MHLW : Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

• Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
• Annual Reports on Health and Welfare 1998-1999 Social Security and National Life

• Volume 1

  • High Standard of Health and Medical Services
  • Establishment of the Long-Term Care Insurance System and the Development of Long-Term Care Service Supply System
  • Review of Health and Welfare Measures for People with Disabilities

• Volume 2; Outline of the Systems and Basic Statistics

  • Health and Medical Service
  • Sosical Welfare and Relief for War Victims
• Long-term Care Insurance in Japan Jul. 2002

Others

• National Institute of Mental Health
• The Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry (TIP)
• The World Health Organization (WHO)
  • The world health report 2008
• The World Psychiatric Association (WPA)
• Shift from hospitalized medical treatment to living in the community