Monthly Labour Survey: August 2026 Results
This is the overview page for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s Monthly Labour Survey (national and local surveys). It presents the preliminary results for August 2026 and links to the...
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92General Employment Referrals, August 2026
In the general employment referral statistics for August 2026 published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the active job openingstoapplicants ratio was 1.18, unchanged from the previous...
Summary of Minister Fujii’s Inaugural Press Conference
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Fujii reported that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August was 2.5%, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month. He expressed...
Consumer Guidance on Preventing Customer Harassment
The Consumer Education Promotion Division has published consumer guidance titled “Tips for Better Communication: Pause and Think About That Remark — Toward Preventing Customer Harassment.” The...
Key Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Changes for October 2026
The article outlines major Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare制度 changes taking effect in October 2026 across employment and labor, welfare, and pensions. It covers mandatory employer measures...
Monthly Labour Survey: July 2026 Final Results
This is a notice for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s “Monthly Labour Survey: Final Results for July 2026.” It provides links to the overview, statistical tables, and the latest month’s...
August 2026 Construction Labor Survey
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s construction labor supply and demand survey found a shortage rate of 1.3% across eight occupations nationwide in August 2026, with the...
Tomoiku Sheet Web Version for Sharing Housework and Childcare
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's "Tomoiku Project" has released the "Tomoiku Sheet Web Version," a tool for discussing the division of housework and childcare. It can be used on...
FY2026 Contest for Companies Advancing Older Worker Participation Names Winners
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has selected the awardwinning companies for the FY2026 Contest for Companies Advancing Older Worker Participation. EverBlue Co., Ltd. of Hamamatsu,...
Order to Improve Worker Dispatch Services by Dispatching Agency
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare received notice from the Shizuoka Labour Bureau that it had imposed and announced an administrative disposition concerning an order to improve worker...
Second Call for Small Logistics Labor Productivity and Tailgate Lifter Support
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will conduct a second call for applications for the FY2025 supplementarybudget project supporting labor productivity improvements at small...
Insured Status Handling for Short-Hour Regular-Type Self-Employed at Worksites
Press release dated September 14, 2026. It concerns the handling of insured status and related matters for individual business operators and others employed by establishments as regulartype workers...
FY2026 Q3 Corporate Business Forecast Survey Results
In the Cabinet Office and Ministry of Finance survey for July–September 2026, both large enterprises’ businesscondition judgments for their own companies and for Japan exceeded “improvement,” while...
FY2025 Results on Employer Abuse of Persons with Disabilities
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare compiled and published information on employer abuse of persons with disabilities in FY2025. The numbers of establishments and persons with disabilities...
Minutes of the 36th Workers’ Life Subcommittee
The 36th Workers’ Life Subcommittee of the Labor Policy Council, held on July 15, 2026, addressed the main perspectives for future discussions on the Employee Asset Formation Promotion System and...
Construction Talent Initiatives: FY2027 Budget Request Overview
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism have compiled an overview of their FY2027 budget requests to secure and develop talent for...
Revised Trial Manual for Precast Methods in Port Works
The Port Bureau revised the “Trial Manual for Considering the Introduction of Precast Methods in Port Works” to its second edition so that the advantages of precast methods can be evaluated more...
FY Reiwa 8 SSS Awards Selected
The Maritime Bureau announced this fiscal year’s recipients of the Awards for Seafarer Safety and Labor Environment Initiatives, which recognize outstanding initiatives to improve seafarer safety and...
Handbook Promotes Health Management Support for SMEs
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...
FY2026 MHLW Awardees for Exemplary Disability Employment
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare decided the FY2026 recipients of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare's Awards for Outstanding Establishments and Others Employing Persons with...