Social Policy for People with Disabilities in Japan
By Hideharu Uemura, Ph. D. Jpana College of Social Work
Government Organization
Legislative Branch (Diet)
- House of Representative
- House of Councilors
Executive Branch (Cabinet)
- Cabinet Office
- Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Organization Chart of Local Authority
Mayor Assembly
Deputy Mayor
General Affairs Dept.
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Welfare and Labor Dept.
Welfare Office
(Number of Local Authority 1819 in 2006)
Social Security System
- Medical Insurance
- Pensions
- Long - term Care Insurance
- Unemployment Insurance
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Workers' Accidents
Comprehensive Insurance
Organization Chart of MHLW
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare
- Minister's Secretary
- Health Policy Bureau
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- Employment Measures for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Dept.
- Department of Health and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities
Main Law for People with Disabilities (1)
Prime Minister's Office
- The Basic Law for Persons with Disabilities Ministry Health, Labor and Welfare
- Law for Independent Promotion of Persons with Disabilities
- Law for the Welfare of the Physically Disabled People
- Law for the Welfare of the Intellectually Disabled People
Law for the Health and Welfare of the Mentally Disabled People
- Child Welfare Act
- Law for Employment Promotion of Persons with Disabilities
Main Law for People with Disabilities (2)
- Law for Encouraging Businesses to Facilitate Disabled Persons' Use of Telecommunication and Broadcasting to Enhance Their Convenience（1993)
- Act on Buildings Accessible and Usable for the Elderly and Physically Disabled (1994)
- Transportation Accessibility Improvement Law (2000)
- Law on Assistance Dogs for Persons with Physical Disabilities (2002)
