Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

What's New 2013

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Sep 2013
Sep 30
Sep 27
Sep 24
Sep 20
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (731st announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Announcement of the status of implementation of health checkups on radiation workers in Fukushima prefecture (Japanese)
  • Big Health Promotion Campaign (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (toadstools) (Japanese)
  • Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) Statements for FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Homemade lunch boxes and pastries produced by persons with disabilities at "Asunaro Gakuen" (an employment support agency for persons with the disabled) will be sold in front of the main entrance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japanese)
  • Special rules for kindergarten-license holders to obtain childcare certificates (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice-Minister Akiba asking questions about the progress of clinical trials for novel therapeutics) (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Releasing a report of "Study Group to Verify the Effects of Implementing Action Plans for General Business Operators and the Kurumin System based on the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-generation Children" (Japanese)
  • Status of the occurrence of occupational accidents (September 2013) (Japanese)
  • 【Looking for participants】MHLW meetings (including Councils) accepting participants and observers (Japanese)
  • List of professional training and certification programs (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Supplements in which pharmaceutical substances used for tonic purposes are detected (Japanese)
Sep 19
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (730th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Seeking public comments for the "Assessment of the Achievement of Targets in FY2012 (draft)" by the Labour Policy Council's committees (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Hiromichi Sato, a TV personality, participating in the special "Emergency Care Day" event with a serious look) (Japanese)
  • Promotion of sports activities of persons with disabilities (Japanese)
  • Survey on State of Employees' Health in 2012 (Japanese)
  • "Re-employment Assistance Plans" and "Notifications in Case of Mass Fluctuations in Employment" (Japanese)
  • Starting Oct 1st, "adjustment" of machines will be added to the scope of work requiring employers to stop their operations (Art 107, Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health) (Japanese)
  • What are "Regional Youth Support Stations"? (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on July 2013) (Japanese)
Sep 18
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (729th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Employment placement business providers providing employment-related funds (Japanese)
  • General descriptions of advanced medical treatment techniques (Japanese)
  • List of medical institutions implementing advanced medical care (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 17, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Display problems detected in the MHLW website has been resolved (Japanese)
  • Information on water supply restrictions relating to drought (Japanese)
  • The list of organizations implementing Competency Examinations(Japanese)
  • Outbreak of Rabies among animals in Taiwan (Japanese)
  • Examples of information notices prepared on hazards related to machines (based on the Revised Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health in 2012) (Japanese)
  • To cargo owners, land transporters, and others: Information on a briefing meeting on an MHLW-commissioned project on "Safety Guidelines for Cargo Handling in Land Transportation Business" (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey July 2013(English)(Japanese)
Sep 17
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (728th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Outcome of Committee on Designated Substances held today (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (September 2013) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on September 13, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of the screening inspections for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (-August 2013) (Japanese)
  • Announcement of lump sum payments agreed upon by major private companies in summer 2013~The amount agreed upon is 746,334 yen, 2.75% increase from the previous year~ (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Implementation of the "Medicines and Health Week" (Japanese)
  • Health, labour and welfare statistics listed by issue area and survey subject (Japanese)
  • Your participation in Survey of Social Welfare Institutions and Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-term Care (2013) is appreciated (Japanese)
  • Insurance coverage of unapproved drugs whose public knowledge-based applications have completed prior evaluation (as of September 13, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Payment status of National Pension Insurance premiums (by municipality) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (At the Minister's Award Ceremony, Seninor Vice-Minister Masuya applauds and presents certificates of commendation to outstanding establishments employing the disabled) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (3 organizations, 16 medical institutions, and 15 individuals received the Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's Commendations for emergency medical care service) (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Senior Vice-Minister Masuya delivering a speech at the 4th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Social Welfare and Development Plus Three) (Japanese)
  • World Rabies Day on September 28 (Japanese)
  • Notification system for the importation of animals: Import statistics of animals in Japan (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Sep 16
  • Application of the Disaster Relief Act for the heavy rain damages caused by Typhoon No. 18 (Second report) (Japanese)
  • Application of the Disaster Relief Act for the heavy rain damages caused by Typhoon No. 18 (Japanese)
Sep 13
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (727th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • 2nd Panel Meeting on the Promotion of Adoption of Food Production Process Controls through the HACCP System will be held   (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and the Economy (September 2013) (Japanese)
  • Status Report on Long-term Care Insurance (Provisional) (May 2013) (Japanese)
  • Health Promotion Headquarters will be set up on September 18th~Big Campaign for Health Promotion (2nd Stage)~ (Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for government subsidies for the Health Promotion Projects for the Elderly in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of the survey on the status of earthquake-proofing social welfare institutions~The ratio of the earthquake-proof institutions was 84.3% in 2012~ (Japanese)
  • Press release on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Nation's first project to promote taking annual paid leaves around the dates of community events will be implemented in 2 places~Kawane-cho, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka-ken and Hitoyoshi-shi, Kumamoto-ken~ (Japanese)
  • Recipients of the 5th Monozukuri Nippon Grand Award (Prime Minister's Prize) are decided (Japanese)
  • Name list of senior officers at MHLW as of September 10, 2013 (Japanese)
  • Results of the survey on the status of activities involving maternity marks (Japanese)
  • List of items of pharmaceutical products and medical devices transferred to a new licensing system (Japanese)
  • Support for single-parent families (Japanese)
  • Photo report (Parliamentary Secretary Marukawa delivers a speech at the Handover Ceremonies of Remains of Japanese Detainees in the Former Soviet Union and Mongolia (Nomonhan Incident) (Japanese)
Sep 12
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (726th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Collection of the cases of public health services obtaied from data analyses of employees' insurances (Data Health Plan) (Japanese)
  • Public health services provided by medical insurers (Data Health Project) (Japanese)
  • Child Welfare Week (Japanese)
  • Report on status of day-care centers (as of April 1, 2013) (Japanese)
  • An NPO seeks volunteers who participate in the 3rd Special Mission for the Recovery of Remains of the War Dead from Iwo Jima (Oct 22-30) (Japanese)
  • Accepting comments for "The Public's Voice" (Japanese)
  • Starting April 2014, information to be recorded in the business reports of employment placement undertakings (covering the period from Apr 2013 to Mar 2014) changes (Japanese)
  • Evaluation Committee for Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for the Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants of FY2013 (3rd application) (Japanese)
  • Data on the war dead's remains recovered in recent years (Japanese)
  • We must prevent transportation-related occupational accidents - Key points of the "Guidelines for the prevention of occupational accidents in transportation" (Japanese)
  • Information on workshops for dentist instructors (Japanese)
Sep 11
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (725th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of government subsidies for the Improvement of Facilities for the Medical Care Provision System in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Basic statistics for health care insurance in FY2010 (Japanese)
  • "Personal experience contest aimed at achieving 50% cancer screening rate in FY2013"~ Cancer screening as gift for your beloved family ~ (Japanese)
  • Report on Status of Health and Mariners Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Annual and Monthly Reports on National Health Insurance Services (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on 10 September 2013 (Japanese)
  • Revision of interest rates for environmental health business loans (Japanese)
  • 13 Japanese who remained in China after World War II make temporary return in group (September 12-23) (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on 3 September 2013 (Japanese)
  • Meeting on research outcome (Promotion of studies on the drug discovery research platform) (Japanese)
  • Regional Waterworks Vision (Japanese)
  • List of laws and regulations/guidelines on child abuse (Japanese)
  • Fund for the Recovery of Regional Medical Care in the Supplemental Budget in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Homepage for the provision of information on medical fee receipts/health checkups (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Sep 10
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (724th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Analysis of regional differences in insurance premiums of Municipal National Health Insurance Plans in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Analysis of regional differences in medical care expenditures in FY2011 (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data) (March 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Estimated number of new hospitalization cases, estimated average length of hospital stay, and estimated inpatient medical fees per person~Breakdown of inpatient medical fees into 3 elements~ (Japanese)
  • Recent trends of medical prescription fees (computerized data)~FY2012 edition~ (Japanese)
  • Database of approximate medical care expenditure (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care prescription fees - MEDIAS - (March 2013 issue) (Japanese)
  • Database of medical insurance health expenditures (Japanese)
  • Trends of recent medical care expenditure - MEDIAS - (FY2012 edition) (Japanese)
  • 4 diseases, including bile tract cancer, are specified as industrial diseases subject to workers' accident compensation~Revised ministerial order takes effect on October 1, 2013~ (Japanese)
  • White Paper on Annual Health, Labour and Welfare 2013 (Japanese)
  • "Goodwill Ambassador of Active Health" is appointed on 17 September~Big Campaign for Health Promotion (1st Stage)~ (Japanese)
  • Public release of results of the "Survey on the Attitudes of Young People" (Japanese)
  • Public release of "White Paper on Annual Health, Labour and Welfare (2013 edition)" - Explore the Youth Attitude - (Japanese)
  • Report on revised regional minimum wages by region in FY2013~The national weighted average price is 764 yen, resolving "reverse phenomenon" in 10 of 11 prefectures, in which minimum wages have fallen below public assistance ~ (Japanese)
  • Special insured persons system of occupational accident compensation insurance (Japanese)
  • Revision of pension system (related to Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Tax) (Japanese)
  • Labour Policy Council (Japanese)
Sep 9
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (723rd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Q&A on swtich of pediatric pneumococcal vaccines (Japanese)
  • 1st Study Group Meeting on the Vocational Ability Evaluation System within Labour Market Policy will be held (Japanese)
  • Tochigi prefecture was unofficially picked as a venue for the National Skills Competition and the National Vocational Skills Contest for Disabled Persons in FY2017 (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with the registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Status of designated medical facilities for infectious diseases (as of April 1, 2013)(Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • List of items of pharmaceutical products and medical devices transferred to a new licensing system (Japanese)
  • The number of housings available for employment promotion (as of August 30, 2013) (Japanese)
  • The number of housings available for employment promotion (as of August 30, 2013) 【For disaster victims】 (Japanese)
  • Human Resources Development
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Sep 6
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (722nd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (334th announcement) (Japanese)
  • "Monthly Vital Statistics Report (preliminary data),"April 2013 (Japanese)
  • Survey on Labour Economy Trend, August 2013 (Japanese)
  • 18 Japanese who remained in Karafuto etc. after World War II make temporary return in group (September 7-17) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Budget Appropriation Request and Policy Evaluation Forms (Japanese)
  • Public Employment Security Offices (Hello Work) (The main activities and employment placement records) (Japanese)
  • Designated regional cancer treatment hospitals (as of September 6, 2013) (Japanese)
  • Zoonosis (Information on infection) (Japanese)
  • Authorization system for meat food products to be exported (Japanese)
  • Status on revised regional minimum wages in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Longitudinal Survey of Middle-aged and Elderly Persons
Sep 5
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (721st announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Overview of budget appropriation requests for 2013 by each division at MHLW (Japanese)
  • Results of the "General Survey on Dispatched Workers" in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Trends in the number of deaths resulting from mesothelioma by prefecture (21 major cities regrouped)(based on Vital Statistics (final data, 1995-2012)) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice-Minister Akiba visited Kobe, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Mr. Hara, Director-General, Health Policy Bureau, hands to winners certificates of commendation with contratulatory words at the 11th annual Merit Awards for Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration (Japanese)
  • Information on water supply restrictions associated with drought (Japanese)
  • Briefing meeting on Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants for Stratigic Studies in FY2013 (presentation papers) (Japanese)
  • Genetically modified foods (Japanese)
  • Summary Report of Vital Statistics of Japan (final data), 2012 (in Japanese)
  • Foods Produced by Recombinant DNA Techniques
  • Radiation Protection of Workers in Response to TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Sep 4
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (720th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Summary of Static/Dynamic Surveys of Medical Institutions and Hospital Report, 2012 (Japanese)
  • "Prevention of occurance and spread of health hazards of health food use" (Revised in March 2013) (Japanese)
  • Fact-finding Survey on Minimum Wages (Japanese)
  • Status on the application of labour insurance and the collection of premiumus(July 2012)(Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice-Minister Akiba inspecting the Wako City Hall, Niikura Elderly Care Services Center, and Nissei Oasis Wako) (Japanese)
  • Status of food poisoning outbreaks (2013) (Preliminary data) (Japanese)
  • Status of consultations received on welfare benefits from the disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake (July 2013 and cumulative total) (Japanese)
  • Survey on Public Assistance Recipients (preliminary data), June 2013 (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Sep 3
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (719th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • MHLW recruits the board of directors of incorporated administrative agencies from the general public (Japanese)
  • Accepting applications for allowances provided under the Medical Expense Support Program for Overseas Atomic Bomb Survivors (from January to December 2013) (Japanese)
  • Winner of the "Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's Commendations for Emergency Medical Care Service" in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Relapsing fever (Japanese)
  • Application of the Disaster Relief Act for the damages caused by heavy rain since 23 August (Japanese)
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (List of organizations registered as operational management institutions) (Japanese)
  • Announcing the recovery of the remains of the war dead (September) (Japanese)
  • 1st Council for the Promotion of a New Water Supply Vision (Japanese)
Sep 2
  • Results of inspections on radionuclides in foods (718th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Application of the Disaster Relief Act to windstorms which occurred on 2 September (Japanese)
  • Information on memorial services for the war dead (September 2013) (Japanese)
  • Name list of Senior Officers at MHLW as of 1 September 2013 (Japanese)
  • Free telephone counseling services provided for people working for companies suspected of unfairly driving young workers into resignation (Japanese)
  • Application for Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants in FY2013 for the "Project for Promoting Studies on Global Health Issues" (Japanese)
  • Seeking a slogan for "20-year-old Blood Donors" Campaign in FY014 (Japanese)
  • Summary of the press conference held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare on 30 August 2013 (Japanese)
  • List of representative corporations whose contracts of Corporate-type Defined Contribution Pension Plans are approved (Japanese)
  • Current status of corporate-type pension investment (Japanese)
  • Status of the implementation of Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Japanese)
  • Requested Tax System Revisions by MHLW in FY2014 (Japanese)
  • Municipalities adopted for model projects for promoting the establishment of support teams for early stage dementia in FY2013 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice-Minister Akiba inspected the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, and National Institute of Health and Nutrition to figure out how research on medical care and life-style related disease prevention is actually conducted) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Please take care of your body. I sincerely hope you will complete the marathon!," cheers Minister Tamura for Mr. Hideyuki Kai (center of the photo) who will run a marathon across Japan for the cause of child abuse prevention) (Japanese)
  • Announcing the recovery of the remains of the war dead (September) (Japanese)
  • Information on memorial services for the war dead (September) (Japanese)
  • 37th National Examination for Emergency Life-saving Technicians (Japanese)
  • 60th National Examination for Clinical Laboratory Technicians (Japanese)
  • 49th National Examination for Physical Therapists (Japanese)
  • 66th National Examination for Radiological Technologists (Japanese)
  • 22nd National Examination for Judo Healing Practioners (Japanese)
  • 23rd National Examination for Dental Hygienists (Japanese)
  • 44th National Examination for Orthoptists (Japanese)
  • 48th National Examination for Occupational Therapists (Japanese)
  • 16th National Examination for Speech-language Hearing Therapists (Japanese)
  • 27th National Examination for Artificial Limb Technicians (Japanese)
  • 22nd National Examination for Acupuncture Practioners (Japanese)
  • 22nd National Examination for Moxibustion practitioners (Japanese)
  • 27th National Examination for Clinical Technicians (Japanese)
  • 22nd National Examination for Massage and Finger Pressure Practioners (Japanese)
  • Fiscal Year Plan concerning production of statistics by commission, and preparetaion and provision of anonymized data (FY2013) (Japanese)
  • Testing institutions stipulated in Ordinance for Enforcement of Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Art 12 (1)) (Japanese)
  • Search system for Rosai Hospitals (medical institutions designated by industrial accident insurance) (Japanese)
  • (Newly listed) Generic drugs subject to additional assessment in terms of medical service fees in FY2012-2013 (Japanese)
  • Evaluation results of the actual performance of the Japan Pension Service (FY2012) (Japanese)
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake

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