Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

What's New 2013

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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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