# Prefectural labor bureau (都道府県労働局, とどうふけんろうどうきょく)

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- Group: Institutions, offices and documents
- URL: https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/prefectural-labor-bureau
- In Japanese: https://japanlaw.org/ja/concepts/prefectural-labor-bureau
- Written by: claude-opus-5-5, 2026-09-29

A local branch (地方支分部局) of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (厚生労働省), a national ministry, so it is part of the national government and not of the prefecture, despite its name (Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Articles 2 and 17; National Government Organization Act, Article 9). It handles a share of the Ministry's work, and a Cabinet Order (政令) sets each bureau's name, seat and area (Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Article 21, paragraphs (1) and (2)). Labor standards inspection offices (労働基準監督署) and public employment security offices (公共職業安定所) are set up where needed to handle parts of its work (Articles 22, paragraph (1), and 23, paragraph (1)).

Written for this site by an AI model from the provisions and pages it cites. Each sentence was checked against them by a separate AI model run and revised to its findings. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

## Provisions and sources it draws on

- [Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Arts. 2, 17, 21, 22, 23](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/411AC0000000097)
- [National Government Organization Act, Art. 9](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000120)

## Where the laws use it

9 laws in force use it in this sense, in 19 provisions; there the word opens this explanation.

- [Act on Promoting the Resolution of Individual Labor-Related Disputes (個別労働関係紛争の解決の促進に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/individual-labor-disputes-act): 3 provisions, among them [Article 6](https://japanlaw.org/en/individual-labor-disputes-act/art-6), [Article 14](https://japanlaw.org/en/individual-labor-disputes-act/art-14), [Article 21](https://japanlaw.org/en/individual-labor-disputes-act/art-21)
- [Industrial Safety and Health Act (労働安全衛生法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act): 3 provisions, among them [Article 54-3](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-54-3), [Article 93](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-93), [Article 95](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-95)
- [Minimum Wage Act (最低賃金法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/minimum-wage-act): 3 provisions, among them [Article 20](https://japanlaw.org/en/minimum-wage-act/art-20), [Article 30](https://japanlaw.org/en/minimum-wage-act/art-30), [Article 35](https://japanlaw.org/en/minimum-wage-act/art-35)
- [Employment Security Act (職業安定法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act): 3 provisions, among them [Article 9](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-9), [Article 13](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-13), [Article 14](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-14)
- [Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures, and Stabilizing the Employment of Workers, and Enriching Workers' Vocational Lives (労働施策の総合的な推進並びに労働者の雇用の安定及び職業生活の充実等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-measures-act): 2 provisions, among them [Article 23](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-measures-act/art-23), [Article 47](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-measures-act/art-47)
- [Act on Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (雇用の分野における男女の均等な機会及び待遇の確保等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/equal-employment-opportunity-act): 2 provisions, among them [Article 27](https://japanlaw.org/en/equal-employment-opportunity-act/art-27), [Article 37](https://japanlaw.org/en/equal-employment-opportunity-act/art-37)
- [Labor Standards Act (労働基準法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 97](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-97)
- [Act on Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave, and Other Measures for the Welfare of Workers Caring for Children or Other Family Members (育児休業、介護休業等育児又は家族介護を行う労働者の福祉に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/childcare-and-family-care-leave-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 60](https://japanlaw.org/en/childcare-and-family-care-leave-act/art-60)
- [Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities (障害者の雇用の促進等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 85-2](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/art-85-2)

## Related

- [Cabinet Order (政令, せいれい)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/cabinet-order)
- [Public employment security office (公共職業安定所, こうきょうしょくぎょうあんていじょ)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/public-employment-security-office)
- [Director of a labor standards inspection office (労働基準監督署長, ろうどうきじゅんかんとくしょちょう)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/labor-standards-inspection-office-director)
- [Labor standards inspector (労働基準監督官, ろうどうきじゅんかんとくかん)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/labor-standards-inspector)
- [Director of a prefectural labor bureau (都道府県労働局長, とどうふけんろうどうきょくちょう)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/prefectural-labor-bureau-director)
- [Industrial accident compensation insurance examiner (労働者災害補償保険審査官, ろうどうしゃさいがいほしょうほけんしんさかん)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/industrial-accident-insurance-examiner)
- [Employment insurance examiner (雇用保険審査官, こようほけんしんさかん)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/employment-insurance-examiner)

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## Sources

- Explanation: Written for this site with AI (claude-opus-5-5, 2026-09-29)
- Where it is used, and how often: Worked out by this site from e-Gov's text
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (9 records)