Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
厚生労働省
Kōsei-rōdō-shō
Agency overview
Formed2001 (2001)
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of Health and Welfare (厚生省, Kōsei-shō)
  • Ministry of Labour (労働省, Rōdō-shō)
JurisdictionGovernment of Japan
Headquarters1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8916 Japan
Ministers responsible
Websitehttps://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (厚生労働省, Kōsei-rōdō-shō) is a cabinet level ministry of the Japanese government. It is commonly known as Kōrō-shō (厚労省) in Japan. The ministry provides services on health, labour and welfare.

It was formed with the merger of the former Ministry of Health and Welfare or Kōsei-shō (厚生省) and the Ministry of Labour or Rōdō-shō (労働省).

The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is a member of the Cabinet and is chosen by the Prime Minister, typically from among members of the Diet.


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