Japan Employment & Labor Law Updates
Official Japanese developments on working conditions, wages, social insurance, occupational safety, and employment of foreign workers, monitored daily from government, regulator, Diet, and self-regulatory sources and labelled in English for triage. Area labels are assigned by keyword rules for triage, so this page may miss relevant items or include marginal ones.
298 updates tracked · 185 with AI summaries · 1 open public comments · last checked 2026-10-07
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Public Comment on Draft Cabinet Order Amending MHLW Organization Order and Health Sciences Council Order
Comments due: 2026-10-19 00:00 JST
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has opened a public comment period on a draft Cabinet Order that would partially amend the MHLW Organization Order and the Health Sciences Council Order. According to the metadata, the draft was published on 2026-09-19 with a comment deadline of 2026-10-19, and… (AI summary)
Latest updates
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- MHLW Update: Regulatory announcement related to Labor / Employment (2026-10-06)
- MHLW Update: Labor and employment policy information updated (2026-10-06)
- MIC Update: Regulatory announcement related to Labor / Employment (2026-10-02)
- MHLW Update: Regulatory announcement related to Labor / Employment (2026-10-01)
- MHLW Update: Labor and employment policy information updated (2026-10-01)
- MHLW Update: Regulatory announcement related to Labor / Employment (2026-09-30)
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MHLW publishes FY2025 report on declining birthrate and aging society research project
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced the publication of a report from its fiscal year 2025 (Reiwa 7) research and study project on the declining birthrate and aging society. This is a government announcement of a published report, not a law, regulation, or draft rule. No details of the report's… (AI summary)
- MHLW Update: Labor and employment policy information updated (2026-09-29)
- MHLW Update: Labor and employment policy information updated (2026-09-29)
- MHLW Update: Labor and employment policy information updated (2026-09-29)
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MHLW Announces Revocation of Worker Dispatch Business License (Failure to Submit Related Dispatch-Destination Ratio...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has published an announcement stating that a worker dispatch business license was revoked. According to the title, the revocation is associated with a failure to submit a report on the ratio of dispatch to related dispatch destinations. No further details are provided in the… (AI summary)
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MHLW Announces Revocation of Worker Dispatch and Fee-Charging Employment Placement Business Licenses
According to the Japanese title, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has announced the revocation of licenses for a worker dispatch business and a fee-charging employment placement business. This appears to be a government announcement; no further details, such as the affected business or reasons, are… (AI summary)
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MHLW Publishes Results of 2025 Survey on Job Changers
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced the publication of the results of its Reiwa 7 (2025) 'Survey on Job Changers' (Tenshokusha Jittai Chosa). This is a government statistical announcement rather than a new law or regulation. Details of the survey findings are not included in the provided… (AI summary)
- MHLW Update: Labor and employment policy information updated (2026-09-25)
- MLIT Update: Regulatory announcement related to land, transport, or infrastructure (2026-09-25)
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Public Comment on Draft Cabinet Order Amending MHLW Organization Order and Health Sciences Council Order
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has opened a public comment period on a draft Cabinet Order that would partially amend the MHLW Organization Order and the Health Sciences Council Order. According to the metadata, the draft was published on 2026-09-19 with a comment deadline of 2026-10-19, and… (AI summary)
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MHLW/METI Ministerial Ordinance Amending Supply Assurance Plan Certification Rules (Economic Security)
The item is a joint Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ordinance partially amending the ordinance on certification of supply assurance plans under the law promoting economic security through integrated economic measures. The metadata lists a promulgation date and an… (AI summary)
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MHLW Ordinance Amending Rules on Supply Assurance Plan Certification (Economic Security Act)
The e-Gov law update list shows an amending ordinance (Reiwa 8 MHLW Ordinance No. 140) to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare ordinance on certification of supply assurance plans under the Economic Security Promotion Act framework for MHLW-related measures. The listed promulgation and effective dates are both… (AI summary)
- MHLW Update: Special Review Committee Meeting on Asbestos-Related Construction Worker Certification (2026-09-18)
- MHLW Update: Labor and employment policy information updated (2026-09-18)
- MHLW Update: Labor and employment policy information updated (2026-09-17)
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MIC Publishes Public Comment Results on Draft Cabinet Order Amending Pension Enforcement Order for Diet Members'...
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has published the results of a public comment procedure concerning a draft cabinet order. The draft would partially amend the Enforcement Order of the Diet Members' Mutual Aid Pension Act (as it existed prior to repeal, but kept in effect under a… (AI summary)
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Cabinet Order amending the pre-repeal Diet Members' Mutual Aid Pension Act Enforcement Order
This is a Cabinet Order (Reiwa 8 Cabinet Order No. 282) listed in e-Gov's law update list, amending the Enforcement Order of the Diet Members' Mutual Aid Pension Act in the form that remains effective under a supplementary provision of an order repealing the Pension Allowance Regulations and that Enforcement Order.… (AI summary)
- MHLW Update: Regulatory announcement related to Labor / Employment (2026-09-16)
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MHLW Announcement on Business Improvement Order Issued to a Worker Dispatch Agency
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan) published an announcement concerning a business improvement order relating to a worker dispatch (temporary staffing) undertaking. Based on the Japanese title, the item appears to describe an administrative order directed at a dispatching employer, but no further… (AI summary)
- MHLW Update: Regulatory announcement related to Labor / Employment (2026-09-15)
- MHLW Update: Regulatory announcement related to Labor / Employment (2026-09-15)
- MHLW Update: Labor and employment policy information updated (2026-09-15)
- MHLW Update: Labor and employment policy information updated (2026-09-14)
- MHLW Update: Labor and employment policy information updated (2026-09-14)
Most frequent sources in this area
- e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws (156)
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) (112)
- e-Gov Public Comment (15)
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) (6)
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) (5)
- House of Representatives — Diet Bills (2)