Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

What's New 2013

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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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