The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, jointly with prefectural governments, will conduct the Drug Abuse Prevention Campaign from October 1 through November 30, 2026. In 2025, the number of...
The results of onsite inspections of hospitals conducted by each prefecture and other authorities in fiscal 2024 under the Medical Care Act were compiled and published. Inspections were conducted at...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will hold the 136th meeting of the Social Security Council’s LongTerm Care Insurance Subcommittee from 14:00 to 16:00 on Friday, September 18, 2026, at...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will hold the 216th Social Security Council Health Insurance Committee Meeting (Paperless) on September 16, 2026. The agenda covers implementation of a...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has designated November 22, 2026 (Sun) through November 28, 2026 (Sat) as Medical Safety Promotion Week to protect patient safety. It will encourage...
On September 10, 2026, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and PMDA decided to formally join Project Orbis, an international cooperation framework for the regulatory review of anticancer drugs...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported that it had received notification from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government at 2:00 p.m. today that Tokyo had held a press conference, as shown in the...
The Report on the Medical Care Program for the Elderly Aged 75 and Over presents the purpose of the statistics, tabulation results, glossary, notes on use, errata information, and a list of...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will hold the 265th meeting of the Social Security Council LongTerm Care Payment Subcommittee as a web conference. The agenda is the first exchange of views...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare compiled and published the FY2024 financial results of the prefectural lateelderly healthcare widearea unions, which operate the LateElderly Healthcare...
This report presents an overview of the preliminary figures for the June 2026 Hospital Report and related materials. The overview covers the average number of patients per day, the bed occupancy rate...
The Proper Use Investigation Meeting held on July 29, 2026 elected committee member Shuichi Ito as chair and discussed the survey of blood product use, the prefectural research project on properuse...
At a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare review meeting, a revised draft report reflecting the previous discussion was deliberated. The proposed direction included expanding health promotion...
The 21st meeting discussed draft revisions to designation requirements for three systems—adult cancer care, pediatric cancer care, and cancer genomic medicine—based on plans to build a cancer care...
At the 12th Working Group meeting held on July 14, Reiwa 8, the group discussed equalization and centralization of the cancer care delivery system with a view to 2040, revisions to designation...
Amid a declining birthrate, an aging population, and labor shortages, this handbook organizes basic knowledge and support methods for support organizations and experts working with small and...
Approximate figures as of the end of June 2026 from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s Medical Facility Dynamics Survey. Compared with the previous month, both the number of hospitals and...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s “Monthly Statistics on LongTerm Care Benefits and Other Payments (May 2026 Review)” is a statistical resource for understanding benefit payments and other...
On August 31, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi attended the FY2026 Prime Minister’s Award and Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare’s Award for Creating Supportive Workplace Environments for Care...
This page introduces “Recent Trends in Medical Expenses—MEDIAS—March FY2025 Issue.” Materials on “Estimated Medical Expenses” and “Health Insurance Medical Expenses” are posted and can each be...