Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

The Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Tax

Announcement on the current status of Japan's Social Security System and deliberations on the policies for the social security reform Cabinet Secretariat

What's new

Nov 2
Nov 1
  • Summary Report of General Survey on Working Conditions (Japanese)
Oct 31
Oct 30
  • Employment referrals for general workers (September 2012) (English) (Japanese)
Oct 29
Oct 26
Oct 24
Oct 23
Oct 22
Oct 19
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (502nd announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of distribution on foods, based on provision in Article 20, Paragraph 3 of Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on instructions of Director-General of Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Detection of radioactive materials in tap water (297th Announcement) (Japanese)
  • Dog tag with registration number and rabies immunization record (Rabies Prevention Act) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Vice Senior Minister Nishimura delivers speech at 1st Research Meeting on Future of Workers Dispatching System) (Japanese)
  • Health, Labour and Welfare Minister’s award for contribution in food hygiene business in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Fishery products exported to China (Japanese)
  • Press release material on Influenza (Japanese)
  • Stock inventory status of blood products (erythrocyte products) (as of October 19) (Japanese)
  • Candidates for recipients of Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's award for their contribution in family planning and maternal and child health in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Senior Vice Minister Nishimura presents certificates of commendation at presentation ceremony of 'Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Prize for Equal Employment/Work and Family Harmonization') (Japanese)
  • Authorization of contracts, criteria for approval and the like. for Defined Benefits Corporate Pensions Plans (Japanese)
  • Unofficial announcement of amounts of Facilities Improvement Subsidies for Medical Care Provision System in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Regular visiting/on-demand response services (Japanese)
  • Nutrition and health promotion (Japanese)
  • Briefing Meeting on Outcome of Strategic Studies in Health and Labour Sciences Research to be held (Japanese)
Oct 18
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Monthly report of Survey of Long-term Care Benefit Expenditures(Cases assessed on May 2012) (Japanese)
  • Final Report of Monthly Labour Survey August 2012 (English) (Japanese)
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (501st announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Establishment of restrictions of distribution on foods, based on provision in Article 20, Paragraph 3 of Act on Special Measures concerning Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (based on instructions of Director-General of Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters) (Japanese)
  • Report on "Status of Employment of Elderly Persons" in 2012 (Japanese)
  • Photo Report (Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Mitsui gives instructions at "National Council of Directors of Labour Bureaus) (Japanese)
  • Photo Report ("Prime Minister's presentation ceremony of commemorative gifts for Japanese delegation of London Paralympics Games" was held) (Japanese)
  • National Council on Secure Life Creation Project in FY2012 to be held (Japanese)
  • Information for employers forced to implement employment adjustment (layoffs of employees) (Japanese)
Oct 17
  • Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • Results of inspections on radionuclide in foods (500th announcement) (related to TEPCO’s Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) (Japanese)
  • Medical service fee revision in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Implementation of inspection order for imported foods〜Thai green peas and processed products〜 (Japanese)
  • Information to business operators about the labor insurance (Japanese)
  • Introduction of Minister, Senior Vice Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries (Japanese)
  • Health, Labour and Welfare Minister's press conference on October 16, 2012 (summary) (Japanese)
  • Monthly Report on Labour and Economy (October 2012) (Japanese)
  • Public recruitment related to project on development of staff responsible for training of psychiatric social workers in FY2012 (Japanese)
  • Outcome of Working Group on Scheduled Drugs held today (Japanese)