The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has opened a public comment period on a proposed ministerial ordinance that would partially amend the Enforcement Regulations of the Employment Insurance Act, according to a notice published on the government's e-Gov public comment portal ^[1]. The draft was announced on November 2, 2026, and the ministry is accepting public opinions until 23:59 on December 1, 2026 ^[1]. The comment period began at midnight on November 2, 2026, giving the public roughly one month to submit feedback ^[1].

The proposed changes are being advanced under the Administrative Procedure Act and are based on Article 62, Paragraph 2 of the Employment Insurance Act (Act No. 116 of 1974) ^[1]. The matter is filed under case number 495260245 and is categorized by the ministry under the "Labor" category ^[1]. The office handling the matter is the Labor Mobility Support Office within the Employment Policy Division of the Employment Security Bureau at MHLW, which can be reached at 03-5253-1111 (extension 5787) ^[1].

The notice states that documents outlining the proposed ordinance, including an overview document and the full text of the draft rule, are available as PDF files through the public comment portal ^[1]. The ministry instructs anyone wishing to submit an opinion to first review both the full comment submission guidelines and the complete text of the proposed ordinance before submitting feedback, in order to avoid submission errors ^[1].

The notice itself does not specify the detailed content of what the amendment would change within the Employment Insurance Act enforcement rules, beyond identifying the responsible office as the ministry's labor mobility support division, which handles matters related to employment transitions ^[1]. Readers interested in how this draft ordinance might affect employment insurance benefits, job-transfer support programs, or related procedures should consult the official overview and draft ordinance documents linked on the e-Gov portal, as those specifics were not detailed in the notice summary ^[1].

Those wishing to submit comments must do so by the December 1, 2026 deadline through the channels specified in the official submission guidelines ^[1].

Source credit 出典：「雇用保険法施行規則の一部を改正する省令案に関する御意見の募集について」（e-Govパブリックコメント）（https://public-comment.e-gov.go.jp/servlet/Public?CLASSNAME=PCMMSTDETAIL&id=495260245&Mode=0）、PDL1.0（https://www.digital.go.jp/resources/open_data/public_data_license_v1.0）を加工してJapan News (j.apan.news)が作成 This article is Japan News's own English summary of the Japanese original. It has been translated and edited by Japan News; it is not an official translation, and the e-Gov Public Comment did not write or review it.