Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

厚生労働省 Kōsei-rōdō-shō
Agency overview
Formed	2001 (2001)
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Health and Welfare (厚生省, Kōsei-shō) Ministry of Labour (労働省, Rōdō-shō)
Jurisdiction	Government of Japan
Headquarters	1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8916 Japan
Ministers responsible	Keizō Takemi, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Masakazu Hamachi, State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Masahisa Miyazaki, State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Yasushi Miura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Akihisa Shiozaki, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare
Website	https://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.