Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

What's New 2013

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Dec 2013
Dec 30
  • Voluntary recall of frozen food from which agricultural chemical (Marathion) was detected (Second Report) (Japanese)
Dec 28
  • Voluntary recall of frozen food from which agricultural chemical (Malathion) was detected (Japanese)
Dec 27
  • Employment referrals for general workers (November2013) (English)(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (797th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Report of Human Resources Development Committee, Labour Policy Council (Japanese)
  • Implementation status of measures for supporting the independence of single parents in FY2012 is published (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), October 2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary of "views on revision of the Medical Care Act" by Medical Care Working Group, Social Security Council (Japanese)
  • Beginning in Sept. 2014, Hello Work's job information becomes accessible online, to target private businesses, local governments, etc. and strengthen the job-matching function (Japanese)
  • Status on receipt of "Notification of Implementation Plan for the Suspension of Business Operation" concerning Employment Adjustment Grants (November 2013) (Japanese)
Dec 26
  • Establishment of restrictions on distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (796th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of a survey on status of handling based on the Act on Prevention of Maltreatment of Elderly People and Support for Attendants of Elderly People in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Report of Employment Insurance Working Group, Employment Security Committee, Labour Policy Council (Japanese)
  • Declaration and Communique are agreed upon at the G8 Dementia Summit (Japanese)
  • Results of the general election of Commissioned Welfare and Child Welfare Volunteers in FY2015 (Japanese)
  • Minister Tamura's message for securing a sufficient number of nursery teachers～Please lend us a hand with our effort to solve the wait-listed children's problem～ (Japanese)
Dec 25
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (795th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Additional recruitment for 2nd project on development /establishment of production system for new influenza vaccines (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions on distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Warning on OxyElite Pro (U.S.-made dietary supplement) (Second communication) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of inspection order for imported foods〜Italian corn and processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), September 2013 (Japanese)
  • Report on the implementation status of on-site inspections on special case juridical persons where MHLW holds jurisdiction (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • We recruit a logo for promoting the provision of "working environment favorable for balancing work with long-term care" (Japanese)
  • NPO seeks about 6 volunteers who will participate in the 4th Special Mission for Recovering the Remains of the War Dead from Iwo Jima in FY2013 (Dispatched Period: Feb. 4-13)～Application Period: Dec. 26-Jan. 6～ (Japanese)
  • Report of Expert Committee on the After-School Children Club's Standards (Working Group on Children, Social Security Council) (Japanese)
  • An exhibition on "Child Welfare Cultural Assets Designated by the Social Security Council of the MHLW (publications) - For Healthy Growth of Children in 2013" will be held at International Library of Children's Literature, National Diet Library, starting on Jan. 28th (Tues) (Ueno, Tokyo) (Japanese)
Dec 24
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (794th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Labor Policy Council's proposal for "The future measures for occupational safety and health" is released～Based on the proposal, a bill on amendment of the Industrial Safety and Health Act is examined for submission to the Diet～ (Japanese)
  • Draft Budget for FY2014 (Measures to improve collection of national pension insurance premiums and others) (Japanese)
  • Cabinet Order, Notifications, and Guidelines amending the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law are issued～Among others, they revise the scope of measures that can constitute indirect discrimination; become effective on July 1, 2014～ (Japanese)
  • Winners of　"Minister's special award for outstanding foremen in occupational safety" in FY2013 are decided～Awards ceremony will be held as part of Symposium on Occupational Safety on Friday, January 10, 2014, at the MHLW Lecture Hall～ (Japanese)
  • Food risk communication～Informal meeting on imported food safety～will be held; applications for participation are accepted for Tokyo (Jan. 23rd) and Osaka (24th) (Japanese)
  • Reorganization of the MHLW's organizational structure and reassessment of the enrollment limit in FY2014 (Overview) (Japanese)
  • Tax System Revision in the MHLW in FY2014 (Japanese)
Dec 20
  • Registration opens for EMA/FDA/MHLW-PMDA Orphan Product Designation Workshop
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (793rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • "Special Provisional Allowance for Childrearing Households" and "Headquarters for Implementation of Payment Operations for Simple Allowance-Granting Measure (Provisional Welfare Allowance) and Special Provisional Allowance for Childrearing Households" (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision (Japanese)
  • Purchase of inflation-indexed bonds, etc. (Japanese)
  • Management of fire under domiciliary oxygen therapy (Japanese)
  • Implementation of inspection order for imported foods〜Tanzanian sesame seed and processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Workplaces officially recognized as occupational accidents caused by work with the risk of exposure to Asbestos are requested that they inform workers and bereaved family members of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance System～A letter of request is sent out to 841 workplaces～ (Japanese)
  • Status of Worker Dispatching Undertaking as of June 1, 2014 (Japanese)
  • Aggregation results of business reports on Worker Dispatching Undertaking (Japanese)
  • Cabinet Order designating 3 substances as Narcotics is promulgated today～Control of 2 designated substances is tightened by designating them as Narcotics～ (Japanese)
Dec 19
Dec 18
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey October 2013(English)(Japanese)
  • Foods Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (791st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Summary report of Survey on Employment Trends in first half of 2013 (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of October 2013) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of candidate enterprises for "Minister's Award for Equal Employment/Work and Family Harmonization" in FY2014～Awards are presented to companies promoting positive actions, family-friendly corporations, etc.; accepting applications starting on January 1, 2014～ (Japanese)
  • We are seeking the 15th "Star of Ikumen" from the public～Personal experiences of Ikumens balancing work with childrearing are recruited until Jan. 31st～ (Japanese)
  • Japan-Hungary Social Security Agreement comes into effect (Exchange of Notes)～Reduce expatriates' burden by solving the double coverage problem of pension and other systems～ (Japanese)
Dec 17
  • Survey of Physicians,Dentists and Pharmacists 2012 (Japanese)
  • Basic Survay on Labour Unions
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (790th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions on distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Announcement of results of the Committee on Designated Substances held today～10 substances are newly designated as "Shitei Yakubutsu" (Japanese)
  • Implementation status of focused supervision of companies suspected of unfairly driving young workers into resignation - Legal violations are indicated for about 80% of worklaces supervised - (Japanese)
Dec 16
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (789th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Overview of Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension Services in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (Up to November 2013) (Japanese)
  • Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Healthcare was agreed upon at the Japan-Myanmar Summit Meeting (Japanese)
Dec 13
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (788th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Status of making water supply facilities quakeproof (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Class I Adjustment Rate for the Occupational Accident Compensation Insurance of shipowners' business is added～Revised ministerial order takes into effect on Apr. 1, 2014～ (Japanese)
  • Results of on-site inspections based on Article 25 of the Medical Care Act (FY2011) (Japanese)
  • Promulgation of a ministerial order for generic scheduling of a new substance group as “Shitei Yakubutsu”～Cathinone-based compound～ (Japanese)
  • Radioactive test results of foods (surveyed in Feb.-Mar. 2013)～All fell below the current regulatory dose limit of 1 millisieverts per year～ (Japanese)
Dec 12
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (787th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Order issued to dispatching business operators for the improvement of Worker Dispatching Undertaking (Japanese)
  • "An Interim Report of the Panel Meeting on Promotion of Adoption of Food Production Process Controls through the HACCP System" 　 (Japanese)
  • Yellow Fever vaccination is recommended for people planning to travel to Brazil to watch the World Cup～Advance appointments are required. Allow plenty of time to get vaccinated in a planned manner.～ (Japanese)
  • Status of Formulation of Municipal Welfare Plans and Prefectural Plans for Supporting Community Welfare is announced (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Special Survey] 2013(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Dec 11
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (786th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Additional report of death accidents by Day-Care Facilities～Additional report of 31 cases which occurred between Apr. 2004 and Dec. 2012～ (Japanese)
  • Orders issued to employment placement business operators for suspension and improvement of employment placement undertakings (Japanese)
  • (Suspected) cases of adverse health effects caused by so-called dietary supplements (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received on welfare benefits from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake (October 2013 and cumulative total) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), September 2013 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Dec 10
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (785th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of "enterprises supporting working single-father/-mother families" in FY2013～Applications are accepted from firms actively providing employment support for them until Jan. 6th～ (Japanese)
  • "Workplaces where claims for occupational accidents caused by the exposure to asbestos were recognized in FY 2012" are officially announced～ 1,049 workplaces are published, out of which 811 are newly learned～ (Japanese)
  • "Report on Status of Claims and Grant Decisions for Occupational Accident Compensation Insurance Benefits due to Diseases Caused by Asbestos in FY2012 (Definitive Data)" is released～On a year-over-year basis, the number of the claims and grant decisions for Occupational Accident Compensation Insurance Benefits remains the same, while that of grant decisions for Special Survivor Benefits significantly increased by128 (328.2%)～ (Japanese)
  • Corrections to "List of workplaces where claims for occupational accidents caused by the exposure to asbestos were recognized"～Those lists published in Jul. and Aug. 2005, Mar., Jun., and Dec. 2008, Dec. 2009, and Nov. 2010, 2011, and 2012 are revised～ (Japanese)
  • Corrections to reference materials (FY2010 and FY2011 documents) for "Report on Status of Claims and Grant Decisions for Occupational Accident Compensation Insurance Benefits due to Diseases Caused by Asbestos (Definitive Data)" (Japanese)
  • Labour Policy Council's proposal for "Act on the Promotion of Measures to Support the Next Generation Development in the Future" (Japanese)
Dec 9
Dec 6
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (783rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Outcomes of the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) in Osaka (Japanese)
  • Announcement of monitoring results based on the Imported Food Monitoring and Guidance Plan in FY2013 (An interim report) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Labour Economy Trend, November 2013 (Japanese)
  • The 4th Technical Committee for Health Risk Assessment of Tobacco (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (337th announcement) (Japanese)
Dec 5
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (782nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Order issued to dispatching business operators for improvement of Worker Dispatching Undertaking (Japanese)
  • The 1st Study Group Meeting on the Manual on Household Product (a waterproofing spray, etc.) Safety in FY2013 to be held (Japanese)
Dec 4
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (781st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • An MHLW Project Team for Promotion of Practical Application of World-Leading Innovative Drugs, etc., is set up (Japanese)
  • Additional medical care subject to the aid program for hepatitis treatment (Japanese)
Dec 3
Dec 2
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (779th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Resumption of import of Irish beef, etc. (Japanese)
  • Symposium for Deepening Understanding on the Japanese who Remained in China, etc. will be held (Saturday, February 8, 2014; Sendai city) (Japanese)
  • Training Workshop on the Handling of Long-term Care Robots, etc.～Targeting long-term care facilities staff and others in Tokyo (Dec. 12) and Osaka (Dec. 13)～ (Japanese)
Nov 2013
Nov 29
  • Employment referrals for general workers (October2013) (English)(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (778th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of the retrospective survey on patients transfused with HIV-positive blood (Japanese)
  • 32nd "Art Exhibition of Children/Persons with Physical disabilities"～An awards ceremony/an exhibition of art work will be held in the presence of His Imperial Highness Prince Hitachinomiya～ (Japanese)
  • 11 Japanese who remained in China after World War II make temporary return in group (December 2-13) (Japanese)
  • The "63rd Minister's commendation cermony for the independence and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities" and the "Minister's awards ceremony for high achievers of the 22nd Summer Deaflympics" will be held (Japanese)
  • Order issued to dispatching business operators for improvement of worker dispatching undertaking (Japanese)
  • Status on receipt of the "Notification of an Implementation Plan for the Suspension of Business Operation" related to Employment Adjustment Subsidies (October 2013) (Japanese)
Nov 28
  • Survey on Wage Increase(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (777th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Report on the Final Assessment of the "Healthy Parent and Child 21～Out of 74 items, about 80% improved～ (Japanese)
  • A video on prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) and coping techniques for "Crying Babies" is posted on our homepage～Becomes available on the MHLW Movie Channel (YouTube) on November 28th～ (Japanese)
Nov 27
Nov 26
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (775th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Publication of OECD's "Pensions at a Glance 2013" and notes for the data reference (Japanese)
  • It becomes mandatory for employers to take measures against prevention of occupational accidents caused by vehicles for dragging cut trees, etc.～A ministerial order, excluding some parts, takes into effect on June 1, 2014～ (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), August 2013 (Japanese)
  • The 6th Tripartite Health Ministers Meeting adopts the "Joint Statement," the "Memorandum of Cooperation," and the "Joint Action Plan" against Pandemic Influenza and Emerging/Re-emerging Infectious Diseases of Common Concern (Japanese)
Nov 25
  • Foods Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (774th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The 4th unofficial announcemnt of the facilities improvement expenses for after-school children clubs in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Remains of detainee in the former Soviet Union whose idenfications have been confirmed will be returned to bereaved families (on November 29, in Ibaraki prefecture) (Japanese)
  • 51st National Skills Competition for Young Skilled Workers closes～Japan's Number Ones are decided. The best skilled team award goes to Aichi prefecture.～ (Japanese)
  • 34th Abilympic winners selected～After 318 players competed for excellence of skills in 24 areas, the Abilympic closes on the 24th～ (Japanese)
Nov 22
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (773rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The numbers of the war dead's remains recovered in recent years (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takatori participated in the "Long-term Care Day" seminar in 2013) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I kindly ask for your continued effort in regard to labor-management relations," Senior Vice Minister Sato spoke during his speech given at the 68th General Assembly of the National Labour Relations Commissions Liaison Council) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Names and amounts of government subsidies (Japanese)
  • The amounts of pension benefits will be revised beginning in October 2013 (Japanese)
  • Please participate in the questionnaire survey on the implementation status of the Revised Worker Dispatching Act (Japanese)
Nov 21
Nov 20
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on September 2013) (Japanese)
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (771st announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (772nd announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • HPV, Hib, pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (Japanese)
  • List of requirementｓ for advanced medical treatment institutions and the list of medical institutions implementing advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Tsuchiya and Danish Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries Minister Hækkerup held a meeting) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Tsuchiya and UK Chief Medical Officer Sally Davies held a meeting) (Japanese)
  • Designated regions (Countries/regions without the outbreak of Avian Influenza) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Assistant Minister Kanda attended the 34th Japan Dental Health Convention) (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of September 2013) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on November 19, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Electronic version of the health insurance reimbursement fee schedule for Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Download page for application forms related to Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance Benefits (Japanese)
  • Your participation in Survey on Industrial Accidents (2013) is appreciated (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Your participation in General Survey on Working Conditions (2014) is appreciated (Japanese)
  • Three Ministries jointly support the reconstruction of Tohoku areas through consumption of their fishery products～Our staff cafeterias will start offering menus using fishery products from Fukushima, Miyagi and Ibaraki prefectures～ (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
Nov 19
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (770th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at MHLW (as of November 13, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Report on the Status of the Employment of Persons with Disabilities in 2013 (Japanese)
  • Be careful of solititations for "public-utility bonds" using misleading expressions that make you believe of MHLW's involvement in them (Japanese)
  • List of training facilities for ceritified careworker practitioners (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of November 19, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
Nov 18
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey September 2013(English)(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (769th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Raising the age at which subscribers lose qualifications of corporate-type pension plans (Japanese)
  • Special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance (Japanese)
  • Measures against dioxin-tainted food (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of the remains of the war dead (November) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on November 15, 2013 (Japanese)
  • A guide on the special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance (for small business owners) (Japanese)
  • A guide on the special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance (for self-employed　persons) (Japanese)
  • A guide on the special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance (for workers engaged in specified labour ) (Japanese)
  • A guide on the special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance (for workers dispatched overseas) (Japanese)
  • Special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance for farmers (Japanese)
  • Status of the supply of anti-influenza virus drugs for general distribution (October) (Japanese)
Nov 15
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (768th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Job-Card system (Companies willing to incorporate Job-Ccard in job interviews are encouraged to apply (Japanese))
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (June 2013) (Japanese)
  • Annual Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (2012) (Japanese)
  • Winners of Minister's Award for Relief Projects in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for "The Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Mr. Takashima, Deputy Assistant Minister, Health Policy Bureau, speaking at the 1st Panel Meeting on the Review of Guidelines for New Nursing Staff) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (About 10,000 elderly people participated to demonstrate their trained and practiced skills daily! The 26th Annual National Health and Welfare Festival ("The Nenrinpic Yosakoi Kochi 2013") (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Sato presents diplomas and conveys congratulations to the autumn's winners of the Medal of Honor in FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (Up to October 2013) (Japanese)
  • New Graduates Support Hello Work (Addresses and contact information) (Japanese)
  • "Report on job job openings, job applications, and job offers to applicants pertaining to recent high school and junior high school graduates" in FY2013 (as of September 2013) (Japanese)
  • "Survey on the job offer situation of graduating university students" in FY2013 (as of October 1, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Status of corrective measures taken on matters set down in Audit Reports (Japanese)
Nov 14
  • Basic Survey on Wage Structure(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (767th announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Public vocational training (Japanese)
  • Employment Adjustment Subsidy (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Human Resources Development Bureau Director-General Sugiura presents awards to winners at the Minister's awards ceremony for distinguished technicians (contemporary master craftsmen) in FY2013) (Japanese)
  • The numbers of dogs registered and vaccinated against rabies based on Rabies Prevention Law (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
  • Ensuring imported food safety (Domestic violation cases of Food Hygiene Law) (Japanese)
  • Let us prevent low back pain in the workplace (Japanese)
  • The implentation status of funds set up in the FY2009 Supplementary Budget (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (15th National Convention for Promoting Organ Transplant) (Japanese)
  • Announcement of the implementation status of the "Support Program for Child-rearing at Workplace" (Action Plan for Specified Business Operators) in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Overview of Estimates of National Medical Care Expenditure, FY2011 (Japanese)
Nov 13
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (766th announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Warning on health food (VERSA-1) (Japanese)
  • Report on the Status of Health and Mariners Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • 34th National Vocational Skills Contest for Disabled Persons ("Abilympics") opens～325 participants compete for excellence of skills in 24 areas～ (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on November 12, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Work) (The main employment support services and placement records) (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received on welfare benefits from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake (September 2013 and cumulative total) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), August 2013 (Japanese)
  • Safety Management Guidelines for Medical Record Information (March 2005) (Japanese)
  • Survey on the Management of Environmental Sanitation Businesses in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau Director-General Ishii attended an awards ceremony of the "Minister Prize for Equal Employment/Work and Family Harmonization") (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Sato visited "Shibuya Labour Standards Supervision Office," "Shibuya Public Employment Security Office," "Tokyo Mothers' Hello Work," and "Tokyo Hello Work for Young People") (Japanese)
Nov 12
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (765th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the 185th (extraordinary) Diet session (Japanese)
  • Please inform us of any internet sites possibly in violation of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Japanese)
  • Status of the utilization of welfare services for persons with disabilities (April 2012-)(Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (3) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Meetings related to health and welfare of persons with disabilities (Documents) (Japanese)
  • Recipients of "Minister's Award for Human Resources Development" in FY2013 are announced～Winners of contest for Human Resources Development dissertations are also announced～" (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Tsuchiya congratulates winners at the "Minister's awards ceremony that honors the service of people in the Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund") (Japanese)
  • Subsidy for employment development of designated job seekers (Special subsidy for employment development of the elderly) (Japanese)
Nov 11
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (764th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • National Health and Nutrition Survey (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Your work is important in ensuring food safety. I pay my heartfelt respect for your effort," Parliamentary Vice-Minister Tsuchiya speaks at an awards ceremony honoring the service of people and outstanding facilities in food hygiene in FY2013) (Japanese)
  • "2nd Smart Life Project Award (Let's extend healthy life expectancy!)"～Winner enterprises, organizations, and local municipalities are announced～ (Japanese)
  • Overview of environmental sanitation businesses (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on November 8, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Survey results on the prefectural and municipal governments' responses to abuse cases of persons with disabilities ～ The actual conditions of abuse at home and facilities ～(Japanese)
  • Information on missions for the recovery and return of the remains of the war dead (November) (Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for the Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants of FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceutical products subject to caution for private importing (Japanese)
Nov 8
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (763rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of measurements of radioactive strontium and plutonium in foods (for those surveyed in February-May 2012)～All are below measurable limits or within the pre-Fukushima nuclear power plant accident range～ (Japanese)
  • Radioactive test results of food (for meals surveyed in March 2013)～All are below the current regulatory dose limit of 1 millisieverts per year～ (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (336th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Survey on Economic Conditions in Health Care (Survey on Health Insurers) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (April 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care prescription fees - MEDIAS - (April-May 2013 issues) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (May 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Estimated number of new hospitalization cases, estimated average length of hospital stay, and estimated inpatient medical fees per person～Breakdown of inpatient medical fees into 3 elements～ (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Information on memorial services for the war dead (November 2013) (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • The implentation status of funds set up in the Supplementary Budget FY2009 (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Workshop for medical instructors responsible for clinical training of medical practioners (Japanese)
  • To properly implement worker dispatching undertakings－Manual on Procedures for Granting and Renewal of License－ (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the provision of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Persons who have Caused Serious Cases Under the Condition of Insanity (Japanese)
  • Results of Examination for Certified Social Insurance and Labour Consultant (Japanese)
  • Announcement of successful applicants of 45th Examination for Certified Social Insurance and Labour Consultant (Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale: properties accepting requests for acquisition, etc. for official and public use (Japanese)
  • In Focus: Radiation Protection of Workers Involving TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (IRPW)
Nov 7
  • Partial cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (3) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an Inspection Order for Imported Foods〜Korean red peppers and their processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals: Designated regions (Countries and regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I pay my heartfelt respect for your longtime service," Minister Tamura thanks winners at the Minister's awards ceremony honoring people for their service in environmental health in FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of National Health and Nutrition Survey (Japanese)
  • Administrative punishments concerning worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • International contribution in the field of water supply (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Akaishi speaking at the Minister's awards ceremony honoring people for their service in national health insurance in FY2013) (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data),"June 2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on November 6, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the clinical training system for dental practitioners (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion （as of October 31, 2013） (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion （as of October 31, 2013） 【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (preliminary data) (2013) (Japanese)
  • Report forms for the results of medical examinations of workers on specified chemical substances (Japanese)
Nov 6
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (762nd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (761st announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Frequently asked questions regarding food additives (for consumers) (Japanese)
  • 51st National Skills Competition for Young Skilled Workers opens～1,127 youth skilled workers compete for No. 1 position of "skill" in 40 areas in Japan～ (Japanese)
  • Winners of the Minister’s Award for Outstanding Skilled Workers (Master Craftsmen) in FY2013 are announced～150 persons, including Mr. Susumu Sahara (inspector for intermediate products), are given awards on November 7th～ (Japanese)
  • Prevention of crimes against bank transfer fraud supposedly linked to simplified benefit plans (for low-income households) (Japanese)
  • Release of survey results on broken cord blood sampling bags～17 cases in cord blood banks and 16 cases in medical institutions for transportation～ (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Press Conference by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on November 5, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Search engine portal site for the results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (Japanese)
  • Results of prior evaluation (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and the collection of premiumus (September 2013) (Japanese)
Nov 5
  • Summary of the Press Conference by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on November 1, 2013 (Japanese)
  • A slogan for the "20-year-old Blood Donors" Campaign in FY014 (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (List ofregistered operational management institutions) (Japanese)
  • List of laws and regulations/guidelines on child abuse (Japanese)
  • Announcement of successful applicants of the 43rd Examination for Building Sanitation Enginieers～1,000 people passed the exam in FY2013～ (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Nov 4
  • Loan Interest Subsidy System Related to the "Strategic Project to Create Employment in Industries" (Japanese)
Nov 3
  • Winners of the Autumn's Medal of Honor in 2013 (Japanese)
Nov 1
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (759th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20, Para 3 of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • 47th award presentation ceremony of "Nemunoki Award" and "Takagi Award" will be held (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • You may pay national pension insurance premiums at an increasing number of locations~2,100 stores, including drugstores, nationwide will begin handling payments in November~ (Japanese)
  • Actions taken toward the "Child Abuse Prevention Promotion Month" in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Annual Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (2012) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Annual Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (2012) (Japanese)
  • Information on safety of health food (notification, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Information on the "2nd Smart Life Project award ceremony"~Monday, November 11st at the Toshi Center Hotel (Chiyoda ward, Tokyo)~ (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Sato attended a quinquennial Minister's award ceremony to present Minister's awards to the Consumers' Cooperative Society and its board members) (Japanese)
  • OCR forms (for Workers' accident compensation claims) for download (Japanese)
  • Download page for application forms related to Occupational Accident Compensation Insurance Benefits (Japanese)
  • Various support projects regarding measures on passive smoking prevention (Japanese)
  • List of questionnaire forms for statistical surveys (Japanese)
  • A highly-pathogenic avian influenza virus strain recognized to be handled as naturally occurring (November 1, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officials at MHLW (as of November 1, 2013) (Japanese)
  • 9th Longitudinal Survey of Middle-aged and Elderly Persons (Continuous Survey on the Livelihood of Middle-aged and Elderly Persons) will be conducted on November 6, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Employment support for persons with developmental disabilities (Japanese)
  • The 11th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies(English)(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Oct 2013
Oct 31
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (758th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Labour Insurance System (Description and procedural information) (Japanese)
  • Status of mortality by prefecture - Age-adjusted mortality rates by prefecture in 2010 - (Administrative and processed statistics) (Japanese)
  • "Job fair for career in long-term care services" is held at Hello Works across the country～314 are organized on around "Long-term Care Day" (November 11st) at 341 locations～ (Japanese)
  • Inquiry counters for fibrinogen preparations (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Sato and Singaporian Senior Minister of Manpower, Ms. Amy Khor, held talk) (Japanese)
  • Provisional Report of Monthly Labour Survey - September 2013 and Summer Bonuses in 2013 (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), August 2013 (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Electronic processing system for occupational accident compensation insurance claims (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura and Vietnamese Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Ms. Pham Thi Hai Chuyen, had talk) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Self-evaluation of procurement improvement plan (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Health Foods
Oct 30
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (757th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Regular home visitation and as-needed visitation services (Japanese)
  • Report on the "Status of Employment of Elderly Persons" in 2013 (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Safety Information
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Akaishi delivers a congratutory address at the "Minister's award ceremony honoring people for their service in environmental health business (related to water supply) in FY2013" (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Akaishi presents certificates of commendation at the "Minister's award ceremony for childcare workers" (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Akaishi participates in a tape-cutting opening ceremony of the "47th Waterworks Exhibition in Koriyama (a waterworks equipment and supplies exhibition" (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 29, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Procedures for filing notifications on new chemical substances of small quantities (Japanese)
  • Workshops for Responsible Persons Acting for Dispatching Undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Sato (front center) attended the 1st "Ikumen Company Award Ceremony" held at the Ikumen Promotion Symposium) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Mr. Imabeppu, Director-General,Pharmaceutical and Food Safey Bureau, presents certificates of commendation at the "Minister's award ceremony honoring people for their service in pharmaceutical affairs in FY2013") (Japanese)
  • Photo report ("Please take good care of your health and keep up the good work," tells Parliamentary Vice-Minister Takatori to mission members at the ceremony for the 3rd Special Mission for the Recovery of the Remains from Iwo Jima in FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Application for the use of donated blood based on the "Guidelines on the use of donated blood in R&D, etc." (Japanese)
Oct 29
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (756th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • "The Expert Panel Meeting on Chemical Substance Management" has issued a report (Japanese)
  • Report to the Diet on organ transplant (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (July 2013) (Japanese)
  • Overview of Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services, FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), July 2013 (Japanese)
  • November is the month for stregthening measures against "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)" (Japanese)
  • Related to single parent families (Japanese)
  • Promotion of home medical care (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation (as of October 28, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Parliamentary Secretary Takatori visited Shinjuku Ward Welfare Office, Shinjuku Employment Support Navi, and Tokyo New Graduates Support Hello Work) (Japanese)
  • Report on organ transplant (Japanese)
  • Revision of guidelines for the prevention of health impariment caused by chemical substances (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake (October 2013) (Japanese)
  • Data on and research into employment measures for young people (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Status on the authorization of "Re-employment Assistance Plans" (Second Quarter of FY2013 (Jul-Sept 2013) (Japanese)
  • Status on the receipt of the "Notification of an Implementation Plan for the Suspension of Business Operation" concerning the Employment Adjustment Grants (September 2013) (Japanese)
  • Labour Market Analysis Report (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (September2013) (English)(Japanese)
Oct 28
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (755th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The 3rd Panel Meeting on the Promotion of Adoption of Food Production Process Controls through the HACCP System will be held (Japanese)
  • Information on infectious diseases and vaccinations (Japanese)
  • Information on "Nenkin (Public Pension Plans) Month" (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), August 2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 25, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (56 individuals and 3 organizations receive the Minister's award for their contribution in family planning and maternal and child health in FY2013. Mr. Kuwashima, Director, Maternal and Child Health Division, Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau, presents certificates of commendation at the award ceremony.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura and Singaporean Health Minister Gan Kim Yong held talk) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Build a society in which children can live without fear," says Minister Tamura addressing the 17th Council Meeting on Measures against Child Abuse.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I hope that every elderly person will be able to live with peace of mind," says Minister Tamura addressing the first meeting of the Task Force on the Medical Care and Long-term Care Service Provision System) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura and the Health Minister of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar had talk) (Japanese)
  • December 1st is the World AIDS Day (Japanese)
  • Information on the sales of government-owned properties: properties currently being invited to tender (Hokkaido Seamen's Insurance Health and Welfare Center) (Japanese)
  • Projects related to Packaged Project (Regional Employment Creation Project) (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for dentist instructors (Japanese)
  • Support for the group contracts for specific medical checkups and health guidance (documents) (Japanese)
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals
Oct 25
  • Survey on the Insured of Health and Mariners Insurance (Japanese)
  • Results of the assessment of critical care medical center (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Report on the Status of Medical Services for the Elderly Aged 75 and Over (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • List of leaflets related to occupational safety and health (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the provision of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
  • List of laws and regulations/guidelines on child abuse (Japanese)
  • Certified social workers and careworkers (Japanese)
  • How to become a certified social worker (Japanese)
  • Trends in the number of registered certified social workers (Japanese)
  • Overview of certified careworkers (Japanese)
  • Trends in the number of registered certified careworkers (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (October 2013) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of the 13th Symposium on Hansen's Disease Issue (Japanese)
  • A questionnaire survey on the electrical submission of applications for social and labour insurance plans (Japanese)
  • Testing institutions stipulated in the Ordinance for Enforcement of Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Art 12 (1)) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (The 1st Expert Committee on Strengthening Measures on the Collection of Payments of National Pension Premiums) (Japanese)
Oct 24
  • Information on additional applicants for "Provisional Special Grants for the Development and Establishment of the Production System for New Influenza Vaccines" (second selection phase) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (753rd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of the 13th Symposium on Hansen's Disease Issue (The Human Rights Forum 2013 in Gunma) (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of August 2013) (Japanese)
  • "Award for Companies Providing Career Support in 2013 ～for companies committed to human resources development～" An awards ceremony for 10 companies will be held together with a symposium scheduld on Nov 26th during the Vocational Ability Development Promotion Month (Japanese)
  • Overview of Report on Public Health Admministration and Services, FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Vice Minister Muraki participated in the 82nd National Convention on Commissioned Welfare and Child Welfare Volunteers) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Vice Minister Muraki attended the 1st Liaison Committee for Ministeries and Agencies Working on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic on behalf of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) (Japanese)
  • Electronical submission of applications for Social Insurance and Labour Insurance (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension (Monthly report), July 2013 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Oct 23
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (752nd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of policy evaluation (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Vital Statistics (Schedule of releases) (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," August 2013 (Japanese)
  • Longitudinal Survey of Adults in 21st Century (2012) (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of August 2013) (Japanese)
  • 3rd Study Group Meeting on Japan's Contributions to International Active Aging to be held (Japanese)
  • Ordered discontinuance of specified worker dispatching undertakings ～To business operators who fall under the causes for disqualification stipulated in the Worker Dispatching Act～ (Japanese)
  • Information on applicants for the Project on the Improvement of the Medical Care System for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents (October 2013) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 22, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Please participate in the Special Survey on Industrial Safety and Health in 2013 (Japanese)
  • Employment Insurance System (Japanese)
  • Patient Survey, 2012 (Fukushima prefecture) (Japanese)
  • PDCA-cycle-based objectives management of 2 (3) unemployment insurance related services (Japanese)
  • OCR forms for download (for workers' accident compensation claims) (Japanese)
  • Infectious gastroenteritis (Norovirus) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Status on the implementation of Measures to Support the Development of the Next Generation (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Manual for health emergency preparedness and response for infectious diseases (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Oct 22
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (751st announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • 15th National Convention for Promoting Organ Transplant to be held (Japanese)
  • After-school sound upbringing services (Japanese)
  • List of training facilities for ceritified careworker practitioners (Japanese)
  • Working Group on Food Poisoning, Sectional Committee on Food Sanitation, Council for Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation will be held (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Tsuchiya addresses the "Minister's award ceremony honoring people for their service in Health Insurance Societies in FY2013" (Japanese)
  • Designated regions (Countries/regions without the outbreak of Avian Influenza) (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion （as of October 15, 2013） (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion （as of October 15, 2013） 【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • In Focus: Radiation Protection of Workers Involving TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (IRPW)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on August 2013) (Japanese)
Oct 21
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (750th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment and cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Vice Minister Muraki sold food baked by an employment support agency for persons with disabilities at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) (Japanese)
  • The 3rd unofficial announcemnt of the facilities improvement expenses for after-school children clubs in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Implementation of 61th Mental health and welfare promotion campaign (Japanese)
  • Promulgation of a ministerial order for designation of 7 additional substances as designated substances (Japanese)
  • Ceremony for dispatching 3rd Special Mission for the recovery of Remains from Iwo Jima will be held on October 22nd (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 18, 2013 (Japanese)
  • A meeting for relevant parties of Project for Promotion of Regional/Occupational Coordination in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Minister's award for people who contributed to environmental health in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at MHLW (as of October 21, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Foods Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
Oct 18
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey August 2013(English)(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (749th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Introduction of Ministers, Senior Vice Ministers, and Parliamentary Vice-Ministers (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment for private employment agencies who wish to distribute their information at Hello Works (Japanese)
  • "Survey on the Working Conditions of Social Worker for Persons with Disability in FY2013" will be implemented (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the system for long-term care staff to perform the phlegm suction procedure (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Amendment of the Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards Due to Specified Chemical Substances and other government and ministerial ordinances in October 2013　(addition of regulation on 1,2-dichloropropane) (Japanese)
  • Information for restaurant managers: Key points for the prevention of occupational accidents (Japanese)
  • Information on the "3rd Council on the Promotion of Joint Initiatives between the Public and Private Sectors in the Area of Water Supply in FY2013" to be held (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (This year's winners are 76 companies. Senior Vice Minister Sato presenting certificates of commendation at the Elderly Employment Development Contest in FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Minister's award for their contribution in food hygiene business in FY2013 (Japanese)
Oct 17
  • Foods Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (748th announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Preventive measures against recurrence of the spread of Hepatitis B infection through mass vaccinations and the measures taken by MHLW) (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by MHLW (Japanese)
  • Q&A on Zoonoses (Japanese)
  • Workshops for Responsible Persons Acting for Dispatching Undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Instruction manual for the Safety Guidelines for Cargo Handling (～Prevention of industrial accidents due to cargo handling based on cooperation among land transportation business operators, cargo owners, and others～) (Japanese)
  • Care for post-HPV vaccination pain (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("This is an extremely precious opportunity to obtain feedback from people working in the field," speaks Mr. Hara, Director General of the Health and Welfare Bureau for the Elderly, of the meaning of a Discussion Group Meeting of Long-term Care Business Operators) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura praying with his palms together after offering flowers at a charnel house of Tama Zenshoen) (Japanese)
  • Q&A on Norovirus (Japanese)
Oct 16
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (747th announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Meeting of relevant ministries and agencies for promoting the recovery of remains of the Japanese war dead in Iwo Jima (Japanese)
  • Relief for wounded/sick retired soldiers and war bereaved (Japanese)
  • Second meeting of relevant ministries and agencies for promoting the recovery of remains of the Japanese war dead in Iwo Jima (Japanese)
  • Updates to published data of "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (supporter companies for promotion of Job-Card)" (as of July 31, 2013) (Japanese)
  • List of requirementｓ for medical institutions implementing advanced medical care and the list of medical institutions implementing advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Vacancy Announcement: Staff (Life Support Advisers) at the National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities (Nozominosono) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 15, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura receiving explanation about a linar accelerator or linac for external-beam radiation therapy) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura addressing at the Ceremony for the 50th Anniversary of the Enactment of the Act on Relief to Wounded and Sick Retired Soldiers and the 60th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Japan Disabled Veterans Association) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura actually moving the "UFO catcher (an automatic control device)" jointly produced by Polytech Center Kanto trainees from design) (Japanese)
  • Number of examinees for the 16th Examination for Long-term Care Support Specialists (Care Managers) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • "Minister's award ceremony for workers engaged in childcare service" will be held~176 people are awarded for their service in childcare on October 21st~ (Japanese)
Oct 15
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (746th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • "Bills submitted to the 185th extraordinary session of the Diet" by MHLW (Japanese)
  • Homepage for medical corporations and health service management (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 11, 2013 (Japanese)
  • No survey is planned on newly confirmed cases of Japanese war orphans remaining in China based on sharing of information with public (Japanese)
  • Candidates for recipients of Minister's award for their contribution in pharmaceutical affairs in FY2013 have been decided (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the "Medicines and Health Week" (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (Up to September 2013) (Japanese)
  • Mothers' Hello Work/Mothers' Corner (Japanese)
  • Status of the utilization of welfare services for persons with disabilities (April 2012-) (Japanese)
  • Request for submission of case notification based on the Infectious Disease Law to physicians (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceutical products subject to caution for private importing (Japanese)
  • Drug abuse destroys you and the surrouding society! (Information for public edcuation purpose) (Japanese)
  • Notification system for importation of animals (Japanese)
  • Detection of pharmaceutical components in unapproved and unlicensed drugs (Japanese)
  • Supporting materials for the group contracts for specific medical checkups and health guidance (Japanese)
  • Information on healthcare reform related to health specific medical checkups/healthcare guidance (Japanese)
Oct 11
  • News Letter
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (745th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of Senior Vice Minister Akiba on September 27, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Infertility Specialty Counseling Centers (an overview of services) (Japanese)
  • Women's Health Care Support Centers (an overview of services) (Japanese)
  • List of counseling counters for infertility nationwide (Japanese)
  • Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Work) (The main employment support services and placement records) (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on the Redistribution of Income in 2011 (Japanese)
  • Name list of Advance Evaluation Committee Members of General Research on Adult Diseases Including Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for "The Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Announcing the period of suspended operation of elevators (some part) in the Central Government Building No. 5 for renovation (Changes in schedule) (Japanese)
  • 13th Symposium on Hansen's Disease Problem (Japanese)
  • To properly implement worker dispatching undertakings－A Manual on Procedures for the Granting, Renewal, etc. of Licenses－ (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and medical devices (Drugs approved in the U.S. and Europe and unapproved in Japan) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of a research team to investigate into the cause and prevent recurrence of white blotches caused by Rhododenol-containing medicated cosmetics on the skin (Japanese)
  • Implementation status of comparison of the Japan Pension Service's pensioner data with pension benefit recipients at the Employees' Pension Fund and the Pension Fund Association (as of March 2013) (Japanese)
  • Subsidy for the employment development of designated job seekers (Subsidy for the employment development of people with difficulties finding jobs) (Japanese)
  • Subsidy for the employment development of designated job seekers (Special subsidy for the employment development of the elderly) (Japanese)
Oct 10
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Foods Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Overview of Human Resources Development Administration
  • Photo Report ("What's the Act on Assistance Dogs for Physically Disabled Persons?", a promotional event for the use of assistance dogs for persons with disabilities, is held) (Japanese)
  • Food additives (Japanese)
  • Winners of the Minister's Award for People who Contributed to Health, Labour and Welfare Statistics in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Upcoming job interview meetings for foreign students (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (A Red Feather Community Chest Kickoff Event: A central ceremony for red feathers to be delivered via first flight was held) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("I appreciate for your cooperation!" Minister Tamura calls for cooperation at a Red Feather Community Chest Kickoff Event) (Japanese)
  • Japan's largest sports festival for people with disabilities - "The 13th National Sports Festival for People with Disabilities" will be held in Tokyo - (Japanese)
  • Genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of implementing organizations for the Training Project for Improvement of Autopsy Imaging Techniques in FY2013 (Japanese)
Oct 9
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (744th announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (743rd announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Warning on health food (OxyElite Pro) (Japanese)
  • Establishment and cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • The Implementation Plan for Policy Evaluations in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • The 10th Generic Drug Seminar to be held (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 8, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • The municipal effort to promote Preventive Long-term Care (Japanese)
  • Act on Advancement of Measures to Support the Development of the Next Generation (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (41 individuals and 4 facilities including medical institutions are given the Minister's Award for Reproductive Care Physicians for Their Service in FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Vice Minister Muraki delivers a keynote speech at a public seminar organized by the Brookings Institution) (Japanese)
Oct 8
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (742nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Tick-borne encephalitis (Japanese)
  • Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection (Japanese)
  • Corynebacterium ulcerans infection (Japanese)
  • Issues discussed during the "Expert Meeting on Examination and Verification of Products that have Newly Become Available as Non-prescription" are put together in a report (Japanese)
  • Results of Initial Risk Assessment (Assessment I) of priority assessment chemical substances and measures taken based on them (Japanese)
  • Summary of the proceedings of the Meeting of Health, Labour and Welfare Monitors (Japanese)
  • Business-suspension order has been issued to the Electrical Products Sales Cooperative Association of Japan for part of its business (Japanese)
  • Status of workplaces involving work related driving subjected to supervision and guidance of the Labour Standards Inspection Offices and sent to the Public Prosecutor's Office in 2012 (Japanese)
  • Issues discussed in the "Working Group Meeting on the Establishment of Sales Rules for OTC Drugs" are compiled in a report (Japanese)
  • Mental health (Japanese)
  • Ehime Regional Labour Bureau (List of locations of Prefectural Labour Bureaus (Labour Standards Supervision Offices and Public Employment Security Offices)) (Japanese)
  • Chemical substances equivalent to Class I Specified Chemical Substances based on the Chemical Substances Control Law and the deliberation results of the Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council (Japanese)
  • Job-related information for new/recent graduates and for employers (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the "Medicines and Health Week"in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (New Kansai Branch, PMDA, has opened. Mr. Imabeppu, Director-General of Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau, attended its opening ceremony on behalf of MHLW.) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment related to the Training Project of Workers Engaged in Home-visit Nursing, etc. for Psychiatric Care in FY2013 (Japanese)
Oct 7
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (741st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Measures taken by unlicensed distributors of online OTC drug sale (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data),"May 2013 (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (June 2013) (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks caused by a pathogenic substance, Norovirus (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on Public Health Nurses' Activity in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 4, 2013 (Japanese)
  • "National Forum for Promoting the Prevention of Child Abuse in Oita" will be held (Japanese)
  • "Orange Ribbons Movement by Students"in FY2013 will be implemented (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion （as of September 30, 2013） 【for disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion （as of September 30, 2013） (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 1, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Vice Minister Muraki's speech at the Brookings Institution: "From Abenomics to Womenomics: Working Women and Japan's Economic Revival" (Japanese)
Oct 4
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (740th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (335th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of after-school sound upbringing services (after-school children clubs) in 2013 (as of May 1, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Overview of Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • 54th "Codex Liaison Council" and the registration of observers (Japanese)
  • Overview of Social Security Agreements (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Welfare equipment (related to commodities exempt from consumption tax) (Japanese)
  • 17th Meeting of Council on Measures against Child Abuse Prevention to be held (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura attended the presentation ceremony of the donation box by Clean Life Minori (Japanese)
  • Official announcement of statistical results (Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Ministers Sato and Tsuchiya and Parliamentary Vice-Ministers Akaishi and Takatori addressing the MHLW staff members upon their appointment, and the former Senior Vice Ministers Masuya and Akiba and the former Parliamentary Vice-Ministers Tokashiki and Marukawa upon their resignation.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura met with the 42nd World Skills Competition participants who won gold medals and asked them, "please pass your craft skills down the next generation.") (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("The awards ceremony for the 5th Monozukuri Nippon Grand Award (Prime Minister's Prize)" was held) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura inspected the actual situations of labour policy studies, training for personnel in charge of labour administration, and independence support services for public assistance recipients) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura firmly shaking hands with recipients of the letters of commendation from the Health, Labour and Welfare Minister at the 25th anniversary ceremony of the training of health fitness programers and instructors) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura wearing an "orange ring band" as a token of support for dementia patients") (Japanese)
  • Financial projection of pensions in foreign countries (Japanese)
Oct 3
  • Foods Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (739th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • 【Accepting applications】MHLW meetings accepting participants and observers (including Councils) (Japanese)
  • Implementation status of comparison of the Japan Pension Service's pensioner data with records of pension benefit recipients' at the Employees' Pension Fund and the Pension Fund Association (as of March 2013) (Japanese)
  • The schedule pertaining to the manufacture/import notification, etc. of new chemical substances (Japanese)
  • Status of the safety screening of genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • "Guidelines for the Development of Dementia Care Pathway" (General Incorporated Association Asset Formation Welfare) (Japanese)
  • Revision of the pension system (related to the Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Tax) (Japanese)
  • The 3rd Expert Committee on the Assessment of the Health Effects of Tabacco (Japanese)
Oct 2
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (738th announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 1, 2013 (Japanese)
  • The 2nd unofficial announcemnt of the facilities improvement expenses for after-school children clubs in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Documents related to systems on, such as, payment of benefits to support independence of persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Administrative punishments concerning worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • Information on memorial services for the war dead (October 2013) (Japanese)
  • Annual report on the survey of registered tuberculosis incidents in 2012 (overview) (Japanese)
  • "Public pention system" procedures that dependent spouses (house-wives and house-husbands) of company employees, etc. (Category 2 insured persons) should know (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (2013) (Japanese)
  • Investigations into medical institutions where blood coagulation factor products are delivered (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), July 2013 (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received on welfare benefits from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake (August 2013 and cumulative total) (Japanese)
  • Workshop for medical instructors responsible for clinical training of medical practioners (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and the collection of premiumus (Japanese)
  • Advertising regulations for pharmaceutical products, etc. (Japanese)
Oct 1
  • Employment referrals for general workers (August2013) (English)(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (737th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Regular home visitation and as-needed visitation services (Japanese)
  • Information on cancer control (Japanese)
  • Information on the "Intensive Campaign Month for Achieving 50% Cancer Screening Rate in FY2013" and the "National Convention for Promoting 50% Cancer Screening Rate in FY2013" (Japanese)
  • List of occupational hazards subject to occupational accident compensation is revised (pamphlet) (Japanese)
  • List of occupational hazards subject to occupational accident compensation is revised (Japanese)
  • The 12th Activity Report of the Follow-up Service Promotion Office (issued on September 30th, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • Information on water supply restrictions related to drought (Japanese)
  • Budget Appropriation Request Form and Policy Evaluation Form (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), June 2013 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of 28th National Examination for Registered Dietitian(Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake (September 2013) (Japanese)
  • Status and the number of guidance and counseling cases concerning the authorization of the "Reemployment Assistance Plan" (August 2013) (Japanese)
  • Status on the receipt of the "Notification of an Implementation Plan for the Suspension of Business Operation"concerning the Employment Adjustment Grants (August 2013) (Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale (Japanese)
  • Management control of specific pathogens based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at MHLW as of October 1, 2013 (Japanese)
  • A final report on the "Public-Private Partnership Program for Collecting and Disseminating Safety Information of Existing Chemical Substances (Japan HPV Challenge Program)" is released (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Labour Market Analysis Report (Japanese)
Sep 2013
Sep 30
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (736th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on September 27, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the "Medicines and Health Week" (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for the Promotion of Information Dissemination related to the "Integrated Medicine" in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Report forms for the results of medical examinations of workers on specified chemical substances (Japanese)
  • Main changes to systems related to MHLW (October 2012) (Japanese)
  • Second open recruitment related to the Project for the Promotion of the General Welfare of Persons with Disabilities in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • "Procedures for Checking Regional Medical Care Indexes (Evaluation Indexes for Medical Care Systems) (Notification)" (Japanese)
  • Budget Appropriation Request Form and Policy Evaluation Form (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), July 2013 (Japanese)
  • 【Accepting applications】MHLW meetings accepting participants and observers (including Councils) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba and Thai Public Health Minister Sintavanarong held a talk) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba and Malaysian Health Minister Subramaniam held a meeting to establish cooperative relations in the field of healthcare) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba visited Gleneagles Hospital in Malaysia) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba delivering a speech at the 6th Asian and Pacific Population Conference of the UN Social Development in Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (Ministerial Segment))(Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Mr. Yuichiro Miura, Ms. Yuko Arimori, and Ms. Ayaka Hirahara swore in as the Appointment Cermony of "Goodwill Ambassador of Active Health" on September 17, 2013) (Japanese)
Sep 27
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • International Contributions (English)(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (735th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Senior Vice Minister Kenya Akiba's trip overseas (Summary of results) (Japanese)
  • Sectorial Committee on Equal Employment, Labor Policy Council, issues a "Report on Equal Employment Measures" (Japanese)
  • Handbook on Measures against Power Harassment in Workplace is published～Seminar on Supporting Power Harassment Measures by Using the Handbook～ (Japanese)
  • Prize winning enterprises of the "Elderly Employment Development Contest" in FY2013 are decided～Daiwa LifeNext Co., Ltd. (Minato ward, Tokyo), the Labour Minister's highest prize recipient, and others will be awarded on October 4th～ (Japanese)
  • Two prize winning companies of the "Minister's Award for Equal Employment and Work and Family Harmonization" in FY2013 are Yokohama Bank and Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company～A prize giving ceremony will be held during the "Forum on Company Management and Positive Actions"～ (Japanese)
  • To prevent the "AEDs' failure to work in emergencies" (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Social security education (Japanese)
  • Employment insurance system (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Child Care and Family Care Leave Act, and the Act on Advancement of Measures for Supporting Raising the Next-generation Children (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Trends of Medical Care Expenditure (National Medical Care Expenditure and Medical Expenditure for the Elderly) (Japanese)
  • Employment Policy for Foreign Workers (Japanese)
  • Child Welfare Cultural Assets (Japanese)
  • The number of cases for which medication import forms (Yakkan import certificates) were issued (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • "Questionnaires entry support system for the Survey on the Insured of Employee's Health Insurance in FY2013" (Japanese)
  • List of items of pharmaceutical products and medical devices transferred to a new lot release system (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (May 2013) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Minister Tokashiki addressing at the opening ceremony of the International Foster Care Organization (IFCO) 2013 Osaka World Conference) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Vice-Ministers Tokashiki and Marukawa seriously participating in a training for the Nankai Trough Earthquake held at a meeting of the Disaster Response Headquarters at MHLW) (Japanese)
  • 【Accepting applications】 MHLW meetings accepting participants and observers (including Councils) (Japanese)
Sep 25
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (733rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and medical devices safety information (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency )PMDA) sets up Osaka Office (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of July 2013) (Japanese)
  • Business Report on the Review of Effective Use of Water Resources and Optimization of Water Supply in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Subsidy for employment development of designated job seekers (disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Report on the Status of Medical Services for the Elderly Aged 75 and Over (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," July 2013 (Japanese)
  • Vital Statistics (Schedule of releases) (Japanese)
  • Information on Employment Related Subsidies～For the stabilization of employment～ 【Detailed version】 (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at MHLW as of September 10, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Meeting for Exchange of Opinions on Intractable Diseases (Japanese)
  • Overview of individual research projects (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of research projects (Japanese)
  • Schedule of workshops for medical instructors (Japanese)
  • Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension (Monthly report), June 2013 (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of July 2013) (Japanese)
  • 【Accepting applications】 MHLW meetings accepting participants and observers (including Councils) (Japanese)
Sep 24
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Employment referrals for general workers (July2013) (English)(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (732nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Electronic processing system for occupational accident compensation insurance claims (Japanese)
  • Dementia's early signs that family members should know (Japanese Government Internet TV) (Japanese)
  • Evaluation of Two Unemployment Insurance Services in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba listening to Quarantine Station Chief's explanation on the organization's work) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura inspecting Mie prefecture) (Japanese)
  • "National Forum for Promoting Child Abuse Prevention in Oita" opens at 10am on Saturday, November 16, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 20, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Seeking public comments for an interim report on review of the "Ethical Policy for Epidemiologic Studies" and the "Ethical Policy for Clinical Studies" (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), July 2013 (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Reporting system for the Survey on National Health Insurance in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of "Basic Survey of Human Resources Development in FY2013" (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion （as of September 13, 2013） 【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • List of housings available for employment promotion （as of September 13, 2013） (Japanese)
  • The 8th-Stage Comprehensive Measures for Prevention of Hazards Due to Dust (Japanese)
  • Related to the Ordinance for Enforcement of Pneumoconiosis (Japanese)
  • Evaluation Committee for Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Japanese)
Sep 20
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (731st announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Announcement of the status of implementation of health checkups on radiation workers in Fukushima prefecture (Japanese)
  • Big Health Promotion Campaign (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (toadstools) (Japanese)
  • Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) Statements for FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Homemade lunch boxes and pastries produced by persons with disabilities at "Asunaro Gakuen" (an employment support agency for persons with the disabled) will be sold in front of the main entrance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japanese)
  • Special rules for kindergarten-license holders to obtain childcare certificates (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice-Minister Akiba asking questions about the progress of clinical trials for novel therapeutics) (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Releasing a report of "Study Group to Verify the Effects of Implementing Action Plans for General Business Operators and the Kurumin System based on the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-generation Children" (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents (September 2013) (Japanese)
  • 【Looking for participants】MHLW meetings (including Councils) accepting participants and observers (Japanese)
  • List of professional training and certification programs (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Supplements in which pharmaceutical substances used for tonic purposes are detected (Japanese)
Sep 19
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (730th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Seeking public comments for the "Assessment of the Achievement of Targets in FY2012 (draft)" by the Labour Policy Council's committees (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Hiromichi Sato, a TV personality, participating in the special "Emergency Care Day" event with a serious look) (Japanese)
  • Promotion of sports activities of persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Survey on State of Employees' Health in 2012 (Japanese)
  • "Re-employment Assistance Plans" and "Notifications in Case of Mass Fluctuations in Employment" (Japanese)
  • Starting Oct 1st, "adjustment" of machines will be added to the scope of work requiring employers to stop their operations (Art 107, Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health) (Japanese)
  • What are "Regional Youth Support Stations"? (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on July 2013) (Japanese)
Sep 18
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (729th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Employment placement business providers providing employment-related funds (Japanese)
  • General descriptions of advanced medical treatment techniques (Japanese)
  • List of medical institutions implementing advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 17, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Display problems detected in the MHLW website has been resolved (Japanese)
  • Information on water supply restrictions relating to drought (Japanese)
  • The list of organizations implementing Competency Examinations(Japanese)
  • Outbreak of Rabies among animals in Taiwan (Japanese)
  • Examples of information notices prepared on hazards related to machines (based on the Revised Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health in 2012) (Japanese)
  • To cargo owners, land transporters, and others: Information on a briefing meeting on an MHLW-commissioned project on "Safety Guidelines for Cargo Handling in Land Transportation Business" (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey July 2013(English)(Japanese)
Sep 17
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (728th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Outcome of Committee on Designated Substances held today (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (September 2013) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 13, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of the screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (-August 2013) (Japanese)
  • Announcement of lump sum payments agreed upon by major private companies in summer 2013～The amount agreed upon is 746,334 yen, 2.75% increase from the previous year～ (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the "Medicines and Health Week" (Japanese)
  • Health, labour and welfare statistics listed by issue area and survey subject (Japanese)
  • Your participation in Survey of Social Welfare Institutions and Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care (2013) is appreciated (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation (as of September 13, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Payment status of National Pension Insurance premiums (by municipality) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (At the Minister's Award Ceremony, Seninor Vice-Minister Masuya applauds and presents certificates of commendation to outstanding establishments employing the disabled) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (3 organizations, 16 medical institutions, and 15 individuals received the Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's Commendations　for emergency medical care service) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice-Minister Masuya delivering a speech at the 4th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Social Welfare and Development Plus Three) (Japanese)
  • World Rabies Day on September 28 (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Sep 16
  • Application of the Disaster Relief Act for the heavy rain damages caused by Typhoon No. 18 (Second report) (Japanese)
  • Application of the Disaster Relief Act for the heavy rain damages caused by Typhoon No. 18 (Japanese)
Sep 13
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (727th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • 2nd Panel Meeting on the Promotion of Adoption of Food Production Process Controls through the HACCP System will be held 　 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (September 2013) (Japanese)
  • Status Report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (May 2013) (Japanese)
  • Health Promotion Headquarters will be set up on September 18th～Big Campaign for Health Promotion (2nd Stage)～ (Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for government subsidies for the Health Promotion Projects for the Elderly in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of the survey on the status of earthquake-proofing social welfare institutions～The ratio of the earthquake-proof institutions was 84.3% in 2012～ (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Nation's first project to promote taking annual paid leaves around the dates of community events will be implemented in 2 places～Kawane-cho, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka-ken and Hitoyoshi-shi, Kumamoto-ken～ (Japanese)
  • Recipients of the 5th Monozukuri Nippon Grand Award (Prime Minister's Prize) are decided (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at MHLW as of September 10, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of the survey on the status of activities involving maternity marks (Japanese)
  • List of items of pharmaceutical products and medical devices transferred to a new licensing system (Japanese)
  • Support for single-parent families (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Parliamentary Secretary Marukawa delivers a speech at the Handover Ceremonies of Remains of Japanese Detainees in the Former Soviet Union and Mongolia (Nomonhan Incident) (Japanese)
Sep 12
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (726th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Collection of the cases of public health services obtaied from data analyses of employees' insurances (Data Health Plan) (Japanese)
  • Public health services provided by medical insurers (Data Health Project) (Japanese)
  • Child Welfare Week (Japanese)
  • Report on status of day-care centers (as of April 1, 2013) (Japanese)
  • An NPO seeks volunteers who participate in the 3rd Special Mission for the Recovery of Remains of the War Dead from Iwo Jima (Oct 22-30) (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for "The Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Starting April 2014, information to be recorded in the business reports of employment placement undertakings (covering the period from Apr 2013 to Mar 2014) changes (Japanese)
  • Evaluation Committee for Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for the Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants of FY2013 (3rd application) (Japanese)
  • Data on the war dead's remains recovered in recent years (Japanese)
  • We must prevent transportation-related occupational accidents - Key points of the "Guidelines for the prevention of occupational accidents in transportation" (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for dentist instructors (Japanese)
Sep 11
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (725th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of government subsidies for the Improvement of Facilities for the Medical Care Provision System in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Basic statistics for health care insurance in FY2010 (Japanese)
  • "Personal experience contest aimed at achieving 50% cancer screening rate in FY2013"～ Cancer screening as gift for your beloved family ～ (Japanese)
  • Report on Status of Health and Mariners Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on 10 September 2013 (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • 13 Japanese who remained in China after World War II make temporary return in group (September 12-23) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on 3 September 2013 (Japanese)
  • Meeting on research outcome (Promotion of studies on the drug discovery research platform) (Japanese)
  • Regional Waterworks Vision (Japanese)
  • List of laws and regulations/guidelines on child abuse (Japanese)
  • Fund for the Recovery of Regional Medical Care in the Supplemental Budget in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the provision of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Sep 10
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (724th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Analysis of regional differences in insurance premiums of Municipal National Health Insurance Plans in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Analysis of regional differences in medical care expenditures in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (March 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Estimated number of new hospitalization cases, estimated average length of hospital stay, and estimated inpatient medical fees per person～Breakdown of inpatient medical fees into 3 elements～ (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data)～FY2012 edition～ (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care prescription fees - MEDIAS - (March 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care expenditure - MEDIAS - (FY2012 edition) (Japanese)
  • 4 diseases, including bile tract cancer, are specified as industrial diseases subject to workers' accident compensation～Revised ministerial order takes effect on October 1, 2013～ (Japanese)
  • White Paper on Annual Health, Labour and Welfare 2013 (Japanese)
  • "Goodwill Ambassador of Active Health" is appointed on 17 September～Big Campaign for Health Promotion (1st Stage)～ (Japanese)
  • Public release of results of the "Survey on the Attitudes of Young People" (Japanese)
  • Public release of "White Paper on Annual Health, Labour and Welfare (2013 edition)" - Explore the Youth Attitude - (Japanese)
  • Report on revised regional minimum wages by region in FY2013～The national weighted average price is 764 yen, resolving "reverse phenomenon" in 10 of 11 prefectures, in which minimum wages have fallen below public assistance ～ (Japanese)
  • Special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance (Japanese)
  • Revision of pension system (related to Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Tax) (Japanese)
  • Labour Policy Council (Japanese)
Sep 9
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (723rd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Q&A on swtich of pediatric pneumococcal vaccines (Japanese)
  • 1st Study Group Meeting on the Vocational Ability Evaluation System within Labour Market Policy will be held (Japanese)
  • Tochigi prefecture was unofficially picked as a venue for the National Skills Competition and the National Vocational Skills Contest for Disabled Persons in FY2017 (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Status of designated medical facilities for infectious diseases (as of April 1, 2013)(Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • List of items of pharmaceutical products and medical devices transferred to a new licensing system (Japanese)
  • The number of housings available for employment promotion （as of August 30, 2013） (Japanese)
  • The number of housings available for employment promotion （as of August 30, 2013） 【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • Human Resources Development
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Sep 6
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (722nd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (334th announcement) (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data),"April 2013 (Japanese)
  • Survey on Labour Economy Trend, August 2013 (Japanese)
  • 18 Japanese who remained in Karafuto etc. after World War II make temporary return in group (September 7-17) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Budget Appropriation Request and Policy Evaluation Forms (Japanese)
  • Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Work) (The main activities and employment placement records) (Japanese)
  • Designated regional cancer treatment hospitals (as of September 6, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Zoonosis (Information on infection) (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Status on revised regional minimum wages in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Longitudinal Survey of Middle-aged and Elderly Persons
Sep 5
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (721st announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Overview of budget appropriation requests for 2013 by each division at MHLW (Japanese)
  • Results of the "General Survey on Dispatched Workers" in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Trends in the number of deaths resulting from mesothelioma by prefecture (21 major cities regrouped)(based on Vital Statistics (final data, 1995-2012)) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice-Minister Akiba visited Kobe, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Mr. Hara, Director-General, Health Policy Bureau, hands to winners certificates of commendation with contratulatory words at the 11th annual Merit Awards for Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration (Japanese)
  • Information on water supply restrictions associated with drought (Japanese)
  • Briefing meeting on Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants for Stratigic Studies in FY2013 (presentation papers) (Japanese)
  • Genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of Vital Statistics of Japan (final data), 2012 (in Japanese)
  • Foods Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Radiation Protection of Workers in Response to TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Sep 4
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (720th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Summary of Static/Dynamic Surveys of Medical Institutions and Hospital Report, 2012 (Japanese)
  • "Prevention of occurance and spread of health hazards of health food use" (Revised in March 2013) (Japanese)
  • Fact-finding Survey on Minimum Wages (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and the collection of premiumus(July 2012)(Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice-Minister Akiba inspecting the Wako City Hall, Niikura Elderly Care Services Center, and Nissei Oasis Wako) (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (2013) (Preliminary data) (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received on welfare benefits from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake (July 2013 and cumulative total) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), June 2013 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Sep 3
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (719th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • MHLW recruits the board of directors of incorporated administrative agencies from the general public (Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for allowances provided under the Medical Expense Support Program for Overseas Atomic Bomb Survivors (from January to December 2013) (Japanese)
  • Winner of the "Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's Commendations for Emergency Medical Care Service" in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Relapsing fever (Japanese)
  • Application of the Disaster Relief Act for the damages caused by heavy rain since 23 August (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (List of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
  • Announcing the recovery of the remains of the war dead (September) (Japanese)
  • 1st Council for the Promotion of a New Water Supply Vision (Japanese)
Sep 2
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (718th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Application of the Disaster Relief Act to windstorms which occurred on 2 September (Japanese)
  • Information on memorial services for the war dead (September 2013) (Japanese)
  • Name list of Senior Officers at MHLW as of 1 September 2013 (Japanese)
  • Free telephone counseling services provided for people working for companies suspected of unfairly driving young workers into resignation (Japanese)
  • Application for Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants in FY2013 for the "Project for Promoting Studies on Global Health Issues" (Japanese)
  • Seeking a slogan for "20-year-old Blood Donors" Campaign in FY014 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on 30 August 2013 (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 the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Requested Tax System Revisions by MHLW in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Municipalities adopted for model projects for promoting the establishment of support teams for early stage dementia in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice-Minister Akiba inspected the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, and National Institute of Health and Nutrition to figure out how research on medical care and life-style related disease prevention is actually conducted) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Please take care of your body. I sincerely hope you will complete the marathon!," cheers Minister Tamura for Mr. Hideyuki Kai (center of the photo) who will run a marathon across Japan for the cause of child abuse prevention) (Japanese)
  • Announcing the recovery of the remains of the war dead (September) (Japanese)
  • Information on memorial services for the war dead (September) (Japanese)
  • 37th National Examination for Emergency Life-saving Technicians (Japanese)
  • 60th National Examination for Clinical Laboratory Technicians (Japanese)
  • 49th National Examination for Physical Therapists (Japanese)
  • 66th National Examination for Radiological Technologists (Japanese)
  • 22nd National Examination for Judo Healing Practioners (Japanese)
  • 23rd National Examination for Dental Hygienists (Japanese)
  • 44th National Examination for Orthoptists (Japanese)
  • 48th National Examination for Occupational Therapists (Japanese)
  • 16th National Examination for Speech-language Hearing Therapists (Japanese)
  • 27th National Examination for Artificial Limb Technicians (Japanese)
  • 22nd National Examination for Acupuncture Practioners (Japanese)
  • 22nd National Examination for Moxibustion practitioners (Japanese)
  • 27th National Examination for Clinical Technicians (Japanese)
  • 22nd National Examination for Massage and Finger Pressure Practioners (Japanese)
  • Fiscal Year Plan concerning production of statistics by commission, and preparetaion and provision of anonymized data (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Testing institutions stipulated in Ordinance for Enforcement of Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Art 12 (1)) (Japanese)
  • Search system for Rosai Hospitals (medical institutions designated by industrial accident insurance) (Japanese)
  • (Newly listed) Generic drugs subject to additional assessment in terms of medical service fees in FY2012-2013 (Japanese)
  • Evaluation results of the actual performance of the Japan Pension Service (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Aug 2013
Aug 30
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (717th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Promotion of measures for preventive long-term care and health management towards "Society in which Healthy Life Expectancy is Extended" (Japanese)
  • Revision of financial statements of Social Insurance Hospitals (Japanese)
  • Revision of the Employees' Pension Fund System (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (3) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Investment performance of the Government Pension Investment Fund in the First Quarter of FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of monitoring and guidance based on Imported Food Monitoring and Guidance Plan in FY2012 & publication of statistics on imported food monitoring in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Information for people working abroad (Social Security Agreements) (Japanese)
  • Recipients of the "FY2013 Minister Award of Outstanding Offices for the Employment of Persons with Disabilities" are decided - The Merit Awards Ceremony is scheduled on Tuesday, September 10 (Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • White Paper on Labour Economy 2013 (Analysis of Labour Economy) (Japanese)
  • White Paper on Labour Economy 2013 (Analysis of Labour Economy) is published～The analytical theme is "Employment & Human Resources and the Way of Working in the Midst of Structural Changes in the Economy～ (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake (August 2013) (Japanese)
  • Public comments received for the revision of Disability Support Categories (draft) (Japanese)
  • Management control of specific pathogens based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), June 2013 (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Employment Policy for Foreign Workers (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of September 2, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Prevention of occurance and spread of health hazards of health food use (Revised in March 2013) (Japanese)
  • Social care for children (Japanese)
  • Status on the receipt of the "Notification of an Implementation Plan for the Suspension of Business Operation" concerning the Employment Adjustment Grants (Juｌｙ 2013) (Japanese)
  • Status and the number of guidance and counseling cases concerning the authorization of the "Reemployment Assistance Plan" (July 2013) (Japanese)
  • Labour Market Analysis Report (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (July 2013) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
Aug 29
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (716th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Budget appropriation request for FY2014 by MHLW (Japanese)
  • List of the names of Divisions in charge of relief assistance at the municipal governments (Japanese)
  • Orders for the suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking issued to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (April 2013) (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), June 2013 (Japanese)
  • Information on water supply restrictions relating to drought (Japanese)
Aug 28
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (715th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on August 27, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), May 2013 (Japanese)
  • Cultural activities of persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Information on safety of health food (notification, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Status of the utilization of welfare services for persons with disabilities (April 2012-) (Japanese)
  • Support for children and childrearing (Japanese)
Aug 27
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (714th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Electronic version of the health insurance reimbursement fee schedule for Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Prompt Vital Statistics Report, June 2013 (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents (August 2013) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura offering flowers at the Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead on the 68th anniversary of the end of World War II) (Japanese)
  • Search system for qualified doctors and dentists begins operating on August 27th～Check items are expanded to prevent unqualified medical practitioners from practicing!～ (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariffs (as of August 27, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] December 2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] November 2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] October 2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] September 2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] August 2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] July 2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] June 2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] May 2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] April 2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] March 2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] February 2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Prefectural Survey] January 2012 (Japanese)
Aug 26
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Foods Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (713rd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Briefing meeting on "Strategic Study on Suicide Prevention" (Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant) (Japanese)
  • Genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Implementation of healthcare guidance interviews by using IT (Japanese)
  • Applicants of the training school for Emergency Life-saving Technicians to be continuously notified of job openings (Japanese)
  • Application procedures for participation in "Survey on the Assessment of Effects by Adopting Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC)" in FY2014 (For new medical institutions) (Japanese)
  • FY2013 Meeting of Child Welfare Department Heads and Child Guidance Center Directors held on July 25, 2013 (Documents) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Revised Guide to the Handling of Child Abuse (Japanese)
  • Name list of Senior Officers at MHLW as of August 26, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for dentist instructors (Japanese)
  • Status of negotiations with Zenrodo (an employee organization) (Japanese)
  • Information on the "2nd Council on the Promotion of Joint Initiatives between the Public and Private Sectors in the Area of Water Supply in FY2013" (Japanese)
Aug 23
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (712th announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • "Signing of the Agreement between Japan and Hungary on Social Security (Japanese)"
  • Results of the public advertisement for organizations that implement Training Projects for Improvement of Practical Surgical Techniques in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • List of leaflets related to occupational safety and health (Japanese)
  • Results of the public advertisement for organizations that implement Project for Promotion of Team Medical Care through Inter-professional Collaboration in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of June 2013) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Report on "Expert Panel Meeting on Specific Fertility Treatments for Infertile Couples" (Japanese)
  • Briefing meeting on FY2013 Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant for "Strategic Study on Dementia Prevention" (Japanese)
  • Information on water supply restrictions relating to drought (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Please support us in restoring trust from the public," says Health Minister Tamura at the first meeting of Committee on the Clinical Study Cases of High Blood Pressure Medications.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Please support us in restoring trust from the public," says Minister Tamura at the first meeting of Committee on the Clinical Study Cases of High Blood Pressure Medications.) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura placing flowers at the Peace Memorial Ceremony to mark the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima city) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Accepting slogans for "Child Welfare Week" in FY2014 Monday, 2 September - Monday, 21 October (Japanese)
  • The implentation status of funds set up in FY2009 Supplementary Budget (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension (Monthly report), May 2013 (Japanese)
  • National Examination for Pharmacists (Japanese)
Aug 22
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (711th announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Panel Meeting on Promotion of Adoption of Food Production Process Controls through HACCP System will be held (Japanese)
  • Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant for Strategic Studies in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on August 21, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of June 2013) (Japanese)
  • Ordered discontinuance of specified worker dispatching undertakings ～To business operators who fall under the causes for disqualification stipulated in the Worker Dispatching Act～ (Japanese)
  • Summary report of Survey on Labour Disputes, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Management control of specific pathogens based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • List of mass infection of tuberculous cases (as of August 14, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Long-term healthcare management of emergency workers at the TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (Japanese)
  • Information on healthcare reform related t o health specific medical checkups and healthcare guidance (Japanese)
  • Detection of pharmaceutical components (Sildenafil and analogous components) in so-called health food (Japanese)
  • Invitation of opinions for MHLW measures (Japanese)
  • Implementation of "Basic Survey of Human Resources Development in FY2013" (Japanese)
Aug 21
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (710th announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods〜Paraguayan sesami seeds and processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Report on the results of inspections implemented for "Project on Measures to Ensure the Quality of Generic Drugs" in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • "Report on the Research Meeting on the Future of Worker Dispatching System" (Japanese)
  • Revocation of license for General Worker Dispatching Undertaking (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("For the prevention of industrial accidents caused by machines" - The 1st Panel Meeting on Recall of Machines and Improvement Order System Based on the Industrial Safety and Health Act was held) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (The 1st Expert Panel Meeting on Chemical Substance Management was held - "We plan to issue a report on the results of the deliberations in October") (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice-Minister Masuya makes a speech at Handover Ceremony of Remains of Japanese Detainees in the Former Soviet Union (Maritime Province and Irkutsk Oblast) ) (Japanese)
  • Occupational safety and health activities 'visualization' contest" in FY2013 was held～Strengthening calls for participation by the tertiary industry with increasing cases of occupational accidents. We look forward to your active participation.～ (Japanese)
  • Information on water supply restrictions relating to drought (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • The number of housings available for employment promotion （as of August 15, 2013） 【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • The number of housings available for employment promotion （as of August 15, 2013） (Japanese)
  • 【Accepting applications】MHLW meetings open to the public as participants and observers (Councils, etc.) (Japanese)
  • List of statistical surveys conducted by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
Aug 20
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on June 2013) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (709th announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Food risk communication - Briefing session on measures against radionuclides in foods will be held - Applications are accepted for Tokyo, Aichi, and Hokkaido venues (Japanese)
  • Summary of recruitment information of clinical trainee doctors in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Holding a public hearing based on the Labor Standard Law (Art 113) (Japanese)
  • Food additives (Japanese)
  • Your participation in Survey of Social Welfare Institutions and Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care (2013) is appreciated (Japanese)
  • List of designated regional cancer treatment hospitals (as of August 1, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Monitoring of radionuclides in foods (Japanese)
Aug 19
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (708th announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Outcome of Committee on Designated Substances held today (Japanese)
  • Status of voluntary recall, etc. of medicated cosmetics (Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., Lissage Ltd., and e'quipe, Ltd.) (Fourth report) (Japanese)
  • Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's Award winners decided - 11th annual Merit Awards for Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (We had a total of 1,742 visitors to MHLW on Children's Tour Day in FY2013, up 572 from last year) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Overview of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Review of Operations in FY2012 (Pension Reserve Funds) (Japanese)
  • Results of the screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (-Juｌｙ 2013) (Japanese)
  • 【Accepting applications】 MHLW meetings open to the public as participants and observers (Councils, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Annual Report on Status of Health and Mariners Insurance Services (Insurance application and benefits) in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • "The　day of Emergency Medicine" and "The　week of Emergency Medicine" in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for the prevention of specified infectious diseases: Tuberculosis (Japanese)
Aug 16
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey June 2013(English)(Japanese)
  • 2013 - Implementation of Inspection Orders based on Section 3, Article 26 of the Food Sanitation Law
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (707th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (August 2013) (Japanese)
  • Measures for persons with disabilities (Employment and Livelihood Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities) (Japanese)
  • Information on memorial services for the war dead (August 2013) (Japanese)
  • "Medical care education and in-servicel training" provided at Ceritified Careworker Training Facilities (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on August 15, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey - June 2013 (Japanese)
  • Child-rearing support (Japanese)
  • 【Accepting applications】 A list of MHLW meetings open to the public (Councils, etc.) as participants and observers (Japanese)
  • Results of questionnaire survey on electrical submission of applications for various insurance plans (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Municipal Project on the Promotion of Strengthening Preventive Long-term Care (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of remains of Japan's war dead abroad (Solomon Islands) (August) (Japanese)
  • Integrated community care system (Japanese)
Aug 15
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (706th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and the collection of premiums (FY2012 annual report and June monthly report) (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (April 2013) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura and Senior Vice-Minister Akiba inspected Tohoku University Hospital, Miyagi Prefectural Government's Children's Center, and TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, to exchange views) (Japanese)
  • 【Accepting applications】 A list of MHLW meetings open to the public (Councils, etc.) as participants and observers (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
  • Results of 1st survey on projects implemented by the municipal governments participating in "Acceleration Plan for the Elimination of Wait-listed Children's Problem" (Japanese)
  • Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead to be held today (Japanese)
Aug 14
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (705th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Basic Survey of Gender Equality in Employment Management in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Project to Improve the Medical Care System for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (Japanese)
  • Conversion tools and electrical application related to Survey on Medical Care Benefit Expenditures (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Weekly and monthly events scheduled in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Fact-finding Survey on Medical Assistance (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
Aug 13
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (704th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Zoonosis (Japanese)
  • Implementation status of memorial services for the war dead (Japanese)
  • Information on water supply restrictions relating to drought (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for "The Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead to be held on August 15 (Japanese)
  • Status of discussion held during the Employment and Labor Working Group of the Council for Regulatory Reform (Japanese)
  • Food additives (Japanese)
  • Support for infertile couples (Japanese)
  • Status of law enforcement in the Equal Employment Opportunity Office of Regional Labor Bureaus in FY2013 (preliminary data), April-June (Japanese)
  • System of Labelling and SDS, based on the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Pamphlet) (Japanese)
  • Handling of poultry shell eggs exported to Hong Kong (Japanese)
  • Public comments are sought for "Draft Guidelines for Private Competitive Bidding for the Business of Promoting Labour Insurance Enrollment" (Japanese)
Aug 12
  • Foods not subject to inspection orders
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (703rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • National Health Plan for the 21st Century ("Healthy Japan 21") (Second campaign) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice-Minister Masuya inspects the conditions of damages caused by heavy rain as a member of a government inspection mission) (Japanese)
  • Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Work) (The main activities and employment placement records) (Japanese)
  • 【Accepting applications】 A list of MHLW meetings open to the public (Councils, etc.) as participants and observers (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice-Minister Akiba inspected "Community Health Room" and "NPO Furusato Society" that provide "counseling service" and "support" for local residents, including elderly persons, on health and medical care) (Japanese)
  • Two strains of highly-pathogenic avian influenza virus are recognized to be handled as ones that occurred naturally (August 12, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for dentist instructors (Japanese)
  • Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Persons who have Caused Serious Cases Under the Condition of Insanity (Japanese)
  • Implentation status of funds set up in the FY2009 Supplementary Budget (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the provision of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
Aug 10
  • Invocation of the Disaster Relief Act for the damages caused by heavy rain since August 9 (Japanese)
Aug 9
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (702nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Invocation of the Disaster Relief Act for the damages caused by heavy rain since August 9 (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of the instruction to restrict the distribution of foods based on the provisions of Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (The instruction from the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Updates to published data of "Companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (Supporter companies for the promotion of Job-Card)" (as of May 31, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Vital Statistics (Schedule of releases) (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data)," March 2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference held on August 8, 2013 (Japanese)
  • "Let's run quake-resistance checkups for water supply facilities in your area" (Japanese)
  • A survey of the business reports of employment placement undertakings in FY2011 (Corrections) (Japanese)
  • "The 8th Youth Skills Monozukuri Competition" closed～Announcement of winners (Japanese)
  • Long-term healthcare management of emergency workers at the TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Publication of the summary of the FY2012 balance of Employees' Pension and National Pension (Japanese)
  • Research Project for Promoting the Optimal Use of Blood Products in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Status of voluntary recall, etc. of medicated cosmetics (Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., Lissage Ltd., and e'quipe, Ltd.) (The third report) (Japanese)
  • clinical research using human stem cells (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based application has completed prior evaluation (as of August 2, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Licensing examinations administered by MHLW (Related to welfare and long-term care) (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Detection of pharmaceutical components (Sildenafil and analogous components) in so-called health food (Japanese)
Aug 8
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (701st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Measures against companies suspected of unfairly driving young workers into resignation (Japanese)
  • Summary report of the Survey on Employment Trends, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Announcing the results of the 1st survey on the projects implemented by the municipal governments participating in the "Acceleration Plan for the Elimination of Wait-listed Children's Problem" (Japanese)
  • A Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Announcement of organizations selected to implement the Social Welfare Promotion Project in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Provision of Support Hotline by establishing the "Day for Supporting Disaster Victims" (A telephone counseling service is set up for the disaster victims)) (Japanese)
  • What is Long-term Care Insurance? (The current status and future role of the public long-term care insurance system) (Japanese)
  • The membership of the Committee on the Clinical Study Cases of Medications for Treating High-blood Pressure (Japanese)
  • Research Project for Promoting the Optimal Use of Blood Products in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Act on Partial Revision of the Health Insurance Act, etc. in 2013 (Japanese)
  • Strengthened measures for enterpries, etc. suspected of "young worker disposal" (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received on welfare benefits from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake (June 2013 and cumulative total) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Preliminary data), May 2013 (Japanese)
Aug 7
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (700th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Amendment of the FY2012 Long-term Care Insurance Act (Japanese)
  • Special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • A Briefing Meeting on the Outcome of Strategic Studies in Health and Labour Sciences Research will be held (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Comparison of medical care costs covered under the National Medical Care and MEDIAS expenditures (FY2010) (Japanese)
  • Supporting materials for the group contracts for specific medical checkups and health guidance (Japanese)
  • MHLW in Closeup (For those who think they are unable to pay contributions for National Pension) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment for the Training Project for the Dependency Recovery Center Staff in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment for the Training Project for the Staff Responsible for the Training of Psychiatric Social Workers in FY2013 (Japanese)
Aug 6
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (699th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (38 persons received the certificates of commendation for their service in long-term care health facility services at the FY2013 Minister's Award Ceremony) (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), April 2013 (Japanese)
  • Data on the war dead's remains recovered in recent years (Japanese)
  • Latest revisions of notifications (Japanese)
  • The list of laws and regulations, notifications, etc. regarding social care for children (Japanese)
  • Childcare related (Nursery teacher training school) (Japanese)
  • Special Pension Account (Child Allowance Account) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for the operations of employment placement undertakings (Japanese)
  • The number of housings available for employment promotion （as of July 31, 2013） (Japanese)
  • The number of housings available for employment promotion （as of July 31, 2013） 【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • Support projects related to measures on passive smoking prevention (Japanese)
Aug 5
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals
  • Labour Standards
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (698th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Discussion Group Meeting on the Two Unemployment Insurance Services (June 7, 2013) (Meeting minutes) (Japanese)
  • Measures against life-style related diseases (Japanese)
  • Health Promotion Awareness Month in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference held on August 2, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Securing workers' safety and health: Occupational safety and health at workplace (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officials at MHLW as of August 5, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Announcing the recovery of the remains of the war dead (August) (Japanese)
  • Public Assistance System (Please check the level of public assistance provided in your areas) (Japanese)
  • TEPCO starts receivng claims for the compensation of nuclear damage due to accidents at the TEPCO's Fukushima No. 1 & No. 2 nuclear power plants (4th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Create an environment that promotes healthy delivery and growth of children." Active exchange of opinions took place during the Study Group Meeting on the Final Assessment of the 1st "Healthy Parent and Child 21." (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura and Mr. Matsuzaki, Vice-President of the Japanese Red Cross' Tokyo Metropolitan Blood Center, taking a photo with the ministry's blood donation promotion character, Kenketsu-chan) (Japanese)
Aug 2
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (697th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (333rd announcement) (Japanese)
  • Revision of the Employees' Pension Fund System (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the 26th National Certified Social Worker Examination (Japanese)
  • "Big Campaign for Health Promotion" (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (2013) (Preliminary data) (Japanese)
  • What are "Regional Youth Support Stations"? (Japanese)
  • MHLW recruits the board of directors of incorporated administrative agencies from the general public (Japanese)
  • Public assistance system (Japanese)
  • Promotion of home medical care (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), May 2013 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the 16th National Psychiatric Social Worker Examination (Japanese)
  • Status on the implementation of Measures to Support the Development of the Next Generation (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (List of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
Aug 1
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (696th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officials at MHLW as of August 1, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Employment rate system for persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • List of representative corporations whose contracts of Corporate-type Defined Contribution Pension Plans are approved (Japanese)
  • The "Final report on the survey on water supply facilities damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster (March 2013)" (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Current status of corporate-type pension investment (Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale: Properties accepting requests for acquisition, etc. for official and public use (Japanese)
  • Procedures for filing notifications on new chemical substances of small quantities (Japanese)
  • Electronic submission of reports on the employment status of the elderly and disabled (Japanese)
  • Measures for the homeless (Japanese)
  • Job change support subsidy (Re-employment support subsidy) (Japanese)
  • National Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • National Midwife Examination (Japanese)
  • National Health Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • The status of major private companies' demands for wage increase and settlement in Spring 2013 (release as of July 30, 2013) (Japanese)
  • "Drugs approved in the U.S. but unapproved in Japan" "Drugs approved in the EU but unapproved in Japan" (Japanese)
  • Accepting requests for the development of unapproved and off-label drugs of high medical need (Japanese)
  • (Newly listed) Generic drugs subject to additional assessment in terms of medical service fees in FY2012-2013 (Japanese)
  • Drugs listed on the drug price standards (as of August 1, 2013) (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)

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Jul 2013
Jul 31
  • New Notification System for the Importation of Animals
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (695th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • A search system for course names counted as equivalent to requisite courses to be qualified as Social Welfare Officer (Test version) (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Safety Information (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (March 2013) (Japanese)
  • The Minister's Award for People who Contributed to the Traning of Barbars and Beauticians in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Measures to be taken by the government ministries and agencies as the system of government-affiliated public corporations undergo changes (Japanese)
  • Overview of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures in FY2012 (Cases assessed from May 2012 to April 2013) (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), May 2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of the Municipal Life Tables 2010 (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 43rd National Orthoptisis Examination (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 48th National Physical and Occupational Therapist Examinations (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 59th National Cliniical Laboratory Technician Examination (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 65th National Radiological Technologist Examination (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 99th National Health Nurse Examinations, 96th National Midwife Examination, and 102 National Nurse Examination (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 106th National Dentist Examination (Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers of the 107th National Physician Examination (Japanese)
  • 【Press Release】The status of measures taken in relation to the Survey on the post-war forced internees (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • 【Policy Area】The status of measures taken in relation to the Survey on the post-war forced internees (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on July 30, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Investigations into medical institutions where blood coagulation factor products are delivered (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered (Japanese)
  • The 1st Special Mission for the Recovery of the Remains from Iwo Jima in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • The implentation status of funds set up in the Supplementary Budget for FY2009 (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension (Monthly report), April 2013 (Japanese)
  • The past record of the acceptance of Filipino candidates for nurses and certified careworkers (Japanese)
  • The past record of the acceptance of Indonesian candidates for nurses and certified careworkers (Japanese)
  • Status of voluntary recall, etc. of medicated cosmetics (Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., Lissage Ltd., and e'quipe, Ltd.) (The second report) (Japanese)
  • Designated regions (Countries/regions without the outbreak of Avian Influenza) (Japanese)
Jul 30
  • Employment referrals for general workers (June2013) (English)(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (694th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Consultation with and report from the Labor Policy Council in regard to the "Outline of the Draft Cabinet Order Revising Part of the Order for the Enforcement of the Industrial Safety and Health Act"～Regulation of 1,2-dichloropropane as a specified chemical substance～ (Japanese)
  • Meeting on the preparation of the 6th-termm Long-term Care Insurance Service (Support) Plan (for the personnel in charge) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) 3 of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on the Establishment of the OTC Drug Sales System (Japanese)
  • The status of major private companies' demands for wage increase and settlement in Spring 2013 (Japanese)
  • Status of the utilization of welfare services for persons with disabilities (April 2012-) (Japanese)
  • Regular home visitation and as-needed visitation services (Japanese)
  • The Labour Market Analysis Report (Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions (Japanese)
  • Questionnaire for Survey of Medical Care Activities in Public Health Insurance (Japanese)
  • Evaluation of implementation of activities concerning enforcement of full compliance with laws and regulations at Regional Labour Bureaus (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Evaluation of implementation of activities concerning enforcement of full compliance with laws and regulations at Regional Bureaus of Health and Welfare (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Measures taken by MHLW based on the "Results of the verification of child abuse cases resulting in death (Summary of the 9th report)" (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based application has completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake (July 2013) (Japanese)
  • Measures on Food Additives (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Status on the receipt of the "Notification of an Implementation Plan for the Suspension of Business Operation" concerning the Employment Adjustment Grants (June 2013) (Japanese)
Jul 29
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Senior Vice-Minister Masuya travels to the site to inspect the damages caused by the heavy rain on July 26 (Second report) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (693th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Release of results of the "Survey on the Application of Child Allowances in FY2012"～The purpose of the use and the amount used are surveyed～ (Japanese)
  • 【Accepting applications】MHLW meetings open to the public as participants and observers (Councils, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Information for workers' compensation pension beneficiaries (Changes in the amount of workers' compensation pension benefits based on revision of the sliding scale of wage standards) (Japanese)
  • Senior Vice-Minister Masuya travels to Yamaguchi prefecture to inspect the damages caused by the heavy rain on July 26 (Japanese)
  • Management of fire under domiciliary oxygen therapy (Japanese)
  • Updates to the published data of "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (supporter companies for the promotion of Job-Card)" (as of April 30, 2013) (Japanese)
  • The list of MHLW-administered social welfare corporations and the disclosure of financial statements (Japanese)
  • The list of the names of Relief Divisions of the prefectural governments (Japanese)
  • The list of the names of Relief Divisions of the municipal governments (Japanese)
  • Photo report (The Daido Life Insurance Company giving special support money to the 13th National Sports Festival for People with Disabilities (Sports Festival in Tokyo 2013)) (Japanese)
  • The "contact point for consultations concerning the practical application of long-term　care robots" is established (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on July 29, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Invocation of the Disaster Relief Act for damages caused by the heavy rain on July 28 (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • We encourage you to take a consecutive leave by utilizing annual paid leave entitlement to enjoy a long vacation (Japanese)
Jul 26
  • Meeting for prefectural governments regarding nutrition measures in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Unauthorized access to a mail server of a Quarantine Station (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (692nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Press release on foods (July) (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on the Establishment of the OTC Drug Sales System in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Vital Statistics (Schedule of releases) (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data)," February 2013 (Japanese)
  • Avian Influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • A report on the enforcement status of the Act on Special Provisions for Insurance Benefit and Insurance Premium Payment in Relation to Employees' Pension Insurance (Japanese)
  • Information for workers' compensation insurance pensioners: Watch out for pernicious moneylenders ("disguised pawn brokers" who provide pension-secured loans for the elderly) (Japanese)
  • Social care for children (Japanese)
  • Cancer Screening Promotion Program (Japanese)
  • A Report on the Gathering of Medical Findings on Diseases Caused by Radiation Exposure (Japanese)
  • Photo report (A special exhibition, "Did you know? Life during the wartime period～A day of children～," will open) (Japanese)
  • Outbreak of Rabies among wild animals (ferret badger) in Taiwan (Japanese)
Jul 25
  • Information for those who are bringing medicines for personal use into Japan
  • Abridged Life Tables For Japan 2012
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (691st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Announcing the recovery of remains of the war dead (July) (Japanese)
  • Results of verification of child abuse cases resulting in death (Summary of 9th report) and number of counseling cases for child abuse (Japanese)
  • Questionnaire for Survey of Medical Care Activities in Public Health Insurance (Japanese)
  • Workshops for Responsible Persons Acting for Dispatching Undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (July 2013) (Japanese)
  • Project for Supporting the Vocational Ability Development of Young Skilled Workers (Monodukuri Meisters System) (Japanese)
Jul 24
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Report on Public Health Admministration and Servicies
  • Press release on foods (July) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (690th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Living and Supporting One Another (former Annual Population and Social Security Surveys (National Survey on Social Security and People's Life)) (Japanese)
  • "Second Report of the Committee on the Risk Assessment of Chemical Substances" is released: Immediately consider measures against health hazards due to dimethyl 2,2-dichlorovinyl phosphate (DDVP) (Japanese)
  • Unofficial notification of the appropriation of subsidies for the improvement of social welfare facilities in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," May 2013 (Japanese)
  • Vital Statistics (Schedule of releases) (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of May 2013) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on July 23, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents (July 2013) (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at MHLW as of July 24, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Overview of Report on Public Health Admministration and Services (Practicing health professionals), 2012 (Japanese)
Jul 23
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (689th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The detection of pharmaceutical components (Sildenafil) in so-called health food (Japanese)
  • Status of voluntary recall, etc. of medicated cosmetics (Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., Lissage Ltd., and e'quipe, Ltd.) (Japanese)
  • Eleven areas are selected for the "Strategic Project to Create Employment in Industries" in FY2013～MHLW supports projects, mainly in the manufacturing industry,aimed at creating employment in the region, from this fiscal year on～ (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba delivering a speech at the 49th National Blood Donation Promotion Campaign) (Japanese)
Jul 22
  • Food Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Invocation of the Disaster Relief Act for damages caused by the heavy rain experienced since July 22 (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (688th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Dutch veal hooves not covered in the Export-to-Japan Program (Japanese)
  • "The 8th Youth Monozukuri Skills Competition" will open～Iwate prefecture provides the main venues for the event～ (Japanese)
  • Social care for children (Japanese)
  • FAQs on Social Welfare Officers (Page 10) (Japanese)
  • A poster of "Recommended books for children" (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Status of the safety screening of genetically modified foods and additives (Japanese)
  • The number of housings available for employment promotion （as of July 12, 2013）(Japanese)
  • Information for the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake: The number of housings available for employment promotion （as of July 12, 2013）(Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
Jul 19
  • Food Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (687th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Recipients of the "Award of Minister for the Health, Labour and Welfare for Long-term Care Health Facility Services" in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • List of requirementｓ for medical institutions implementing advanced medical care and the list of medical institutions implementing advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Outbreak of Rabies among wild animals (ferret badger) in Taiwan (Japanese)
  • Status of the safety screening of genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Workshops for Responsible Persons Acting for Dispatching Undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Schedule of workshops for medical instructors (Japanese)
Jul 18
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on May 2013) (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey May 2013 (English) (Japanese)
  • Radiation Protection of Workers in Response to TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (686th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Homepage for medical corporations and health service management (Japanese)
  • 7th International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation (ICCR-7), Outcomes of the Meeting(Japanese)
  • Subsidies for the establishment of facilities for employing many persons with disabilities at small-and-medium enterprises (Japanese)
  • OCR forms (for Workers' accident compensation claims) for download (Japanese)
  • Announcing the 11th Joint Meeting on Asbestos Measures Related to the Great East Japan Earthquake - A Joint meeting of the "Expert Meeting for the Inspection of Asbestos Measures Concerning the Post-Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster Restoration Work" (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) and "Asbestos Investigation Committee for the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster" (Ministry of the Environment) (Japanese)
  • An NPO seeks about 6 volunteers who participate in the 2nd Special Mission for the Recovery of the Remains of the War Dead from Iwo Jima (August 27-September 4)～Application period: July 17-26～ (Japanese)
  • Q&A on the notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
  • Examples of heatstroke measures taken against elderly persons by the local governments (Japanese)
  • What are "Local Youth Support Stations"? (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pensions (Monthly report)(Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
Jul 17
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (685th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Rabies (Status of the outbreak of Rabies) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for Responsible Persons Acting for Dispatching Undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • OTC Drug Sales System (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (February 2013) (Japanese)
  • Working Youth Day in 2013 is Saturday, July 20 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on July 16, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Project for trial implementation of protocols based on the instruction of physicians concerning the specified acts of medical assistance to be provided by nurses in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Overview of Social Security Agreements (Japanese)
Jul 16
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (684th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) held among the European Union, the U.S., and Japan in Brussels (Outcomes) (Japanese)
  • List of meat processing establishment for the export to Thailand (Japanese)
  • An NPO seeking volunteers who participate in the 2nd Special Mission for the Recovery of the Remains of the War Dead from Iwo Jima (August 27th-September 4th) (Japanese)
  • Results of the screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (-June 2013) (Japanese)
  • Briefing to be held on the Project for the Establishment of Coordination Centers for In-home Care for Children in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officials at MHLW as of July 16, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (March 2013) (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Photo report ("The 42th National Skills Competition" took place) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura handing the certificates of commendation to the recipients of the Minister Awards for Occupational Health and Safety in FY2013 at the Ministry's Central Awards Ceremony) (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
  • Status of the payment of workers' compensation insurance benefits in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Electronic processing system for workers' accident compensation insurance claims (Japanese)
Jul 15
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20, Para 3 of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (587th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
Jul 12
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (683rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Minister's discourse on the results of the probe by Kyoto Prefectural Univerisity of Medicine (Japanese)
  • Warning for overseas travellers against infectious diseases during the summer vacation period(Japanese)
  • "Do you know? Life during the wartime period～A day of children～" A special exhibition will be held, starting on July 27th, at the National Showa Memorial Museum (Kudan, Tokyo) (Japanese)
  • "Guidelines for personal physicians on the use of psychotropic substances for the treatment of BPSD" (Japanese)
  • Orders for the suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Administration status of "Trade skills tests" in FY2012～About 2.8 million new exam passers～ (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data)," January 2013 (Japanese)
  • Vital Statistics (Schedule of releases) (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officials at MHLW as of July 12, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Preliminary data), April 2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (1st Study Group Meeting on the Enhancement of the Effectiveness of a Medical Care Plan through the Implementation of the PDCA Cycle) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Labour Senior Vice Minister Masuya having a meeting with Mongolian Labour Vice Minister Batkhuyag) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for questions on the National Cliniical Laboratory Technician Examination in 2015 (Japanese)
  • Recent data on the recovered remains of the war dead (Japanese)
  • Administration status of Measles and Rubella vaccinations (Japanese)
Jul 11
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (682nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Meeting ofor prefectural governments regarding nutrition measures in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • 【Accepting applications】MHLW meetings open to the public as participants and observers (Councils, etc.) (Japanese)
  • List of Hello Works with interpreters (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Annual Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Qualification exams (National Physician/Dentist Exams) (Japanese)
  • Summary of Senior Vice Minister's press conference (New vision of the pharmaceuticals and medical devices industry) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Parliamentary Secretary Tokashiki taking a group photo with the Tama River Water Source Forest Team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Waterworks Bureau which received the "15th Japan Water Prize of the Health, Labour and Welfare Award") (Japanese)
  • New case examples of standard health checkup and health guidance programs (Japanese)
  • Accepting public comments for "The Public's Voice" (Japanese)
Jul 10
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (681st announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Consultaiton with the Labor Policy Council in regard to the "Outline of a draft Ministerial Ordinance Revising Part of the Order for the Enforcement of the Industrial Safety and Health Act"～Additional "occupational illnesses" to be stipulated in the Order (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Status of the recent cases subjected to supervision and direction of the Labour Standards Inspection Offices and sent to the Public Prosecutor's Office in order to ensure appropriate working conditions of foreign technical interns (Japanese)
  • List of the names of officials at MHLW as of July 10, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Survey of Medical Institutions (Schedule of releases) (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (Preliminary data), April 2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on July 9, 2013 (Japanese)
  • 2nd Japan Hepatitus Day related events will be held (Japanese)
  • Medical checkups for yusho disease ("oil symptoms") conducted in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo report ("I look foward to the outcome of the timely themes," says Mr. Hara, Director General of the Health and Welfare Bureau for the Elderly, at the 1st Committee on the Study of the Housing and Livelihood Support for Elderly Persons with Low Incomes and Assets (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura delivering a speech at the 38th Central Minimum Wage Council) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Preliminary data), April 2013 (Japanese)
  • Nursery teacher training school (Japanese)
  • Application procedures for the 26th National Certified Careworker Exam for the candidates of certified careworkers, accepted under the Japanese laws based on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), who have returned to their home countries (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received on welfare benefits from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake (May 2013 and cumulative total) (Japanese)
Jul 9
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (680th announcement)(related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of the domestic distribution of genetically-modified papaya not screened for safety (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of the decision on the provision of Subsidies for Improvement of Facilities Including Medical Care Facilities in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Company survey on the MHLW-commissioned Study on Balancing Work and Long-term Care in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Overview of the National Health and Welfare Festival (“Nenrinpic”)( Japanese)
  • Labour Policy Council (Japanese)
  • Support for single-parent families (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pensions (Monthly report), March 2013 (Japanese)
  • Report of Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pensions (by municipality) (as of March 2013)( Japanese)
  • Results of the deliberations of the Investigation Committee on Chemical Substances concerning the designation of chemical substances as Class I Specified Chemical Substances based on the Chemical Substances Control Law （Japanese)
  • "Ikumen Company Award 2013" will be held (Japanese)
Jul 8
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (679th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of the performance of the Japanese national team at the 42nd World Skills Competition (Japanese)
  • Revision of Disability Support Categories (Draft) <We welcome your comments> (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Schedule of release) (Japanese)
  • Promotion of home medical care (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officials at MHLW as of July 8, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Supply of seasonal influenza vaccines (Japansese)
  • Changes in the number of atomic bomb survivors (Holders of the Atomic Bomb Survivor's Certificate) (Japanese)
  • The number of atomic bomb survivors (by the level of the type of certificate and prefecture) (Japanese)
  • Health Promotion Projects for the Elderly to be implemented in FY2013 (Japanese)
Jul 5
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (678th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (332nd announcement) (Japanese)
  • Results of the reassessment of the internal radiation dose of emergency workers at the TEPCO's Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Seventeen Japanese who remained in Karafuto etc. after the war make temporary return in group (July 6-16) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the 26th National examination for Certified Care Worker (Japanese)
  • Request for participation in Survey on Wage Increase in 2013 (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura and Senior Vice Minister Masuya receiving a courtesy call from the Japanese national team for the 42nd WorldSkills Competition) (Japanese)
  • Expert Meeting on the Regional Medical Care Recovery Plan (Japanese)
Jul 4
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (677th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Summary report of the Basic Survey of Gender Equality in Employment Management in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and the collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • Voluntary recall of medicated cosmetics (Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., Lissage Ltd., and e'quipe, Ltd.) (Class II) (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officials at MHLW as of 4 July 2013 (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officials at MHLW as of 2 July 2013 (Japanese)
  • The number of employment promotion housings available (as ofJune 28, 2013) 【For disaster victims】(Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (2013) (Preliminary data) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Full implementation of the provision of information on the proper use of contact lens (Second notice) (Japanese)
  • Information on aluminum in foods (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Yajima Health Bureau Director General delivering a speech at the 1st Study Group Meeting on "Healthy Diet" that Supports the Longevity of the Japanese People) (Japanese)
  • List of laws and regulations, notifications, etc. regarding social care for children (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • The number of employment promotion housings available (as ofJune 28, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions in 2012 (Japanese)
  • List of Statistical Surveys conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
Jul 3
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (676th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on July 2, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Status of inspection cases and cases sent to Public Prosecutor's Office with regard to ensuring appropriate working conditions for foreign technical interns (2012) (Japanese)
  • Report of the "Expert Committee on Article 35 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labour Standards Act" is released：Twenty-one diseases including bile duct cancer are recommended to be added in Appended Table 1-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labour Standards Act (Japanese)
  • Photo report (1st Committee on Japan's International Contribution to Active Aging was held) (Japanese)
  • Employment-related financial support for employers (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of remains of the war dead (July) (Japanese)
  • FAQ on imported food monitoring (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (Schedule of releases) (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance in FY2011 (Annual report) (Japanese)
  • Tour Day for Children in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba chatting with Thai Public Health Minister Pradit) (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the provision of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (Preliminary data), March 2013 (Japanese)
Jul 2
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (675th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Implementation status of the comparison of the Japan Pension Service's pensioner data with records of pension benefit recipients at the Employees' Pension Fund and the Pension Fund Association (as of December 2012) (Japanese)
  • Investment performance of the Government Pension Investment Fund in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Research Project for Promoting the Optimal Use of Blood Products in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Seeking requests for the tax system revision in MHLW in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Project for Promoting the Stability of Medical Facilities Management (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officials as of July 2, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Agricultural chemical residues in foods (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura placing floral tribute on the "Day to Restore Honor and Commemorate the Victims of the Leprosy Prevention Law") (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura meeting with a person representing the Japanese who remained in China after the war) (Japanese)
  • Designated regions (Countries/regions without the outbreak of Avian Influenza) (Japanese)
  • Payment of "Special Benefits for War Widows" in 2013 (Japanese)
  • Special Survivor Benefits and the Special Condolence Money paid to the bereaved families of the war dead in the past (Japanese)
Jul 1
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Employment Measures for Older People in Japan
  • Employment referrals for general workers (April2013) (English)(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (674th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on June 28, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Applications for the "2nd Smart Life Project Award (Let's extend healthy life expectancy!)" are accepted～For a period from Monday, 1 July to Friday, 30 August～ (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of the "Workers' Property Accumulation Promotion System" in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • The daily basic allowances of labor insurance change～Starting on Thursday, August 1～ (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officers as of June 30, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Press release on foods (July) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Okada Director-General, Department of Health and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities, Social Welfare and War Victims' Relief Bureau delivering a speech at the 1st Working Group Meeting on the Assessment of Disability for Persons Wearing Pacemakers) (Japanese)
  • "Housewife Pension" is revised (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the National Physician/Dentist Exams (Japanese)
  • Information disclosure: Online disclosure request (Japanese)
  • Regular health checkup and healthcare guidance (Japanese)
  • Changes in the daily basic allowances of labor insurance (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 the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • (Newly listed) generic drugs subject to increased assessment in medical service fees in FY2012-2013 (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of July 1, 2013) (Japanese)
  • July is month of "Movement of Blood Helping of Love" (Japanese)
  • Requirements to qualify as regions under the Act on Promotion of Regional Employment Development and relevant government support measures (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura speaking at the "2nd Meeting of the MHLW Headquarters for the Promotion of Health and Medical Strategy") (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the 183rd (ordinary) Diet session (Japanese)
  • Revision of Disability Support Categories (Draft) <We welcome your comments> (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of the Workers' Property Accumulation Promotion System (Japanese)
  • Preventive measures against HIV/AIDS (Japanese)

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Jun 2013
Jun 28
  • Employment referrals for general workers (May2013) (English)(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (673rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake (June 2013) (Japanese)
  • Independent administrative agencies (Japanese)
  • To facilitate assistance dog users for the persons with disabilities to be accepted in medical institutions～Matters to be considered by medical institutions～ (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (331st announcement) (Japanese)
  • Receipt of an investigation report by the French authorities on the cases of non-compliant French beef and veal commingled with shipment for Japan (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • "The status of the maltreatment of the persons with disabilities by employers" (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered (Japanese)
  • Report of the "Study Group Meeting on the Project for Supporting Industrial Health" (Japanese)
  • Promulgation of a ministerial order for designation of 5 additional substances as designated substances (Japanese)
  • Investigations into medical institutions where blood coagulation factor products have been delivered (Japanese)
  • Review of the blanket bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) testing of domestic beef (Japanese)
  • Summary of Survey on the condition of home-bound Persons with Disabilities (FY2011) (Japanese)
  • Labour Market Analysis Report (Japanese)
  • Advertising regulations for pharmaceutical products, etc. (Japanese)
  • Counselors, interpreters, and foreign administrative counselors' corners are set up for foreigners seeking jobs (Japanese)
  • Data on health specific medical checkups and healthcare guidance (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Status and the number of guidance and counseling cases concerning the authorization of the "Reemployment Assistance Plan" (May 2013) (Japanese)
  • Status on the receipt of the "Notification of an Implementation Plan for the Suspension of Business Operation" concerning the Employment Adjustment Grants (May 2013) (Japanese)
  • Fashion-colored contact lens (Japanese)
  • Application forms for the Grants for Securing and Training Construction Workers can be downloaded here (Japanese)
  • As for Inquiry about Occupational Biliary Tract Cancer (Japanese)
  • List of implementing organizations of the Project for Supporting the Employment and Independence of Single Parent Families (Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • The name list of senior officials as of June 28, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Public advertisement for organizations that implement the Project for the Promotion of Team Medical Care through Inter-professional Collaboration in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Active female workers are the jewels of companies～Introduction of "Positive Actions" that promotes active participation of female workers in the workplace～ (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
Jun 27
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (672nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of Grants for the Provision and Improvement of Space for Community Long-term Care and Welfare in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of Grants for the Improvements of Facilities for Supporting the Development of the Next Generation in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Electronic version of the health insurance reimbursement fee schedule for Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) (Japanese)
  • Survey on the occurrence of prescribed industrial disease (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • "National Occupational Safety Week" in FY2013 (Posters and leaflets) (Japanese)
  • Preferential treatment taxes related to the employment of the persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Be careful of the handling of railway vehicle parts containing asbestos (Pamphlets, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Good practices of the training of employees who take core responsibility of the occupational safety and health in the next generation (Japanese)
  • Status of the utilization of welfare services for the persons with disabilities (April 2012-) (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents (June 2013) (Japanese)
Jun 26
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (671st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Regular home visitation and as-needed visitation services (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Safety Information (Japanese)
  • "Vision for the Pharmaceutical Industry - 2013" "Vision for the Medical Device Industry - 2013" (Japanese)
  • "Study Group on the Employment of Elderly Persons for Realization of the Ageless Society" has compiled a report (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on June 25, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Implementation status of Project on Reimbursement of Unpaid Wages in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the "Medicines and Health Week" (Japanese)
  • Food safety iInformation: "Codex Liaison Council" (Japanese)
  • Workshops for Responsible Persons Acting for Dispatching Undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Tawaragi Director of Safety Division, Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau delivering a speech at the 1st Study Group Meeting on the Risk Management of Thalidomide and Lenalidomide) (Japanese)
Jun 25
  • Handbook of Health and Welfare Statistics 2012
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (670th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Vital Statistics (Schedule of releases) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data), December 2012, (includes annual total) (Japanese)
  • Report on the status of claims and grant decisions made for workers' compensation insurance benefits concerning diseases caused by asbestos in FY2012 (preliminary data)～The number of the cases of claims and grant decisions made for workers' accident compensation insurance benefits remains the same as the previous fiscal year～The number of the cases of grant decisions made for special survivor benefits increased significantly by 127 (325.6%) from the previous fiscal year～ (Japanese)
  • Financial projection of pensions in foreign countries (The U.S.: THE 2013 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FEDERAL OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE AND FEDERAL DISABILITY INSURANCE TRUST FUNDS) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (February 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (January 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Survey on the Trends of Medical Care Expenditure (for reference) (Japanese)
  • Estimated number of new hospitalization cases, estimated average length of hospital stay, and estimated inpatient medical fees per person～Breakdown of inpatient medical fees into 3 elements～ (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Answers for the 106th National Dentist Examination (Corrections) (Japanese)
  • Q&A on HVP vaccine (Japanese)
  • Surveys on the Trend of Medical Care Expenditures (Schedule of release) (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care expenditure - MEDIAS - (January-February 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Additional 11 locations are selected for the "Local Youth Support Stations" that support the employment of NEETs～In FY2013 the employment support for NEETs is implemented at 160 locations nationwide, 44 more locations compared to the previous fiscal year～ (Japanese)
  • G20 Labour Ministers Meeting (Japanese)
  • Various support projects regarding measures to prevent passive smoking (Japanese)
  • Project for Promoting the Stability of Medical Facilities Management (Japanese)
  • Hospital Business Management Indicators (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba inspecting Mukudori Home, Jozankei Hospital and others) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura getting a checkup himself) (Japanese)
  • The 42th World Skills Competition to be held (Japanese)
Jun 24
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (669th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceutical products and medical devices using bovine-derived materials from cattle produced in the U.S. (No. 22) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (February 2013) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on June 21, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Tour Day for Children in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • The status of enrollment in the national pension system and the payment rates of the national pension insurance premiums in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • The status of the payment of the national pension insurance premiums in FY2012 and planned future activities(Japanese)
  • Photo report (1st Discussion Group Meeting for Promoting Support for the Cultural Activities of the Persons with Disabilities was held) (Japanese)
  • Information on water supply restrictions relating to drought (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • List of documents and manuals on risk assessment (Japanese)
  • Central Meeting of Public Health Nurses to be held in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Public advertisement for organizations that implement training projects for the enhancement of practical surgical techniques in FY2013 (Japanese)
Jun 21
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (668th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Examples of standardized recording of generic prescriptions (as of June 21, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (330th announcement) (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," April 2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura posing for a photograph with organizations receiving the MESSCUD Medical Safety Fund at the presentation ceremony) (Japanese)
  • Report on the "Status of Workers'  Compensation Regarding Brain and Heart Disorders and Mental Disorder " in FY2012～The cases of mental disorder to which workers' compensation was applied were at record high, numbering 475 (up 150 cases from FY2011)～ (Japanese)
  • Report on implementation of private competitive bidding for Survey of Social Welfare Institutions and Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care (FY2011) (Japanese)
  • Release of "Interim Measures against Shortfall in Human Resources in the Construction Industry"～To address serious staffing shortages in the construction business in partnership with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Toursim～ (Japanese)
  • Radioactive test results of food (September-October 2012)～In Fukushima radioactive contaminants dropped by 1/2 from the quake level (September-November 2011) , and the environmental radioactivity level declined to 0.6% or below the current maximum dose limit of 1 mSv per year～ (Japanese)
  • Designated regions (Countries/regions without the outbreak of Avian Influenza) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment related to the Project on On-the-job Training for Supporters of Persons with Developmental Disorders in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Report on implementation of private competitive bidding for General Survey on Working Conditions (FY2011 & 2012) (Japanese)
  • (Newly listed) generic drugs subject to increased assessment of medical service fees in FY2012-2013 (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of June 21, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment concerning research projects (Project for the Development and Promotion of Equipment to Support the Independence of the Persons with Disabilities) (Japanese)
  • Employment rate system for the persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Preventive long-term care (Japanese)
  • The number of employment promotion housings available（as of June 14, 2013）(For disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • The number of employment promotion housings available（as of June 14, 2013） (Japanese)
Jun 20
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on April 2013) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (667th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Recipients of "Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Awards for excellent workplaces, organizations and persons who have made contributions in relation to occupational safety and health" in FY2013 are decided (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the clinical training system for dental practitioners (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Request for participation in the Survey on Employment Trends in the first half of 2013 (Japanese)
  • The new water supply vision (Japanese)
Jun 19
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (666th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an Inspection Order for Imported Foods〜Austrian horseradish and processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on June 18, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the promotion campaign of "NO, Absolutely NO!" to drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Order issued to dispatching business operators for the improvement of worker dispatching undertaking (Japanese)
  • 1st Trilateral Meeting on Yusho Disease ("Oil Symptoms") to be held (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Parliamentary Secretary Marukawa using the Hello Work's job information system) (Japanese)
  • Discontinuance of specified worker dispatching undertakings has been ordered～For business operators who fall under the causes for disqualification stipulated in the Worker Dispatching Act～ (Japanese)
Jun 18
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey April 2013(English)(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (665th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Information on the suspension of the search system for qualified doctors, etc. (Japanese)
  • Pension systems abroad (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Roadmap for further promotion of the use of generic drugs (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of Survey on Collective Bargainings and Labour Disputes, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Implement measures for preventing back problem at work!～"Guidelines on the Prevention of Low Back Pain in the Workplace" is revised for the first time in 19 years～ (Japanese)
  • Briefing meeting on the certification of examination qualifications for the National Nurse, Midwife, and Nurse Examinations (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Information on water supply restrictions relating to drought (Japanese)
  • List of laws and regulations and guidelines on child abuse (Japanese)
  • Preferential treatment taxes related to the employment of the persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • HPV, Hib, pediatric pneumococcal vaccines (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Masuya delivering a speech at the 32nd Labour Policy Council) (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs, whose public knowledge-based application for marketing approval, based on the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, has completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
Jun 17
  • Food Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (664th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (June 2013) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on June 14, 2013 (Japanese)
  • 1st Trilateral Meeting on Yusho Disease ("Oil Symptoms") to be held (Japanese)
  • Results of the screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (May 2013) (Japanese)
  • Accepting public comments for "The Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Second-round public advertisement of municipalities for the implemention of the Project for Creating Practical, Community-based Employment (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the provision of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
  • Report on the Evaluation of Measures Set Forth in the Basic Principles on the Independence Support for the Homeless (Japanese)
  • HPV, Hib, pediatric pneumococcal vaccines (Japanese)
  • Homepage for genetically modified foods (Japanese)
Jun 14
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (663rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (329th announcement) (Japanese)
  • "Day to Restore Honor and Commemorate the Victims of the Leprosy Prevention Law" (Japanese)
  • Summary of Senior Vice Minister Akiba's press conference (Measures against Dementia) (Japanese)
  • Homepage for medical corporations and health service management  (Japanese)
  • 1st unofficial announcemnt of the facilities improvement expenses for after-school children clubs in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • "Report of the 1st Study Group on Measures for the Prevention of Workers' Health Impairment Caused by Chemical Substance" in FY2013 ～1,2-dichloropropane will be subject to regulation and measures for the prevention of health impairment will be imposed on manufacturers and users～ (Japanese)
  • The Japanese national team is dispatched to participate in the 42nd World Skills Competition (Leipzig, Germany) (Japanese)
  • A meeting between orphans remaining in China and the Health Minister (Monday, June 17, 11:00-) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • List of requirementｓ for medical institutions implementing advanced medical care and the list of medical institutions implementing advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • List of leaflets related to occupational safety and health (Japanese)
  • Survey on Employment Trends (List of corrigenda) (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
  • Designated regions (Countries/regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Work) (Main activities and achievements) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment concerning research projects (Project on the On-the-job Training for Supporters of the Persons with Developmental Disabilities) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba visiting a research site of regenerative medicine) (Japanese)
  • Courncil on Measures against Hansen's Disease Problem in FY2013 will be held (Japanese)
Jun 13
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (662nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Government Project Review (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Order issued to dispatching business operators for the improvement of worker dispatching undertaking (Japanese)
  • Information on vaccination (Q&A on cervical cancer) (Japanese)
  • Information on vaccination (Q&A on Japanese encephalitis vaccination) (Japanese)
  • Download page for application forms (Career Advancement Grant) (Japanese)
  • Enforcement of the revised “Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (Vehicle-type Construction Machines including Demolition Machines)" (Japanese)
  • The national meeting of persons in charge of supporting the Japanese remaining in China in FY2013 (May 20-21, 2013) (Documents) (Japanese)
  • Standard health checkup and health guidance programs (Japanese)
  • Organization goals of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese)
  • Guidebook for unemployed Pneumoconosis patients (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Download page for application forms for Trial Employment Grants (Japanese)
  • Information on the "1st Council on the Promotion of Joint Initiatives between the Public and Private Sectors in the Area of Water Supply in FY2013" (Japanese)
  • Adoption of the 2-year advance premium payment system for the national pension insurance (Account transfer payment) (Japanese)
  • Promotion of the informatization of the medical field (Japanese)
Jun 12
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (661st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • List of the links to business offices providing welfare services for persons with disabilities by prefecture (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on June 11, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Masuya having a meeting with Thai Labour Minister Padermchai Sasomsap) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Information disclosure system for long-term care services (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), March 2013 (Japanese)
  • List of contact points accepting applications for various employment-related benefits (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received on welfare benefits from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake (April 2013 and cumulative total) (Japanese)
Jun 11
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (660th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Results of public advertisements for organizations that implement the Project for Supporting Nursing Teachers' Training in FY2013 (Correspondence education) (Japanese)
  • Status of the utilization of welfare services for persons with disabilities (from April 2012 to present) (Japanese)
  • Asset management of water supply businesses (Japanese)
  • Notifications and other communications (issued to water suppliers) (Japanese)
Jun 10
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (659th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (Schedule of release) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for medical instructors (Japanese)
  • Technical internship system (Japanese)
  • List of contact points accepting applications for various employment-related benefits (Japanese)
  • Survey on Labour Economy Trend, May 2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on June 7, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Application forms for the grants for the improvement of the working environment of small-and-medium companies (Download here) (Japanese)
  • Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Persons who have Caused Serious Cases Under the Condition of Insanity (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to EU (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Information for individuals who intend to purchase pharamaceutical products from abroad (Notifications on the individual import of pharmaceutical products) (Japanese)
  • Briefing meeting on the Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant for the "Strategic Study for the Prevention of Aggrevation of Life-style Disease" in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo report ("Gathering of Prime Minister Abe and the persons with disabilities" was held at the Prime Minister's office by inviting people from four of their employers) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Yamada Human Resources Development Bureau Director-General giving a speech at the "1st Meeting for Promoting Monodukuri Meisters") (Japanese)
  • Photo report (ILO Director-General Guy Ryder making a courtesy call on Minister Tamura) (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the clinical training system for dental practitioners (Japanese)
  • Status of the supply of anti-influenza virus drugs for general distribution (May) (Japanese)
Jun 7
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (658th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Approval of changes to the Mid-term Plan of the Government Pension Investment Fund (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (328th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on June 4, 2013 (Japanese)
  • 1st Study Group Meeting on Japan's Contributions to International Active Aging to be held (Japanese)
  • "FY 2012 Measures to Promote Manufacturing Technology (White Paper on Manufacturing Industries)" is approved by the Cabinet today～Challenges and future directions for building the "inclusive" manufacuring industry～ (Japanese)
  • Updates to the published data of "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (supporter companies for promotion of Job-Card)" (as of March 31, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Internship opportunities (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for the operation of employment insurance business (as of June 1, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Guidebook for unemployed Pneumoconosis patients (Japanese)
  • List of leaflets related to occupational safety and health (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of May 31, 2013) 【for disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of May 31, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Website on information provision on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of the remains of the war dead (June) (Japanese)
Jun 6
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (657th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Support package of the acceleration plan for the elimination of wait-listed children's problem (Japanese)
  • Support package of the acceleration plan for the elimination of wait-listed children's problem (Japanese)
  • Seeking those who wish to use transfusion medium based on "Guidelines on the use of transfusion medium in R&D, etc." (Japanese)
  • Upcoming job interview meetings for foreign students (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura addressing the Memorial Service at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery) (Japanese)
  • Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) (Japanese)
  • Promotion of sports activities of persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Maternity marks (Japanese)
  • Child allowances (Japanese)
Jun 5
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (656th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Government Project Review (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Government Project Review (open to the public) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura presenting a diploma to a person representing the winners of the Medal of Honor for Spring 2013) (Japanese)
  • Report of the Study on Evaluation Standards for Generic Drug Reliabiliy Improvement in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Report of the Model Project on the Community Life of Persons with Severe Mental and Physical Disabilities in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Seeking juridical persons who implement Continuing Pharmacist Education in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Zoonosis (Japanese)
  • Safety Guidelines for materials handling in trucking business (Japanese)
  • Information for trucking business operator on the prevention of occupational accidents due to materials handling (Introduction of "Safety Guidelines for materials handling in trucking business") (Japanese)
  • Information for consigners,consignee, main contractor, etc. on the prevention of occupational accidents due to materials handling (Introduction of "Safety Guidelines for materials handling in trucking business") (Japanese)
  • Designated regions (Countries/regions without the outbreak of Avian Influenza) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (No Tabacco Ambassador Riko Higashio attending the World No Tabacco Day's Anniversary Event with Senior Vice Minister Akiba) (Japanese)
  • Summary report of Annual Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data), 2012 (Japanese)
Jun 4
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (655th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Relief benefits based on the Act on Special Measures on Hepatitis C (Japanese)
  • SMON Handbook (Japanese)
  • Self-evaluation of procurement improvement plan (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for medical instructors (Japanese)
  • Hearings with the Food Safety Commission (Japanese)
  • List of documents and manuals on risk assessment (Japanese)
  • Monthly report on statistics related to the application and collection of contributions for labour insurance (April 2013) (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), March 2013 (Japanese)
  • Survey on yusho disease ("oil symptoms") patients in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant in FY2013 for "Strategic Study for the Prevention of Aggrevation of Life-style Disease" (Japanese)
  • Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant in FY2013 for "Strategic Study for the Prevention of Aggrevation of Life-style Disease" (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (2013) (preliminary data) (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), March 2013 (Japanese)
Jun 3
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (654th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • "Project for Supporting the Employment and Independence of Single Parent Families" (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Revised measures for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (Japanese)
  • Cases of health hazards caused by unapproved and unlicensed drug, known as "Hospital Diet," containing Thai psychotropic substances, etc. (Japanese)
  • NPO seeking volunteers who participate in the 1st Special Mission for the Recovery of the Remains of the War Dead from Iwo Jima (July 9-17) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on May 31, 2013 (Japanese)
  • 【Press Release】NPO seeking volunteers who participate in the 1st Special Mission for the Recovery of the Remains of the War Dead from Iwo Jima (July 9-17) (Japanese)
  • MHLW meetings open to the public as participants and observers (including Councils) (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers as of June 1, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Filipino candidates for nurses and certified careworkers (Japanese)
  • Changes in the number of contracts of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs for which public knowledge-based application for marketing approval based on the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act has completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Indonesian candidates for nurses and certified careworkers (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (List of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (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 the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Press release on foods (June) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba exchanging opinions at the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology and the National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center) (Japanese)

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May 2013
May 31
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (653rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Report of Survey on Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Industry (Japanese)
  • Guidebook for unemployed Pneumoconosis patients (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake (May 2013) (Japanese)
  • Employment-related subsidies for employers (Japanese)
  • Summary of Senior Vice Minister's press conference (55th Waterworks Week & New Waterworks Vision) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (327th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Informal meeting regarding intractable disease patients (Japanese)
  • Status on the implementation of individual labour dispute resolution in FY2012～"Bullying/harrassment" topped the reasons for consultations, and the number of advice and guidance provided reached a record high level, exceeding 10,000 for the first time (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (January 2013) (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • List of model evaluation sheets & model curricula (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), February 2013 (Japanese)
  • Investigations into medical institutions where blood coagulation factor products have been delivered (Japanese)
  • 102nd International Labour Conference will be convened (Japanese)
  • Results of "4th Follow-up Survey on the Status of the Provision of Instructions to Fee-Based Home for the Elderly" (Japanese)
  • Selection of four additional municipalities for "Project for Creating Practical, Community-based Employment" in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Business report of "Local Youth Support Station Project in FY2012"～Future courses have been decided for about 15,000 NEETs, approximately 20% increase compared to the previous fiscal year～ (Japanese)
  • Job-card System that supports the recruitment of regular employees has created the Model Evaluation Sheet for "Department store industry" and revised it for "In-home long-term care industry" and "Facility long-term care industry" (Japanese)
  • Assessment criteria for vocational capability now covers a total of 50 industries (adding "Department store industry" and "Tour conducting industry" and revising "Facility long-term care industry") (Japanese)
  • 19th Survey on Economic Conditions in Health Care (Survey on Health Care Facilities)～Hospitals, general clinics, dental clinics, and health insurance pharmacies that received questionnaire forms are requested to participate～ (Japanese)
  • Japanese Pharmacopoeia (16th revision) (English)
  • Homepage of "Japanese Pharmacopoeia" (Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents (May 2013) (Japanese)
  • Labour Market Analysis Report (Japanese)
  • 19th Survey on Economic Conditions in Health Care (Survey on Health Care Facilities) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (April 2013) (Japanese)
  • Status on the authorization of "Reemployment Assistance Plan" and the number of guidance and consultation cases (April 2013) (Japanese)
  • Status on the receipt of "Notification of an Implementation Plan for the Suspension of Business Operation" related to Employment Adjustment Subsidies (April 2013) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Hara Director-General of Health and Welfare Bureau of the Elderly giving a speech at the first meeting of "Study Group on Measures for Elderly Persons in Urban Areas") (Japanese)
  • First Report of Committee on the Risk Assessment of Chemical Substances: Measures against health hazards due to 1,2-dichloropropane should be immediately examined and regulated by law (Japanese)
May 30
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (652nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Implementation Status of the Comparison of Japan Pension Service's pensioner data with records of pension benefit recipients at Employees' Pension Fund and Pension Fund Association (Japanese)
  • Status of law enforcement in the Equal Employment Opportunity Office of Regional Labor Bureaus in FY2012 (preliminary data), January-March (Japanese)
  • Computational aid tool for reporting the renewal of labour insurance by fiscal year (Japanese)
  • Regular home visitation and as-needed visitation services (Japanese)
  • 19th Survey on Economic Conditions in Health Care (Survey on Health Insurers) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Shu Yamamoto, Hori, and Nana Suzuki (from the right) participating in a PR event for the HIV Exam Promotion Week in FY2013 ("Red Ribbon Wing～From Haneda to across Japan～") (Japanese)
  • Medical doctors' certified specialties which can now be placed on ads (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Designated regions (Countries/regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Law enforcement status at Equal Employment Opporutnity Office, Regional Labor Bureau (Report on the status of the provision of consultation, assistance for dispute resolution, and corrective guidance, concerning Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Child Care and Family Care Leave Act, and Part-time Employment Act in FY2012) (Japanese)
  • National Section Heads Meeting on Public Assistance (documents) (Japanese)
  • Status of the utilization of welfare services for persons with disabilities (from April 2012 to present) (Japanese)
  • Cabinet Order that designates 2 additional substances as Narcotic was enforced as of May 26, 2013; Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare Ordinance that designates 27 additional substances as Designated Drugs was enforced as of May 30, 2013 (Japanese)
May 29
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (651st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment and partial cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (as instructed by the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Subsidies for improving the working environment of small-and-medium companies (Japanese)
  • Q&A regarding Norovirus (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on May 28, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Six Japanese who remained in China after the Second World War make temporary return in group (May 30-June 10) (Japanese)
  • Request for participation in Basic Survey on Wage Structure in 2013 (Japanese)
  • Testing institutions stipulated in Ordinance for Enforcement of Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Art 12 (1)) (Japanese)
  • Child welfare cultural asset works recommended by the Social Security Council (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Report of Community-based Support Model Project for Persons Profound Multiple Disabilities in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba inspecting the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (Kyoto University), National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, and National Institute of Biomedical Innovation) (Japanese)
May 28
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (650th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (January 2013) (Japanese)
  • Research projects (Guidelines for Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants) (Japanese)
  • Report of Survey on the Activities for Promoting the Use of Generic Drugs and their Effectiveness in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba presenting a diploma to each Medal of Honor winner in Spring 2013 with notes of congratulations) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Yajima Director-General of Health Service Bureau making a speech at a joint meeting of Study Group on Adverse Events of Vaccinations (Committee on Vaccinations, Health Sciences Council) and Examination Committee on Safety Measures (Working Group on Safety Measures against Pharmaceutical Products, Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council) (Japanese)
  • Water Supply Technology Managers (Japanese)
  • Method of mailing a written notice and breakdown list concerning the payment of workers' accidental compensation insurance benefits to the mandatary has been changed (Japanese)
May 27
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (649th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura exchanging opinions with local people at "Furusato round-table talk in Gifu") (Japanese)
  • Information on the 53rd "Codex Liaison Council" and applications accepted for observers (Japanese)
  • 13th Cultural Festival for the Persons with Disabilities (Cultural activities of persons with disabilities) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on May 24, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Electronic version of the health insurance reimbursement fee schedule for Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) (Updated based on the medical service fee revision in FY2012) (Japanese)
  • List of medical institutions implementing advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Information for business operators who operate vocational training schools (Japanese)
  • 1st Regular Mission for the Recovery of the Remains from Iwo Jima in FY2013 (Japanese)
May 24
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (648th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Naming of Novel Coronavirus reported in the Middle East region (Japanese)
  • Results of open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for Supporting the Training of Nursing Teachers (Correspondence education) (Japanese)
  • Vital Statistics (Schedule of releases) (Japanese)
  • Report of the Expert Panel on the Cases of Organ Transplants from Brain Death Patients (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," March 2013 (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on the Status of Medical Services for the Elderly Aged 75 and Over (Japanese)
  • Project on the promotion of oral health (Japanese)
  • Report of the Expert Panel on the Cases of Organ Transplants from Brain Death Patients (Press release) (Japanese)
  • Implementation Plan for the Fund for Improving Facilities, including Health and Hygiene Facilities in FY2013 (1st stage) (Japanese)
  • Release of a Report on the Working-level Meeting on the Promotion of Job-card for Employed Persons (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (326th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of industrial accidents in 2012～Fatal, fatal or casualty, and other serious accident cases all increased～ (Japanese)
  • Report on the results of the Fact-finding Survey/Door-to-door On-site Visit on Measures Taken against Fire at Group Home with Care (Group Home)/Group Home with Aid (Care Home) for Persons with Disabilities (Japanese)
  • "Survey on the Installation of a Sprinkler System at Group Homes for Dementia Patients" (Results) (Japanese)
  • "World No Tabacco Day Anniversary Event" of 2013 was held on May 31, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Workers' accident compensation insurance benefits～To ensure that all victims and bereaved families receive necessary insurance benefits～ (Japanese)
  • Subsidy Projects to Support the Independence of Single Mothers (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza A (H7N9) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Promotion of physical health and the improvement of nutrition and dietary life by national registered dietitians in the community (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of May 24, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Promotion of sports activities of persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Information for employers who hire non-regular workers (Subsidies for career advancement) (Japanese)
  • Initiative for Accelerating Regulatory Science in Innovative Drug, Medical Device, and Regenerative Medicine (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents (Japanese)
  • Implementation Plan for the Fund for Improving Facilities, including Health and Hygiene Facilities (1st stage) (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the 183rd (ordinary) Diet session (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (May 2013) (Japanese)
May 23
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (647th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an Inspection Order for Imported Foods〜Italian chestnuts and Moroccan chaste tree fruits (Vitex agnus-castus)〜 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the HIV Exam Promotion Week in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Electronic submission of the report on the employment status of elderly people and& persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Designated regions (Countries/regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Management control of specific pathogens based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pensions (Monthly report), February 2013 (Japanese)
May 22
  • Report of Vital Statistics : Occupational and Industrial Aspects
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (646th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of March 2013) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Administrative punishments concerning worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on May 21, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Anniversary events of the 55th "Waterworks Week" (Japanese)
  • Discontinuance of Specified Worker Dispatching Undertakings has been ordered～for business operators who fall under causes for disqualification stipulated in the Worker Dispatching Act～ (Japanese)
  •  We accept applications for a slogan for the "Child Abuse Prevention Promotion Month" in FY2013 starting today until Friday, 5 July (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Fact-finding Survey on Minimum Wages (Japanese)
  • MHLW statistics listed by issue area and survey subject (Japanese)
  • Manual on the Adoption of the Mentor System and the Promotion of Role Models (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), February 2013 (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake regarding welfare benefits (March 2013 and cummulative total) (Japanese) 
  • Avian Influenza A (H5N1) (Japanese)
May 21
  • Radiation Protection of Workers
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on March 2013) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (645th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Unofficial notification of the appropriation of subsidies for the improvement of social welfare facilities in FY2013 (supplementary budget) (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of death accidents caused by heat strokes (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Before the summer heat gets into full swing, take full measures against heatstroke in the workplace!～Trends of the occurrence of death accidents caused by heat strokes last year and measures to be taken in the workplace in 2013～ (Japanese)
  • Tax incentives for the employment of persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (for disaster victims) (as of May 15, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of May 15, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Package Projects (Japanese) 
  • Request for the submission of notification based on the Infectious Disease Law to physicians (Japanese)
  • (Updated) Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures (Japanese)
  • Various support projects regarding measures to prevent passive smoking (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs that prior evaluation of public knowledge-based application has completed (as of May 16, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Social security education (Japanese)
  • Procedures for filing notifications on new chemical substances  of small quantities (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Survey Project on the Assessment of Users and Programming of the Welfare Service for the Persons with Disabilities (Japanese) 
May 20
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (644th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cases of French beef not in compliance with the Food Sanitation Act commingled with shipments destined for Japan (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Website on genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), February 2013 (Schedule of release) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba shakig hands with Brazilian Social Security Minister Alves after a meeting) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Ishii Director-General of Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau presenting the Minister's Award for outstanding 16 works of child welfare cultural assets) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on May 17, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Chidorigafuchi National Ceremony Memorial Service will be held (Monday, 27 May, 12:30～) (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Examination Commissioners for the 99th National Pharmacist Exam (Japanese) 
  • Name list of senior officers as of May 15, 2012 (Japanese)
May 17
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey March 2013(English) (Japanese)
  • Radiation Protection of Workers
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (643rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (642nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment and partial cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Receipt of an investigation report by the Datch government on cases in which Dutch veal tongues were confirmed to have been commingled with shipment for Japan (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the 183rd (ordinary) Diet session (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (325th announcement) (Japanese)
  • List of outlines of guidelines for the provision of strategic grants for promoting voluntary use by the local governments (Project on water supply facilities maintenance) (Japanese)
  • Fact-finding Survey on Minimum Wages (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • We requested that the manufacturers of "Careram tablets 25mg/Kolbet tablets 25mg" (rheumatic drugs) issue a warning to medical personnel and others against their combined use with "Warfarin" (anticoagulant)  (Japanese) 
  • List of requirementｓ for medical institutions that implement advanced medical care and the list of medical institutions implementing advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Quarantine station suspends the commissioning of testing on agricutural chemical residues to EcoPro Research Co., Ltd. (Japanese) 
  • Nutrition and health promotion (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Orders for the suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • Employment policy for foreign workers (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey―FY2012― (Japanese)
  • Website on the Basic Survey on Wage Structure (Japanese)
  • Intended use of labour insurance premiums (industrial accident insurance and employment insurance premiums) paid by business operators (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment concerning the Project for Promoting the General Welfare of Persons with Disabilities in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • "Report on job openings and applications pertaining to recent high school and junior high school graduates" in FY2012 ～As of the end of March 2013, the ratio of high school graduates who found employment was 97.6%, the largest increase in 20 years (Japanese)
  • Status of the employment support for university graduates～About 17,000 university graduates found employment through the "Intensive Support Prior to Graduation in 2013" (Japanese)
  • "Status of the employment support for university graduates" in FY2012 (as of April 1, 2013)～Employment rate has risen from the previous fiscal year and the ratio of job seekers remains high for the university graduates (Japanese)
  • Food additives (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of corporations that implement the Project for Promoting Medical Safety Measures in Pharmacies in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Website on the "Project on the Declaration of Supporting Youth Employment and Human Resources Development (for small and medium enterprises)" is newly set up (Japanese)
  • Tour Day for Children in FY2012 (Japanese)
May 16
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (641st announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Information for employers who hire non-regular workers (fixed-term/part-time/dispatched workers) (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officials as of May 16, 2013 (Japanese)
  • List of outlines of guidelines for the provision of government subsidies for the water supply facilities maintenance (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Annual Report on National Health Insurance Services in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Work) (Main activities and achievements) (Japanese)
  • Enhanced "Subsidy System for Measures to prevent Passive Smoking" took off on May 16th～ eligible business operators for the subsidies are expanded to all industrial sectors, and the subsidy rate is increased to 1/2～(Japanese)
  • Draft budgets of MHLW for FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Ishii Director-General of Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau delivering a speech at the 1st Expert Panel Meeting on Specific Fertility Treatments for Infertile Couples" (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (List of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • List of unofficial announcement of the government subsidies for the maintenance of water supply facilities in FY2013 (carry-over budget from FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Outline of budget in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of open recruitment of organizations that implement the Project for Providing Study Support for Foreign Nurse Candidates in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Outline of guidelines for the provision of government subsidies for the small-scale public water supply facilities maintenance (Japanese)
  • Regional employment measures (Japanese)
  • Special Labor Insurance Account (Japanese)
  • Unofficial notification of the appropriation of the government subsidies for the water supply facilities maintenance in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Promotion of home medical care (Japanese)
  • Report of the Survey on the Water Feeding System in Small Villages (February 2013) (Japansse)
  • Formulation of the Local Labour Administration Policies (Japanese)
  • Environment-conscious policy of MHLW and the inspection results (FY2012) (Japanese)
May 15
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (640th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • "Guidelines for the Approval of the Establishment of Registered Day-care Centers based on the New Day-care Center System" (Notice issued by Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau Director-General) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an Inspection Order for Imported Foods〜Spanish almond and processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Accepting public comments for the "Public Voice" (Japanese)
  • Number of persons with disabilities who found jobs through Hello Work hits a record high for 3 years in a row  (Status of the employment placement of disabled people in FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on May 14, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of the screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to April 2013) (Japanese)
  • Monthly report on industrial accident compensation insurance services (March 2013) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Manual on the Prevention of Scattering and Leakage of Asbestos based on the "Technical Guidelines on the Prevention of Workers' Exposure to Asbestos during the Demolition Work, etc" (Japanese)
  • Ministerial Order on the Partial Amendment of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Food Hygiene Law, and the partial revision of the standards on foods and additives (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura inspecting Tohmatsu Challenged Co., Ltd. (a special-purpose subsidiary of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) that employs a large number of persons with developmental disabilities) (Japanese)
May 14
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Summary Report of Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions（2010、2011）
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (639th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Outcome of the Committee on Designated Substances held today (Japanese) 
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Evaluation of the outcomes of Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants (Japanese)
  • June is specfied as "Foreign Workers's Affairs Education Month." Let us work together and build our future together!! ～Create the environment where foreign workers can perform at their best～ (Japanese)
  • Handbook of Health and Welfare Statistics, FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Avian Influenza A (H7N9) (Japanese)
  • Status of the supply of anti-influenza virus drugs for general distribution (April) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
May 13
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (638th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Collection of cases of the Promotion of Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems in the Workplaces for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Request for the submission of case notification based on the Infectious Disease Law to physicians (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on May 10, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Scheduled meetings (Councils, Study Groups, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Request for your cooperation with power-saving in summer 2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of a study on the certification systems concerning food sanitation control (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Detailed statements for each item in the MHLW provisional budget for FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
  • Seeking a slogan for the National Occupational Health Week in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Second recruitment for the Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants of FY2013 (Application procedures) (Japanese)
  • Website on OTC Drug Sales System: Newly approved first-class OTC drugs (Japanese)
May 10
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (324th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (637th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Support package for the acceleration plan for the elimination of wait-listed children's problem (Japanese)
  • No pesticide harm campaign in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Delayed publication of aggregation results related to the business reports of worker dispatching undertakings (Report of FY2011 and Status Report as of June 1, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Report on results of the reanalysis of polychloriated biphenyls in organic pigments as by-products (Japanese)
  • 15 municipalities selected for the implemention of Project for Creating Practical, Community-based Employment in FY2013 as a result of first round recruitment (Japanese)
  • Aggregation results related to the business report of worker supply businesses in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • The number of employment promotion housings available (as of April 30, 2013) (for disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • The number of employment promotion housings available (as of April 30, 2013) (Japanese)
  • World No Tobacco Day 2013 (Japanese)
  • Establishment of Office for Global Expansion of Japanese Healthcare(Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura meets with OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria) (Japanese)
  • Suspicious Drugs Network (Japanese)
  • Aggregation results related to the business report of employment placement undertakings in FY2011 (Japanese)
May 9
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (636th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Homepage on the financial status of various public pension plans (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Unofficial notification of the appropriation of subsidies for the improvement of social welfare facilities in FY2013 (supplementary budget) (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), February 2013 (Japanese)
  • Survey of Medical Institutions (schedule of releases) (Japanese)
  • Scheduled events for the Promotion Week of Commissioned Welfare and Child Welfare Volunteers' Activities (Japanese)
  • Procedures for filing notifications on new chemical substances of small quantities (Japanese)
  • Job-card system (Companies willing to incorporate Job-card in job interviews are encouraged to apply) (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza A (H7N9) (Japanese)
  • Survey of Dental Diseases (corrections) (Japanese)
May 8
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (635th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods〜Chinese zenmai (wild fiddleheads) and processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Subsidy Projects to Support the Independence of Single Mothers (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on May 7, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Establishments of regular visiting/on-demand response services (as of the end of March 2013) (Japanese)
  • Child allowances (Japanese)
  • Infectious diseases and animals to be notified by veterinarians based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Yajima Director-General of Health Service Bureau making a speech at the "1st Infectious Disease Working Group Meeting of the Health Sciences Council") (Japanese)
May 7
  • Food Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (634th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Website on the National Examination for Pharmacists (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • ID Numbers of the successful applicants of 27th National Registered Dietitian Exam (prompt report) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for questions on the National Health Nurse/Midwife/Nurse Examinations (FY2014 version) (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (2013) (preliminary data) (Japanese)
  • Clinical training system for dental practitioners (Japanese)
  • Request for the submission of notification to physicians based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Interpretation of ambiguities (Q&A) (related to the ethical guidelines on human genome analysis) (April 2013 vevision) (Japanese)
  • The authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Status on the safety screening of genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Collective submission of the employment the rules and the so-called '36 Agreement' through head offices (Japanese)
  • Related to the Labour Standards Act (Japanese)
May 6
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20, Para 3 of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (587th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
May 2

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Apr 2013
Apr 30
Apr 26
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (630th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident)(Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (323rd announcement)(Japanese)
  • Overview of advanced medical care(Japanese)
  • Vital Statistics (schedule of releases)(Japanese)
  • Report on the MHLW-commissioned Study on Balancing Work and Long-term Care in FY2012(Japanese)
  • Photo report (Parliamentary Secretary Marukawa inspecting Project for the Recovery of Remains of the War Dead in Iwo Jima)(Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of "Subsidies for Making improvements to Facilities for Supporting the Development of the Next Generation" granted to prefectures and designated cities(Japanese)
  • Cases of Dutch and French veal not in compliance with the Food Sanitation Act have been commingled with shipments destined for Japan(Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," February 2013(Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered(Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza(Japanese)
  • Crusade against illegal cannabis and opium poppies(Japanese)
  • Investigations into medical institutions where blood coagulation factor products have been delivered(Japanese)
  • Results of the national survey on the actual conditions of the homeless (estimates)(Japanese)
  • Survey on Living and Supporting One Another (former Annual Population and Social Security Surveys (National Survey on Social Security and People's Life))(Japanese)
  • Overview of Social Security Agreements(Japanese)
  • Two chemical substances are newly designated as narcotic drugs (Warning)(Japanese)
  • Nursing schools scheduled to be opened in FY2013(Japanese)
  • Information on infectious diseases and vaccinations(Japanese)
  • An order issued to dispatching business operators for the improvement of worker dispatching undertaking(Japanese)
Apr 25
  • Summary Report of Survey on Industrial Accidents 2012 (Survey of establishments (with 100 employees or more) and survey of general construction) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods 629th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident)(Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (3) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters)(Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba exchanging views at the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) with a medical device in his hand)(Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba exchanging views at a training facility for the latest advanced medical devices)(Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba receiving explanation on the cutting-edge research on drug development in Japan)(Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on the Status of Medical Services for the Elderly Aged 75 and Over(Japanese)
  • Orders for the suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking to relevant business operators(Japanese)
  • Food risk communication~A briefing session on revised measures against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) will be held~Applications are accepted for participation in the meetings in Tokyo and Osaka(Japanese)
  • Invitation of comments for revised measures for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)(Japanese)
  • Partial revision of the Rules for Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants(Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pensions (Monthly report), January 2013(Japanese)
Apr 24
  • Food Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods 628th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident)(Japanese)
  • A briefing meeting on the certification of examination qualifications for National Nurse Exam(Japanese)
  • Collection of the cases of risk assessment practices in FY2012(Japanese)
  • Related to Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Control Act (FY2012)(Japanese)
  • Measures against persons with disabilities (List of Employment and Living Support Centers for Persons with Disabilities)(Japanese)
  • Tuberculosis(Japanese)
  • Handbook of Labour Statistics (FY2012)(Japanese)
  • Overview of budget, account settlement, and the tax system(Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on April 23, 2013(Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of February 2013)(Japanese)
  • Measures to balance work life and family life for workers - Collection of ideas for the promotion of work life balance for employees(Japanese)
  • Status on the safety screening of genetically modified foods and additives(Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers for the 43rd National Orthoptisis Examination(Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers for the 48th National Physical and Occupational Examinations(Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers for the 59th National Cliniical Laboratory Technician Examination(Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers for the 65th National Radiological Technologist Examination(Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers for the 99th/96th/102nd National Examinations for Health Nurses/Midwives/Nurses(Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers for the 106th National Dentist Examination(Japanese)
  • Questions and correct answers for the 107th National Physician Examination(Japanese)
Apr 23
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (627th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident)(Japanese)
  • Chemical substances are newly designated as narcotic drugs(Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012(Japanese)
  • Youth Challenge Subsidies (Incentive Subsidies for Youth Human Resources Development and Job Retention Support)(Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the 183rd (ordinary) Diet session(Japanese)
  • Act on the Promotion of Priority Order Placement from Persons with Disabilities(Japanese)
Apr 22
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (626th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident)(Japanese)
  • The number of employment promotion housings available (as of April 15, 2013)(Japanese)
  • The number of employment promotion housings available (as of April 15, 2013) (for disaster victims)(Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on April 19, 2013(Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China(Japanese)
  • Status on the implementation of measures for supporting the development of the next generation(Japanese)
  • List of leaflets related to occupational safety and health(Japanese)
  • Juridical persons who implement consultation/support projects for the residents of affected 3 prefectures in FY2013 are selected (Disaster-hit Area Support Project)(Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan(Japanese)
  • Have you been conducting a routine inspection for your automated external defibrillator (AED)? (Updated information on the AED marketing authorisation holders)(Japanese)
Apr 18
Apr 12
  • Comments for the IRESSA case (Supreme court ruling) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (620th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (321st announcement) (Japanese)
  • Request for the assessment of the effects of food on health to the Food Safety Commission (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the 183rd (ordinary) Diet session (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Promulgation of a ministerial order and formation of guidelines for the prevention of radiation hazards for workers engaged in the disposal of waste generated from the nuclear power plant accident, etc.～Enforcement of the partially revised Regulation concerning the Prevention of Ionizing Radiation Hazards, as of July 1, 2013～ (Japanese)
  • Discontinuance of Specified Worker Dispatching Undertakings has been ordered～for business operators who fall under causes for disqualification stipulated in the Worker Dispatching Act～ (Japanese)
  • Pediatric emergency telephone consultation service (#8000) (Japanese)
  • Agricultural chemical residues in foods (Japanese)
  • National Meeting of Heads of Divisions in Charge of Health Service in FY2012 (documents) (Japanese)
  • Longitudinal Survey of Babies in 21st Century (Babies born in 2010) (Japanese)
  • MHLW meetings open to the public (including Councils) as participants and observers (Japanese)
  • Website on information provision on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
  • Mothers' Hello Work/Mothers' Corner (Japanese)
  • Monthly Roport on Labour and the Economy(April 2013)(Japanese)
Apr 11
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (619th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Consultative Meetings of Instructors for the Separation of Medical Practice and Dispensing in FY2012 (documents) (Japanese)
  • Master Plan for Water Supply (Japanese)
  • Water Supply Plan in Wide-area Operations (Japanese)
  • Notifications of plan, work, and supervision regarding asbestos removal (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for personal information protection in the welfare sector (Japanese)
  • Decision made on the selection of juridical persons who implement the telephone consultation service projects for residents outside the affected 3 prefectures in FY2013 (A nationwide support project) (Japanese)
  • Facilities handling meat exported to Thailand (Japanese)
  • Vocational ability evaluation standards (Japanese)
  • Ordinance for the Enforcement of Pneumoconiosis Act (Japanese)
Apr 10
  • The National Institute of Infectious Diseases received avian influenza A(H7N9) virus isolate from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (618th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of January 2013) (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Parliamentary Secretary Marukawa's visit to Iwo Jima, etc. (Japanese)
  • Award for Companies Providing Career Support in 2013 ～for companies committed to human resources development～～Companies engaged in support for career development of workers are encouraged to apply by the end of June～ (Japanese)
  • Upcoming job interview meetings for foreign students (Japanese)
  • Revision of criteria for the approval of property disposition (based on Art 22 of the Subsidy Budget Rationalization Act) on April 1, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Outline of activities of the Disaster Psychiatric Assistance Team (DPAT) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Apr 9
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (617th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Effects of having missed receiving the vaccinations against Japanese encephalitis between 2004-2009 and countermeasures (by the birth year) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on April 9, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), December 2012 (Japanese)
  • Special pension account (Japanese)
  • List of leaflets on the labor standards administration <Related to labour insurance premiums collection> (Japanese)
  • Schedule of the Codex Liaison Councils (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (schedule of releases) (Japanese)
Apr 8
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (616th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of March 29, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of March 29, 2013) (for disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions of the distribution for foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (3) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on April 5, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Status of the supply of anti-influenza virus drugs for general distribution (March) (Japanese)
  • Japanese translation of major documents: Japanese version of Codex standards (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 36th National Examination for Emergency Life-saving Technicians (Japanese)
  • List of the Public Employment Security Offices that provide support for employment in the welfare sector (contact information) (Japanese)
  • Vocational ability evaluation standards (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • MHLW joins Japan's first Public-Private Partnership to facilitate the R&D of new health technologies for the developing world

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Mar 2013
Mar 29
  • Report of the "Team Medical Care Promotion Meeting" (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (610th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (319th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Revision of calculation criteria for medical fees related to treatments conducted by judo healing, moxibustion, massage, finger, and acupuncture practioners (Japanese)
  • Results of on-site inspections on facilities producing lightly-pickled vegetables (asazuke) (Japanese)
  • Company names related to the employemnt status of persons with disabilities in FY2012: No company's name was announced for the first time in 11 years, indicating a certain level of efforts made by companies to improve the situation, while no public organization received a recommendation for 6 consecutive years (Japanese)
  • "New vision for water supply" (Japanese)
  • Enforcement of laws, etc. revising part of the Child Allowance Act (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for questions on the FY2014 version of the National Dentist Exam (Japanese)
  • Japan Pension Service's FY2013 Plan (Japanese)
  • Career counseling (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (provisional) (December 2012) (Japanese)
  • Survey on the Insured of Elderly Persons related to the Late-stage medical care system for the elderly (Japanese)
  • Results of the Survey on the Status of Renovation of Earthquake-resistent Hospital Structures (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Welfare plan for persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 98th National Examination for Pharmacists (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 48th National Examination for Occupational Therapists (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 48th National Examination for Physical Therapists (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 65th National Examination for Radiological Technologists (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 59th National Examination for Clinical Laboratory Technicians (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 43rd National Examination for Orthoptists (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 98th National Examination for Pharmacists (Japanese)
  • Opening of nursing schools in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered (Japanese)
  • Outcome of the measures taken based on "Policies of Regulatory and Systematic Reforms" (approved by the Cabinet on April 8, 2011) (Japanese)
  • Implentation status of the funds set up in the Supplementary Budget for FY2009 (FY2011) (Japanese)
  • Strategic Studies in Health and Labour Sciences Research (Japanese)
  • Electronic processing system for workers' accident compensation insurance claims (Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • The number of cases for which medication import forms (Yakkan import certificates) were issued (FY2011) (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake (March 2013) (Japanese)
  • Status of occurrence of industrial accidents (March 2012) (Japanese)
  • Homepage of "Japanese Pharmacopoeia" (Japanese)
  • Current situation of drug abuse (as of March 29, 2013) (Japanese)
  • MHLW draft budgets for FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Information on Technical Vocational Loan (Japanese)
  • Announcement related to the repayment of Technical Vocational Loan (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (preliminary data), January 2013 (Japanese)
  • FPMAJ requested to revise "precautions" concerning 6 kinds of antidepressants (e.g. SSRI) for children's use (Japanese)
  • Monthly and Annual Reports on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Status on the authorization of "Re-employment Assistance Plan" and the numbers of guidance and consultation provided for it (February 2013) (Japanese)
  • Status on the acceptance of "Notification of Implementation Plan for Suspension of Business Operation" related to Employment Adjustment Subsidies (February 2013) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Employment referrals for general workers (February2013) (English) (Japanese)
Mar 28
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (609th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Rabies awareness & prevention poster (Japanese)
  • Handbook of Zoonoses (Japanese)
  • 128 candidates accepted under the Japanese laws based on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) passed the 25th National Certified Careworker Exam (Japanese)
  • Release of the results of the "Survey on the progress of informatization of medical devices" (Japanese )
  • Release of the results of the "Survey on the progress of informatization of pharmaceutical products for medical use" (Japanese)
  • Updates to the published data of "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (supporter companies for promotion of Job-Card)" (as of January 31, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 25th National Certified Careworker Exam (Japanese)
  • "Orange Ribbons Movement by Students"～Experimental measures for promoting child abuse prevention among youths～ (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of remains of the war dead (March) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura presenting letters of appreciation to the authors of the "Cases of male employees who take childcare leave at MHLW") (Japanese)
  • Management control of specific pathogens based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Information materials on group contracts concluded between medical insurers and organizations providing health checkups and healthcare guidance (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • High school student textbook to promote understanding of blood donation ("Blood Donation Hop Step Jump") (FY2013 version) (Japanese)
  • Manual on the Use of the e-Gov Online Application (Japanese)
Mar 27
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (608th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and medical devices safety information (Japanese)
  • Welfare services of persons with disabilities (Welfare plan for persons with disabilities) (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 15th National Examination for Speech-language Hearing Therapists (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 21st National Examination for Judo Healing Practioners (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 21st National Examination for Moxibustion practitioners (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 21st National Examination for Acupuncture Practioners (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 21st National Examination for Massage and Finger Pressure Practioners (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 22nd National Examination for Dental Hygienists (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 26th National Examination for Artificial Limb Technicians (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 26th National Examination for Clinical Technicians (Japanese )
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of January 2013) (Japanese)
  • Results of Survey on regional child welfare services in 2011: Status of childcare implemented in municipalities (October 2011) (Japanese)
  • Report on the current status of non-registered day-care facilities: The number of the facilities has risen, while that of children admitted there has declined; both figures have increased for baby hotels (Japanese)
  • The number of wait-listed children (October 2012) (Japanese)
  • Cases of food poisoning outbreaks (2012) (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks by prefecture (2012) (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks by year (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (preliminary report)(2013) (Japanese)
  • Handling of poultry shell eggs exported to Hong Kong (Japanese)
  • Other subsidies (Improvement of the employment management of care workers, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Survey on the Prevention of Industrial Accidents, 2011 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on March 26, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Briefing session documents on the payment of benefits to support the independence of persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Integrated community care system (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (schedule of release) (Japanese)
  • Procedures for new chemical substances based on the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Japanese)
  • Website for information provision on medical fee receipts/specific medical checkups (Japanese)
Mar 26
  • Cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (607th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • 25th Examination for Sign Language Interpreters (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Results of Survey on Working Conditions of Social Worker for Persons with Disability in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • A guide on occupational accidents caused by the acts of third parties (Japanese)
  • Special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance for farmers (Japanese)
  • A guide on the special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance (for workers dispatched overseas) (Japanese)
  • A guide on the special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance (for workers engaged in specified labour ) (Japanese)
  • A guide on the special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance (for self-employed　persons) (Japanese)
  • 　A guide on the special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance (for small business owners) (Japanese)
  • Initial budget for 2012 (Child allowance account in Special pension account) (Japanese)
  • Consultation with and report from the Labor Policy Council on the "Outline of a draft Ministerial Ordinance Revising Part of an Order for the Enforcement of the Industrial Safety and Health Act" and the "Outline of a draft Ministerial Ordinance Revising Part of the Regulation concerning the Prevention of Ionizing Radiation Hazards"～Improve safety measures for food-processing and demolition machineries, and advance preventive measures of radiation hazards for workers engaged in the disposal of waste generated from the nuclear power plant accident～ (Japanese)
  • Results of the "Basic Survey of Human Resources Development" in FY2012 is released～Company expenditures on human resources development are expected to show continual increase from last year～ (Japanese )
  • "Career Consulnet" will open on March 27th～To start the comprehensive information service for promoting the utilization of career counseling～ (Japanese)
  • Changes to the National Protection Plan (Japanese)
  • Calculation structure of remuneration & table of service codes (for services enforced as of April 2013) (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for dentist instructors (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs for which prior evaluation of public knowledge-based application has completed (Japanese)
  • Career counseling (Japanese)
  • Employment Measures for Older People in Japan
Mar 25
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (606th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20 (3) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Status of the utilization of welfare services for persons with disabilities (from April 2012 to present) (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • "Report on Labor and Social Security Condictions Overseas 2011-2" (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 99th National Health Nurse Exam, 96th National Midwife Exam, and 102nd National Nurse Exam (Japanese)
  • "Report on Labor and Social Security Condictions Overseas 2011-2" is published～Featuring 4 Asian countries' labor policies (India, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam) (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of remains of the war dead (March) (Japanese)
  • Multi-drug resistent bacteria (Japanese)
  • Program for supporting child-rearing at the workplace～Promoting a workplace where one can enjoy both family and working life～ (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on March 22, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Advertising regulations for pharmaceutical products, etc. (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
  • Procedures for registration and notification of courses given by registered training institutions (Japanese )
  • Results of the Survey on the application of employees' pension insurance by industry and company size in 2011 (Japanese)
  • Overview of individual research projects (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Mar 22
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (605th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Light It Up Blue in Japan at Tokyo Tower to be held on "World Autism Awareness Day" on April 2nd～World Autism Awareness Day 2013 Symposium will be held on April 6 to promote understanding of Developmental Disorder～ (Japanese)
  • Revision of the administrative levels of chemical substances (based on the Report of the Examination Committee for Administrative Levels of Chemical Substances in FY2011) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (318th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Survey on the finance and internal control of Social Insurance Hospitals, etc. by the Readjustment of Facilities for Insured Persons and Beneficiaries Organization (RFO) (Japanese)
  • Survey on National Health Insurance in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Vital Statistics (schedule of releases) (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," January 2013 (Japanese)
  • 2nd Working-level Meeting on the Promotion of Job-Cards for Full-time Employees (Japanese)
  • "Enterprises supporting working fatherless/motherless families" in FY2012 have been decided－8 firms actively providing employment support are awarded on Tuesday, March 26th－ (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), January 2013 (Japanese)
  • PR poster on the training of nursing students (Japanese)
  • Additional organizations for implementing the "Local Youth Support Station Project" are selected; as a result, from April 2013, the project will be provided at 149 locations to expand employment support for NEETs～ (Japanese)
  • Report of "Study Group on Career Consulting" in FY2012-Methods for effectively implementing career consulting in small and medium-sized enterprises, vocational training institutions, etc. are proposed (Japanese)
  • Results of "Survey on medical care expenditure subsidies related to infants" are sent out (Japanese)
  • Survey results of the municipal share of the cost of the health checkup for pregnant women (Japanese)
  • MHLW instruction and supervision for water suppliers approved by the Minister (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Suspension of the operation of some elevators in Central Government Building No. 5 for renewal construction work (change in construction schedule) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment concerningof research project (Project for the Development and Promotion of Equipment to Support the Independence of Persons with Disabilities) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Promotion of in-home medical care (Japanese)
  • Clinical research/trial using human stem cells (Japanese)
  • Instruction manual on how to record death certificate (postmortem certificate) in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • The results of public comments regarding the addition of chemical substances not applicable under Art 2 (2) and 2 (3) of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc. and not accepted as requiring the evaluation prescribed in Art 2 (5) of the same law（Japanese)
  • Information on prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
Mar 21
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (604th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Revision of the yardstick table concerning the government subsidies for water supply facilities maintenance in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of March 21, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Meeting of the Ministries concerned for promoting the recovery of remains of the Japanese war dead in Iwo Jima (Japanese)
  • Consultation with and report from Labor Policy Council in regard to the "Outline of a draft Cabinet Order Revising Part of the Law for Promotion of the Employment of Persons with Disabilities" (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an Inspection Order for Imported Foods～Mexican carambola (star fruit) and its processed products～ (Japanese)
  • Report of "Study Group on the types of business of Workers’ Accident Compensation Insurance" (Japanese)
  • Special Report on the Longitudinal Survey of Babies in 21st Century and the Longitudinal Survey of Adults in 21st Century: Ten-Year Follow-up, 2001-2011 (Japanese)
  • (Newly listed) generic drugs subject to increased assessment in medical service fees in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of remains of the war dead (March) (Japanese)
  • Test results of radionuclide in foods (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on March 19, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pensions (Monthly report), December 2012 (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 40th Industrial Safety Consultant Examination and Industrial Health Consultant Examination (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of people who received routine immunizations in 2011 (Japanese)
Mar 19
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (603rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba inspecting a home-visit nursing care station and elderly housing with care service) (Japanese)
  • Blood Project Report 2012 (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods based on the provision in Art 20 (3) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Revision of the “Concepts of inspection planning and the establishment and cancellation of items and areas to which the restriction of distribution and/or the consumption of foods concerned applies” concerning radioactive materials in foods (Japanese)
  • Recruitment of Health Promotion Project for the Elderly in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Use of the Contingency Funds in FY2012 for the Fund for the Recovery of Regional Medical Care (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Testing institutions stipulated in the Ordinance for Enforcement of Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Art 12 (1)) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of March 15, 2013) (for disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of March 15, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 106th National Dentist Examination (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 107th National Physician Examination (Japanese)
  • Procedures for new chemical substances based on the Industrial Safety and Health Act (flow chart): existing chemical substances (Japanese)
  • Procedures for new chemical substances based on the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Japanese)
  • Information on the "Aftercare" system (Japanese)
  • Project for Promoting Citizen Legal Guardians in FY2012 (implemented in 87 municipalities (33 prefectures)) and an overview of projects implemented in respective municipalities (Japanese)
  • National meetings of department/bureau directors' related to health, labour and welfare (Health and Welfare Committtes) in FY2012 (documents) (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the 8th Examination for Specified Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • YEAR BOOK OF LABOUR STATISTICS (English) (Japanese)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures (Cases assessed on January 2013) (Japanese)
Mar 18
  • "Physical activity standards for health in 2013" and "Physical activity guidelines for health ('active guide')" ("Healthy Japan 21") (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (602nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and Economy (March 2013) (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of remains of the war dead (March) (Japanese)
  • Genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Monitoring and Guidance Plan for Imported Food in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Administrative punishments based on the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Japanese)
  • Monitoring and Guidance Plan for Imported Food in FY2013 is formulated (Japanese)
  • Promotion of in-home medical care (documents of the briefing meeting on outcomes) (Japanese)
  • Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) Statements for FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba raising awareness of measures against Measles) (Japanese)
  • Hearings with Food Safety Commission, etc. (Japanese)
  • Meeting on research outcome (cross-sectional, basic research on intractable diseases) (March 20, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Budget for FY2012 (Special pension account) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on March 15, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey January 2013 (English) (Japanese)
Mar 15
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (601st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Meeting of Assistant Director-Generals of the Social Welfare and War Victims' Relief Main Bureau (March 11, 2013) (Documents) (Japanese)
  • Website on genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Enhancement of "job quality" of healthcare workers, including nurses (Japanese)
  • List of requirementｓ for medical institutions implementing advanced medical care and the list of medical institutions implementing advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (313rd announcement) (Japanese)
  • 4th implementation plan for expenditures for improving facilities, including health and hygiene facilities (Japanese)
  • Partial cancellation of restrictions of distribution on foods, based on provision in Article 20, Paragraph 3 of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • People's Voice (Released on March 15, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (November 2012) (Japanese)
  • Announcement of the successful applicants of 15th National Psychiatric Social Worker Exam (Japanese)
  • "Report on the improvement of clerical tasks for screening the receipts of medical service fees covered by workers' accident compensation insurance" is published (Japanese)
  • Announcement of the successful applicants of 25th National Certified Social Worker Exam (Japanese)
  • Results of the screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to February 2013) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Masuya delivers a speech offering the "Minister's special award for outstanding foremen in occupational safety in FY2012" (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Parliamentary Secretary Tokashiki inspecting a certified children's nursery, "Kodomo no mori") (Japanese)
  • Suspension of the search system for qualified dentists (Japanese)
  • Report on the results of "Compliance investigations for the Ethical Guidelines on Clinical Research in FY2012") (Japanese)
  • Patient Survey, 2011 (Classification of deseases) (Japanese)
  • Data on health specific medical checkups/healthcare guidance (Japanese)
  • Career Development Promotion Grants (announcement of changes) (Japanese)
  • Enhancement of employment support for new school graduates experiencing difficulty in getting hired~"Intensive support for students looking for jobs but have not offered a job in 2013" will be implemented under the MEXT-METI joint initiative (Japanese)
  • Report on job openings and applications pertaining to recent high school and junior high school graduates in FY2012 (as of the end of January 2013)～Ratio of high school graduates who found employment was 88.3%, 1.9-point increase from the previous fiscal year, and who found employment increased by 5.3%, (Japanese)
Mar 14
  • Outline of the Seventh Longitudinal Survey of Middle and Elderly Persons (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (600th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Opinion of the Committee for Employment of Persons with Disabilities, Labour Policy Council～Enhancement of future employment measures for persons with disabilities～ (Japanese)
  • Outcomes of health and labour sciences research (manuals, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Prescription of workers' compensation claims for bile duct cancer～Commences on March 15. 2013 (Japanese)
  • Report of "Panel meeting on work-related bile duct cancer in the workplaces of printing firms" and measures to be taken in the future～Recognizing a causal relationship between bile duct cancer and work, MHLW will officially recognize industrial accidents and manage chemical substances～ (Japanese)
  • Prescription of workers' compensation claims for bile duct cancer～Commences on March 15. 2013 (Japanese)
  • Release of "Manual on infection control at nursing homes (March 2013)" (Japanese)
  • Case report of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) (Japanese)
  • Orders for suspension and improvement of worker dispatching undertaking to relevant business operators (Japanese)
  • 14th "Star of Ikumen" (Ikumen Project) has been selected (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Health certificates communicated by exporting countries (Japanese)
Mar 13
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (599th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • MHLW video (YouTube) (Japanese)
  • Presentation meeting on the outcome of health and labour sciences research (general research on measures against dementia) in FY2012 (for the general public) (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to EU (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for medical instructors (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on March 12, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Ministerial Order on the Partial Amendment of the Ordinance for Enforcement of Food Hygiene Law; and the partial revision of the standards on foods and additives (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), December 2012 (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received from disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake regarding welfare benefits (January 2013 and cummulative total) (Japanese)
Mar 12
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (598th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Pension committee members (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for dentist instructors (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • National Health and Nutrition Survey: Results of the survey (Corrigenda) (Japanese)
  • Report of National Health and Nutrition Survey in 2011 (Japanese)
  • Survey on Labour Economy Trend, February 2013 (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to EU (Japanese)
  • Ministerial Order on the Partial Amendment of the Ordinance for Enforcement of Food Hygiene Law; and the partial revision of the standards on foods and additives (Japanese)
  • Partial amendment of the Ministerial Ordinance Concerning Compositional Standards, etc. for Milk and Milk Products (Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale (Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale (properties accepting acquisition, etc. requests for official and public use) (Japanese)
  • Information on government-owned properties on sale (properties scheduled to be put in bids in the future) (Japanese)
  • Status of confirmed cases of patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in Japan (Japanese)
Mar 11
  • The current situation and the future direction of the Long-term Care Insurance System in Japan ～With a Focus on the Housing for the Elderly～
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (597th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data) (Schedule of release) (Japanese)
  • Referral and the date of commencement of candidate selection concerning the hiring of new high school graduates in March 2014 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura speaking at "1st meeting of the MHLW Headquarters for the Promotion of Health and Medical Strategy") (Japanese)
  • Results of the levels of radionuclides detected in foods～Declined to 1/3 over 6 monts and radiation doses measured were below 1% of 1 mSv/year in Fukushima～ (Japanese)
  • Management control of specific pathogens based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on March 8, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Information on infectious diseases and vaccinations (poster of Measles prevention) (Japanese)
  • Amendment of the Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards Due to Specified Chemical Substances, etc. in October 2012 (Japanese)
Mar 8
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (596th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (316th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Morinaga milk arsenic poisoning incident (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to current Diet session by MHLW (Japanese)
  • National Meeting of Assistant Director-Generals/Directors of the Division of the Health Services System for the Elderly and the National Health Insurance Division of the Health Insurance Bureau and the Association of Medical Care Services for Older Senior Citizens (Documents) (Japanese)
  • List of leaflets related to occupational safety and health (Japanese)
  • Press release materials on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Act on the Promotion of Priority Order Placement from Persons with Disabilities (Japanese)
  • Exhibition, "History of Yasuji Hanamori, a wounded and sicked soldier who were discharged from the military twice, during and after the war" will be held from March 20 at Shokei-kan's "Historical Materials Hall for the Wounded and Sick Retired Soldiers, etc." (Kudan, Tokyo) (Japanese)
  • Time period during and after World War II in which Junichi Nakahara lived～Dream and romantic feeling he put into a girl's statute～, Special exhibition will be held from March 16th, 100/30 years after his birth/death at National Showa Memorial Museum (Kudan, Tokyo) (Japanese)
  • Release of results of Survey on the Status of Health Care Facilities Bonds Issued By Medical Corporations～Revision of Guidelines for the Issuance of the Health Care Facilities Bonds from the consumer's standpoint～ (Japanese)
  • 12nd Industrial Accident Prevention Plan (Japanese)
  • List of approved clinical research/trial projects using human stem cells (Japanese)
Mar 7
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (595th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba receives explanation from staff at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Murayama branch) (Japanese)
  • Information on the memorial services for the war dead (March) (Japanese)
  • Request for physicians' notification based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Symposium on New Waterworks Vision will be held (Japanese)
  • Information on the recovery of remains of the war dead (March) (Japanese)
  • Information on Symposium on the Improvement of "Job Quality" in the Medical Field (Japanese)
  • Monthly Vital Statistics Report (Preliminary data), October 2012 (Japanese)
  • Information on Symposium on the Improvement of "Job Quality" in the Medical Field (Japanese)
  • Earthquake donations (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) Statements for FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Information on sales of government-owned properties and properties currently invited to tender (Japanese)
  • Main activities and achievements of the Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Work) (Japanese)
Mar 6
  • Report of Vital Statistics : Occupational and Industrial Aspects
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (594th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement the Study Support Project for Foreign Nurse Candidates in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Part-time/dispatched workers are entitled to childcare and maternity leaves! (Japanese)
  • Workshops for Responsible Persons Acting for Dispatching Undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods縲廴exican snap beans and their processed products縲鰀 (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (Preliminary data), November 2012 (Japanese)
  • Winners of "1st Smart Life Project (Let's increase healthy life expectance!) award" have been decided (Local municipality/ organization/enterprise) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on March 5, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Status of the supply of anti-influenza virus drugs for general distribution (February) (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • National Meeting of Assistant Director-Generals of Health Service Bureau (Japanese)
  • Actual management situation of environmental sanitation businesses (Japanese)
  • Workshops for Responsible Persons Acting for Dispatching Undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Report of Vital Statistics in FY 2010 : Occupational and Industrial Aspects (English)
Mar 5
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (593rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20, Para 3 of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Policy-based budget appropriations (Japanese)
  • Announcing the 10th Joint Meeting on Asbestos Measures Related to the Great East Japan Earthquake: Joint meeting of "Expert Meeting of Countermeasures on Asbestos Inspection Concerning Construction Work for Restoration from the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster" (MHLW) and "Asbestos Investigation Committee for the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster" (MOE) (Japanese)
  • Information on the 52nd "Codex Liaison Council" and applications accepted for observers (Japanese)
  • Minister recommended corrective actions to "Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc." found to have leaked exam questions prior to the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) national trade skill test (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for dealing with allergies in Day Care Centers (Japanese)
  • Informaiton on the workers' accident compensation insurance special enrollment system (For transportation business operators who use 125cc (or below) motorbikes) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of a special committee on Pension Records Issues (Japanese)
Mar 4
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (592nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • List of regions where Package Projects (Projects for the Promotion of Regional Employment Creation) adopted in FY2009 were implemented (Japanese)
  • Q&A on measures for personal information protection required for labor unions (Japanese)
  • Implementation status of Measles and Rubella vaccinations in FY2012 (2nd-4th terms) (as of December 31, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Health checkups/healthcare guidance from FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Updates to published data of "companies incorporating Job-Card in job interviews (supporter companies for promotion of Job-Card) " (as of December 31, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available（as of February 28, 2013） (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available（as of February 28, 2013） (For disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Fund for Recovery of Regional Medical Care (Japanese)
  • Rubella (Posters) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement Study Support Project for Foreign Nurse Candidates in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on March 1, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Management control of specific pathogens based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Clinical trials using human stem cells (Japanese)
  • Survey on Employment Trends: Results of the survey (Corrections) (Japanese)
Mar 1
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Employment referrals for general workers (January 2013) (English) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (591st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Bills submitted to the current Diet session by MHLW (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (315th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Summary of Senior Vice Minister's press conference on February 28, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Masuya inspecting the pension consultation service of the Branch Office of Japan Pension Service in Yokohamanishi) (Japanese)
  • Investment performance of the Government Pension Investment Fund in Third Quarter of FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of health checkups/healthcare guidance in FY2011 (Prelimary data) (Japanese)
  • Status of implementation of health checkups/healthcare guidance in FY2011 (Preliminary data) ~Implementation rate of the health checkups was 45.0%~ (Japanese)
  • Information on memorial services for the war dead (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs for which prior evaluation of public knowledge-based application has completed (Japanese)
  • Information materials on group contracts concluded between medical insurers and organizations providing health checkups and healthcare guidance (Japanese)
  • OTC drug sale system (Online OTC drug sale) (Japanese)
  • Written decision (overview) concerning request for examination regarding Workers' Compensation Insurance Benefits～supplementary information～FY2012 (from July to September 2012) (Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Masuya presenting plates to winners at the closing ceremony of the 27th National Skill Grand Prix) (Japanese)
  • Public exhibition of the devices developed under the Project for Promoting the Development of Welfare Devices for Supporting the Independence of Persons with Disabilities in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (List of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
  • Information for employers who hire non-regular workers (fixed-term/part-time/dispatched workers) (Subsidies for equal treatment and conversion to regular status in employment) (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and the collection of premiums (January 2013) (Japanese)
  • Act on Special Measures Concerning Employment Support for Single-female and -male Parents (Enforced as of March 1, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Announcement of successful applicants of national examinations (Japanese)
  • Current status of Corporate-type Pension investment (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Preliminary data), December 2012 (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Preliminary data), November 2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly and Annual Reports on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Current employment status of 3 prefectures struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)
  • Status on the authorization of "Re-employment Assistance Plans" and the numbers of guidance and consultation provided for it (January 2013) (Japanese)
  • Status on the acceptance of "Notification of Implementation Plans for Suspension of Business Operation" related to Employment Adjustment Subsidies (January 2013) (Japanese)
  • Press releases on foods (March) (Japanese)
  • Food-related press releases (Japanese)

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Feb 2013
Feb 28
  • Survey on Wage Increase
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on December 2012) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (590th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Construction-related training courses (Public and accredited vocational trainings in FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (February 2013) (Japanese)
  • Public recruitment of juridical persons who implement the Project on Supporting Grass Roots Activities through the International Employer's and Worker's Network (SGRA) in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of Prefectual Life Tables 2010 (Japanese)
  • Application of the Disaster Relief Act concerning blizzard in Yamagata prefecture this winter (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered (Japanese)
  • MHLW and MEXT jointly conduct "Intractable disease research using disease-specific iPS cells (Japanese)
  • Investigations into medical institutions where blood coagulation factor products have been delivered (Japanese)
  • Good practices of creating workplaces where elderly persons can actively work are widely sought for－"Contest for Employment Development of Elderly Persons～For realization of active aging society～" in FY2013－ (Japanese)
  • Status of occurrence of industrial accidents (Japanese)
  • Outline of MHLW supplementary budget proposal for FY2012 (Detailed statements for each item in the first supplementary budget for FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Employment Trends, 2012 (List of questionnaire forms for statistical surveys) (Japanese)
Feb 27
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (589th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and medical devices safety information (Japanese)
  • Adequate implementation of the hiring plan was recommended to 6 prefectures' education boards that have not achieved the legally required employment tate of persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura gives instructions at "National Council of Directors of Labour Bureaus) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura chats with staff at offices providing employment support for persons with mental disabilities) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (October 2012) (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), December 2012 (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of December 2012) (Japanese)
  • Projects subsidized by Employment Creation Funds　 (Japanese)
  • Information on Rubella (Japanese)
  • Reporting on work with the risk of exposure to hazardous materials (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on February 26, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Recruitment of juridical persons who implement consultation/support projects for residents of affected 3 prefectures in FY2013 (A disaster-hit area support project) (Japanese)
  • Recruitment of juridical persons who implement consultation/support projects for residents outside the affected 3 prefectures in FY2013 (A nationwide support project) (Japanese)
  • Clinical research/trial using human stem cells (Japanese)
  • Measures for prevention of passive smoking (Japanese)
  • Judicial persons to be designated by MHLW based on Art 45 (6) of the National Health Insurance Act (Japanese)
Feb 26
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (588th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Application of the Disaster Relief Act concerning blizzard in Yamagata prefecture this winter (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of the supplementary budget for FY2012 (government subsidies for water supply facilities maintenance) (Japanese)
  • Overview of Patient's Behavior Survey (final data), 2011 (Japanese)
  • Announcement on the 1st Smart Life Project award ceremony～Wednesday, March 6th at Toshi Center Hotel (Chiyoda ward, Tokyo) (Japanese)
  • Implementation status of Measles and Rubella vaccinations (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on the Status of Medical Services for the Elderly Aged 75 and Over (Japanese)
  • Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) (Japanese)
  • Meetings related to health and welfare of persons with disabilities (Documents) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Masuya inspecting special subsidiaries estalibshed for the purpose of employing persons with disabilities) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Partial amendment of the "Guidelines for handling the diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection") (Japanese)
  • Genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Schedule of release) (Japanese)
  • Status of confirmed cases of patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) (Japanese)
Feb 25
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (587th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • General and technical workshops concerning the qualifications of engineers of medical device repairers (Japanese)
  • Information on and apology for lost court related documents (Japanese)
  • Request for physicians' notification based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • 27th National Skills Grand Prix closes～Prime Minister's Prize is awarded to 4 persons including Ms. Yumi Kawakami in the job category of Japanese dressmaking～ (Japanese)
  • Summary of Senior Vice Minister Masuya's press conference on February 22, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (Computerized data) (September 2012 issue) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for health and labour sciences research (Japanese)
  • Estimated number of new hospitalization cases, estimated average length of hospital stay, and estimated inpatient medical fees per person～Breakdown of inpatient medical fees into 3 components～) (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care expenditure (Monthly version), September 2012 issue (Japanese)
  • Trends of industrial accidents in 2012～Number of killed or wounded persons has decreased to about 114,000, up 2.0% from the same period last year～ (Japanese)
  • Application of the Disaster Relief Act concerning blizzard in Niigata prefecture this winter (Japanese)
  • Training materials on the implementation of phlegm suction by long-term care staff (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on February 22, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Management control of specific pathogens based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
Feb 22
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Survey on measures taken against fire at Group Homes with Care/Aid for Persons with Disabilities (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (586th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura having a meeting with the Palau Republic president) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs for which prior evaluation of public knowledge-based application has completed (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of February 22, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Outline of advanced medical care (List of requirements for medical institutions implementing advanced medical care) (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (November 2012) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (314th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Survey on the installation of a sprinkler system at Group Homes for Dementia Patients (Japanese)
  • List of the names of senior officials as of February 22, 2013 (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," December 2012 (Japanese)
  • Application of the Disaster Relief Act concerning blizzard in Niigata prefecture this winter (Japanese)
  • Press release materials on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Symposium on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) will be held (March 16, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Voluntary recall of "Virus Protector" has started (Japanese)
  • Winners of　the "Minister's special award for outstanding foremen in occupational safety" in FY2012 have been decided～Awarding ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 7, in Minato ward, Tokyo as part of Symposium on Occupational Safety～ (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
Feb 21
  • Basic Survey on Wage Structure (Japanese)
  • Report of the Meeting to Discuss the Future of the "Local Youth Support Station Project" (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (585th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Department/bureau directors' national meetings related to health, labour and welfare (Health and Welfare Committtes) in FY2012 (Documents) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Rubella (Japanese)
  • Status of employment support measures for persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pensions (Monthly report), November 2012 (Japanese)
Feb 20
  • Report on Regional Public Health Services and Health Promotion Services
  • Vital Statistics in JAPAN -The latest trends-
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (584th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods縲廬talian parsleys, Thai red peppers, and Chinese lychees縲鰀 (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Status of the utilization of welfare services for persons with disabilities (from April 2012 to present) (Japanese)
  • Report on Regional Public Health Services and Health Promotion Services 2011 (English) (Japanese)
  • Generic drugs (Leaflet) (Japanese)
  • Promulgation of a ministerial order for generic scheduling of a substance group as “Shitei Yakubutsu” (designated substances) (Japanese)
  • Labour Policy Council approves extension of the support system for the unemployed who left the US forces in Japan～"Outline of a Bill on Partial Revision of the Act on Temporary Measures concerning the Unemployed who Left the US Forces in Japan and the Act on Temporary Measures concerning Unemployed Fisheries Workers Subsequent to Conclusion of International Agreements, etc."～ (Japanese)
  • Clinical training system for dental practitioners (Schedule of workshops for dentist instructors) (Japanese)
  • Public recruitment of juridical persons who implement businesses for supporting in-home care of intractable disease patients in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on February 19, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Detection of pharmaceutical components (Sildenafil and analogous components) in so-called health food (Japanese)
  • Management control of specific pathogens based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
Feb 19
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (583rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Effects of the revised livelihood assistance standards on other national systems (Japanese)
  • Schedule of the Codex Liaison Councils (Japanese)
  • Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) (Japanese)
  • Food risk communication~Briefing on revised measures against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)~ (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with a registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Zoonosis (Japanese)
  • Overview of Survey on Public Health Nurses' Activity in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Report from the Labour Policy Council on the "12nd Industrial Accident Prevention Plan"～5-year Mid-term Plan for 2013-8～ (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of February 15, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Number of employment promotion housings available (as of February 15, 2012) (for disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Status of law enforcement in Equal Employment Opportunity Rooms of Regional Labor Bureaus in FY2012 (Preliminary data), October-December (Japanese)
  • Notification system for importation of animals (Japanese)
  • Status of confirmed cases of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in Japan (Japanese)
Feb 18
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey 2012(Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey December 2012 (English)(Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (582nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20, Para 3 of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Furusato Hello Work (Regional Employment Counseling Offices) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Handover Ceremony of Remains of the Japanese War Dead in Iwo Jima was held) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on February 15, 2013 (Japanese)
Feb 15
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (313rd announcement) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (581st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba explaining a flu epidemic of this winter) (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Accepting public comments for "People's Voice" (Japanese)
  • 102nd National Nurse Exam: Exceptional measures will be taken for foreign nurse candidates accepted under Japanese laws based on Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (Japanese)
  • Release of an overview of "Competency Examinations" in FY2013～For a total of 120 occupations (106 implemented by prefectures and 14 by private examination institutions～ (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to January 2012) (Japanese)
  • Documents of department/bureau directors' national meetings related to health, labour and welfare (Health and Welfare Committtes) in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Parliamentary Secretary Marukawa speaking at a ceremony for dispatching the 4th Special Mission for Recovering Remains from Iwo Jima in FY2012) (Japanese)
Feb 14
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on November 2012) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20, Para 3 of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Disclosure of specifications for the support system for the Labour Bureau's labour insurance application and premium collection business (Japanese)
  • Information on subsidies provided to employers (Japanese)
  • Status on implementation of measures for supporting development of next generation (Japanese)
  • Promotion of Hepatitis C test (Rerelease of the names of medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered) (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • Report on measures for the prevention of radioacctive hazards to workers engaged in the disposal of decontamination waste (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Notification system for importation of animals: Designated regions (Countries/regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
  • Subsidy for supporting the establishment/operation of day-care facilities within the place of business (Japanese)
Feb 13
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (580th announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (579th announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) (Japanese)
  • Main forms related to occupational safety and health (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with a registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Zoonosis (Japanese)
  • Documents of local municipalities meeting concerning intractable diseases to be added to the scope of definition of persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods縲廚hinese oolong tes (tea leaves) and its processed products縲鰀 (Japanese)
  • Information for participants and observers: MHLW meetings open to the public (including Councils) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura visiting Welfare Office in Shinjuku Ward) (Japanese)
  • Q&A on commissioned welfare and child welfare volunteers (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on February 12, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), November 2012 (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received from disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake regarding welfare benefits (December 2012 and Total) (Japanese)
  • Status of confirmed cases of patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in Japan (Japanese)
Feb 12
  • Monthly Labour Survey [Special Survey] 2012(Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (578th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Summary of Senior Vice Minister Masuya's press conference on February 8, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Workers' compensation claims for Bile Duct Cancer (Japanese)
  • Information on the memorial services for the war dead ( implemented in February 2013) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura appoints Ayame Goriki as "Youth Employment Support Campaign" navigator) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on February 8, 2013 (Japanese)
  • To properly implement worker dispatching undertakings－Manual on Procedures for Granting and Renewal of License－ (Japanese)
  • Management and control of specific pathogens based on Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Download page for application forms related to Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance Benefits (Japanese)
  • Monthly report on industrial accident compensation insurance business (December 2012) (Japanese)
  • Additional payments can now be made through the Japan Post Bank accounts (Japanese)
  • Reserves for the Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance System (Japanese)
  • Successful applicants of the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) certification examination will be announced on March 7th as scheduled～CFP certification examination held on January 27, 2013 has been judged "valid"～ (Japanese)
Feb 9
  • Fire outbreak at a Group Home for Dementia Patients in Nagasaki city, Nagasaki prefecture (Japanese)
Feb 8
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (577th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (312nd announcement) (Japanese)
  • Initiative for Accelerating Regulatory Science in Innovative Drug, Medical Device, and Regenerative Medicine (Japanese)
  • Designation of childhood cancer hub hospitals (Japanese)
  • Second unofficial announcement of Subsidies for Provision and Improvement of Space for Community Long-term Care and Welfare in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Public announcement of the status of the implementation of communication intercepts during 2012 (Japanese)
  • Information on subsidies provided to employers for employment stabilization (pamphlets on various employment-related benefits (Japanese)
  • Meeting of Assistant Director-Generals of Social Welfare and War Victims' Relief Main Bureau will be held (March 11, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Measures for the prevention of passive smoking in workplace (Japanese)
  • Various support projects on measures for the prevention of passive smoking (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), October 2012 (Japanese)
  • Views on the "Revision of the Employees' Pension Fund System (draft proposal)" (Expert Committee on Revision of Employees' Pension Fund System) (Japanese)
  • 27th National Skill Grand Prix will open～Skilled workers compete for No. 1 position of "Skill" in Japan ～ (Japanese)
  • Monozukuri Nation "Dream Kingdom of 10,000 people" in FY2012 will open～On Sat and Sun, 23-24 February at Makuhari Messe in Chiba city～ (Japanese)
  • Release of a report of the project team on the enhancement of "job quality" in the medical field～Concrete measures for improving the working environment of medical staff～ (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs for which prior evaluation of public knowledge-based application has completed (Japanese)
  • Launch of a project on measures for proper use of "Shitei Yakubutsu" (designated substances) and unapproved drugs imported for personal use (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • Rabies Control and Response Guidelines 2013 (Japanese)
Feb 7
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (576th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Workshops for Responsible Persons Acting for Dispatching Undertaking (Schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura presenting the Minister's Award for Building Sanitation Engineers for Their Service) (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data)," September 2012 (Japanese)
  • Overview of major measures on non-regular employment included in the Budget Proposal for FY2013 (Japanese)
  • New Nursing Staff Training (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza (Japanese)
  • MHLW-designated organizations in the Certified Social Insurance Labor Consultant System (Japanese)
Feb 6
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (575th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods縲廡ilipino cultured prawns and their processed products縲鰀 (Japanese)
  • Fourth "Council on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project for Water Infrastructures Abroad" (Summary of outcomes and documents) (Japanese)
  • The status of supply of anti-influenza virus drugs for general distribution (January) (Japanese)
  • Maternal and Child Health Handbook (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Parliamentary Secretary Tokashiki presenting the Minister's Award for Reproductive Care Physicians for Their Service) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on February 5, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Annual Report on Child Allowance in FY2011 (Japanese)
Feb 5
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (574th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Implementation plan for expenditures for improving facilities, including health and hygiene facilities (3rd stage) (Japanese)
  • Implementation plan for expenditures for improving facilities, including health and hygiene facilities (3rd stage) (Japanese)
  • Results of hepatitus screening conducted at the local governments (Japanese)
  • Annual Population and Social Security Surveys (National Survey on Migration) (Japanese)
Feb 4
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (573th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Ceremony for dispatching 4th Special Mission for Recovering Remains from Iwo Jima will be held on February 5 (Japanese)
  • Testing sites of the 27th National Examination for Registered Dietitian (Japanese)
  • Partial cancellation of restrictions on the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Article 20, Paragraph 3 of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura (at the center) and Senior Vice Minister Akiba (on the left) exchange opinions with Governor of Miyagi) (Japanese)
  • Comparison of Japan Pension Service's pensioner data with records of pension benefit recipients at Employees' Pension Fund and Pension Fund Association (Japanese)
  • Ministerial Order on the partial amendment of the Ordinance for Enforcement of Food Hygiene Law; and the partial revision of the standards on foods and additives (Japanese)
  • The status of utilization of welfare services for persons with disabilities (from April 2012 to present) (Japanese)
  • Dynamic Survey of Medical Institutions (preliminary data), November 2012 (Japanese)
  • Summary of Akiba Senior Vice Minister's press conference on February 1, 2013(on the outbreak of influenza and a call for influenza prevention) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on February 1, 2013 (Japanese)
Feb 1
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Employment referrals for general workers (December2012) (English) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (572nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Updates to published data on "Companies incorporating the Job-Card in job interviews (Supporter companies for promotion of the Job-Card)" (as of November 30, 2012) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (311st announcement) (Japanese)
  • Revised measures for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (Japanese)
  • The authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based application has completed prior evaluation (Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • A Study Group on New Rules on the Online OTC Drug Sale will be held (Japanese)
  • Have you been conducting a routine inspection for your automated external defibrillator (AED)? (Japanese)
  • Employment referrals for general workers (Statistics related to employment security) (Schedule of release) (Japanese)
  • A list of representative corporations for which contracts of Corporate-type Defined Contribution Pension Plans are approved (Japanese)
  • The current status of Corporate-type Pension investment (Japanese)
  • The status of the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Monthly and Annual Reports on Employment Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • The current employment status of 3 prefectures struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)
  • The status on the authorization of "Re-employment Assistance Plan" and numbers of guidance and consultation provided concerning its authorization (December 2012) (Japanese)
  • The status on the acceptance of "Notification of Implementation Plan for Suspension of Business Operation" related to Employment Adjustment Subsidies (December 2012) (Japanese)

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Jan 2013
Jan 31
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures (Cases assessed on October 2012) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (571st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The financial status of National Health Insurance (Municipal governments) in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • The financial staus of the Medical Care System for Older Senior Citizens (The Association of Medical Care Services for Older Senior Citizens) (Preliminary data) (Japanese)
  • "Reform of measures against intractable diseases (Proposal)" (Committee on Measures against Intractable Diseases, Working Group on Disease Control, Health Sciences Council) is approved (Japanese)
  • Additional investigations into medical institutions where fibrinogen preparations are delivered (Japanese)
  • Advisement of a slogan for the National Occupational Safety Week in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • The status of guidance/monitoring implemented for insurance medical institutions in FY2011 (Overview) (Japanese)
  • Investigations into medical institutions where blood coagulation factor products are delivered (Japanese)
  • Major private companies agreed upon the amount of lump sum payment at the end of the year～739,295 yen, falling 21,999 yen from the previous year (2.89%)～ (Japanese)
  • "A Job Forum for Highly-skilled Foreign Workers" will be held~To support both companies seeking highly-skilled workers and foreign students seeking a job in Japanese companies~ (Japanese)
  • The electronic processing system of workers' accident compensation insurance claims (Japanese)
  • Genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Annual Report of Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension Services (Schedule of release) (Japanese)
  • Annual Report of Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pension Services (FY2011) (Japanese)
  • The outline of advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Announcement of successful applicants of the 24th Examination for Sign Language Interpreters (Japanese)
Jan 30
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (570th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • "An Expert Committee on Support for Children with Chronic Pediatric Diseases of Specified Categories" (An interim report) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions on the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Article 20, Paragraph 3 of Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Act on Promotion of Priority Order Placement from Persons with Disabilities (Japanese)
  • Pharmaceuticals and medical devices safety information (Japanese)
  • Japan reports its first case of a new tick-borne disease (Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome: SFTS) (Japanese)
  • Application for Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants in FY2013 (Comprehensive research projects on longevity science and measures against Dementia) (Japanese)
  • Special subsidies for stablization of the employment of dispatched workers (Japanese)
  • Payment rates of national pension insurance premiums (as of November 2012) (Japanese)
  • A dog tag with a registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • A summary of the Minister's press conference on January 29, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Six chemical substances newly designated as narcotic drugs (Warning) (Japanese)
  • Application for Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants in FY2013 (Project for Implementation of Studies on Promotion of Food Safety) (Japanese)
Jan 29
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (568th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Passing of former Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Hiroshi Nakajima (Japanese)
  • Reorganization of the MHLW''s organizational structure and reassessment of the enrollment limit (Overview) (Japanese)
  • Draft budgets of MHLW for FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Subsidies for equal treatment and conversion to regular status in employment (Scheduled to be terminated as of March 31, 2013) (Japanese)
  • An order for improvement concerining SS Pharm Co., Ltd.'s contract-manufacturing products (Japanese)
  • Employment support for persons with developmental disabilities (Japanese)
  • Status of persons who have not yet filed claims for Employees' Pension Fund and National Pension Fund benefits (Japanese)
  • Policy-based cost information (Japanese)
  • Disclosure of information on the Special Accounts of MHLW (Japanese)
  • Public release of financial documents (by Ministry or Agency) in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Tax System Revision in MHLW in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • A survey on the forced retirement (Japanese)
  • FY2010 (A new analysis of a regional difference index (for hospital stay)) (Japanese)
  • Recruitment in MHLW according to the basic principles on employment and promotion (Japanese)
  • Recuitment of Health, Labour and Welfare Monitors in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • A reporting system that obliges all employers to report the "situation of foreign workers employment" (October 2012) (Japanese)
  • First round recruitment of municipalities for implemention of Project for Creating Practical, Community-based Employment in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Status report on Long-term Care Insurance (provisional) (October 2012) (Japanese)
Jan 28
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Voluntary recall of a medical device (General name: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator, pacemaker endocardial lead) (Product name: Isoline 2CR, 2CT) (Class I) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (568th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Leakage of questions prior to the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) certification examination (Japanese)
  • The number of employment promotion housings available (as of January 23, 2013) (Japanese)
  • The number of employment promotion housings available (as of January 23, 2013) (For disaster victims) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (August 2012) (Japanese)
  • Genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • "A new analysis of three elements of a regional difference index (for hospital stay)" and "Recent trends of the total length of hospital stay, an estimated number of new hospitalization cases, and estimated average length of hospital stay (12-month average)" (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate health expenditures (Estimated number of new hospitalization cases, estimated average length of hospital stay, and estimated impatient medical fees per person～Breakdown of impatient medical fees into 3 elements～) (Japanese)
  • A mathematical analysis of an estimated average length of hospital stay (II) (January 2013) (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care expenditure (Monthly version), August 2012 issue (Japanese)
  • A summary of the Minister's press conference on January 27, 2013 (Japanese)
  • The MHLW video (YouTube) (Japanese)
  • A meeting related to health and welfare of persons with disabilities will be held (Japanese)
  • Employment measures for the elderly persons (Japanese)
  • Handling of additional increased revenue of the local government due to revised tax deduction for families with children under the age of 16 in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • A summary of the Minister's press conference on January 25, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Improvement in the 25th National Certified Careworker Exam by giving consideration to foreign candidates accepted under the Japanese laws based on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • A meeting for relevant parties of Project for Promotion of Regional/Occupational Coordination in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Third recruitment of Health Promotion Project for the Elderly in FY2012 (Japanese)
Jan 25
  • The results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (The 567th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (The 310th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Status of Medical Services for Elderly Aged 75 and Over (Japanese)
  • A report on the enforcement status of the Act on Special Provisions for Insurance Benefit and Insurance Premium Payment in Relation to Employees' Pension Insurance (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • The New Waterworks Vision Workshop will be held (Japanese)
  • Chemical substances newly designated as narcotic drugs (Japanese)
  • The recruitment of Health, Labour and Welfare Monitors for FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • The amount of a pension between April-September 2013 will be the same as in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • The status of occurrence of industrial accidents (preliminary data), January 2013 (Japanese)
  • Food additives (Japanese)
Jan 24
  • The results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (The 566th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (January 2012) (Japanese)
  • The slogan for the "Child Welfare Week" in FY2013 is decided (Japanese)
  • "Prompt Vital Statistics Report," November 2012 (Japanese)
  • Disaster condolence money and disaster relief loan support for the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)
  • Employees' Pension Insurance and National Pensions (Monthly report), October 2012 (Japanese)
Jan 23
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • General Survey on Working Conditions
  • The results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (The 565th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The establishment and partial cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20, Para 3 of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (as instructed by the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • A dog tag with a registration number and rabies immunization record (The Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • The Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Persons Who Have Caused Serious Cases Under the Condition of Insanity (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (A press conference on the 20-year-old Blood Donors Campaign 2013 was held in Hotel New Otani (Minato ward, Tokyo)) (Japanese)
  • Report on Status of Health and Mariners Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Public comments are sought for the "Imported Food Monitoring and Guidance Plan in FY2013 (draft)" (Japanese)
  • Subsidies are set up for business operators who train non-regular workers in priority areas (health, environment, agriculture/forestry/fisheries, etc.) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Statistics of Production by Pharmaceutical Industry (September 2012) (Japanese)
  • The summary of the Minister's press conference on Janurary 22, 2013 (Japanese)
Jan 22
  • The results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (The 564th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Food additives (Japanese)
  • Handling of the participation of an observer in the Safety Measures Examination Committee deliberations held on October 11, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an inspection order for imported foods縲廝olivian sesami seeds and their processed products縲鰀 (Japanese)
  • The 2nd/3rd open meeting on improvement of care management will be held (The Project for Improving the Training for Long-term Care Support Specialists (Care Managers)) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to EU (Japanese)
  • The outline of and release of documents related to the "Council on the Promotion of Joint Initiatives between the Public and Private Sectors in the Area of Water Supply in FY2012" (Japanese)
  • Subsidies for the training of non-regular workers, etc. (Japanese)
Jan 21
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • The results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (The 563rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • List of requirement for medical institutions implementing advanced medical care and list of medical institutions implementing advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • PDCA-cycle-based objectives management of 2 (3) unemployment insurance related services (Japanese)
  • The website on genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • The hearing of opinions from the foreign persons concerned regarding the amendment of the standards for vehicle type construction machines (Japanese)
  • The summary of the Minister's press conference on January 18, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), October 2012 (Japanese)
  • The status of consultations received from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake regarding welfare benefits (November 2012 and total) (Japanese)
Jan 18
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey November 2012 (English) (Japanese)
  • The results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (The 562nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Partial cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20, Para 3 of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (as instructed by the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Medical corporations and health service management (The status of authorization of social medical corporations, as of January 1, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (309th announcement) (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to EU (Japanese)
  • Receipt of an investigation report by the USAD on cases in which U.S. beef was confirmed to have been commingled with shipment for Japan (Japanese)
  • The Announcement on the memorial services for the war dead (to be implemented in January 2013) (Japanese)
  • The 51st "Codex Liaison Council" will be held and applications are accepted for observers (Japanese)
  • The OTC drugs sales system (risk classification) (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for medical instructors (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Accepting public comments for "People's Voice" (Japanese)
  • The symposium on the "visualization" of gender disparities for promoting Positive Actions will be held (Japanese)
  • The recruitment of health, labour and welfare monitors in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • The report on the number of accidents reported at the Day-care Facilities (Japanese)
  • Enhancement of employment support for new school graduates experiencing difficulty in getting hired~"Intensive support for students looking for jobs but have not offered a job 2013" under the MEXT-METI joint initiative (Japanese)
  • MHLW's employment support information for new/recent graduates to be posted in the private companies' student job information site (Japanese)
  • "The survey on job offer situation of graduating university students" in FY2012～The job offer rate for students expected to graduate from universities shows increase from previous fiscal year, as of December 1, 2012～ (Japanese)
  • The "Report on job offers, job applications, and job offers to applicants pertaining to recent high school and junior high school graduates" in FY2012～The percentage of high school graduates who found employment was 75.8%, 2.7-point increase from the previous fiscal year, as of the end of November 2012 (Japanese)
  • Comprehensive Website on Everyone's Mental Health: Serial Column Vol. 8 (Japanese)
  • Workshops for Responsible Persons Acting for Dispatching Undertaking (schedules and implementing organizations) (Japanese)
  • The list of food poisoning cases (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Preliminary data), October 2012 (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Preliminary data), September 2012 (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Preliminary data), August 2012 (Japanese)
Jan 17
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on September 2012) (Japanese)
  • The results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (The 561st announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Cancellation of restrictions of the distribution on foods, based on the provision in Art 20, Para 3 of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (as instructed by the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Detection of pharmaceutical components (Sildenafil and analogous components) in so-called health food (Japanese)
  • The "Children's Immunization Week" in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • The overview of the Social Security Agreements (Japanese)
  • The Business Report on the Fund Management of Employees' Pension Funds (FY2011) (Japanese)
  • Hospital Report (preliminary data), September 2012 (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • The order issued to dispatching business operators for the improvement of worker dispatching undertaking (Japanese)
  • The Master Plan for Water Supply (Japanese)
  • The Water Supply Plan in Wide-area Operations (Japanese)
  • "The Business Report on the Fund Management of Employees' Pension Funds (FY2011)" (press release) (Japanese)
  • The notification system for the importation of animals (Japanese)
  • Information on the prevention of drug abuse (Japanese)
Jan 16
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • The results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (The 560th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The dog tag with a registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • The Photo Report (New Parliamentary Secretaries Tokashiki and Maruyama assume office) (Japanese)
  • The Photo Report (New Senior Vice Minister Akiba assumes office) (Japanese)
  • The Photo Report (New Senior Vice Minister Masuya assumes office) (Japanese)
  • The slogan for the "Child Welfare Week" in FY2013 is picked (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • The summary of the Minister's press conference on January 15, 2012 (Japanese)
  • The guidance for the "Ministrial Ordinance on Good Clinical Practice (revised edition)" (Japanese)
  • Report on Social Welfare Administration and Services (Schedule of releases) (Japanese)
Jan 15
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • The results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (The 559th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The outline of the Supplementary Budget for 2012 (Japanese)
  • The dog tag with a registration number and rabies immunization record (The Rabies Prevention Act) (Ibaraki) (Japanese)
  • The Photo Report (Incoming Minister Tamura receives advice from Former Minister Mitsui for succeeding work in Minister's Office on December 27, 2012) (Japanese)
  • The introduction of Ministers, Vice-Ministers, and Parliamentary Secretaries (Japanese)
  • Press material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Notices on monitoring and guidance for food sanitation in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • The list of food poisoning cases (Japanese)
  • The Minister's Award for Reproductive Care Physicians for Their Service in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • The results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to December 2012) (Japanese)
  • The OTC drugs sales system (Risk classification) (Japanese)
  • The summary of the Minister's press conference on January 11, 2013 (Japanese)
  • The list of designated regions (Countries/regions without the outbreak of avian influenza) (Japanese)
Jan 11
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • The results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (The 558th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • The Minister's discourse on the Supreme Court's ruling on the online OTC drug sale case (Japanese)
  • The meeting for local municipalities concerning intractable diseases, etc. to be added to the requirements of persons with disabilities will be held (Japanese)
  • The detection of radioactive materials in tap water (308th announcement) (Japanese)
  • The partial cancellation of restrictions on the distribution of foods, based on the provision in Art 20, Para 3 of the Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on the instructions of the Director-General of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Information on the 37th Meeting of the Council on the Promotion of Cancer Control Program to be held (Japanese)
  • Amendment of the Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards Due to Specified Chemical Substances, etc. in October 2012 (Japanese)
  • The recruitment of Health, Labour and Welfare Administration Monitors for FY2013 (Japanese)
  • The "Slogan of the Working Youth" for 2013 is chosen (Japanese)
  • To help you gain a correct understanding of Hansen's Disease (Japanese)
  • Invitation of public comments regarding the addition of chemical substances not applicable under Art 2-2 and 2-3 of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc. and not accepted as requiring the evaluation prescribed in Art 2-5 of the same law (Japanese)
  • The 10th Activity Report of the Follow-up Service Promotion Office issued on January 11th, 2013 (Japanese)
  • The schedule pertaining to the manufacture/import notification, etc. of new chemical substances (Japanese)
Jan 10
  • Basic Survey on Wage Structure (Japanese)
  • The results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (The 557th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Updates to information on Infectious diseases: Rabies (Japanese)
  • Information on the "Seminar on the Promotion of Industrial Safety and Health Management Systems in the Workplaces for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises" (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data), " August 2012 (Japanese)
  • The status of the supply of anti-influenza virus drugs for general distribution (for December) (Japanese)
  • Press release material related to Influenza (Japanese)
  • The meetings held in the Ministry open to the public (including Councils) (Information for participants and observers) (Japanese)
  • The schedules of and organizations implementing workshops for responsible persons acting for dispatching undertaking (Japanese)
  • The Project for Promoting Measures for Hikikomori (Japanese)
Jan 9
  • The results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (The 556th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Commissioned welfare and child welfare volunteers (Japanese)
  • The introduction of Ministers, Vice-Ministers, and Parliamentary Secretaries (English) (Japanese)
  • HPV, Hib, pediatric pneumococcal vaccines (Japanese)
  • The Symposium on Rheumatism and Allergies (Japanese)
  • Workplaces where workers' accidents are officially recognized to have occurred due to asbestos are requested to inform workers/bereaved family members of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance System～The letter of request is sent out to 630 workplaces～ (Japanese)
  • The Showa-kan/National Showa Memoriam Museum (Kudan, Tokyo) reopens its exhibition room, starting on January 16th (Japanese)
  • The summary of the Minister's press conference on January 8, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
Jan 8
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • The results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (The 555th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • "The Symposium on Promoting Coordination in Career Education in FY2012"~will be held on February 19, 2013 (Participation is free)~ (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for the prevention of specified infectious diseases (Measles) (Japanese)
Jan 7
  • The results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (The 554th announcement) (related to the TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Laws and regulations related to the Industrial Safety and Health Act (Japanese)
Jan 4
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (553rd announcement) (related to TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of distribution on foods, based on the provision in Article 20, Paragraph 3 of Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (as instructed by Director-General of Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Recruitment of Health, Labour and Welfare Administration Monitors for FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Introduction of Ministers, Vice-Ministers, and Parliamentary Secretaries (Japanese)
  • List of senior offices as of January 1, 2012 (Japanese)
  • Status of application of labour insurance and collection of premiums (Japanese)
  • Summary of Minister's press conference on December 28, 2012 (Japanese)
  • January and February are "20-year-old Blood Donors" Campaign months (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (Japanese)
Jan 1
  • Annual estimates of Vital Statistics, 2012 (Japanese)

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