Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
| 厚生労働省 Kōsei-rōdō-shō | |
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| Formed | 2001 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Japan |
| Headquarters | 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8916 Japan |
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| Website | https://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/ |
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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.