Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

What's New 2012

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Sep 2012
Sep 28
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Employment referrals for general workers (August 2012) (English) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (488th 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)
  • 7th Meeting of Task Force on Asset and Financial Management of Employees' Pension Fund etc. (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (294th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (1st Study Group on Improvement of Non-regular Worker Skill Development) (Japanese)
  • Initiative for Accelerating Regulatory Science in Innovative Drug, Medical Device, and Regenerative Medicine (Japanese)
  • Publication of medical knowledge on stomach, esophagus, and colon cancers and radiation exposure~ Upon receipt of workers' compensation claims, report is compiled based on analysis and examination of epidemiological studies~ (Japanese)
  • "8th Joint Meeting of Countermeasures for asbestos in areas affected by Great East Japan Earthquake " to be held (Japanese)
  • Report on status of day-care centers (as of April 1, 2012) (Japanese)
  • 4th unofficial announcemnt of facilities improvement expenses for after-school children clubs in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Administrative disposition based on Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Japanese)
  • Closure of "National Children's Castle" (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations have been delivered (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Major system changes related to MHLW (October 2012) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for medical institutions' homepage have been drawn up (Japanese)
  • Organ Transplant Promotion Month of FY2012 (Japanese)
  • MHLW has made emergency request for reduction of workers' accidents (Japanese)
  • Information on pharmaceutical products, etc. using bovine-derived materials from cattle produced in U.S. (No. 20) (Japanese)
  • Campaign for prevention of narcotic and stimulant drugs abuse to be carried out (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of September 28) (Japanese)
  • Investigations into medical institutions where blood coagulation factor products have been delivered (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums, as of end of July 2012 (Japanese)
  • Status of amount of lump sum payment agreed upon by major private companies in summer 2012~Amount agreed upon is 726,345 yen, falling 20,842 yen from previous year (2.79%) ~ (Japanese)
  • Recipients of "Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's Merit Award for Long-term Care Health Facility Services" in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Briefing sesssion on utilization of Job Card to be held (Japanese)
  • Prize winner enterprises of "Elderly Employment Development Contest" in FY2012 were decided~Maeda Clinic (Yachiyo city, Chiba prefecture) is among prize winner enterprises which receive awards on October 5th~ (Japanese)
  • Information for managers of small and medium sized enterprises (Japanese)
  • People who find disabled persons who seem to have been abused is oblidged to notifiy-based on Act on Prevention of Maltreatment of Persons with Disabilities enforced on October 1, 2012- (Japanese)
  • Genetically modified food (Japanese)
  • Public hearing to be held based on Labor Standard Law (Art 113) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Home-Visit Nursing Care Expenses (Japanese)
  • Nursery teacher training school (Japanese)
  • Announcement on additional recruitment of health promotion projects for elderly in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Employment promotion tax (Japanese)
  • Advertising regulations for pharmaceutical products (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 termination of non-regular workers' contracts (provisional report) , September 2012 (Japanese)
  • Status of submission of "notification in case of mass fluctuations in employment;" numbers of guidance and consultation provided concerning "re-employment assistance plans" and "notification in case of mass fluctuations in employment" (August 2012) (Japanese)
  • Status of acceptance of "notification of implementation plan for suspension of business operation" related to Employment Adjustment Subsidies (August 2012) (Japanese)
Sep 27
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (487th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Implementation system of clinical training in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Overview of Estimates of National Medical Care Expenditure, FY2010 (Japanese)
  • Medical near-miss/adverse event information collection services (Laws and regulations/Notices) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of research projects, etc. (Japanese)
  • Evaluation Committee for Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Japanese)
  • Homepage of "Japanese Pharmacopoeia" (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Status of Medical Services for Elderly Aged 75 and Over (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report of Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension Services (as of June 2012) (Japanese)
  • Orders for improvement of worker dispatching undertakings issued to business operators of specified worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products for export (Japanese)
  • Monument of pledge of pharmaceutical safety (Japanese)
  • "System for supporting entry of questionnaires for Survey on the Insured of Employee's Health Insurance in FY2012" (Japanese)
Sep 26
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (486th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of after-school sound upbringing services (after-school children clubs) in 2012 (as of May 1, 2012) (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)
  • List of winner enterprises of Minister's Prize in Equal Employment/Work and Family Harmonization (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Safety Information (Japanese)
  • Winner enterprises of "Minister's Prize in Equal Employment/Work and Family Harmonization" in FY2012 are decided (Japanese)
  • Reporting system for Survey on National Health Insurance in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Okayama prefecture) (Japanese)
  • Labour Insurance Appeal Council (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's press conference on September 25, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Educational events scheduled in prefectures for "Medicines and Health Week" in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Ministry's response to Occassional Reports (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Japanese)
Sep 25
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (485th 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)
  • 7th Meeting of Panel on Modality of Measures against New Intractable Diseases to be held (Japanese)
  • To female university students, junior college students, and high school students (Japanese)
  • Summary report of 10th Longitudinal Survey of Babies in 21st Century (for babies born in 2001) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Komiyama presenting certificates of merit at Minister's award ceremony for outstanding establishments for employing persons with disabilities) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations implementing training projects on enhancement of practical surgical techniques in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • “Corners for youth support” are set up to serve ascenters for supporting employment of freeters (job-hoppers) ~in 3 locations (Tokyo, Aichi, and Osaka prefectures) , starting on October 1 (Japanese)
  • Information on water supply restrictions associated with drought (Japanese)
  • Roadmap toward recovery (September 2012 version) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of September 19, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of September 19, 2012) (for disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Electronic submission (application and notification procedures) of "notification for ceasing employment insurance," beginning on November 26, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and Economy (September 2012) (Japanese)
  • Labour and Economy Indicators for September 2012 (Japanese)
Sep 24
  • The 10th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies
  • Promotion of the Use of Generic Drugs
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (484th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • 10th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies (Tokyo, October 23- 25) (Japanese)
  • Your participation is appreciated: Survey of Social Welfare Institutions and Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Measures against additives that use genetically modified microorganisms not screened for safety as stipulated in Food Hygiene Law (6th report) (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report", July 2012 (Japanese)
  • Major system changes related to MHLW, to be carried out in October 2012 (Japanese)
  • Introduction of measures taken for worker dispatching and employment placement undertakings (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Annual Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry, 2011 (Japanese)
  • Enterprises which received recognition under Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children reached 1,300 (as of end of July 2012) ~Companies with "Kurumin" are in support of child care of working people~ (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's press conference on September 21, 2012 (Japanese)
  • List of senior offices' names in MHLW as of September 24, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Mycoplasma pneumonia (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
Sep 21
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (483rd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (293rd Announcement) (Japanese)
  • Press release material on influenza (Japanese)
  • Worker dispatching undertaking and employment placement undertaking, etc. (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of September 21) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Photo report ("Prime Minister Awards Ceremony for Disaster Prevention in 2012" was held) (Japanese)
  • Meeting of heads of department of health and welfare of persons with disabilities to be held (Japanese)
Sep 20
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (482nd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Application of Disaster Relief Act concerning typhoon No. 16 in 2012 (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)
  • Workshop for dentist instructors, etc. (Japanese)
  • Summary report on Survey of Dental Diseases (Japanese)
  • Promotional activities for opening of portal site for prevention and resolution of power harassment in workplace (Japanese)
  • Results of on-site inspections based on Article 25 of Medical Care Act (FY2010) (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's press conference on September 19, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Revision of Worker Dispatch Act (Q&A on revised Act) (Japanese)
  • Promotion of in-home medical care (Japanese)
Sep 19
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (481st announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Consultaiton with Labor Policy Council in regard to "Outline of draft Cabinet Order to Specify Effective Date in Act for Partial Revision of Labor Contract Act," "Outline of draft Ministerial Ordinance Establishing Standards on Total Periods of Labor Contracts Set Forth in Article 18, Paragraph 1, of Labor Contract Act," etc. (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)
  • Guidelines for Business Operations related to Worker Dispatching Undertakings (starting on October 1, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Materials on Guidelines for Business Operations (related to revised Worker Dispatch Act) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and Economy (September 2012) (Japanese)
  • Social welfare services and social welfare corporation system (certificate for judicial persons eligible for tax credit) (Japanese)
  • Educational events scheduled in prefectures for "Drugs and Health Week" in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Q&A on generic drugs (Japanese)
  • Results of monitoring and guidance based on Imported Food Monitoring and Guidance Plan in FY2011 & publication of statistics on imported food monitoring in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • List of senior officers in MHLW as of September 19, 2012 (Japanese)
Sep 18
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey July 2012 (English) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (480th 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)
  • Short-term dispatching or hiyatoi haken, to be prohibited in principle under revised Worker Dispatch Act (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of September 12, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of September 12, 2012) (For disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (- August 2012) (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's press conference on September 14, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Notification system for importation of animals: Forms of health certificates communicated by exporting countries (Japanese)
  • (Newly listed) generic drugs subject to increased assessment in terms of medical service fees in FY2012 (Japanese)
Sep 14
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (479th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (478th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Nishimura taking site tour of Universal Work at Seikatsu Club Kaze no Mura Inage) (Japanese)
  • Results of evaluations of Emergency Medial Centers (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (292nd 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)
  • Drugs on National Health Insurance Drug tariff (as of September 14, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Pension Systems abroad (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of September 14) (Japanese)
  • Second-round selection of regional areas is made for implementing "Project for Creation of Practical, Community-based Employment" in FY2012~For creation of employment that reflects regional characteristics~ (Japanese)
  • "White Paper on Labour Economy 2012 (Analysis of Labour Economy) " is released~Issues for revival of large middle-class" (Japanese)
  • Presentation of letters of congratulations and gifts for elderly aged 100: Candidates for commendations who turn 100 this fiscal year numbers 25,823 (Japanese)
  • Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (Schedule of releases) (Japanese)
  • Notification system for importation of animals (Japanese)
  • White Paper on Labour Economy 2012 (Analysis of Labour Economy) (Distributed in Cabinet meeting on September 14, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Measures for tap water (Notices and other Communications) (Japanese)
  • General Survey on Dispatched Workers, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Support systems for prevention of passive smoking (Japanese)
Sep 13
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (477th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Accepting public comments for "Voices of the People" (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data) , May 2012 (Japanese)
  • Results of Survey on Radioactive Substances in Crude Drug Materials Used in Kampo Medicines (Third Report) (Japanese)
  • 26 Japanese who remained in Karafuto etc. after War make temporary return in group (September 14 - 24) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Handover Ceremony of Remains of Japanese War Dead in Mongolia (Nomonhan Incident) was held) (Japanese)
Sep 12
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (476th 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)
  • Consultation with and report from Labor Policy Council in regard to "Outline of draft Cabinet Order Revising Part of Order for Enforcement of Industrial Safety and Health Act" and " Outline of draft Ministerial Ordinance Revising Part of Order for Enforcement of Industrial Safety and Health Act" (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (First Meeting of Disease Control Working Group of Health Sciences Council in FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Summary report of Survey on Employment Trends, 2011 (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Report on "Status of Job Openings and Job Applications for New High School and Junior High School Graduates"~Job Opening-to-Application Ratio of High School Students was 0.75, while Job Openings was 14.5% up compared to previous year~ (Japanese)
  • Project for Survey on Childhood Cancer Hospitals in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's Press Confernce on September 11, 2012 (Japanese)
  • To places of business subject to reporting in Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (Japanese)
  • Information on expense for public interest corporations (Japanese)
  • World Rabies Day on September 28 (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data) , April and May 2012 (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received from disaster victims of Great East Japan Earthquake regarding welfare benefits (July 2012 and Sum Total) (Japanese)
  • PR activity on radioactive substances in foods~PR campaign, titled "Stories about Food and Radioactive Substances," is conducted in food sections of department stores, etc.~ (Japanese)
Sep 11
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (475th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Pension Systems abroad (Japanese)
  • Occurrence of severe hypocalcemia in patients receiving "RANMARK" (bone lesion drugs) (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Implementation of "Medicines and Health Week" (Educational events scheduled in prefectures) (Japanese)
  • Overview of Patient's Behavior Survey (preliminary data) , 2011 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (May 2012) (Japanese)
  • List of names of senior officers in MHLW as of September 11, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Worker Dispatching and EmploymentPlacement Undertakings (Japanese)
  • Act on Prevention of Maltreatment of Person with Disabilities and Support for Attendants of Person with Disabilities (to be enforced on October 1, 2012) (Japanese)
Sep 10
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (474th 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)
  • Report on revised regional minimum wages by region in FY2012~National weighted average price was 749 yen, resolving "reverse phenomenon" in 5 of 11 prefectures in which minimum wages fell below public assistance ~ (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based application has completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products for export (Japanese)
  • "Measures for Securing Local Physicians in 2012" (Japanese)
  • System for Publication of Long-term Care Services Information (Japanese)
  • Please participate in Basic Survey of Gender Equality in Employent Management (Japanese)
  • 12 Japanse orphans remaining in China make temporary return trip to Japan in group (September 11 - 22) (Japanese)
  • List of names of senior officers in MHLW as of September 10, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Meeting schedule of Councils, Study Groups, etc. (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of September 5, 2012) (For disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of September 5, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's Press Conference on September 7, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Past activities related to system optimization (Japanese)
Sep 7
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (473rd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (291st announcement) (Japanese)
  • Draft budgets of MHLW for FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (2011) (Japanese)
  • Map of resources for social care for children (as of October 2011) (Japanese)
  • Report on results of Nationwide Survey on Fatherless Families in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data) ", April 2012 (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of September 7) (Japanese)
  • Results of Nationwide Survey on Fatherless Families in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Child allowances (Japanese)
  • Overview of Social Security Agreements (Japanese)
Sep 6
  • Summary of Vital Statistics
  • Summary Report of Vital Statistics of Japan (final data), 2011 (in Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (472nd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • "Drugs and Health Week" in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Seminar on prevention of industrial accidents caused by cargo handling~For prevention of fall accidents of shippers, etc. at their premises~ (Japanese)
  • Survey on Labour Economy Trend, August 2012 (Japanese)
  • Status of negotiation with employee organization Zenroudou (Japanese)
  • Yearly changes (from 2005 to 2011) in number of deaths from mesothelioma by prefecture (20 major cities re-listed) (based on Vital Statistics (final data)) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Trend of Medical Care Expenditures (for reference) (Japanese)
  • Administrative guidance on manufacture and import, etc. of organic pigments which unintendedly contain polychlorinated biphenyl as byproducts (Japanese)
  • Practical training for pharmacists and pharmacology (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Tsuji delivering speech at 37th general ordinary meeting of Japan Dietetic Federation) (Japanese)
  • Results of online survey on printing industry related to Ordinance on Prevention of Organic Solvent Poisoning, etc. (Japanese)
  • Improvement of "employment quality" of healthcare workers including nurses (Japanese)
  • Photo report (48th National Blood Donation Promotion Campaign was held) (Japanese)
  • Survey on environmental health industry related business management in FY2010 (Japanese)
  • Overview of measures related to non-regular employment included in budget appropriation request for FY2013~Towards realization of "Vision for Desirable Employment"~ (Japanese)
Sep 5
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (471st announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Status of safety screening of genetically modified foods and additives (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's press conference on September 4, 2012 (summary) (Japanese)
  • Qualification examinations (National Examination for Certified Social Workers and National Examination for Careworkers) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Long-term Care and Elderly Care Services Covered by Public Aid (including accommodation needs of Day Service users) (Model project) (Japanese)
  • A vaccine manufacturer's response to the letter "Request for cooperation in smooth implementation of inactivated polio vaccines" by MHLW (Japanese)
  • Temporary suspension of pension payment to missing elderly (Japanese)
  • OTC drugs sales system (risk classification) (Japanese)
  • 【August 29, 2012】Official release of Annual Report 2011 on Project on Collection of Medical Near-Miss/Adverse Event Information (Japanese)
  • Implementation of 26th National Examination for Clinical Technicians (Japanese)
  • Information on Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance System applied to diseases caused by radiation exposure (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • World Rabies Day on September 28 (Japanese)
  • Vision for community water supply (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (List of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
  • MHLW-designated organizations in Certified Social Insurance Labor Consultant System (Japanese)
  • "5-year Plan for Promotion of Measures against Dementia (Orange Plan) " (Japanese)
Sep 4
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (470th 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)
  • Implementation of inspection order for imported foods〜Chinese edamame (boiled green soybeans) and their processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Revision of fees for welfare services for persons with disabilities in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (August 2012) (Japanese)
  • Basic guidelines for promotion of control measures for hepatitis (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based application has completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Public release of interim report of "Joint Study Group Meeting on Chemical-substances Management Plan" (Japanese)
  • Report on status of cancellation of verbal contracts with new graduates in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • 1st Working-level Meeting on Promotion of Job-Cards forFull-time Employees (Japanese)
  • Updated published data of "companies incorporating Job-Cards in job interviews (Supporter companies for promotion of Job-Cards) " (as of June 30, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Detection of pharmaceutical components in unapproved and unlicensed drugs (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Komiyama delivering speech at 10th Memorial Service for post-war forced internees in Siberia and Mongolia) (Japanese)
  • Notification system for importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • Current status of corporate-type pension investment (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
Sep 3
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (469th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Monthly report on statistics related to application and collection of contributions for labour insurance (July 2012) (Japanese)
  • Revision of Elderly Employment Stabilization Law (Japanese)
  • 50th "Codex Liaison Council" to be held and applications accepted for observers (Japanese)
  • Additional survey on medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered (Japanese)
  • Download page for "Employer System V6.2" for creating questionnaires in electronic file formats for Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data) , June 2012 (Japanese)
  • Recipients of "Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Merit Award for Emergency Medical Care Service" in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Survey of medical institutions where blood coagulation factor products are delivered (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's Press Conference on August 31, 2012 (Japanese)
  • List of names of senior officials as of September 1, 2012 (Japanese)
  • 36th National Examination for Emergency Life-saving Technicians (Japanese)
  • 43rd National Examination for Orthoptists (Japanese)
  • 59th National Examination for Clinical Laboratory Technicians (Japanese)
  • 48th National Examination for Physical Therapists (Japanese)
  • 65th National Examination for Radiological Technologists (Japanese)
  • 21st National Examination for Judo Healing Practioners (Japanese)
  • 22nd National Examination for Dental Hygienists (Japanese)
  • 48th National Examination for Occupational Therapists (Japanese)
  • 15th National Examination for Speech-language Hearing Therapists (Japanese)
  • 26th National Examination for Artificial Limb Technicians (Japanese)
  • 21st National Examination for Acupuncture Practioners (Japanese)
  • 21st National Examination for Moxibustion practitioners (Japanese)
  • 21st National Examination for Massage and Finger Pressure Practioners (Japanese)
  • Provisional Report on Status of Long-term Care Insurance Services (May 2012) (Japanese)
  • Recruiting slogan for "20-year-old Blood Donors" Campaign in FY013 (Japanese)
  • Production of statistics by commission and provision of anonymized data (FY2012) (Japanese)

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