Notice: 22nd Expert Meeting on Promoting Use of Adult Guardianship System
Overview
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will hold the 22nd Expert Meeting on Promoting the Use of the Adult Guardianship System on September 25, 2026. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format, combining an in-person venue and a web conference, and will be streamed live on YouTube; therefore, in-person attendance will not be available. The agenda will cover hearings with relevant organizations and how to proceed with future discussions based on the Working Group’s deliberations. Materials will be posted on the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website by the day of the meeting.
Key points
- The 22nd meeting will be held on September 25, 2026.
- The meeting will be held in a hybrid format combining an in-person venue and a web conference, with a live YouTube stream.
- Because the meeting will be streamed live, in-person attendance will not be available.
- The agenda concerns hearings with relevant organizations and how to proceed with future discussions based on the Working Group’s deliberations.
Overview
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has announced the 22nd Expert Meeting on Promoting the Use of the Adult Guardianship System. The meeting will be conducted as an expert meeting on promoting the use of the adult guardianship system and will address hearings with relevant organizations and how to proceed with future deliberations based on the Working Group’s discussions.
Meeting materials will be posted by the day of the meeting on the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare webpage titled “Expert Meeting on Promoting the Use of the Adult Guardianship System (Second Phase of the Basic Plan Period) | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.”
Impact
In-person attendance will not be available, and the meeting will be made public through a live YouTube stream. The broadcast video and audio are not the official record; the official minutes will be posted on the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website at a later date.
Copyright in the broadcast belongs to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Unauthorized redistribution and reproduction beyond the scope permitted by copyright law are prohibited. Even reproduction within the permitted scope may not be used for purposes outside the stated purpose or have its content altered.
Details
The meeting will be held on September 25, 2026 (Friday), from 14:00 to 16:30. The location is listed as “In-person venue and web conference (hybrid format).”
The agenda consists of (1) hearings with relevant organizations and (2) how to proceed with future discussions based on the Working Group’s deliberations. The materials will be posted by the day of the meeting.
The YouTube streaming notice explicitly states that the broadcast is not the official record. The official record, namely the minutes, will be posted on the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website at a later date.