Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

What's New 2012

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Aug 2012
Aug 31
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Employment referrals for general workers (July 2012) (English) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (290th Announcement) (Japanese)
  • Products in which pharmaceutical substances used for tonic purposes are detected (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of August 29, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of August 29, 2012) (for disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Investment performance of Government Pension Investment Fund in First Quarter of FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Results of Surveys on Workplaces of Printing Firms in Osaka Prefecture (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of August 31) (Japanese)
  • ~For further understanding of promotion of disabled people's employment~Recipients of "Minister Award of Outstanding Offices, etc of Employment of Persons with Disabilities" are decided - Awards ceremony scheduled on Tuesday, September 11 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Handover Ceremony of Remains of Japanese Detainees in Former Soviet Union (from Republic of Kazakhstan) was held) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Komiyama placing floral tribute to National Memorial Cermony for War Dead) (Japanese)
  • Employment Promotion Tax (Japanese)
  • Implementation of National Pharmacist Exam (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Projects (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures hit by Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)
  • Status of termination of temporary employment contracts (provisional report) , August 2012 (Japanese)
  • Status of submission of "Notification in Case of Mass Fluctuations in Employment;" numbers of guidance and consultation provided in regard to submission of "Re-employment Assistance Plans" and "Notification in Case of Mass Fluctuations in Employment" (July 2012) (Japanese)
  • Situation of acceptance of "Notification of Implementation Plan for Suspension of Business Operation" related to Employment Adjustment Subsidies (July 2012) (Japanese)
Aug 30
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (467th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of food distribution restrictions, based on provision in Art 20, Para 3 of Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on instructions of Director-General of Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Survey for Planning Social Insurance System (schedule of relases) (Japanese)
  • Documents of 6th Meeting of Panel on Measures against New Intractable Diseases (Japanese)
  • Key points of revision to Labor Contract Act (Japanese)
  • Social security reform (Japanese)
  • Electronic version of the health insurance reimbursement fee schedule for medical and dental service (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (April 2012) (Japanese)
  • Report on results of Second Survey on Presence or Absence of Polychloriated Biphenyl Generated as By-product of Organic Pigments (Japanese)
  • Results of Survey on Attitudes of Generations Supporting Social Security in FY2010 (Japanese)
  • Conclusion of agreement with Governor of Saitama Prefecture in regard to Special Hello Work Zone (Japanese)
  • Conclusion of agreement with Governor of Saga Prefecture in regard to Special Hello Work Zone (Japanese)
Aug 29
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (466th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of food distribution restrictions, based on provision in Art 20, Para 3 of Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on instructions of Director-General of Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Revision of Pention System (related to Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Tax) (Japanese)
  • On-site inspections on facilities that produce lightly-pickled vegetables (asazuke) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and Economy (August 2012) (Japanese)
  • Measures taken for victims of human trafficking at MHLW (Japanese)
  • Safety information on pharmaceuticals and medical devices (Japanese)
  • Disbandment order of Japan Executive Managers' Association (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of "Action Program for Promotion of Safe Use of Generic Drugs" in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Report on results of inspections implemented as part of "Project on Measures to Ensure Quality of Generic Drugs" in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums, as of end of June 2012 (Japanese)
  • Seminars on measurement of personal exposure (to dust and chemical substances) (Japanese)
  • Medical fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Report on outcome of Project for Creation of Secure Life (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Komiyama placing floral tribute at 67th Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Komiyama attending Hiroshima Peace Memorital Ceremony (Japanese)
  • Projects for Promotion of Elderly People's Health to be implemented in FY2012 (Announcement) (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's Press Conference as of August 28, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Symposium on Project for Creation of Practical, Community-based Employment, "Connect everyone! Empower the community! Open up opportunities for working future~" ~to be held in Tokyo International Exchange Center (Koto Ward, Tokyo) on October 11~ (Japanese)
Aug 28
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (465th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Outline and summary of Part-time Employment Act (Japanese)
  • Social security education (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Ministry's response to Occassional Reports (Japanese)
  • Members of Joint Meeting on Asbestos Measures in Areas Struck by Great East Japan Earthquake visit sites in Ishinomaki city and hold debriefing session (Japanese)
  • Meeting of Panel on Recognition of Bile Duct Cancer as Workers' Accident to be held (Japanese)
  • Official announcement of results of "Survey on the Pubic Attitudes towards Social Security" (Japanese)
  • Public release of "White Paper on Health, Labour and Welfare" -Think about Social Security- (Japanese)
  • Report of Secure Life Creation Project completed (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Nishimura Senior Vice Minister was on TBS Radio, "Policy information - from Primte Minister's Office" to publicize Paralympics games (Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Lecture meeting regarding medical practice for Novel influenza in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Drugs on National Health Insurance Drug tariff (as of August 28, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Medical fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • White Paper on Labour Economy 2012 (Japanese)
Aug 27
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (464th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of food distribution restrictions, based on provision in Art 20, Para 3 of Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on instructions of Director-General of Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • "Personal experience contest, aimed at achieving 50% cancer screening rate in FY2012"~Cancer screening as gift for your beloved family~ (Japanese)
  • Status of occurrence of industrial accidents (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based application has completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for volunteer organizations to be dispatched on special mission for recovery of remains of war dead in Iwo Jima (Japanese)
  • Recognition of mental disorders caused by sexual harrassment as occupational accidents (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's Press Conference on August 24, 2012 (Japanese)
Aug 24
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (463rd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (289th announcement) (Japanese)
  • 6th Meeting of Panel on Measures against New Intractable Diseases will be held (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report", June 2012 (Japanese)
  • Report on Status of Health and Mariners Insurance Services in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Public awareness activities for prevention of food poisoning in summertime (Japanese)
  • Results of Survey on Status of Renovation of Earthquake-resistent Hospital Structures (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (Japanese)
  • Analysis of regional differences in medical fees in FY2010 - Analysis of regional differences in insurance premiums of Municipal National Health Insurance Plans (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical fees in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Stories on food and radioactive materials (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (March 2012) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Status of Medical Services for Elderly Aged 75 and Over (Japanese)
  • Database of Approximate Health Expenditures (Average length of hospital stay) (Japanese)
  • Database of Medical Insurance Health Expenditures (March 2012) (Japanese)
  • Database of Approximate Health Expenditures (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical fees (monthly report) in March FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of August 24) (Japanese)
  • Results of follow-up serveys for Survey on Use of Air-borne Asbestos in Social Welfare Facilities, etc. (Japanese)
  • Public hearing will be held based on Labor Standard Law (Art 113) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of August 22, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of August 22, 2012) (for disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Third-party evaluations of foster homes (Japanese)
  • Labor Contract Act has been revised~New rules are created for fixed-term labor contracts~ (Japanese)
  • Law on partial revision of National Pension Act, etc. for strengthening financial base of public pension plans and function of guaranteeing minimum pension (Japanese)
  • Law on partial revision of Employees' Pension Insurance Act, etc. for unifying Employees' Health Insurance System (Japanese)
  • Information for youths in their job search and for employers (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report of Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension (as of May 2012) (Japanese)
  • Please participate in "Basic Survey of Human Resources Development in FY2012" (Japanese)
  • Labour and Economy Indicators for August 2012 (Japanese)
Aug 23
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (462nd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of distribution on foods, based on provision in Art 20, Para 3 of Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on instructions of Director-General of Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Summary of General Survey on Part-time Workers (Survey on individuals) , 2011 (Japanese)
  • Announcement on Memorial Projects for War Dead (scheduled to be implemented in August 2012) (Japanese)
  • Leaflet and poster for 63th National Occupational Health Week (Japanese)
  • Status of formulation of Municipal Community Welfare Plans and Prefectural Community Welfare Support Programs, etc. across Japan (Results of surveys as of March 31, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Food additives - related to Councils (Hearings with Food Safety Commission, etc.) (Japanese)
  • 【June 27, 2012】Official release of 29th Report on Project for Collecting Medical Near-Miss/Adverse Event Information (Japanese)
  • Routine home-visit and responsive support services (Japanese)
  • Updated information on "clinical trials" (Japanese)
  • Full amendment of "Guidelines on Measures Recommended to Labor Unions for Ensuring Proper Handling of Personal Information" (Japanese)
  • Youth employment related data (Japanese)
Aug 22
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (461st announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Fund management for Employees' Pension and National Pension Funds (Japanese)
  • "Future Measures against Intractable Diseases (interim report) " is approved (by Committee on Measures against Intractable Diseases, Working Group on Disease Control, Health Sciences Council) (Japanese)
  • Information on sales of government-owned properties (International Support Center for Human Resources Development of former Employment and Human Resources Development Organization) (Japanese)
  • Results of open recruitment of implementing organization for Project for Supporting Training of Nursing Teachers (correspondence education) (Japanese)
  • Decent work (Japanese)
  • Support for children and childrearing (Accepting slogans for "Child Welfare Week" in FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Summary of recruitment information of clinical trainee doctors in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • To employers forced to adjust employment (related to Employment Adjustment Subsidy and Emergency Employment Security Subsidy for Small-to-medium Businesses) (Japanese)
  • Results of survey on "Status of formulation of community welfare plan, etc." (Japanese)
  • Accepting slogans for "Child Welfare Week" in FY2013 from Monday, 3 September to Monday, 22 October (Japanese)
  • Worker Dispatching Act has been revised (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's Press Conference on August 21, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Implementation status of consultation support services for persons with disabilities (FY2011 survey) (Japanese)
  • Financial projection of pensions in different countries (Japanese)
  • 2nd open recruitment concerning provision of subsidies for Project for Promotion of General Welfare for Persons with Disabilities in FY2012 (Japanese)
Aug 21
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (460th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of questionnaire surveys concerning formulation process of 5th Term Municipal Long-term Care Insurance Project Plan, etc. (Japanese)
  • Annual Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry in 2011 (Japanese)
  • Summary of Survey on Labour Disputes, 2011 (Japanese)
  • Summary of "Annual Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry" in 2011 (Japanese)
  • Measures for prevention of ionizing radioactive hazards related to decontamination work, etc. (Japanese)
Aug 20
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (459th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of distribution on foods, based on provision in Art 20, Para 3 of Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on instructions of Director-General of Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Measures for Persons with Disabilities (Japanese)
  • Promotion of In-home Care Project (Japanese)
  • Did you know that Equal Employment Opportunity Act applies in client undertakings of dispatched workers? (Leaflet) (Japanese)
  • Symposium on Deepening of Understanding on Japanese who Remained in China and Sakhalin after War (on Saturday, 13 October, Sapporo city) (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products for export (Japanese)
  • 【Seeking applications for participants and observers】Meeting list of Councils, etc. (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's Press Conference on August 17, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Subsidies for environmental health industry related business expense in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Information on major amendments, etc. regarding residues of pesticides, veterinary pharmaceutical products, and feed additives in foods) (Japanese)
  • Testing methods for ingredient substances of residues of pesticides, feed additives, or veterinary pharmaceutical products in foods (Japanese)
  • OTC drugs sales system (risk classification) (Japanese)
Aug 17
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey June 2012 (English) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (458th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (288th Announcement) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of August 15, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of August 15, 2012) (for disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Survey on National Health Insurance in FY2011 (based on questionnaires collected from insurers) (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of August 17) (Japanese)
  • Meeting of Personnel in Charge of System for Releasing Information on Long-term Care Services (Japanese)
  • Are you distressed by sexual harassment at your workplace? (Leaflet) (Japanese)
  • Information for employers taking sexual harassment measures (Japanese)
  • Survey of Dental Diseases in 2011 (Statistical tables) (Japanese)
  • Status of special enrollment of small-and-medium-sized enterprises in Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance (Preliminary data as of end of FY2011) (Japanese)
  • List of relevant medical treatment techniques required to be implemented to be recognized as advanced medical treatment institutions and list of medical institutions implementing advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Announcement on "Conference on the Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships in the Field of Water Supply in FY2012 (Tohoku region) " (Japanese)
Aug 16
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (457th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Social security education (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Kasumigaseki Tour Day for Children" in FY2012 was held) (Japanese)
  • Accepting second-round applications for subsidies for Social Welfare Promotion Services in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Leaflets related to Occupational Safety and Health (Instructions on proper use of organic solvent) (Japanese)
  • Comparison of prior and amended article provisions of Act on Revision of Worker Dispatching Act (Japanese)
  • Information on drug abuse prevention (Japanese)
  • Provisional Report on Status of Long-term Care Insurance Services (April 2012) (Japanese)
Aug 15
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (456th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of distribution on foods, based on provision in Art 20, Para 3 of Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on instructions of Director-General of Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Heatstroke related information (Daily updates on heatstroke patients from August 7 to 14) (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to July 2012) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Increased assessment based on submitted data) (Japanese)
  • Notification system for importation of animals (Import statistics of animals in Japan) (Japanese)
  • Rabies (World Rabies Day poster) (Japanese)
  • Today is the day for mourning of war dead and praying for peace (Japanese)
  • Information for youths who continue their job search, and for employers (Japanese)
Aug 14
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Invocation of Disaster Relief Act related to heavy rain damage, as of August 13, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (455th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Heatstroke related information (Daily updates on heatstroke patients from August 7 to 13) (Japanese)
  • Government subsidies for specific medical checkups of Health Insurance Societies related to recovery and reconstruction from Great East Japan Earthquake in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Status of persons who have not yet filed claims for Employees' Pension Fund and National Pension Fund benefits (Japanese)
  • Seeking public comments for "Voices of People" (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Revision of requirements for provision of Employment Adjustment Subsidies~Revision of production volume requirements, etc. relaxed following Lehman's fall~ (Japanese)
  • Measures for hibakusha (Accepting applications for allowances provided under Medical Expense Support Program for Overseas Atomic Bomb Survivers from January to December 2012) (Japanese)
  • Information on infectious diseases and vaccination (Japanese)
Aug 13
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (454th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale and properties currently invited to tender (Japanese)
  • Information related to heatstroke (Daily updates on heatstroke patients from August 7 to 12) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of Memorial Projects for War Dead (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's Press Conference on August 10, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Survey of job offers for students graduating from universities, etc. (Scheduled release of survey results) (Japanese)
Aug 10
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] 2011 (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (453rd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Report of Meeting to Discuss Relief for Health Damage Caused by Anticancer Drugs, etc. (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (287th Announcement) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of distribution on foods, based on provision in Art 20, Para 3 of Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on instructions of Director-General of Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Wrong transmission of personal data at time of electronic issuance of government documents (Japanese)
  • Heatstroke related information (Daily updates on heatstroke patients from August 7 to 9) (Japanese)
  • Results of audit for Employees' Pension Fund, National Pension Fund, and Defined Contribution Pension (Japanese)
  • Labor Contract Act has been revised~New rules are created for a fixed-term labor contracts~ (Japanese)
  • Guidances on health and safety management measures in case of emergency work at nuclear power facilities are strengthened~Health and safety management measures against radiation work are notified to relevant Labor Bureaus' directors~ (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (for disaster victims) (as of August 8, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of August 8, 2012) (for disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report" (preliminary data) , March 2012 (Japanese)
  • PDCA-cycle-based objectives management of 2 (3) employment insurance related businesses (Japanese)
  • Worker dispatching and employment placement businesses, etc. (Amendment of Worker Dispatching Act) (Japanese)
  • Revised Labor Contract Law (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Results of opinion polls conducted on facilities accepting Indonesian and Filipino nurse candidates under Japanese laws based on Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of August 10) (Japanese)
  • Results of door-to-door on-site visit in FY2011/2012 to medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered (Japanese)
  • Publication of summary of FY2011 balance of Employees' Pension and National Pension (Japanese)
  • "7th Youth Skills Monozukuri Competition" was closed~Announcement of results (Japanese)
  • Homepage of Dental Practioners Clinical Training System (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Information on recovery of remains of war dead abroad (August) (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based application has completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Ministerial project review (Policy-proposing-type screening) (Japanese)
  • List of names of senior officers as of August 10, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
Aug 9
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (452nd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of distribution on foods, based on provision in Art 20, Para 3 of Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on instructions of Director-General of Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Heatstroke related information (Daily updates on heatstroke patients from August 7 to 8) (Japanese)
  • Summary Report on Social Care Facilities and Survey of People Nurtured by Foster Parents (Social Welfare Promotion Services in FY2011) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Three Monkeys Project" carried out to commemorate 1st Japan Hepatitus Day (World Hepatitus Day) (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data) , April 2012 (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data) , end of May 2012 (Japanese)
  • Heatstroke measures introduced at Heatstroke Study Group (Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Information on dental and oral health (Japanese)
Aug 8
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (451st announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Heatstroke related information (Daily updates on heatstroke patients on August 7) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • 14th Paralympics Summer Games in London 2012 (Japanese)
  • Memorial Ceremony for War Dead to be held on Wednesday, August 15 (Japanese)
  • Report of "Meeting to Discuss Support for Balancing Treatment and Work Life, etc." (Japanese)
  • List of names of senior officers as of August 7, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's Press Conference on August 7, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of Projects for Promotion of Research on Global Public Health Issues in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Administrative punishments imposed on worker dispatching businesses after April 2004 (Japanese)
Aug 7
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (450th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Products from which pharmaceutical substances used for tonic purposes are detected (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of distribution on foods, based on provision in Art 20, Para 3 of Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on instructions of Director-General of Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Daily updates on heatstroke patients from July 31 to August 6 (Japanese)
  • Meeting of those involved in nutrition policies in prefectures, etc. in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Status of law enforcement in Equal Employment Opportunity Room of Regional Labor Bureaus in FY2012 (preliminary data) , from April to June (Japanese)
  • Status of application of and collection of contributions for Labour Insurance (Japanese)
  • Status of negotiation with employee organization, Zenroudou (Japanese)
  • e-info on medicines (educational and publicity page) (Japanese)
  • List of names of senior officers as of August 7, 2012 (Japanese)
Aug 6
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (449th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Winners of the 64th "Public Health Award" (Japanese)
  • Daily updates on heatstroke patients from July 31 to August 5 (Japanese)
  • "Medicine and Health Week" (Japanese)
  • Workshop for Medical Instructors on Clinical Training of Medical Practioners (Japanese)
  • Identity of remains of people who died while detained in former Soviet Union was confirmed and communicated to bereaved families (Shimane prefecture, August 9) (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's Press Conference on August 3, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Promotion of Comprehensive Measures against Hepatitis (Progress Report on Survey of Hepatitis Tests in FY2011) (Japanese)
  • List of names of Senior Offices as of August 6, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (List of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
  • Objectives of institutions selected as Clinical Trials Core Hospitals and Research Support Centers for Japan Initiated Global Clinical Trials (Japanese)
  • Review of advanced medical service system (Japanese)
  • Evaluation system for investigational medical care (Japanese)
Aug 3
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (286th Announcement) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (448th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • First unofficial announcement of decision on provision of Subsidies for Improvement of Facilities Including Medical Care Facilities in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Kickoff Meeting on "Learn about Hepatitus") (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Inauguration ceremony and send-off party for Japan's delegation for London 2012 Paralympics Games) (Japanese)
  • Daily updates on heat stroke patients (July 31- August 2) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (for disaster victims)(as of August 1, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available(as of August 1, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Schedule of releases (Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions of Pensioners) (Japanese)
  • 25th National Certified Social Worker Exam and 25th Certified Careworker Exam (Japanese)
  • Implentation status of funds set up in Supplementary Budget for FY2011 (Japanese)
  • "Guideline for use of donated blood in R&D, etc." (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of August 3) (Japanese)
  • Orders for suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking to its business operators (Japanese)
  • 3 study groups' reports on future plan for employment of persons with disabilities~for further expansion and quality enhancement of employment of persons with disabilities~ (Japanese)
  • Implementation of 15th National Psychiatric Social Worker Exam (Japanese)
  • Health Promotion Awareness Month in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Application for obtaining affirmation of Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare that new substances does not contain toxicity (carcinogenicity) (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Activity Report of Follow-up Service Promotion Office (Vol. 8: July 2012), August 3, 2012 (Japanese)
  • List of representative corporations whose contracts of corporate-type defined contribution pension plans are approved (Japanese)
  • Current status of corporate-type pension investment (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of defined contribution pension plans (Japanese)
  • Measures for prevention of passive smoking (Notification issued by Health Service Bureau Director-General of MHLW on April 30, 2012 *Abolished) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and Economy (July 2012) (Japanese)
  • Information on drug abuse prevention (Japanese)
  • 13th Review Meeting of Measures for People with Developmental Disabilities (Japanese)
Aug 2
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (447th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • "Emergency Care Day" and "Emergency Medical Care Week" in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of distribution on foods, based on provision in Article 20, Paragraph 3 of Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on instructions of Director-General of Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Daily updates on heat stroke patients (July 31 - August 1) (Japanese)
  • 【Policy Area】Implementation plan for Expenditures for Improving Facilities Including Health and Hygiene Facilities (1st stage) (Japanese)
  • Report on health and mariners insurance services in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Information on safety of health food (notification, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Activities on sale of idle property (Japanese)
  • 【Press Release】Implementation plan for Expenditures for Improving Facilities Including Health and Hygiene Facilities (1st stage) (Japanese)
  • Handling of poultry shell eggs exported to Hong Kong (Japanese)
  • Child-rearing allowance is paid to single-father families (Japanese)
  • Briefing on "Basic Principles for Comprehensive Promotion of Advancement of Japanese People's Health" and "Basic Guidelines for Promotion of Community Health Measures" (Japanese)
  • Notification on review of advanced medical service system (consolidation of advanced medical services and investigational medical care system) is issued (Japanese)
Aug 1
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Basic Survey on Wage Structure
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (446th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Daily updates on heat stroke patients (July 31) (Japanese)
  • Criteria for provision of Employment Adjustment Subsidy and Enterprise Emergency Employment Security Subsidy for Small-to-medium Enterprises concerning educational training (Japanese)
  • Schedules and organizations implementing Workshops for Responsible Persons Acting for Dispatching Undertaking (Japanese)
  • Seminars targetting municipal government employees in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • What is Local Youth Support Station? (Japanese)
  • Updated published data of "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (Supporter companies for promotion of Job-Card)" (as of May 31, 2012) (Japanese)
  • "Report of Committee on Risk Assessment of Chemical Substances" is compiled; detailed assessment of "antimony and its compounds" which pose high health risks for workers is scheduled in the future (Japanese)
  • Meeting of "MHLW Project Team on Sale of Idle Property" to be held (Japanese)
  • Report of Labour Policy Study Group in 2012 is published~Promotion of policies for "creating," "fostering," "connecting," and "maintaining" employment~ (Japanese)
  • Summary of Press Conference by Minister on July 31, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Revision of electricity saving targets in conjunction with restart of No. 4 reactor at Oi nuclear power plant (Japanese)
  • Government project review (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • List of names of Senior Officers as of August 1, 2012 (Japanese)
  • National Nurse Exam (Japanese)
  • National Midwife Exam (Japanese)
  • National Health Nurse Exam (Japanese)
  • A measure that accepts payment of national pension premiums pension premium dues for an extended period (Japanese)
  • To Career Consultant Competency Exam Testing Agencies who request to be designated (Japanese)
  • Electronic submission of report of employment status of elderly and disabled (Japanese)

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