# 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)

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

The head of a prefectural labor bureau (都道府県労働局), a local branch (地方支分部局) of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, so part of the national government rather than of the prefecture (Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Article 17; National Government Organization Act, Article 9). The post is filled by a labor standards inspector (労働基準監督官) (Labor Standards Act, Article 97, paragraph (2)). Under the Labor Standards Act, the director, directed and supervised by the head of the Ministry's Labor Standards Management Bureau (労働基準主管局長), directs and supervises the directors of the labor standards inspection offices (労働基準監督署長) in the bureau's area, handles the carrying out of that Act, such as coordinating how inspection is done, and directs and supervises the bureau's staff; the director may also exercise the powers of the authorities below (下級官庁) directly, or have the bureau's labor standards inspectors exercise them (Labor Standards Act, Article 97, paragraph (1), and Article 99, paragraphs (2) and (4)). The heads of public employment security offices (公共職業安定所長) run their offices under the director's direction and supervision (Employment Security Act, Article 8, paragraph (2)).

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## Provisions and sources it draws on

- [Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Art. 17](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/411AC0000000097)
- [National Government Organization Act, Art. 9](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000120)
- [Labor Standards Act, Arts. 97, 99](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000049) — on this site: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act
- [Employment Security Act, Art. 8](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000141) — on this site: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act

## Where the laws use it

21 laws in force use it in this sense, in 109 provisions; there the word opens this explanation.

- [Industrial Safety and Health Act (労働安全衛生法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act): 39 provisions, among them [Article 5](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-5), [Article 10](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-10), [Article 12](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-12)
- [Minimum Wage Act (最低賃金法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/minimum-wage-act): 15 provisions, among them [Article 7](https://japanlaw.org/en/minimum-wage-act/art-7), [Article 10](https://japanlaw.org/en/minimum-wage-act/art-10), [Article 11](https://japanlaw.org/en/minimum-wage-act/art-11)
- [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): 5 provisions, among them [Article 3](https://japanlaw.org/en/individual-labor-disputes-act/art-3), [Article 4](https://japanlaw.org/en/individual-labor-disputes-act/art-4), [Article 5](https://japanlaw.org/en/individual-labor-disputes-act/art-5)
- [Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act (労働基準法施行規則)](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance): 5 provisions, among them [Article 2](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-2), [Article 4](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-4), [Article 34-4](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-34-4)
- [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): 5 provisions, among them [Article 36](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-measures-act/art-36), [Article 37](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-measures-act/art-37), [Article 46](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-measures-act/art-46)
- [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): 5 provisions, among them [Article 52-4](https://japanlaw.org/en/childcare-and-family-care-leave-act/art-52-4), [Article 52-5](https://japanlaw.org/en/childcare-and-family-care-leave-act/art-52-5), [Article 58](https://japanlaw.org/en/childcare-and-family-care-leave-act/art-58)
- [Employment Security Act (職業安定法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act): 4 provisions, among them [Article 6](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-6), [Article 7](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-7), [Article 8](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-8)
- [Act on Ensuring Wage Payment (賃金の支払の確保等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/wage-payment-act): 4 provisions, among them [Article 12](https://japanlaw.org/en/wage-payment-act/art-12), [Article 12-2](https://japanlaw.org/en/wage-payment-act/art-12-2), [Article 14](https://japanlaw.org/en/wage-payment-act/art-14)
- [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): 4 provisions, among them [Article 74-6](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/art-74-6), [Article 74-7](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/art-74-7), [Article 84](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/art-84)
- [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): 4 provisions, among them [Article 23](https://japanlaw.org/en/equal-employment-opportunity-act/art-23), [Article 24](https://japanlaw.org/en/equal-employment-opportunity-act/art-24), [Article 35](https://japanlaw.org/en/equal-employment-opportunity-act/art-35)
- [Labor Standards Act (労働基準法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act): 3 provisions, among them [Article 97](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-97), [Article 99](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-99), [Article 105-2](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-105-2)
- [Act on Ensuring the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Services and Protecting Dispatched Workers (労働者派遣事業の適正な運営の確保及び派遣労働者の保護等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act): 3 provisions, among them [Article 47-7](https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act/art-47-7), [Article 47-8](https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act/art-47-8), [Article 56](https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act/art-56)
- [Act on Improvement of Personnel Management and Conversion of Employment Status for Part-Time Workers and Fixed-Term Workers (短時間労働者及び有期雇用労働者の雇用管理の改善等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act): 3 provisions, among them [Article 18](https://japanlaw.org/en/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act/art-18), [Article 24](https://japanlaw.org/en/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act/art-24), [Article 25](https://japanlaw.org/en/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act/art-25)
- [Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance (社会保険労務士法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act): 2 provisions, among them [Article 30](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-30), [Supplementary Provisions, Article 1](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/suppl-4211-65/art-1)
- [Employment Insurance Act (雇用保険法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act): 2 provisions, among them [Article 25](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-25), [Article 81](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-81)
- [Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance (労働保険の保険料の徴収等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-insurance-premium-collection-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 45](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-insurance-premium-collection-act/art-45)
- [Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act (労働者災害補償保険法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-accident-insurance-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 49-5](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-accident-insurance-act/art-49-5)
- [Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life (女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 32](https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-32)
- [Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children (次世代育成支援対策推進法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 23](https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-23)
- [Act on Ensuring Proper Transactions Involving Specified Entrusted Business Operators (特定受託事業者に係る取引の適正化等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/freelance-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 23](https://japanlaw.org/en/freelance-act/art-23)
- [Act on Employment Security of Elderly Persons (高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 54](https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act/art-54)

## Related

- [Coming into force (施行, しこう)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/enforcement)
- [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)
- [Prefectural labor bureau (都道府県労働局, とどうふけんろうどうきょく)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/prefectural-labor-bureau)
- [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)
- [General safety and health manager (総括安全衛生管理者, そうかつあんぜんえいせいかんりしゃ)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/general-safety-and-health-manager)
- [Safety manager (安全管理者, あんぜんかんりしゃ)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/safety-manager)
- [Health manager (衛生管理者, えいせいかんりしゃ)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/health-manager)

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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 (21 records)