations) for residents of the affected 3 prefectures in FY2015 (A disaster-hit area support project) (Japanese)
  • Decision on selection of juridical persons who implement "Yorisoi" support projects (consultations) for residents of the affected 3 prefectures in FY2015 (A nationwide support project) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the project for improving the environment for accepting foreign patients at medical institutions in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 27, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the project for promoting the accreditation system for medical institutions accepting international patients (Japanese)
  • Medical examinations for part-time workers (leaflet) (Japanese)
  • Revision of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Implementation provisions for the training course for the development of officer candidates at MHLW(Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (November 2014) (Japanese)
  • Outline of Vital Statistics in JAPAN
  • Summary of Vital Statistics
  • No.30(March,2015)
  • Survey on Labour Disputes 2013
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • White Paper on the Labour Economy 2014 Summary
Mar 27
  • Briefing meeting on the certification of examination qualifications for the National Nurse, Midwife, and Nurse Examinations (Japanese)
  • Dispatchment of the mission for recovering the remains of the war dead from Peleliu Island, Republic of Palau (Japanese)
  • Past activities related to system optimization (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)
  • Successful applicants of the 100th National Examination for Pharmacists (Japanese)
  • Order for improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Aggregate results of the business reports on employment placement undertakings in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Aggregation results of the business reports on worker dispatching undertakings in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Status of Worker Dispatching Undertaking as of June 1, 2014 (Japanese)
  • "Support Web for Medical Institutions with Lively (Iki-Iki) Working Environment" (Iki-Sapo) disseminates useful information for improving the working environment for healthcare workers (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (topics), FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (November 2014 issue) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (October 2014 issue) (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care expenditure - MEDIAS - (October-November 2014 issue) (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Examination for Sign Language Interpreters (Japanese)
  • Japan is verified by WHO as having eliminated measles (Japanese)
  • Report on the results of inspections implemented for the "Project on Measures to Ensure the Quality of Generic Drugs" in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Monthly and Annual Reports on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (February 2015) (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (February 2015) (English)(Japanese)
Mar 26
  • Nursery teacher examination (Japanese)
  • 78 candidates accepted under the Japanese laws based on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) passed the 27th National Certified Careworker Exam (Japanese)
  • Progress situation of promotion of the National Health Plan for the 21st Century ("Healthy Japan 21") (Second campaign) (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 27th National Certified Careworker Exam (Japanese)
  • "Basic Guidelines on Measures for Part-Time Workers" are formulated (Japanese)
  • A name list of the Japanese who died while detained in the former Soviet Union and Mongolia (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), December 2014 (Japanese)
  • International cooperation in the public health field (Japanese)
Mar 25
  • The 3rd Meeting of "Health Care 2035" Advisory Panel will be held (Japanese)
  • Report on the medical-care system for the latter-stage elderly (Japanese)
  • Survey on the insured of the medical-care system for the latter-stage elderly (Japanese)
  • "Report on Labor and Social Security Conditions Overseas 2014" is published～A special article covers the "employment placement status and unemployment insurance system in India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam"～ (Japanese)
  • Corrections in the Summary Report of the Survey on Medical Institutions (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (March 2015) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (Japanese)
  • Instruction manual on how to record death certificate (postmortem certificate) in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 24, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Public notice on wide-area prohibition of sales, advertising, etc. of dangerous drugs (Japanese)
  • 16 ingredients of dangerous drugs are designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu"～A ministerial order for establishing the designated drugs, etc. has been promulgated～ (Japanese)
  • The 104th National Nurse Exam: The number of successful foreign nurse candidates accepted under Japanese laws based on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the names of hospitals accepting them are published (Japanese)
  • "Guidelines on the Prohibition of Discrimination" and "Guidelines on the Provision of Reasonable Care" based on the Amended Act on Promotion of the Employment of Persons with Disabilities" are formulated (Japanese)
  • Laws and regulations related to the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of March 25, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Mar 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 the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals (Japanese)
  • Appointment of the heads of the MHLW-affiliated Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Japanese)
  • Health and Labour Sciences Research in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," January 2015 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (The first meeting of the Committee on Medical Care and Support for Orphan Cancer) (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)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • Consultation and report on the "Outline of the Draft Ministerial Order related to the Establishment of MHLW-related Ministerial Orders Following the Enforcement of the Act for Partial Revision of the Industrial Safety and Health Act"～Details on the Stress Check System, Special Safe and Health Improvement Plan, and Foreign Inspecaion and Verification Bodies System will be stipulated～ (Japanese)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on January 2015) (Japanese)
Mar 23
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (922nd 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 March 20, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment for organizations that implement the training project related to specified acts of medical assistance to be provided by nurses in FY2015 (Japaneese)(Japanese)
  • Light It Up Blue in Japan at Tokyo Tower to be held on "World Autism Awareness Day" on April 2nd～World Autism Awareness Day 201５ Symposium will be held on April 4th to promote understanding of Developmental Disorder～ (Japanese)
  • Japanese competitors for the 9th International Abilympics are decided～32 persons will be dispatched to compete in 17 skills in Bourdeaux, France in March next year～ (Japanese)
  • Winners of "enterprises supporting working single-father/-mother families" in FY2014 will be decided ～ Enterprises actively providing employment support are awarded on Tuesday, March 24 ～ (Japanese)
  • Professional career grading system for long-term care (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Mar 20
  • "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 year on year by 2.1 points to 92.8%, recovering the level of the March 1993 class after 22 years, as of the end of January 2015～(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 3.8 points to 86.7%, recovering the level of the March 2008 class after seven years, as of February 1, 2015～ (Japanese)
  • The fifth unofficial announcement of subsidies for provision and improvement of space for community long-term care and welfare in FY2014(Japanese)
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods～Thai durian and its processed products～ (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 the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • The secondary open recruitment for Health and labour sciences research in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Revision of the “concepts of inspection planning and the establishment and cancellation of items and areas to which the restriction of distribution and/or the consumption of foods concerned applies” concerning radioactive materials in foods (by the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • A self-assessment page for the Disclosure System of Excellent Enterprisses in Indsutrial Safety and Health is added ～ Contents are posted in preparation of the launch of the system in June 2015 ～ (Japanese)
  • The number of wait-listed children at day-care centers (as of October 2014) (Japanese)
  • Order for improvement is issued to an employer regarding recruitment of workers (Japanese)
  • The 154th Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council will be held (Japanese)
  • Results of on-site inspections based on Article 25 of the Medical Care Act (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • National Meeting for Staff in Charge of Water Supply in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • "Infectious diseases are not a single country's problem.～Cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever and dengue fever～" is posted (a pamphlet) (Japanese)
  • "Infectious diseases are not a single country's problem.～Cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever and dengue fever～" is posted (a message from Minister Shiozaki) (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 42nd Industrial Safety Consultant Examination and Industrial Health Consultant Examination (FY2014) (Japanese)
  • The list of housings available for employment promotion 【for disaster victims】（as of March 15, 2015） (Japanese)
  • Request for cooperation in "Vital Statistics in FY 2015: Occupational and Industrial Aspects" (Japanese)
  • The 12th ASEAN and Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies
Mar 19
  • National Meeting of the Division Directors in Charge of Health Service (documents) (Japanese)
  • The theme of the World Health Day 2015 is "food safety" (Japanese)
  • The second Meeting on Job-Card System Promotion will be postponed (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)
  • The 219th meeting of the Labour Force Supply and Demand System Subcommitee, Employment Security Committee, Labour Policy Council will be held (Japanese)
  • The tables of industrial accident compensation insurance premium rates and labour cost rates are updated (Japanese)
  • The table of special enrollment insurance premium rates is updated (Japanese)
  • Revision of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • A measuring instrument for formaldehyde with the designation of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
Mar 18
  • A name list of the Japanese who died while detained in the former Soviet Union and Mongolia～The list is available for public viewing (Japanese)
  • The "63rd Codex Liaison Council" will be held (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Training Project for Improvement of Practical Surgical Techniques in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of January 2015) (Japanese)
  • "Call for Action" was announced at the First WHO Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia (Japanese)
  • Status of occurrence of occupational accidents in 2014 & 2015 (March) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for the Promotion of Information Dissemination related to the "Integrated Medicine" in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on March 17, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Mongolian Minister for Population Development and Social Protection, Mr. Erdene, exchanged opinions with Minister Shiozaki on the insurance and pension systems and social welfare system for persons with disabilities, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Shiozaki asked the new regional Director of the ILO Western Pacific Region, Ms. Nishimoto, "for continued partnership and cooperation, including expansion of the recruitment of Japanese staff at ILO, to further strengthen mutual cooperation between ILO and Japan in the future.") (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("We would like to further advance the employment of persons with disabilities in the long-term care field," said State Minister Yamamoto while visiting facilities that are progressively promoting it in Shiga Prefecture.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (While visiting the TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, State Minister Yamamoto encouraged the company's responsible persons "to have a sense of ownership and take all possible measures against industrial accidents in order to prevent the recurrence of death accidents.") (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (The 28th National Skill Grand Prix closed with great success～444 skilled workers selected nationwide demonstrated their "skills" to compete for No. 1 position of "Skill" in Japan ～ (Japanese)
Mar 17
Mar 16
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (921st announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 13, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Orders for suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • A patient with a probable case of Ebola infection was reported (Japanese)
  • A suspected case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever was tested negative(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Mar 13
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • The results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to February 2015) (Japanese)
  • Unofficial notification of appropriation of subsidies for the institution maintenance of social welfare facilities in FY2014 (supplemental budget) (Japanese)
  • Information on the "aftercare" system (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)
  • Food safety information: "Codex Liaison Council" (Japanese)
  • The seventh meeting of the Study Group on Balancing Work and Family in the Future will be held (Japanese)
  • Survey for recovering the remains of the war dead from Peleliu Island, Republic of Palau (Japanese)
  • The announcement of successful applicants of the 27th National Certified Social Worker Examination (Japanese)
  • Information disclosure on budget implementation (Japanese)
  • Participation of Japanese experts in the WHO mission (Japanese)
  • Participation of a Japanese expert in the WHO mission (Japanese)
  • Handbooks and posters on zoonoses (Japanese)
  • Posters on rabies (Japanese)
  • Basic Survey on Labour Unions
Mar 12
  • Overview of the Preventive Long-Term Care Promotion Support Project by Community-Building(Japanese)
  • First WHO Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia (Japanese)
  • The Meeting of Directors Related to Social Welfare and War Victims' Relief Bureau (held on March 9, 2015) (documents) (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: The list of designated regions (countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals (Japanese)
  • Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Announcement of successful applicants of national examinations (Japanese)
  • Order for improvement is issued to an employer regarding recruitment of workers (Japanese)
  • Survey on the application of employees' pension insurance by industry and company size in 2014 (Japanese)
  • The list of registered organizations that conduct workshops and training in connection with the registration system for maintenance and management businesses of sanitation in buildings (Japanese)
  • Updates to labour standards related information (a leaflet) (Japanese)
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Japanese)
  • The National Meeting of the Division Directors in Charge of Food Sanitation in FY2014 (documents) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (October 2014) (Japanese)
Mar 11
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 10, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of Survey on Labour Economy Trend, February 2015 (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Training system for nurses related to the specified acts of medical assistance (Japaneese)(Japanese)
  • A special education textbook on decontamination works (Japanese)
  • A special education textbook on (nuclear) accident-derived waste disposal (Japanese)
  • A special education textbook on works under designated radiation dose rates (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Hashimoto eagerly listens to local voices and mothers rearing children while visiting the site of the model project for integrated support for pregnancy and childbirth.) (Japanese)
  • Industrial accident coverup is a crime (Japanese)
  • Use occupational accident compensation insurance if you get injured while working! (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Mar 10
  • 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)
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: The list of designated regions (countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • "National Occupational Health Week" in FY2015 will be implemented in July (Japanese)
  • Vital Statistics in JAPAN -The latest trends-
Mar 9
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (920th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for Provision of the Study Support for Foreign Certified Care Worker Candidates in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation of proposals and opinions regarding "cases which should be introduced as selected healthcare services, etc." (Japanese)
  • Q&A on dengue fever (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 6, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Certification procedures for qualification of applicants for the National Examination for Emergency Life-saving Technicians (Japanese)
  • The nineth meeting to discuss the model project on dissemination of easy-to-understand information on public pensions (announcement of the change in the venue) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement workshops for clinical training instructors of dentist practioners (workshops for program managers) in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • The list of housings available for employment promotion （as of February 28, 2015） 【for disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement workshops for dentist personnel in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement workshops for instructors of the health workforce in practical training facilities in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • "Indexes for improvement in the ways of working and taking leave" (Japanese)
Mar 8
  • Information on the repatriation of the remains of Japanese war dead (March　2015) (Japanese)
Mar 6
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: Designated regions (countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • New notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
  • "Explanatory meetings on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) (for food related companies)" to be held in Sendai (March 26th). Applications for participation are accepted. (Japanese)
  • The e-Gov Online Application Workshop in the Tohoku district to be held (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (352nd announcement) (Japanese)
  • The winners of the 5th "companies which should be cherished most in Japan" are decided"The Award of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare" to be given to enterprises that work to, among others, promote active participation of persons with disabilities, the elderly, women, etc. and reduce long working hours is established.~ (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to fee-charging employment placement business operators for suspension and improvement of fee-charging employment placement undertakings (Japanese)
  • Information on recovery of the remains of the war dead (March 2015) (Japanese)
  • The second meeting of "Health Care 2035" Advisory Panel to be held (Japanese)
  • Consulted with the Labour Policy Council on the "proposed full amendment of the improvement plan of employment management for long-term care workers" (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), December 2014 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Mar 5
  • Notifications regarding the work involving asbestos removal and supervision(Japanese)
  • Order for improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data), October 2014 (Japanese)
  • Working Group on Food Poisoning, Sectional Committee on Food Sanitation, Council for Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation, to be held (Japanese)
  • Order for improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), November 2014 (Japanese)
  • Report on Regional Public Health Services and Health Promotion Services 2013 (Japanese)
  • Commissioned R&D contracts and R&D plan documents (for researchers) at the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (Japanese)
  • Public notice on wide-area prohibition of sales, advertising, etc. of new psychoactive substances (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Publication of OECD review "Back to Work: Japan" (the Japan report on the OECD review on displaced workers) (Japanese)
Mar 4
  • Consultation and report on the "outline of a draft ministerial ordinance on partial amendment of the ordinance for enforcement of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act" (Japanese)
  • Consultation and report on the "draft guidelines for measures for part-time workers" (Japanese)
  • The maximum and minimum compensation amounts of long-term (compensation) benefits are raised for persons who require long-term care due to industrial accidents～To be enforced on April 1, 2015～ (Japanese)
  • Information on the repatriation of the remains of Japanese war dead (March　2015) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 3, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Detailed statements for each item in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare budget for FY2015 (Japanese)
  • The national meeting of the division directors in charge of health service to be held (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), December 2014 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Mar 3
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • The second meeting of the "Council on Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan" to be held (Japanese)
  • The 10th e-Gov Online Application Workshop to be held (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on February 27, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Defined contribution pension plan (The list of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
Mar 2
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (919th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("We would like to work together in order to produce results," said Minister Shiozaki, upon signing an agreement on employment measures in Tokyo with Tokyo Governor Masuzoe at a signing ceremony.) (Japanese)
  • Securing the sufficient number of nursery teachers (Japanese)
  • Consultation and report on the "outline of the draft ministerial order on provision of related ministerial orders of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in relation to the enforcement of the Act for Children and Childrearing Support (related to partial amendment of the ordinance for enforcement of the Labour Standards Act)" (Japanese)
  • Report on the "outline of a bill on partial amendment of the Labour Standards Act, etc." (Japanese)
  • Updates to the published data of "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (supporter companies for the promotion of Job-Card)" (as of December 31, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Cooperating medical institutions that examine post-HPV immunization symptoms (Japanese)
  • Survey on the Local Network to Protect Children, etc. (Japanese)
  • Orders for suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on the Local Network to Protect Children, etc. are published (FY2013 survey) (Japanese)
  • Settlement procedures for asbestos lawsuits (Japanese)
  • Debrief session on the results of the Project for Establishment of Liaison Centers for Home Medical Care for Children in FY2014 to be held (Japanese)
  • Measures for child abuse prevention, DV prevention, human trafficking, etc. (Japanese)
  • Results of the Fact-finding Survey on Economic Conditions in Welfare Services for Persons with Disabilities in 2014 (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Inspections on radionuclides in foods (Japanese)

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Feb 2015
Feb 27
  • Employment referrals for general workers (January 2015) (English)(Japanese)
Feb 26
Feb 25
Feb 24
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on December 2014) (Japanese)
Feb 23
Feb 20
Feb 19
Feb 18
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey December 2014(English)(Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey 2014 (Japanese)
Feb 16
Feb 10
Feb 6
Feb 5
  • Survey of Social Welfare Institutions 2013 (Japanese)
Feb 4
Feb 3
Feb 2

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Jan 2015
Jan 30
  • Policy-based cost information (Japanese)
  • Disclosure of information on the Special Accounts of MHLW (Japanese)
  • Public release of financial documents (by the Ministry or the Agency) in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • As of Feb. 1st, the application period starts for the late payment of special insurance premiums in case of "inconsistent" records of Category-3 insured persons under the Employees' Pension scheme (Japanese)
  • The amounts of national pension insurance premiums' advance payments in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • In April, 1,568 designated courses subject to the payment of educational training benefits will be offered (with addition of 728 designated courses) (Japanese)
  • Status of reporting on the employment of foreign workers by employers (October 2014)～The number of foreign workers in Japan is about 790,000, a record high since the mandatory reporting was enforced～ (Japanese)
  • Special measures are taken to cut interest rates for housing loans for small-and-medium sized enterprise workers～Special measures for application of 0.2% lower-than-usual interest rates in the initial 5 years will be extended for three years～ (Japanese)
  • Status of guidance/monitoring implemented for insurance medical institutions in FY2013 (Overview) (Japanese)
  • Participation of a Japanese in the WHO mission (Japanese)
  • Outbreak of BSE in Norway (Japanese)
  • Q&A on a trial project for overnight stay-type health guidance ("smart-life-stay") (Japanese)
  • 11 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: Works for management of Kashiwa Dormitory, etc. of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Data collection for Monthly Labour Surveys in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 26th Sign Language Interpreter Examiation are announced (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Maintenance and operation support of the receipt counting system function in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Operation support of the analytical system of the trend in medical care expenditure in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Longitudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century (2012 Cohort): Electronic survey design and development for an online survey system (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Revision of the amounts of pension benefits in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Status on the authorization of "Re-Employment Assistance Plans" (Q3 FY2014 (Oct.-Dec.)) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (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)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Employment referrals for general workers (December 2014) (English)(Japanese)
Jan 29
  • 11 substances are newly designated as designated substances as a result of the deliberations of the Committee on Designated Substances held today (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)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Safety Information (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Public comments received for "draft revisions to the certification methods for hearing disabilities" (Japanese)
  • e-Gov Online Application Workshop in Chubu Region will be held (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tener: Operation and maintenance of special child rearing allowance and the payment system in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tener: Provision of e-mail distribution service for persons in charge of human resources and labour in companies by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • The 28th National Skills Grand Prix will open～Skilled workers compete for No. 1 position of "Skill" in Japan ～ (Japanese)
  • "A Portal Site for Improvement of the Ways of Working and Taking Leaves" opens on Jan. 30th to support Reforms in the Ways of Working (Reduction of Long Working Hours and Promotion of the Acquisition of Annual Paid Leave)～21 companies' cases of reforms are publicized～ (Japanese)
  • A seminar on the "Job Placement and Recruitment of International Students of Science and Engineering Majors in Japanese Companies" will be held (Japanese)
  • Overview of the Specified Report of Vital Statistics on "Population of Japan - Vital Statistics including Foreigners -" in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Data collection and database creation for Yakkan import certificates (Japanese)
Jan 28
  • Financial status of National Health Insurance (municipal governments) in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki gathered local input regarding youth employment measures in Fukushima and the reconstruction of medical care provision system in the region. "I would like to seriously accept your feedbacks for undertaking effective measures in the future," said the Minister firmly.) (Japanese)
  • Financial status of the late-stage medical care system for the elderly (The Association of Medical Care Services for Older Senior Citizens) in FY2013 (preliminary data) (Japanese)
  • Formulation of a plan to promote participation in workplaces for women and work-life balance for both men and women at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Recruitment of juridical persons who implement 'Yorisoi' support projects (consultations) for residents of the affected 3 prefectures in FY2015 (A disaster-hit area support project) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Use of safety confirmation service (Japanese)
  • A call for character designs for "Check your work conditions at your part-time job!"～We will use characters to urge students to confirm their working condisions of their part-time jobs before starting to work～ (Japanese)
  • Medical findings on the relationships between bladder, larynx, and lung cancers and radiation exposure are published～After workers' compensation claims are filed for them, a report is compiled based on an analysis and examination of international reports, epitomological studies, etc.～ (Japanese)
  • The remains of a person who died while detained in the former Soviet Union and whose identification has been confirmed will be returned to a bereaved family (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 27, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (January 2015) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Operation support for the administrative information system of medical institutions in FY2015, 1 set (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Operation and maintenance of the Web public recruitment system in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Cellular phone rental for overseas use, 1 set (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing and enclosure of pharmacist licenses and registered certificates in FY 2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Information collection related to private imports, designated drugs, etc. (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jan 27
  • The results of focused supervision implemented as part of "No Overwork Campaign" in FY2014 are published～Illegal cases of non-paid overwork are detected in 2,304 workplaces accounting half of all workplaces targetted by the focused supervision～ (Japanese)
  • Dust respirator not in compliance with specifications are found～Product recall/exchange implemented by manufacturer～ (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of the remains of the war dead (January) (Japanese)
  • "Explanatory meetings on HACCP～Do you know HACCP?～" will be held in Tokyo (Feb. 24) and Osaka (Feb. 26). Applications for participation are accepted. (Japanese)
  • A report on the status of enforcement of the Act on Special Provisions for Insurance Benefits and the Insurance Premium Payment for Employees' Pension Insurance (Japanese)
  • The announcement on missions for the recovery of remains of the war dead (January) (Japanese)
  • "A Comprehensive Strategy for the Promotion of Dementia Measures～Towards a Community Friendly to the Elderly with Dementia, etc.～ (A New Orange Plan)" (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Application of masking for information disclosure (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Operation support and maintenance of the image information search system in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Services to promote “Health Japan 21 (the 2nd term)” (Japanese)
Jan 26
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (914th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: The list of designated regions (countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Report on the Status of Medical Services for the Elderly Aged 75 and Over (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Operation and maintenance of the management system for long-term care insurers and long-term care support specialists in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Operation and maintenance of case management and search systems in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Support for opreation of the public records management system in 2015, 1 set (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: The list of designated regions (countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("For industrial accident prevention, managers on-site play an important role," said Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takagai while presenting the Minister's special award for outstanding foremen in occupational safety in FY2014.) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Receipt of questionnaire forms for Vital Statistics in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Exhibition room at Showa-kan/National Showa Memoriam Museum reopens. Wartime conditions are recreated using trick art methods.) (Japanese)
  • The first "Employment Consultation Center" in East Japan will be set up in the Tokyo national strategic special economic zone ～ To promote the establishment and smooth business expansion of venture and global companies ～ (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Telephone counseling service related to immunization against HPV infection (Japanese)
  • Recruitment of project proposals including travel arrangements for commemoration of the war dead in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Changes in contracts related to public relations services regarding “Temporary Welfare Benefit” and ” Temporary Special Benefit for Households with Children” (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jan 23
  • Labour Policy Council's proposals - Improvement of youth employment measures - (Japanese)
  • Outline of draft notice on employment insurance premium rate for FY2015 has been confirmed~FY2014 rate held unchanged~ (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Cooperating medical institutions that examine post-HPV immunization symptoms (Japanese)
  • State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare requested to the TEPCO for full implementation of industrial accidents prevention measures (Japanese)
  • Second recruitment of Health, Labour and Welfare Monitors in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • "The panel meeting for supporting female doctors to take more active roles" issues a report (Japanese)
  • "The compensation improvement plan for working women" is issued~A policy package was developed for creation of society in which all women can receive pay based on their performance~ (Japanese)
  • Survey on yusho disease ("oil symptoms") patients in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Supply of line and equipment for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Integrated Network,1 set (Hello Work System) (Japanese)
  • Updates to the published data of "Companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (Supporter companies for the promotion of Job-Card)" (as of November 30, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Sewage (general and industrial sludge) disposal of water utilities, septic tanks, etc. in the Central Joint Government Building No.5 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on the Statics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (July 2014) (Japanese)
  • Recruitment of municipalities for the implemention of the Project for Creating Practical, Community-based Employment～The first recruitment in FY2015～ (Japanese)
  • Invitaion for tender: Enclosure of thank you letters, reports of results, etc. for the Longitudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century 【Adults in 2002】, Longitudinal Survey of Adults in the 21st Century 【Adults in 2012】, and Longitudinal Survey of Middle-Aged and Elderly Persons (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Procurement and process management support concerning renewal of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare network system (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Consultation and process management support concerning renewal of processing system for general applications and notifications within the Ministry (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Maintenance for management system of insurance medical facilities, etc. in FY2015 and FY2016 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Operation and maintenance for medical fee information service in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Maintenance and operation support for search/editing system of questions for national examination for doctors etc. in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Design and development of "medical fee information service" for transition to government common platform in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Operation and maintenance of external on-site centers related to analytical system for database on information on medical fee receipts and health checkups (Japanese)
Jan 22
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (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)
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki asked "to appropriately deal with the Japanese public's requests to correct their pension records" at the first meeting of the Sub-Committee on Correction of Pension Records, Social Security Council.) (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," November 2014 (Japanese)
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals (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)
  • 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 OTC drug sales system (Japanese)
  • The results of the third Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century (2010 Cohort) (Japanese)
  • The outline of the third Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century (2010 Cohort) (Japanese)
  • For persons displaced due to economic reasons: The list of housings available for employment promotion （as of January 15, 2015) (Japanese)
  • The list of housings available for employment promotion （as of January 15, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • Status Report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (October 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: General parcel (parcel to 30 kilograms) and mail service (sealed letters except personal correspondence) transport (Japanese)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on November 2014)(Japanese)
Jan 21
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 20, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Purchase of steel desk cabinets and 17 other items (Japanese)
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for the "Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of November 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Works related to inquiry counter, etc. for fibrinogen preparations, etc. (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Renewal of statistical system devices for the Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Automobile traffic control at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • "Beyond the Hansen's Disease" (A pamphlet for junior high school students) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Maintenance and operations support service of entering and leaving management system, etc. in Central Government Building No.5 for fiscal year 2015 (Japanese)
Jan 20
  • Invitation of public comments regarding the addition of chemical substances in the "notice concerning chemical substances designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the Minister of Environment as 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 not accepted as requiring the evaluation stipulated in Art 2 (5) of the same law"（Japanese)(Japanese)
  • To help as many as students possible to get jobs before graduating～"Intensive employment support for students prior to graduation in 2015" will be implemented under the MEXT-METI joint initiative～(Japanese)
  • The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's employment support information for new/recent graduates to be posted in the private companies' student job information sites (Japanese)
  • "The Report on job offers, job applications, and job offers to applicants pertaining to recent high school and junior high school graduates" in FY2014~The percentage of high school graduates offered jobs was 84.1%, 4.9-point increase from the previous fiscal year, as of the end of November 2014 (Japanese)
  • "The survey on job offer situation of graduating university students" in FY2014～The job offer rate of students expected to graduate from universities was 80.3%, 3.7-increase from the previous fiscal year, as of December 1, 2014～ (Japanese)
  • The use of respiratory protective equipment becomes mandatory when engaging in work where rocks and minerals are grinded and burrs are removed from them, as of July 31, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Status of occurrence of occupational accidents (January) (Japanese)
  • "STOP! Industrial Fall Accidents Project 2015" is launched~February and June are designated as a period of focusing efforts to prevent "industrial fall accidents" which most frequently occur among all industrial accidents resulting in lost workdays~ (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for Measures against Misconduct in Research Activities in the Health, Labour and Welfare Fields (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jan 19
  • The notification system for importation of animals: The list of designated regions (countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (913rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 16, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever（Japanese）(Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Provision of security functions at quarantine offices through internet connection in FY2015, 1 set (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Translation of training materials (Japanese)
  • Members of the Japanese national team who will compete in the 43rd World Skills Competition have been selected～45 members will be sent to Sao Paulo, Brazil this August to compete in 40 trades～ (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Lease and maintenance of 5 photo copiers, 1 set (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Lease and maintenance of 35 photo copiers, 1 set (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Construction of operation support website, equipment introduction, and operation support and maintenance duties for the Status Report on the Long-term Care Insurance System in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Maintenance of the leased line and terminal for sharing of information included in the information management system of adverse drug reaction (FY2015-FY2017) (Japanese)
  • A patient with a suspected case of Ebola infection was tested negative (Japanese)
  • In Focus: Radiation Protection of Workers Involving TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (IRPW)
Jan 18
  • A patient with a probable case of Ebola infection was reported (Japanese)
Jan 16
  • Survey on Children in Children's Nursing Home's (Japanese)
  • Results of Survey on Children in Children's Nursing Home's (as of February 1, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Procedures for filing manufacture/import notifications for new chemical substances in low-volume production in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Support of the operation of application and screening systems, etc. for pharmaceuticals and medical devices in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Analysis, etc. of the Survey on the Ability to Provide Medical Care in Japanese in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • White Papers, Annal Health, Labour and Welfare Reports (Japanese)
  • The eighth e-Gov Online Application Workshop will be held (Japanese)
  • Measures on special arrangements for corporate field tests and elimination of regulatory gray zones (Japanese)
  • Food risk communication: An informal meeting on "Measures against radionuclides in foods～To consider concern about food safety for children～" will be held on Feb. 12 in Fukushima Prefecture. Applications are accepted for participation. (Japanese)
  • Announcement of year-end lump sum payments agreed upon by major private companies in 2014～The average amount agreed upon is 800,638 yen, 5.19% increase from the previous year～ (Japanese)
  • A slogan for the "Child Welfare Week" in FY2015 is decided (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Water bill payment for Central Joint Government Building No. 5, etc. by credit cards (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Support of the Program Management Office (PMO) for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in FY2015, 1 set (Competitive bidding) (Japanese)
  • Accepting ideas for a slogan for the National Occupational Health Week in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Revision of the list of health promotion facilities (Japanese)
  • Symposium on Promotion of Measures for Karoshi, etc. Prevention (Japanese)
  • The fourth meeting of the Study Group on Balancing Work and Family in the Future will be held (Japanese)
  • The results of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's implementation of measures against new dangerous drugs in internet sites (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey November 2014(English)(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • List of products that are being evaluated
Jan 15
  • Public comments for the Operation of Criteria and Symbol Marks related to Healthy meal pattern (draft) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Electronic processing for the National Examination for Pharmacist (Re-advertisement) (Japanese)
  • The results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (～December 2014) (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Survey on Maintenance and Repair of "Monuments to the War Dead in Karafuto and Chishima" (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing of 157,678 copies of self-check materials used in recruitment activities and another item (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Implementation of training on the operation of office tools in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Reports on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), October 2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Revision of the table on service codes, including the units of long-term care benefit expenses, in conjunction with long-term care service fee revision in April 2015 (Japanese)
Jan 14
  • 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)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 13, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 11, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Correction to "Workplace lists of occupational accidents caused by Asbestos which were officially compensated in FY2013" (Japanese)
  • "Results of the Survey on Regional Differences in the Disability Certification for Disability Basic Pension" are published ~ A survey was conducted to check regional differences in the ratios of non-payment of disability basic pension benefits ~ (Japanese)
  • Measures to improve collection of national pension insurance premiums and others in the draft budget 2015 (Japanese)
  • Announcement of the "Plan for Securing the Sufficient Number of Nursery Teachers" (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 9, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Tax System Revisions related to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Draft budgets of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Workers' property accumulation promotion system (Japanese)
  • Reorganization of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's organizational structure and reassessment of the enrollment limit in FY2015 (Overview) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Contracts related to the supply of taxis (Japanese)
Jan 13
  • The first Liaison Committee on Facilities Operation of Murayama Branch Laboratories at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases will be held (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Renovation of electronic application softwares for pharmaceuticals and medical devices, etc. in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Renovation of the application and screening systems for pharmaceuticals and medical devices, etc., including movement of data in batches (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (912nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • The OTC Drug Sales System (Japanese)
  • The "61st Codex Liaison Council" will be held (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • The Fourth Trilateral Meeting on Yusho Disease (Oil Symptoms) to be held (Japanese)
  • Information on recovery of the remains of the war dead (January 2015) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing of 4,250 copies of work manuals (Machinery and metal products manufacturing edition) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Support works related to advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • A report on a project commissioned by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Consultation works related to infectious diseases including Novel Influenza (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • For persons displaced due to economic reasons: The list of housings available for employment promotion （as of December 31, 2014) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing and enclosure of the certificates of licenses for medical professions and the residency training for physicians in FY2015 (Japanese)
Jan 9
  • Photo Report (Minister Shiozaki chaired the 15th Global Health Security Initiative Ministerial Meeting and issued a joint statement to strengthen international collaboration on Ebola and others.) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing of 560 copies of guides to introduction of HACCP in the food production process (milk/dairy products version) and other seven items 　 (Japanese)
  • Updates to the "recently uploaded movies" in the YouTube channel of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Awareness-raising tools for Influenza (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Data entry of questionnaire forms for the fifth Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century (2010 Cohort) (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Supply of line and equipment for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Integrated Network, 1 set (Japanese)
  • The 109th seminar for municipal government employees: "About the new comprehensive project/Towards improvement of long-term care prevention and daily life support services (2)" (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Purchase of external device control software (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Purchase of emergency food supplies, etc. for the Central Joint Government Building No.5 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Purchase of 90,000-liter keresene (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Purchase of 56,000-liter aero-engine turbine fuel (JP-4) (Japanese)
  • Q&A on specific medical checkups/health guidance (Japanese)
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data), August 2014 (Japanese)
  • The local governments are notified to thoroughly implement monitoring and guidance to prevent food tampering (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • "Committee on Elimination and Consolidation of Trades in the National Trade Skill Testing System" has published a report ～ "Plate Making" is suspended and will be reexamined based on the number of applicants for tests in FY2016, etc. and "Copy Making Asssembly" is abolished ～ The 151st Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council to be held (Japanese)
  • Showa-kan/National Showa Memoriam Museum reopens its exhibition room ~ Visual presentation of the devastation of air raids using trick art methods are on display and set up in the interactive corner ~ (Japanese)
  • Family Support Center services (Japanese)
  • Narcotics Control Department structure is expanded to strengthen measures against dangerous drugs (Japanese)
  • The 151st Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council will be held (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Jan 8
  • Detection of so-called dietary supplements containing pharmaceutical ingredients (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), October 2014 (Japanese)
  • Tax System Revisions by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Routine vaccination coverage for Measles and Rubella (Japanese)
  • Cooperating medical institutions that examine post-HPV vaccinal symptoms (Japanese)
  • The National Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Printing of 4,250 copies of companion guides for Labour Standards Inspectors (Japanese)
  • Inspections on radionuclides in foods (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Provision of netwlrk services related to the information system for defects in/failures of medical devices in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Process control support for introduction and operation of personnel management and remuneration information system in FY2015 (Japanese)
Jan 7
  • Infectious gastroenteritis (Norovirus) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on January 6, 2015 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Disposal of garbage of the Central Government Building No.5 (Japanese)
  • The 7th e-Gov online application workshop will be held (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Data entry and preparation of written decision notifications related to competitive bid entry qualifications (construction work, surveying and construction consultants, etc.) exmanination in FY2015 and FY2016 (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), October 2014 (Japanese)
Jan 6
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (775th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The first committee meeting on research that contributes to the promotion of health, labour and welfare administrative work will be held (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-CHAN (Green soybean boy) & AZUKI-CHAN (Azuki bean girl) X the local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), September 2014 (Japanese)
  • Participation of a Japanese expert in the WHO mission (Japanese)
  • Participation of a Japanese expert in the WHO mission (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Renovation of the status reporting system on long-term care insurance in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Translation of documents related to the residudal agricultural chemical levels in foods (Japanese)
  • Invitation for tender: Operative support and maintenance of the Health Monitoring Software Network System in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Defined contribution pension plan (The list of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
  • List of products that are being evaluated
Jan 5
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (911th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Collaborative posters of MAMEZO-KUN (Mr. Bean Thoughtful) & AZUKI-CHAN (Ms. Bean Clean) plus local mascot characters (Japanese)
  • A ministerial order for designation of eight additional substances as designated drugs will be enforced as of January 5, 2015 (Japanese)
  • The notification system for importation of animals: The list of designated regions (countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • The list of names of senior officers at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as of January 5, 2015) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on December 24, 2014 (Japanese)
Jan 1
  • Annual estimates of Vital Statistics, 2014 (Japanese)

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