Saturday, August 11, 2018

#JAPAN: Gov't Considers Splitting Massive Health, Labor & Welfare Ministry

[world politics news]


The Japanese government is considering splitting the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, concluding that the mammoth bureaucracy with an extensive portfolio is incapable of responding to the complex needs of an aging society. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will submit a proposal as early as this month recommending a split, which will be part of a broader government review of its 13 agencies and ministries created through a reorganization 20 years ago.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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