Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

What's New 2012

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Oct 2012
Oct 31
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (511st announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Information on subsidies provided to business operator (Japanese)
  • Resumption of application process for Subsidy for Supporting Establishment and Operation of Day-care Facilities within Workplace in FY2012~Applications are accepted again starting on October 31, following revision of requirements for provision~ (Japanese)
  • Cancellation 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)
  • Implementation of inspection order for imported foods〜Australian clams and processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Safety Information (Japanese)
  • Information on "Nenkin (Public Pension Plans) Month" (Japanese)
  • Report on Public Health Administration and Services (Abstracts) (Japanese)
  • Status of utilization of welfare services for persons with disabilities (from April 2012 to present) (Japanese)
  • Summary report of Survey of Social Welfare Institutions (2011) (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), August 2012 (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of August 2012) (Japanese)
  • November is "Human Resources Development Promotion Month" (Japanese)
  • Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's Press conference on October 30, 2012 (Summary) (Japanese)
  • Results of Survey on Old-Age Pension Recipients (2011) (Japanese)
Oct 30
  • Employment referrals for general workers (September 2012) (English) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (510th 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)
  • Implementation plan for expenditures for improving facilities, including health and hygiene facilities, in FY2012 (2nd stage) (Japanese)
  • Implementation plan for expenditures for improving facilities, including health and hygiene facilities (2nd stage) (Japanese)
  • Results of Survey on Radiation Exposure Control at TEPCO's Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant~Guidance to TEPCO, etc. for prevention of similar misdeeds~ (Japanese)
  • Schedule of workshops for medical instructors, etc. (Japanese)
  • Number of examinees for 15th Examination for Long-term Care Support Specialists (Care Managers) (Japanese)
  • Rabies (Japanese)
  • Measures for child abuse prevention (Japanese)
  • Status of termination of non-regular workers' contracts~Provisional report (October 2012)~ (Japanese)
  • Activities carried out for "Child Abuse Prevention Promotion Month" in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Mitsui, Parliamentary Secretaries Itokawa, and Umemura talk) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Mitsui meets with Mr. Yamanaka, Director of Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, in Minister's office) (Japanese)
  • Case examples of utilization of public vocational training (Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • Information for enterprises that implement Positive Actions (Promotion of active participation of female employees in the workplace) (Japanese)
  • Monthly and Annual Reports on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures struck by Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)
  • Status of acceptance of "Notification of Implementation Plan for Suspension of Business Operation" related to Employment Adjustment Subsidies (September 2012) (Japanese)
  • Status of submission of "Notification in Case of Mass Fluctuations in Employment" and numbers of guidance and consultation provided with regard to "Re-employment Assistance Plan" and "Notification in Case of Mass Fluctuations in Employment" (September 2012) (Japanese)
Oct 29
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (509th announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment and partial cancellation 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)
  • Schedule of workshops for dentist instructors, etc. (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of October 24, 2012) (For disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of October 24, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based application has completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Package Projects (Practice-based Regional Employment Creation Project) (Japanese)
  • 50th National Skills Competition for Young Skilled Workers is closed~No. 1 youth skilled worker in Japan has been decided~ (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's press conference on October 26, 2012 (Japanese)
  • "White Paper on Labour Economy 2012 (Analysis of Labour Economy)" (Distributed in Cabinet meeting on September 14, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Working Conditions of Social Worker for Persons with Disability in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly and Annual Reports on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
Oct 26
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (508th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Labor Contract Act has been revised~New rules are created for fixed-term labor contracts~ (Japanese)
  • Clear indication of working conditions upon conclusion of labor contracts~Ordinance for Enforcement of Labor Standards Act has been revised~ (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)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (298th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Methods of aggregation and estimation for national medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Status of Medical Services for Elderly Aged 75 and Over (Monthly report) (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where Fibrinogen preparations have been delivered (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Overview of results of Survey of Regional Child Welfare Services in 2010 (Japanese)
  • Status of Stock Inventory of Blood Products (erythrocyte products) (as of October 26) (Japanese)
  • Investigations into medical institutions where Blood coagulation factor products have been delivered (Japanese)
  • Revocation of license for General Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Charged Employment Placement Undertakings have been notified to business operators which satisfy disqualification conditions for license stipulated in Worker Dispatching Act and Employment Security Act (Japanese)
  • Results of Survey of Regional Child Welfare Services in 2010~Status of households using non-registered day-care facilities (conducted in February 2011) ~ (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Cases of accidents caused by chemical substances (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (July 2012) (Japanese)
Oct 25
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (507th 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)
  • Updates to published data of "Companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (Supporter companies for promotion of Job-Card) " (as of August 31, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and Economy (October 2012) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Sakurai presents certificates of commendation at Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's Awards ceremony honoring people for their service in their involvement in national health insurance) (Japanese)
  • Certified social workers and careworkers (Japanese)
  • Status of recent cases subjected to supervision and direction of Labour Standards Inspection Offices and sent to public prosecutor's office in order to ensure appropriate working conditions for technical interns in recent years (Japanese)
  • Status of recent cases subjected to supervision and direction of Labour Standards Inspection Offices and sent to public prosecutor's office in order to ensure appropriate working conditions for foreign technical interns (Statistics) (Japanese)
  • Workshop for medical instructors responsible for clinical training of medical practioners (Japanese)
  • Survey on the Prevention of Industrial Accidents, 2011 (Japanese)
  • Overview of Report on Public Health Administration and Services, FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Report on Public Health Administration and Services (Questionnaire for FY2011) (Japanese)
  • "Job fair for career in long-term care services" is held at Hello Works nationwide~For total of 283 times in 374 locations around "Long-term Care Day" on November 11st~ (Japanese)
  • November is month for enhancing measures against "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) " (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for operation of Employment Placement Undertakings (Japanese)
  • Filipino candidates for nurses and certified careworkers (Japanese)
  • Indonesian candidates for nurses and certified careworkers (Japanese)
  • Information on "e-Gov Promotion Week" (Japanese)
  • Information on issuance of "2012 Action Plan of 5-year Plan for Revitalization of Clinical Trials" (Japanese)
  • Status of Occurrence of Industrial Accidents (Preliminary report), October 2012 (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pensions (Monthly report), July 2012 (Japanese)
  • Labour and Economy Indicators for October 2012 (Japanese)
Oct 24
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (506th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (505th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Downloads page for application forms of Employment Adjustment Subsidies and Emergency Employment Stabilization Subsidies for Small and Medium Enterprises (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards caused by unapproved and unlicensed drug, known as "Hospital Diet, " containing Thai psychotropic substances, etc. (Japanese)
  • 8th Longitudinal Survey of Middle and Elderly Persons (Continuous survey on livelihood of middle-aged and elderly persons) (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of measures taken for fatherless families in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of measures taken for fatherless families in FY2011 (Press release) (Japanese)
  • Occurrence of (possible) health hazards caused by unlicensed and unapproved drugs imported by individuals (Japanese)
  • Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's Press conference on October 23, 2012 (Summary) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for implementation of routine vaccinations (Japanese)
  • Procedures for filing notifications on new chemical substances of small quantities (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Preliminary data), July 2012 (Japanese)
Oct 23
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (504th 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)
  • Meetings related to health and welfare of persons with disabilities (Documents) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Symposium on deepening of understanding on Japanese who remained in China and Sakhalin after war" was held) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of October 17, 2012) (for disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of October 17, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Distribution of gas masks not in compliance with specifications has been discovered (Warning) ~Manufacturers have been recalling relevant products~ (Japanese)
  • Support system for job seekers: Employment status of people who received vocational training (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Sakurai gives speech at "Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's Award ceremony for people commended for their service in their involvement in Health Insurance Societies (Japanese)
  • Status on implementation of measures for supporting development of next generation (September 2012) (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
Oct 22
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (503rd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Schedules of and organizations implementing Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Schedule of release) (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)
  • Prompt Vital Statistics Report, August 2012 (Japanese)
  • Winners of 33th Abilympic are decided! (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for operation of recruitment of workers (Japanese)
  • Lecture meeting regarding medical practice for Novel influenza in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of 60th Mental health and welfare promotion campaign (Japanese)
  • Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's Press conference on October 19, 2012 (Summary) (Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
Oct 19
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (502nd 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)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (297th Announcement) (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Vice Senior Minister Nishimura delivers speech at 1st Research Meeting on Future of Workers Dispatching System) (Japanese)
  • Health, Labour and Welfare Minister’s award for contribution in food hygiene business in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of October 19) (Japanese)
  • Candidates for recipients of Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's award for their contribution in family planning and maternal and child health in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Nishimura presents certificates of commendation at presentation ceremony of 'Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Prize for Equal Employment/Work and Family Harmonization') (Japanese)
  • Authorization of contracts, criteria for approval and the like. for Defined Benefits Corporate Pensions Plans (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of amounts of Facilities Improvement Subsidies for Medical Care Provision System in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Regular visiting/on-demand response services (Japanese)
  • Nutrition and health promotion (Japanese)
  • Briefing Meeting on Outcome of Strategic Studies in Health and Labour Sciences Research to be held (Japanese)
Oct 18
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on May 2012) (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey August 2012 (English) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (501st 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)
  • Report on "Status of Employment of Elderly Persons" in 2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Mitsui gives instructions at "National Council of Directors of Labour Bureaus) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Prime Minister's presentation ceremony of commemorative gifts for Japanese delegation of London Paralympics Games" was held) (Japanese)
  • National Council on Secure Life Creation Project in FY2012 to be held (Japanese)
  • Information for employers forced to implement employment adjustment (layoffs of employees) (Japanese)
Oct 17
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (500th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of inspection order for imported foods〜Thai green peas and processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Information to business operators about the labor insurance (Japanese)
  • Introduction of Minister, Senior Vice Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries (Japanese)
  • Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's press conference on October 16, 2012 (summary) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and Economy (October 2012) (Japanese)
  • Public recruitment related to project on development of staff responsible for training of psychiatric social workers in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Outcome of Committee on Designated Substances held today (Japanese)
Oct 16
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (499th 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 (New Parliamentary Secretary Umemura is transferred work from former Parliamentary Secretary Tsuda) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (New Senior Vice Minister Sakurai is transferred work from former Senior Vice Minister Tsuji) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (New Minister Mitsui is transferred work from former Minister Komiyama) (Japanese)
  • Medical corporations and health service management (Status of authorization of social medical corporations, as of October 1, 2012) (Japanese)
  • November is period of "Campaign for promotion of proper working hours" (Japanese)
  • Overview of Social Security Agreements (Japanese)
  • Results of policy evaluations conducted in FY2012 (performance evaluation, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (June 2012) (Japanese)
  • Promulgation of ministerial order for designation of 17 additional substances as designated substances (Japanese)
  • Release of results of policy evaluation regarding policy performance, etc. in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • 13th "Star of Ikumen" has been selected (Ikumen Project) (Japanese)
  • Contact information regarding notification of operation control structures by long-term care service providers in respective prefectures (Japanese)
  • Food addtives (Japanese)
  • Information on subsidies provided to employers (Japanese)
  • Notice on advanced medical services, written notification form, and methods for preparation (Japanese)
  • Various subsidy prorams: Subsidy for supporting establishment of companies by qualified recipients of employment insurance benefits (Japanese)
Oct 15
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (498th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • List of Employment and Life Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities (Japanese)
  • Schedule of Workshops for Dentist Instructors, etc. (Japanese)
  • Report on Public Health Administration and Services (related to environmental health) (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data) , July 2012 (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to September 2012) (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing Workshops for Employment Placement Managers (Japanese)
  • Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's press conference on October 12, 2012 (summary) (Japanese)
  • Authorization of contracts, criteria for approval and the like. for Defined Benefits Corporate Pensions Plans (Japanese)
  • Handling of compilation and publication of Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services due to Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)
Oct 12
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (497th 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)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (296th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Revised notification on improvement of food safety concerning lightly-pickled vegetables (asazuke) (Japanese)
  • The number of employment promotion housings available (for disaster victims) (as of October 10, 2012) (Japanese)
  • The number of employment promotion housings available (as of October 10, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Former evaluation system for investigational medical care (Japanese)
  • Training session for land transportation businesses~Prevention of industrial accidents in consideration of elderly drivers~to be held (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • "Voices of People" (public comments received between September 1 and 30, 2012) (released on October 12, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceutical products subject to caution for private importing (Japanese)
  • Notification system for importation of animals (Import statistics of animals in Japan) (Japanese)
  • "Job festival for nursing personnel to work in Fukushima prefecture" to be held (Japanese)
  • Candidates for recipients of Minister's award for their contribution in pharmaceutical affairs in FY2012 have been decided (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of October 12) (Japanese)
  • 50th National Skills Competition for Young Skilled Workers will be held~Youth skilled workers compete for No. 1 position of "skill" in Japan~ (Japanese)
  • 33th Abilympic opens! 304 participants compete for excellence of skills in 23 areas (Japanese)
  • 16th Meeting of Council on Measures against Child Abuse Prevention to be held (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Former Fujita Parliamentary Secretary transfers work to new Itokawa Parliamentary Secretary) (Japanese)
  • Revision of pension system (related to Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Tax) (Japanese)
Oct 11
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (496th 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 "Smart Life Project (Let's increase healthy life expectance!)" in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for cognitive behavioral therapy training (for various professionals) in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Evaluation of water supply-related public works projects (Japanese)
  • 6th Tripartite Health Ministers Meeting between China, Japan and Korea to be postponed (Japanese)
  • Introduction of Minister, Senior Vice Ministers, and Parliamentary Secretaries (Japanese)
  • Seeking public comments regarding enhancement of qualities and future of long-term care support specialists (care managers) (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), June 2012 (Japanese)
  • Winners of Minister’s Award for Health, Labour and Welfare Statistics in FY2012 have been decided (Japanese)
  • Correction in Report on "Expert Meeting on Artificial Limbs and Other Assistive Devices" (Japanese)
  • Production of statistics by commission and provision of anonymized data (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing training project for improvement of autopsy imaging techniques in FY2012, to be openly recruited (Japanese)
Oct 10
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (495th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Radio program, "Letter Songs (Shitte Kan-en Project (Hepatitis Awareness Project))," starts on Saturday, 7 October (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)
  • Published name list of Japanese war orphans remaining in China in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Survey on newly confirmed Japanese war orphans remaining in China in FY2012 based on sharing of information with public (Japanese)
  • Unofficial notification of appropriation of subsidies for improvement of social welfare facilities, etc. in FY2012 (for general account) (Japanese)
  • Report from Labor Policy Council in regard to "Outline of draft Cabinet Order to Specify Effective Date for Part of Act for Partial Revision of Labor Contract Act," "Outline of draft Ministerial Ordinance Establishing Standards on Total Duration of Labor Contracts Set Forth in Article 18, Paragraph 1, of Labor Contract Act," etc. (Japanese)
  • Worker disaptching undertaking (Japanese)
  • Financial projection of pensions in respective countries ( Canada) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Nishimura delivering speech at "1st Meeting to Discuss Future of Project on 'Local Youth Support Station'") (Japanese)
  • Summary of Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's press conference on October 9, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Administrative punishments concerning worker dispatching undertakings carried out since April 2004 (Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Introduction of Minister, Senior Vice Ministers, and Parliamentary Secretaries (Japanese)
  • To employers who hire people (Japanese)
Oct 9
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (494th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Status of negotiation with employee organization, Zenrodo (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for recruitment of workers (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for operation of labor supply businesses (Japanese)
  • Educational events scheduled in prefectures for "Medicines and Health Week" in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Status of Outbreaks of Food Poisoning (provisional report), 2012 (Japanese)
  • Summary of Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's press conference on October 5, 2012 (Japanese)
Oct 5
  • Outline of the Ninth Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (493rd 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)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (295th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of October 1, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Schedules of and organizations implementing Workshops for Responsible Person Acting for Dispatching Undertaking (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of October 3, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of October 3, 2012) (for disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Codex Liaison Council (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data)," May 2012 (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of October 5) (Japanese)
  • (Newly listed) generic drugs subject to increased assessment in terms of medical service fees in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for operation of labor supply businesses (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for operation of recruitment of workers (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for operation of employment placement undertakings (Japanese)
  • Medical Safety Promotion Week in FY2012 (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)
Oct 4
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (492nd 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)
  • Risks for eating raw pork (Japanese)
  • Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) Statements for FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Meeting for Exchange of Opinions on Intractable Disease Patients (Japanese)
  • Report of Study on Childcare Leave in FY2011 (commissioned by MHLW in FY2011) (Japanese)
  • Comprehensive Website on Everyone's Mental Health - Serial Column Vol. 6 (Japanese)
  • Q&A on Mycoplasma Pneumonia (Japanese)
  • Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century (for newborns born in 2001) (schedule of release) (Japanese)
  • Recurrent miscarriage and habitual abortion (Japanese)
  • Revision of medical fees (for therapeutical equipment and treatments by acupuncture, moxibustion, massage, finger pressure, and judo healing practitioners) etc. (Japanese)
  • Worker dispatching undertakings - "Guidelines for Measures to Be Taken by Dispatching Business Operators" and "Guidelines for Measures to Be Taken by Clients" (Japanese)
  • Worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
Oct 3
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (491st announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Summary of Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's press conference on October 2, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Central delivery ceremony for "red feathers to be delivered via first flight" was held) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Komiyama having chat with users of long-term care day service centers) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Presentation ceremony of "Clean Life Minori's donation box" was held) (Japanese)
  • Schedule of Workshops for Dentist Instructors, etc. (Japanese)
  • Information on recovery of remains of war dead (October) (Japanese)
  • Implementation status of measles and rubella immunization (Japanese)
  • Your participation is appreciated: Questionnaire about introduction of mentorship program and training of role models (Japanese)
  • Overview of Fact-finding Survey on Economic Conditions in Long-term Care, 2011 (Japanese)
  • List of names of senior officers in MHLW as of October 2, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Nishimura calling for contribution in Red Feather Community Chest) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Guidebook for consumers - To be referred to before choosing housing for elderly - (Japanese)
Oct 2
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (490th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Educational events scheduled in prefectures for "Medicines and Health Week" in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • System for provision of medical function information (Japanese)
  • Evaluation Committee for Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Japanese)
  • Annual Report on Trends of Medical Care Expenditure (trends of national medical care expenditure and medical expenditure for elderly), FY2010 (Japanese)
  • Summary of Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's press conference on September 28, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Advertising regulations for hospitals, etc. stipulated in Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Japanese)
  • Website on OTC Drug Sales System: Newly approved first-class OTC drugs (Japanese)
  • "Measures to be taken for protection of victims of child abuse, when copy of parts of basic resident registers is inspected and copies of resident cards, etc. and supplementary family registers are issued" (Japanese)
  • Overview of services of women's health care support centers (List of women's health care support centers nationwide) (Japanese)
  • Overview of services of infertility specialty counseling centers (List of infertility speciality counseling centers nationwide) (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance(Provisional)(for June 2012) (Japanese)
Oct 1
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (489th 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)
  • "Intensive Campaign Month for Achieving 50% Cancer ScreeningRate in FY2012" and "National Convention for Promoting 50% Cancer Screening Rate in FY2012" (Japanese)
  • Information on infectious diseases and immunization (Japanese)
  • Meeting for Exchange of Opinions on Intractable Disease Patients (announcement of postponement) (Japanese)
  • 7th Meeting of Review Team on Countermeasures for Patients with New Intractable Diseases (relevant documents) (Japanese)
  • International contribution in the field of water supply (Japanese)
  • Information for survey respondents (Longitudinal Survey of Adults in 21st Century) (Japanese)
  • Genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • To properly implement worker dispatching undertakings-Manual on Procedures for Granting and Renewal of License- (Japanese)
  • Updates to published data of "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (supporter companies for promotion of Job-Card)" (as of July 31, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (May 2012 issue) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (April 2012 issue) (Japanese)
  • Status of medical care expenditure (by hospical function and insurance plan) (Japanese)
  • Estimated number of new hospitalization cases, estimated average length of hospital stay, and estimated medical care expenditure (inpatient services) per person~3 elements of medical care expenditure (inpatient services) decomposed~ (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (statistical table) (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care expenditure (monthly version), April - May 2012 issue (Japanese)
  • "Contest of 'visualized' safety activities" in FY2012 implemented~Applications for cases of "visualized" industrial accident prevention activities accepted (starting from October 1 until November 30)~ (Japanese)
  • 14th National Convention for Promoting Organ Transplant to be held (Japanese)
  • Designation of ability assessment tests for career consultants, as of October 1, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of September 26, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of September 26, 2012) (For Disaster Victims) (Japanese)
  • "Intensive Campaign targeting 50% cancer screening rate FY2012" (Japanese)
  • Implementation of 27th National Examination for Registered Dietitian (Japanese)
  • Social care for children (Japanese)
  • Regional Convention for Campaign for Prevention of Narcotic and Stimulant Drugs Abuse in FY2012 to be held (as of October 1, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Status of application and collection of contributions for labour insurance in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • To business operators (schools) who run courses (Japanese)
  • System for publication of long-term care services information (Japanese)
  • Clinical trial using human stem cells (List of relevant clinical researches) (Japanese)
  • Provisional Report on Status of Occurrence of IndustrialAccidents (September 2012) (Japanese)
  • Information on News Report issued by Hello Work Offices Supporting New Graduates on 12 September 2012 (Vol. 23) (Japanese)
  • To employers forced to adjust employment (Japanese)
  • Guidebook of Employment Adjustment Subsidies and Emergency Employment Stabilization Subsidies for Small and Medium Enterprises (Japanese)
  • Downloads page for application forms of Employment Adjustment Subsidies and Emergency Employment Stabilization Subsidies for Small and Medium Enterprises (Japanese)
  • Management control of specific pathogens based on Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Handling of employees' pension benefits for pensioners in case their pension records of period when they were between ages 60 and 64 are newly found (Japanese)
  • Enhancement of "job quality" of healthcare workers, including nurses (Japanese)
  • Opening of portal site for prevention and resolution of power harassment in workplace, "Supporters of Positive Workplace" (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received from disaster victims of Great East Japan Earthquake regarding welfare benefits (August 2012 and Sum Total) (Japanese)
  • "National Forum for Promoting Prevention of Maltreatment of Children in Hokkaido" will be held (Japanese)

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