Hospital Report (May 2026 Preliminary Figures)
This report presents an overview of the preliminary figures for May 2026 from the Hospital Report, including the average daily number of patients, the bed occupancy rate at the end of the month, and...
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75Minutes of the 67th Designated Intractable Disease Review Committee
At the 67th meeting of the Designated Intractable Disease Review Committee on July 7, 2026, members discussed 20 diseases submitted for consideration in fiscal year 2026. Approval was granted for...
Medical Facility Trends Survey (Approx. Figures as of End-May 2026)
The source is a materials page presenting an overview of facilities. It includes headings organizing the number of facilities by size, operator, and municipality, along with overview materials,...
Measures Under the Act on Regenerative Medicine Safety
On July 31, 2026, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare took administrative action against the administrators of two clinics in Chuo City, Tokyo, and Izumisano City, Osaka Prefecture, and a...
Takaichi Attends First Heatstroke Measures Ministerial Meeting
On July 31, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi attended the first ministerial meeting on heatstroke measures and said the government had compiled “Heatstroke Measures to Get Through Extreme Heat.” She...
Minutes of the 3rd Drug Safety Investigation Council Meeting, FY2026
At the 3rd Drug Safety Investigation Council meeting in FY2026, the council unanimously resolved to classify the overthecounter drug Colpermin, recorded in the resolution as peppermint oil, as a...
Draft Midterm Evaluation of the Fourth Cancer Control Plan
The 95th Cancer Control Promotion Council discussed a draft midterm evaluation report for the Fourth Cancer Control Promotion Basic Plan. Evaluation using a logic model showed certain overall...
AI Safety Evaluation Guide for Healthcare
The Healthcare SubWorking Group of the AI Safety Institute developed a practitioneroriented guide to promote the safe social implementation of generative AI, taking into account the sensitivities and...
MHLW Announces Six Priority Areas for Proactive Preventive Healthcare
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has formulated proactive initiatives to improve health literacy so that each citizen can regard their own health as a personal responsibility and...
Hospital Report: April 2026 Preliminary Figures
This is the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s results overview page for the Hospital Report’s preliminary figures for April 2026. It presents the average number of patients per day, the bed...
12th Designation of Priority Support Areas for Regional Healthcare Reform
On July 9, 2026, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare newly designated the Chutan Regional Healthcare Planning Area in Kyoto Prefecture as part of the 12th designation of priority support areas...
Private Medical School Capacity Applications from FY2026
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology published, on October 16, 2025, a list of applications for changes to academic regulations to increase the enrollment capacity of...
UK Government Launches Public Consultation for First-Ever CBD Food Authorization
UK's First CBD Food Authorization Consultation The UK government launched public consultation on August 28 regarding authorization applications for three cannabidiol (CBD) food products as Novel...
China's Tencent Announces '2025 Silver Technology Partner Program' Practice Projects, Investing 100 Million Yuan to Promote Shanghai's Elderly Care Industry
Chinese IT giant Tencent announced on August 25 fifteen practice projects under the '2025 Silver Technology Partner Program'. This program was jointly announced by the Shanghai Science and Technology...
FY2023 Smoking Environment Survey Overview
This page presents the FY2023 Overview of the Survey on Smoking Environment as the “Summary of Results” in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Statistics’ Survey on Smoking Environment. It...