Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare

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Japan, 〒100-0013 Tōkyō-to, Chiyoda-ku, Kasumigaseki, 1 Chome−2−2 中央合同庁舎第５号館

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N35° 40' 22.8" E139° 45' 10.8"   (35.673, 139.753) Start navigation »

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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. This ministry provides regulations on maximum residue limits for agricultural chemicals in foods, basic food and drug regulations, standards for foods, food additives, etc.
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.

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