Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Latest information on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is HERE.

新型冠状病毒感染症的资讯,由此点进

The Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Tax

Announcement on the current status of Japan's Social Security System and deliberations on the policies for the social security reform Cabinet Secretariat

What's new

Mar 10
  • Monthly report of Statistics of Long-term Care Benefit Expeditures(Cases assessed on November 2019) (Japanese)
Mar 6
  • Provisional Report of Monthly Labour Survey January 2020 (English)(Japanese)
Mar 4
  • Survey of Social Welfare Institutions 2018 (Japanese)
Feb 29
  • COVID-19 patients (209-217th cases) have been confirmed. (Japanese)
Feb 28
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Preliminary Data), Dec. 2019 (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers January 2020 (English)(Japanese)
  • List of information about the COVID-19 infections for local governments and medical institutions (Japanese)
  • The MHLW has published a handbook for employers hiring international students (Japanese)
  • Actions to be taken during the Month for Suicide Prevention in FY 2019 (Japanese)
  • Seven new psychoactive substances are designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu (Designated Substances)"~A ministerial order for establishing the designated substances, etc., is promulgated~ (Japanese)
  • The COVID-19 patients (192-208th cases) are confirmed. (Japanese)
  • One case of the COVID-19 infection has been newly reported (Japanese)
  • One passenger from the Diamond Princess cruise ship infected with the COVID-19 has died. (Japanese)
  • List of press release articles about the COVID-19 (Japanese)
  • Press conference to be held (Japanese)
  • Expansion of the special measures taken for Employment Adjustment Grants in response to the impact of the COVID-19 on businesses (Japanese)
  • Precautious measures against the COVID-19 at long-term care facilities (Japanese)
  • One passenger from the Diamond Princess cruise ship infected with the COVID-19 has died. (Japanese)
  • Information about the COVID-19 and the MHLW's response (Feb. 28th 2020) (Japanese)
  • One patient infected with the COVID-19 has died.(Japanese)
  • Press conference to be held (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (1,173rd announcement) (Japanese)
Feb 27
  • COVID-19 patients (168-191st cases) have been confirmed. (Japanese)
  • Minister Kato will hold a news conference after a cabinet meeting. (Japanese)
  • One case of the COVID-19 infection has been newly reported (Japanese)
  • Press conference to be held (Japanese)
  • Information about the COVID-19 and the MHLW's response (Feb. 27th 2020) (Japanese)
  • One patient infected with the COVID-19 has died. (Japanese)
  • Press conference to be held (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of the skills competition "CHAMPIONS NIGHT" (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to business operators for suspension and improvement on worker dispatching (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (Preliminary data), Dec. 2019 (Japanese)
  • Disembarkation of the crews on the Diamond Princess cruise ship off Yokohama Port (Japanese)
  • Briefing on discussion about ministerial orders based on partial amendment to the Food Sanitation Act , etc. to be postponed (Japanese)
Feb 26
  • The Workplace Mental Health Symposium for FY 2019 to be cancelled (Japanese)
  • List of information about the COVID-19 infections for local governments and medical institutions (Japanese)
  • The COVID-19 patients (148-167th cases) have been confirmed. (Japanese)
  • Information about passengers on a cruise ship anchored off Yokohama Port who have tested positive for the COVID-19 (reported on Feb. 26th) (Japanese)
  • Two patients infected with the COVID-19 have died. (Japanese)
  • Press conference to be held (Japanese)
  • Transportation of asymptomatic pathogen carriers aboard the quarantined cruise ship off Yokohama (Japanese)
  • Information about the COVID-19 and the MHLW's response (Feb. 26th 2020) (Japanese)
  • Minister of Health,Labor and Welfare Kato,Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama and Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Akaba request cooperation from labor-management organizations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 outbreak (Japanese)
Feb 25
  • The COVID-19 patients (140-147th cases) have been confirmed. (Japanese)
  • News conference to be held (Japanese)
  • Information about the COVID-19 and the MHLW's response (Feb. 25th 2020) (Japanese)
  • Two passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship infected with the COVID-19 have died. (Japanese)
  • Transportation of asymptomatic pathogen carriers aboard the quarantined cruise ship off Yokohama (Japanese)
  • Set up a task force comprising medical experts to contain COVID-19 clusters (Japanese)
  • Minister Kato will hold a news conference. (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (Preliminary data), Nov. 2019 (Japanese)
  • Briefing for reporters by a ministry official (Japanese)