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Ministry in charge

Ministry in charge of labour administration in Japan is
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW).
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/index.html

In the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare,
Industrial safety and Health Department
in the Labour Standards Bureau is mainly in charge of the issue of Occupational Safety and Health.

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare supervises two independent administrative institutions for occupational safety and health.

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