Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

What's New 2012

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May 2012
May 31
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《403rd announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Notification system for importation of animals (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number & rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of collective referral to head offices of financial institutions of investigation stipulated in Public Assistance Act (Art 29) (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)
  • Manual on declaration of fiscal renewal of labour insurance (renewal in June 2012) (Japanese)
  • Report on information security in MHLW (Japanese)
  • Collaboration with NPOs (Japanese)
  • Revision of remuneration of medical services in FY2012 (administrative note) (Japanese)
  • Workshop for medical instructors on clinical training of medical practioners (Japanese)
  • The 21st Life Tables (Japanese) (English)
  • List of model evaluation sheets & model curricula (utilization of Job Cards) (Japanese)
  • Launch of marketing strategy for promoting women's success at work and activating companies~starting from Equal Employment Opportunity of Men and Women month in June 2012!~ (Japanese)
  • Statistical table related to re-examination of labour insurance in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • "Report of survey on leading activities of promotion of use of generic drugs" (FY2011 survey) (Japanese)
  • New 4 business categories added in "model evaluation sheet," "model curricula," etc. to disseminate use of Job-Cards System ~"plasting industry," "apparel sector," "metal press industry," and "outdoor advertisement industry" (Japanese)
  • June 2012 is 27th Equal Employment Opportunity of Men and Women month~"Positive Action messages" for enterprises and female workers are prepared~ (Japanese)
  • Assessment criteria for vocational capability completed for "thread production industry" and "outdoor advertisement industry"; relevant criteria revised for "apparel sector" (Japanese)
  • Summary of status of consultation, assistance for dispute resolution, and corrective guidance concerning Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Child Care & Family Care Leave Act, and Part-time Employment Act in FY2011〜Cases of filing and application for assistance for dispute resolution to Regional Labour Bureaus surpassed 1,000 for the first time〜 (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceutical products on National Health Insurance Drug Price List (as of May 31, 2012) (Japanese)
  • MHLW's plan for conduct of ex-post evaluation (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Job Cards for students (Japanese)
  • Outline of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (pamphlet) (Japanese)
  • Guide on application for provision of subsidies for equal treatment & conversion to regular status in employment (pamphlet) (Japanese)
  • Provisional Report of Monthly Labour Survey - April 2012 (English) (Japanese)
  • Information on avian influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Information site on tabacco and health (Japanese)
May 30
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《402nd announcement 》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of HIV Exam Promotion Week in FY2012 (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)
  • Prevention of heat strokes~measures we ask people to take (Japanese)(English:357KB)
  • Substantial Agreement on Negotiation with respect to an Agreement between Japan and India on Social Security (Japanese)
  • Recovery of Remains of War Dead (May) (Japanese)
  • 2nd unofficial announcemnt of facilities improvement expenses for after-school children clubs in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Various labour insurance forms (Japanese)
  • Revision of remuneration of welfare service for persons with disabilities in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums, as of end of March 2012 (Japanese)
  • Summary of Press Conference by Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare on May 29, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Report of Survey on Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Industry (Japanese)
  • Information on subsidies provided to employers for employment stabilization (Japanese)
  • Status of safety screening of genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Assessment of status of consultations received on welfare benefits from disaster victims of Great East Japan Earthquake (April 2012 and sum total) (Japanese)
May 29
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Employment referrals for general workers (April 2012) (Japanese)(English)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《401th 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)
  • Enforcement status of individual labour dispute resolution system in FY2011~Number of consultation offered and advice & guidance requested on civil, individual labour dispute resolution reached record high level (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceutical products on National Health Insurance Drug Price List (as of 29 May 2012) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (May 2012) (Japanese)
  • 49th "Codex Liaison Council" (open to public) to be held and applications accepted for observers (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Komiyama Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare receiving proposals on illegal drugs from Kawakami Chairperson of Consumer Commission) (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based application has completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Consultation with and reply from Labour Policy Council on "Outline of draft Ministerial Ordinance which partially amends Regulation concerning Prevention of Ionizing Radiation Hazards pertaining to decontamination work of soils contaminated by ratioactive materials produced by Great East Japan Earthquake"~Prevention of radiation hazards for workers engaged in restoration and reconstruction work (excluding decontamination task) in recently remapped evacuation zones~ (Japanese)
  • Increased locally reported Rubella cases (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Projects (April 2012) (Japanese)
  • Current employment status in areas struck by Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)
  • Status of termination of temporary employment contracts~provisional report in May 2012 (Japanese)
  • Status of submission of "Notification in Case of Mass Fluctuations in Employment," and numbers of guidance & consultation provided in regard to "Re-employment Assistance Plans" and "Notification in Case of Mass Fluctuations in Employment" (April 2012) (Japanese)
  • Situation of acceptance of "Notification of implementation plan for suspension of business operation" related to Employment Adjustment Subsidies (April 2012) (Japanese)
May 28
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《400th 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)
  • Outline of provision of subsidies for promotion of equal treatment & conversion to regular status in employment (Japanese)
  • Points of preventing occupational accidents in retailing industry~to create safe and comfortable workplace~ (Japanese)
  • Ouline of application procedures for 4th Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products for export (Japanese)
  • Notification related to 10 to 1 basic hospitalization charges in revision of remuneration for medical services in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • 5 Japanse orphans remaining in China make temporary return trip to Japan in group (5/29-6/9) (Japanese)
  • Summary of Press Conference of Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare on May 25, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Products in which pharmaceutical substances used for tonic purposes are detected (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of May 23, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of May 23, 2012)《for disaster victims》 (Japanese)
  • "Revision of Employment Rate of Persons with Disabilities, etc." Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) Statements for FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of companies that implement continuing pharmacist education in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Q&A on long-term care service (related to criteria of operation & that of calculating remuneration) (Japanese)
  • Corporate-type defined contribution pension plans (changes in number of contracts, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Results of 1st survey on existence of polychlorinated biphenyl in organic pigments as byproducts (Japanese)
May 25
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water 《276th Announcement》 (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《399th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Announcement of Meeting for Local Municipalities regarding Smooth Introduction of Inactivated Polio Vaccine (Japanese)
  • Comments for IRESSA case (Osaka court ruling) (Japanese)
  • Report on status of health care service for latter-stage elderly (Monthly report) (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Certification of qualifiaction for applicants of National Dentist Exam (Japanese)
  • Certification of qualifiaction for applicants of National Physician Exam (Japanese)
  • 34 recipients of "MHLW Award for Dental Hygienists Commended for Their Service" decided (Japanese)
  • Status of death & significant accidents in 2011~2,338 died dued to industrial accidents, out of which 1,314 died with earthquake disaster being direct cause~ (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of 25 May) (Japanese)
  • Investigations into medical institutions where blood coagulation factor products are delivered (Japanese)
  • Submission of investigation report by USAD on cases in which U.S. beef was commingled with shipment for Japan (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Komiyama Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare inspecting "certified children's nursery, 'Kodomo no mori'" (Japanese)
  • Reminder for facility managers of Facilities and Support Facilities for Persons with Disabilities concerning accidents related to the use of finger protective equipment (for examining mouth) in dental treatment (Japanese)
  • World No Tobacco Day 2012 (Japanese)
  • Labour and Economy Indicators for May 2012 (Japanese)
May 24
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《398th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (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)
  • Indonesian candidates for nurses and certified careworkers under Japanese laws based on the Japan-Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement (1 additional case) (Japanese)
  • Notices regarding monitoring of and guidance on food sanitation in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report of Employees' Pension Insurance & National Pension (Japanese)
May 23
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《397th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (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)
  • Summary of Press Conference of Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare on May 22, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Plan to make employment rate of persons with disabilities to 2.0% in private companies approved~Consultation and submission of reports in regard to "Employment Rate of Persons with Disabilities (Draft)" (Japanese)
May 22
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on March 2012) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《396th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (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)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy, May 2012 (Japanese)
  • Prompt Vital Statistics Report, Mar 2012 (Japanese)
  • Please participate in Basic Survey on Wage Structure (Japanese)
  • Second Study Group for Plans for Chemical-substances Management (to be held on May 29, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures (cases assessed in Mar 2012) (Japanese)
  • Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures (schedule of releases) (Japanese)
May 21
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《395th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Requested that printing industry properly implement measures for prevention of health impariment caused by chemical substance (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)
  • For employers (for ongiong businesses) in FY2012: How to fill out declaration form for fiscal renewal of labour insurance (Japanese)
  • Fact-finding Survey on Minimum Wages (Japanese)
  • Proposals for G20 Leaders put forward by the G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting (Japanese)
  • Calculation structure of remuneration & table of service codes (for services enforced in Apr 2012) (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (Preliminary data), January 2012 (Japanese)
  • Chidorigafuchi National Ceremony Memorial Service will be held (Monday, 28 May, 12:30~) (Japanese)
  • Summary of Press Conference by Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare on 18 May 2012 (Japanese)
  • Fiscal Year Plan concerning production of statistics by commission, and preparation and provision of anonymized data (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Notices regarding monitoring of and guidance on food sanitation in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of May 16, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of May 16, 2012)【For Disaster Victims】 (Japanese)
May 18
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey - March 2012 - (English) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water 《275th Announcement》 (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《394th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (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)
  • Photo report (Komiyama Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare exchanging opinions with members of "Meeting of Special Team on Promotion of Employment of Women") (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Komiyama Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare explaining about Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Taxes in "Town Meeting on 'Security for Tomorrow' in Kagawa") (Japanese)
  • Status of occurrence of death accidents caused by heat strokes (FY2011) (Japanese)
  • Briefing session on open recruitment for feasibility studies for strategic research (extraction of people affected by metabolic syndrome and thus subject to prevention of onset of adult disease in municipalities, and research on impact of preventive intervention system, such as health guidance) (Japanese)
  • Review your work plans on warm days!~Measures to be taken your the workplace, based on last year's trends and this summer's power-saving plan, in FY2012~ (Japanese)
  • Press release material on influenza (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of 18 May) (Japanese)
  • June is specfied as "Foreign Worker's Affairs Education Month." "We are the one~Towards a society in which we can work equally~ (Japanese)
  • Quetionnaires for basic survey on minimum wages (Japanese)
  • Blood Project Report (2011 version) (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey―FY2011― (Japanese)
  • Notices regarding monitoring of and guidance on food sanitation in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Revision of Polio Vaccine Q&A (Japanese)
May 17
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《393th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (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)
  • Dog tag with registration number & rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Awards ceremony to present Child Welfare Culture Award for FY2012 was held) (Japanese)
  • Results of "3rd Follow-up Survey on Status of Provision of Instructions to Non-notifier Pay Nursing Homes" (Japanese)
  • Award for Companies Providing Career Supportin FY2012~for companies committed to human resource development~~Companies engaged in career development of workers are encouraged to apply~ (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare, Ms. Komiyama, inspecting "Yokohama City Kogaya Kindergarten") (Japanese)
  • List of medical institutions implementing advanced medical care (Japanese)
May 16
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services,February 2012 (Japanese)
  • Damage situation and measures taken in response to windstorms in May 2012 (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《392nd announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (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)
  • Provisional Report on Status of Long-term Care Insurance Project (Jan 2012) (Japanese)
  • Accepting public comments for "Voices of the People" (Japanese)
  • Take a chance to move up through Positive Actions~for both employees and companies~ (Leaflet) (Japanese)
  • Trends of Recent Health Expenditures (publishing schedule) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistical Survey on Trends in Pharmaceutical Production (Jan 2012) (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Vice-Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare, Mr. Asonuma's trip abroad (Participation in 65th World Health Assembly) (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number & rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available(as of May 9, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available(as of May 9, 2012)【for disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • Summary of press conference by Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on May 15, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), Feb 2012 (Japanese)
  • Information on Support System for Job Seekers (enforced in Oct 1, 2011) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of corporations implementaing Project for Collecting of Cases of Medical Incident in Pharmacies in FY2012 (Japanese)
May 15
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《391th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Senior Vice Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare, Ms. Chinami Nishimura's trip abroad (Participation in G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting) (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)
  • Implementation Job Analysis Manual (pamphlet) (Japanese)
  • 4th Meeting of Task Force on Asset and Financial Management of Employees' Pention Fund, etc. (Japanese)
  • Number of the persons with disabilities who found jobs through Hello Works hit a record high of about 60,000 (Status of employment placement of the disabled in FY2011) (Japanese)
  • Annual & Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Period of accepting applications for a slogan for "Child Abuse Prevention Promotion Month" in FY2012 is from today to Wednesday, 20 June (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to Apr 2012) (Japanese)
  • Promotion of sports activities of disabled persons (Japanese)
  • List of Employment Support Centers for the Disabled (Japanese)
  • List of Employment and Livelihood Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities (Japanese)
  • Compilation of Report on "Job Offers, Applicants, and Job Offers to Applicants related to Recent High School and Junior High School Graduates" in FY2011~Percentage of high school graduates who found jobs was 96.7%; the same percentage increased in all 3 disaster-hit prefectures (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers as of May 15, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Handling of compilation and publication of Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services due to Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)
  • Secure In-home Long-term Care & Long-term Care in 2012 (Japanese)
  • Impacts of strengthened employment support for university graduates~About 16,000 people were employed through "Last Intensive Support Prior to Graduation in 2012," resulting in raising approximately 4 points in employment rate~ (Japanese)
May 14
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《390th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (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)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • 6 organizations selected for implementing "Project for Supporting Regional Human Resources for New Business Development" in FY2012~Accepting applications for additional 4 organizations by Friday, 1 June~ (Japanese)
  • Summary of press conference by Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on May 11, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Project on infrastructure development for cancer clinical trials in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Public comments received on "Draft Interim Assessement in FY2011, Working Group on Assessment and Evaluation、Labour Policy Council" (Japanese)
May 11
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《389th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Notified prefectures on measures for prevention of solitafy death (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of Survey on Industrial Accidents 2011 (Survey of establishments (with 100 employees or more) and survey of general construction) (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)
  • Published data of "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (supporter companies for promotion of Job-Card)" (as of March 30, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Materials on Secure Life Creation Project (Yokohama city) (Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for Social Welfare Promotion Project subsidies in FY2012 (Announcement) (Japanese)
  • Full enforcement of bus drivers' working hour management requested~Direct request made by Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare to Bus Associations~ (Japanese)
  • Implementation of "Policy Proposing Type Screening" (Japanese)
  • 1st selection process of areas for FY2012 ended for Employment Creation Support Projects aimed to create jobs in regions with severe employment situation―"Practical-type Regional Employment Creation Project"― (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of 11 May) (Japanese)
  • Orders for suspension and improvement of specified worker dispatching undertaking to its business operators (Japanese)
  • Infrastructure development for cancer clinical trials in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Measures for child abuse prevention (Japanese)
  • Revision of medical service fees covered by workers' accident compensation insurance (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • World No Tobacco Day 2012 (Japanese)
  • Misdelivery of copy of new chemical substances manufacture notification (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)
  • Outline of advanced medical services (Japanese)
  • Handling of aggregate results and publication of Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions in FY2011 and Great East Japan Earthquake's impacts on them (Japanese)
May 10
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《388th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Proper use of electrical massager for household use (Reminder) (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)
  • Photo report (Nishimura Vice Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare touring "Hello Work for Career Advancement in Tokyo" and "Hello Work for Supporting New Graduates in Tokyo") (Japanese)
  • Genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Partial revision of notices related to remuneration for medical services in FY2012 (No. 3) (Japanese)
  • Website on Law Concerning Assistance Dogs for the Disabled (Japanese)
  • Additional applications for subsidies for Project for Promotion of General Welfare for Persons with Disabilities accepted (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for officials responsible for employment placement (Japanese)
  • Polio vaccine (revision of the leaflet) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Komiyama Health Minister explaining about Comprehensive Reform of Social Security & Tax Systems at "Town Meeting on 'Security for Tommorrow' in Niigata" (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for questions on FY2013 version of National Physician Exam (Japanese)
  • Report of Working Group on Pharmaceutical Products for Pesticide and Animal Use, Food Sanitation Sectional Committee, Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council (Japanese)
May 9
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《387th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (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)
  • Status of supply of anti-influenza virus drugs for general distribution (for April) (Japanese)
  • Survey on national pension funds for re-employment status of retired national government employees (Japanese)
  • Laws and regulations related to Industrial Safety and Health Act (Japanese)
  • Various labour insurance forms (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for medical instructors (Japanese)
  • Damage situation and measures taken in response to windstorms which occurred in May 2012 (Japanese)
  • Seeking a slogan recruited for National Occupational Safety Week in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Summary of press conference by Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on May 8, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
May 8
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《386th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (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)
  • Handling of poultry shell eggs exported to Hong Kong (Japanese)
  • Measures for tap water (communications) (Japanese)
  • Job-Card System (Japanese)
  • Summaries of outcomes of Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants (Japanese)
  • MHLW YouTube Video (Town Meeting on "Security for tomorrow" in Niigata) (Japanese)
  • Safety management of Magnetic Resonance (MR) equipment at time of disaster (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Press release material related to Influenza (Japanese)
  • Status of utilization of welfare services for persons with disabilities (from Nov 2007 to present) (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), February 2012 (Japanese)
  • Partial revision of contents of "FY2011 Report on 'Job Offers, Applicants, and Job Offers to Applicants related to Recent High School and Junior High School Graduates'" (Japanese)
  • Schedules and organizations implementing workshops for dispatching business operators (Japanese)
  • Public comments received on revised "Plans for optimization of services and systems related to administrative work for employment stabilization" (Japanese)
  • Damage situation and measures taken in response to windstorms which occurred in May 2012 (Japanese)
  • Standards on foods, additives, etc. (Abstract) (Japanese)
  • Handbook of Health and Welfare Statistics (Japanese)
  • "Teaching material movie on appropriate control of manufacturing process of foodstuffs in tablet and capsule forms" (prepared in April 2012) (Japanese)
May 7
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《385th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Application of Disaster Relief Act to windstorms which occurred in May 2012 (Japanese)
  • Hello Work (public employment security offices) special district (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)
  • Various labour insurance forms (computational aid tools for fiscal renewal of labour insurance (Japanese)
  • Genetically modified food (Japanese)
  • ID numbers of successful applicants of 26th National Registered Dietitian Exam (prompt report) (Japanese)
  • Announcement of successful applicants of 26th National Registered Dietitian Exam (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for officials responsible for employment placement (Japanese)
  • Scope of business for medical corporations (Japanese)
  • Preliminary examination of National Dentist Exam in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Preliminary examination of National Physician Exam in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Partial amendment of standards on foods, additives, etc. (Japanese)
  • Amendment of "Labour Standards for Women" for maternal protection~Banning women from working in places where chemical substances harmful totheir reproductive functions are generated; to be enforced in Oct 2012~ (Japanese)
May 4
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《384th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
May 3
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《383th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
May 2
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《381th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (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)
  • Suspicious calls and e-mails from people disguised as those from MHLW and its personnel (Japanese)
  • Cultural and artistic activities of people with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Summary of survey on enrollment status of public pensions in FY2010 《statistics information》 (Japanese)
  • Summary of survey on enrollment status of public pensions in FY2010 《press release》 (Japanese)
  • Submission of investigation report by USAD on cases in which U.S. beef (frozen boneless beef short plate) was commingled with shipment for Japan (Japanese)
  • Computational aid tool for reporting renewal of labour insurance by fiscal year (Japanese)
  • Information on collection of foods in violation of Food Hygiene Law (Japanese)
  • Provisional Report of Monthly Labour Survey―March 2012 (English) (Japanese)
  • Dental Practioners Clinical Training System (Japanese)
  • List of documents and manuals on risk assessment (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers (as of May 1, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Revision of medical service fees in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Submission of notifications on basic hospitalization charges, etc., related to nutritional mangement system and countermeasures for pressure sores, with revision of medical service fees in FY2012 (Japanese)
May 1
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods 《381th announcement》 (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (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)
  • Results of nationwide survey on 5th Term Long-term Care Insurance Project Plan (Japanese)
  • Guidance on proper use of narcotics for medical use~guidance on use & management of medical-use narcotics for treating cancer pain~ (Japanese)
  • Accepting requests for early introduction of unapproved medical devices with substancial medical needs (Japanese)
  • Draft budgets of MHLW for FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Information on benefits provided to employers (Work-balance Support Subsidy) (Japanese)
  • Grants for Project to Support Human Resources Development in Growth Areas (special earthquake disaster measure) expanded~relaxation of application requirements for employers who provide only OFF-JT~ (Japanese)
  • Summary of press conference by Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 27, 2012 (Japanese)
  • List of names of senior officers as of May 1, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available(as of April 25, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available(as of April 25, 2012)【for disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • Standards on foods, additives, etc. ―Abstract― (Japanese)
  • Fishery food exported to China (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based application has undergone prior evaluation (Japanese)

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