REGULATORY

Basic Dementia Law Set to Take Effect on January 1: MHLW

November 1, 2023

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The Japanese government plans to enforce a basic law on dementia enacted earlier this year on January 1, 2024, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) revealed on October 31. The MHLW reported the date at a meeting of…

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COMMENTARY

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COLUMN

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