Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

What's New 2013

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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 19
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on April 17, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (625th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Related to the Ordinance for Enforcement of Pneumoconiosis (Japanese)
  • MHLW submit bills to the 183rd ordinary session of the Diet (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba exchanging opinions with a staff of the National Center for Child Health and Development regarding research on investigational medical care and the medical care provision system) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Kasuya talking with Indonesian Social Affairs Minister Salim) (Japanese)
  • Be careful of infectious diseases while travelling overseas during the Golden Week holidays
  • MHLW requested all local governments to review the current blanket bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) testing of domestic beef (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (322nd announcement) (Japanese)
  • Radiation Protection of Decontamination Workers (Japanese)
  • Scheduled events for the Child Welfare Week in Fiscal Year 2013 (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • "National Occupational Safety Week" in FY2013 will be held in July~A slogan calling for zero accident was picked~ (Japanese)
  • Results of open recruitment for Clinical Trials Core Hospital Development Projects (Japanese)
  • "Guide to the smooth implementation of health specific medical checkups/healthcare guidance" (Japanese)
  • Partial change to a written notice of the payment of workers' accident compensation insurance benefits (Japanese)
  • Questionnaire survey on the online application for various insurance plans (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Award for Companies Providing Career Support in 2013 ~for companies committed to human resources development~~Companies supporting workers’ career development are encouraged to apply by the end of June~ (Japanese)
  • List of senior officials' names as of April 19, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Contact point for infectious diseases (Japanese)
Apr 18
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (624th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • "Q&A on pediatric pneumococcal vaccines" is up on the MHLW homepage (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)
  • Results of a survey on impriority in the proof of work experience in the Registered Salesclerk Test (stipulated in Pharmaceutical Affairs Act) (An interim report) (Japanese)
  • Information on the memorial services for the war dead (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of April 16, 2013) (Japanese)
  • "Direction for proper use of health food" (Revised in March 2013) (Japanese)
  • Website on "health food" (Japanese)
  • "Prevention of occurance and spread of health hazards of health food use" (Revised in March 2013) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Akiba having a meeting with Parliamentary State Secretary Annette Widmann-Mauz of the Federal Ministry of Health of Germany) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura meeting with Prefectuaral Governors participating in the "Parenting Allicance") (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Minister Tamura having a meeting with Vietnamese Health Minister Tien) (Japanese)
  • As of April 27th, floppy discs may no longer be used to submit the rules of employment and the like to the Labour Standards Inspection Office. (CD-ROMs continue to be accepted). Contact the Labour Standards Inspection Offices for details. (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey February 2013(English)(Japanese)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on February 2013) (Japanese)
Apr 17
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (623rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Special Labor Insurance Account (Japanese)
  • Organizations implementing workshops for employment placement managers (Japanese)
  • List of senior officials' names as of April 17, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment concerning Community Life Model Projects for Severely-retarded children in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Outline of the discussion at the meeting of the Ministries concerned in promoting the recovery of remains of the Japanese war dead in Iwo Jima (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on April 16, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Additional successful applicants of the 102nd National Nurse Exam (Japanese)
  • Additional successful applicants of the 99th National Health Nurse Exam (Japanese)
  • Fiscal renewal of labour insurance (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), January 2013 (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake regarding welfare benefits (February 2013 and cummulative total) (Japanese)
Apr 16
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (622nd 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)
  • Revised requirements for the provision of Employment Adjustment Subsidies (Japanese)
  • Website on medical corporations and health service management (Japanese)
  • Cases of employment support provided by Japanese companies for highly-skilled foreign workers (Japanese)
  • Accepting public comments for "People's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Prescription of workers' compensation claims for bile duct cancer~Starts running on March 15, 2013~ (Japanese)
  • "Child Welfare Week" in FY2013 (Japanese)
Apr 15
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (621st announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Project for Supporting Community-based Health Promotion Activities in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (schedule of release) (Japanese)
  • Implementation of an Inspection Order for Imported Foods~Chinese soft-shell turtles and products~ (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Summary of Senior Vice Minister Akiba's press conference (Formulation of a new cancer research strategy)) (Japanese)
  • Release of the results of a Survey on Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) for Agricultural Chemical Residues in Foods (Japanese)
  • Administrative punishments concerning worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • Website on genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and Economy (April 2013) (Japanese)
  • Results of screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (up to March 2013) (Japanese)
  • Upcoming job interview meetings for foreign students (Japanese)
  • “Training Course for the Employment Preparation for Workers of Japanese Descent” in FY2013 will be held (Japanese)
  • List of senior officials' names as of April 15, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Water Resources Development Basic Plan (Japanese)
  • Handling of " Increased assessment based on submitted data " in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Main activities and achievements of the Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Work) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minister's press conference on April 12, 2013 (Japanese)
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)
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 supporting workers' career development 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 (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
Apr 5
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (615th announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (320th announcement) (Japanese)
  • The implementation status of consultation support services for persons with disabilities (based on FY2012 survey) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura making an opening remark at the "World Autism Awareness Day, Blue Light Illumination Ceremony at the Tokyo Tower") (Japanese)
  • An order for improvement concerning manufacturing contracts to Yuhan Chemical Inc (Japanese)
  • Information disclosure of budget execution (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Hearings with the Food Safety Commission, etc. (Japanese)
  • "Roadmap for further promotion of the use of generic medicines" (Japanese)
  • Consumers' Cooperative Society (Seikyo) (Japanese)
Apr 4
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for the business operations of worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • Guidelines/forms/reports related to the business operations of worker dispatching undertakings (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (614th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Be careful of solicitations for fake "vaccine bonds" being sold as issued by MHLW (Japanese)
  • Q&A on Tuberculosis and BCG vaccine (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for the implementation of routine immunization (Japanese)
  • Supplements in which pharmaceutical substances used for tonic purposes are detected (Japanese)
  • Avian influenza A (H7N9) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura speaking at the "1st Special Committee on Pension Records Issues") (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Minister Tamura making an address of his instructions at the "ceremony for welcoming new recruits to MHLW in FY2013") (Japanese)
  • Assessment criteria for vocational capability (Japanese)
Apr 3
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (613rd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Reported cases of avian influenza A (H7N9) in China (Japanese)
  • Social care for children: Support for children/child-rearing: (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care expenditure (monthly version), October-November 2012 issue (Japanese)
  • Notices and other communications (issued to water suppliers) (Japanese)
  • Results of the survey on the designation status of welfare evacuation centers (as of September 2012) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for the operation of employment placement undertakings (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (November 2012 issue) (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (October 2012 issue) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minsister's press conference on April 2, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Cancellation 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)
  • Comments for the IRESSA case (Tokyo court ruling) (Japanese)
  • Additional successful applicants of the 48th National Examination for Physical Therapists (Japanese)
  • Additional successful applicants of the 48th National Examination for Occupational Therapists (Japanese)
  • Measures against Influenza (Japanese)
  • Summary of the Minsister's press conference on March 29, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Surveys on the Trend of Medical Care Expenditures (in FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate health expenditures (Eestimated 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)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
Apr 2
  • Notification system for the importation of animals (The status of notifications on the importation of animals in 2010-2011) (Japanese)
  • Notifications on the implementation of monitoring inspections for imported food in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (612nd announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Schedule of the opening of nursing schools in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Information on the application for the Industrial Safety and Health Act related licenses (Application form for the license revokation) (Japanese)
  • Request for the assessment of the effects of food on health to the Food Safety Commission (Japanese)
  • Guidelines for the prevention of specified infectious diseases: Measles (Japanese)
  • Extension of the provision period of emergency provisional housings due to the Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)
  • 6th World Autism Awareness Day (Japanese)
Apr 1
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (611st announcement) (related to the TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • List of the names of senior officials as of April 1, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (Japanese)
  • Current status of corporate-type pension investment (Japanese)
  • Main points of the pension system in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Tax credits for employment promotion (Japanese)
  • Financial projection of pensions in different countries (Long-term projections of the UK public pension expenditure) (Japanese)
  • Guidelines on the Proper Handling of Personal Information in Health, Labour and Welfare Areas (Japanese)
  • Schedule of annual events in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Cancellation 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)
  • “Training Courses for Employment Preparation for Workers of Japanese Descent” in FY2013 will be sequentially held in the administrative areas of 13 Labor Bureaus, with a large population of Japanese descendents (e.g. Gifu prefecture) (starting in April) (Japanese)
  • Designated ability assessment tests for career consultants, as of April 1, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Production of statistics by commission and provision of anonymized data (Japanese)
  • Model employment rules (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and the collection of premiums (February 2013) (Japanese)
  • (Newly listed) generic drugs subject to increased assessment in medical service fees in FY2012-3 (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Examples of standardized recording of generic prescriptions (as of April 1, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Information for business operators (schools) who provide vocational training courses (Japanese)
  • How to become a career consultant (Japanese)
  • Regional waterworks vision (Japanese)
  • Request for notification by physicians based on the Infectious Disease Law (Japanese)
  • Fiscal Year Plan concerning production of statistics by commission, and preparetaion and provision of anonymized data (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of the government subsidies for the maintenance of water supply facilities in FY2013 (provisional budget) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement workshops for clinical training instructors of dentist practioners in FY2013 (Workshops for program managers) (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement workshops for instructors of the health workforce in practical training facilities (Japanese)
  • Open recruitment of organizations that implement workshops for dentist personnel in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Press release on foods (Japanese)
  • Drugs on national health insurance drug tariff (as of April 1, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Appointment of members of the Steering Committee of the Government Pension Investment Fund (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake

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