Year	Prime Minister	Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare	Background to the Era	Measures, etc.
2005	Otsuji	2004 Third-term Comprehensive 10-year Strategy for Cancer Control 2004 Agreement between Japan and Republic of Korea on social security signed (Effective on April 1, 2005) 2004 Agreement between Japan and the United States of America on social security signed (Effective on October 1, 2005) 2004 Act on Provision of Special Disability Benefit to Specified Persons with Disabilities 2004 Amendment to the Child Abuse Prevention Act (review of the definition of child abuse, revision of responsibilities of national and local governments, etc.) 2004 Outline of countermeasures to society with declining birthrate 2004 Amendment to the Child Allowance Act (expanding the eligibility to children who have not completed the third grade of elementary school) 2004 Amendment to the Child Welfare Act (enhancement of child guidance systems) 2004 Amendment to the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act (expansion of the scope of workers eligible for leave) 2004 Development of specific plans for the implementation of priority measures based on the outline of countermeasures to society with declining birthrate (support plans for children and child-rearing) 2004 Water service vision 2004 Pension system reform (introduction of mechanisms of fixing upper limit of premiums and of automatic adjustment of benefit levels; establishment of the Pension Reserve Fund Administration and Investment Agency, etc.) 2005 Agreement between Japan and Belgium on social security signed (Effective on January 1, 2007) 2005 Agreement between Japan and France on social security signed (Effective on June 1, 2007) 2005 Basic Act on Food Education 2005 Amendment to the Labour Union Act (Improvement of unfair labour practice review process and system) 2005 Amendment to the Long-Term Care Insurance Act (shift to a system with an emphasis placed on preventive measures, etc.) 2005 Enactment of Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act (creation of a structure which provides services in an integrated manner regardless of the type of disabilities) 2006 Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief 2006 Agreement between Japan and Canada on social security signed (Effective on March 1, 2008) 2006 Act on Advancement of Comprehensive Service Related to Education, Child Care, etc. of Preschool Children 2006 Amendment to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (revision of sales system, enhancement of illegal drugs countermeasures) 2006 Amendment to the Act on Equal Employment Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women (expansion of prohibition of sexual discrimination) 2006 Amendment to the Medical Care Act (establishment of the system to provide good quality medical services) 2006 Amendment to the Health Insurance Act
2006	Kawasaki
2007
Abe	Yanagisawa
2008	Fukuda	Masuzoe	2007 Agreement between Japan and Australia on social security signed (Effective on January 1, 2009) 2007 Amendment to the Employment Insurance Act (review of eligibility requirements) 2007 Amendment to the Part-Time Workers Act (improved employment management for part-time workers ensuring balanced compensation for part-time workers) 2007 Amendment to the Employment Countermeasures Act and the Act on Promotion of Job Opportunities in Certain Regions (mandatory prohibition of age discrimination when accepting applications or hiring) 2007 Act on Special Provisions for the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, etc. Incidental to Enforcement of International Social Security Agreements (establishment of a blanket provision in place of special implementation provisions enacted with each country-specific agreement) 2007 Japan Pension Organization Act 2007 Act on Partial Revision of the National Pension Act, etc. for the Improvement of Public Pension Business Operations, etc. 2007 Special Measures Act on Prescription for Pension Benefit (special measures on prescription of entitlement concerning pension record correction, etc.) 2007 Special Measures Act on Employees' Pension (special measures on employees' pension insurance benefits if it is unclear that the business owner's obligation to pay the withheld insurance premium has not been carried out) 2007 Amendment to the Child Abuse Prevention Act (reinforcement of on-site inspections confirming the safety of children) 2008 Agreement between Japan and the Netherlands on social security signed (Effective on March 1, 2009) 2008 Agreement between Japan and Czech Republic on social security signed (Effective on June 1, 2009) 2008 New employment strategies 2008 Agreement between Japan and Spain on social security signed (Effective on December 1, 2010) 2008 Amendment to the Labour Standards Act (expansion of pay rate for overtime work) 2009 Agreement between Japan and Italy on social security signed 2009 Government-Labour-Management Agreement toward realizing stabilization and creation of employment 2009 Amendment to the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act (mandatory system for short-time working) 2009 Act on Reduction of Delinquency Charges (reduction of delinquency charges for social security insurance premiums, etc.) 2009 Act on Additional Benefit for Late Payment (in case that pension records are corrected and decision on the right of receiving benefit is made, the special interest shall be paid on the benefit, whose payment is delayed long, to meet the present value) 2009 Act on Partial Revision of the National Pension Act, etc. (the basic pension national treasury imposition rate as from FY2009 shall be 1/2) 2009 Act on Partial Revision of the Organ Transplant Act (revision of brain death diagnosis and requirements for organ harvesting, etc.) 2009 Agreement between Japan and Ireland on social security signed (Effective on December 1, 2010) 2010 Formulation of the Child and Child-Rearing Vision 2010 Amendment to the Employment Insurance Act (expanded scope of direct employment, etc.)
2009	Asou
2010	Hatoyama	Nagatsuma