Every workplace with 50 or more workers must appoint an occupational physician (sangyo-i) and run an annual stress check. From April 2028 the stress check also becomes mandatory below 50. These providers supply physicians, stress checks and employee assistance, with English support.
Related: Industrial Safety and Health Act: stress checks become mandatory at workplaces under 50 · Industrial physician · Stress check
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- Regional Occupational Health Centers
JOHAS centres offering, in principle free of charge, doctor interviews for long-hours workers, health consultations and workplace visits for small employers. For: Workplaces with fewer than 50 employees. - Occupational Health Support Centers (one per prefecture)
Prefectural JOHAS centres giving specialist advice and workplace visits on mental health measures, work environment and work management. For: Employers and occupational health staff, any size. - MHLW Stress Check Program materials (incl. English questionnaire)
MHLW publishes the 57-item Brief Job Stress Questionnaire in English, implementation manuals and a free stress-check program. For: Any employer running a stress check.
Providers (9, alphabetical)
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Business Clinic Tokyo (CLINNOVATION Medical Corporation)
Clinic group providing corporate health checkups, occupational physician support, long-hours interviews and workplace vaccinations, with English documents on request.
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Chuo Occupational Health Office
Bilingual occupational physician service covering interviews, return-to-work opinions in English, health committees and briefings for overseas HQ.
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Factory Health Inc.
Osaka-based English-capable occupational physician service, with interviews for foreign staff, English health committees and online support nationwide.
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Mediplat Inc. (first call)
Places occupational physicians and offers online interviews, stress checks, health checkup management and online medical consultation.
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Nabefa Inc.
English-language occupational physician service covering return-to-work decisions, stress check follow-up and reporting to overseas HQ.
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Occupational Stress Check Center Inc.
Runs stress checks in English and Japanese, with group analysis, workplace improvement and post-check physician interviews.
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PEACEMIND Inc.
Provides EAP, stress checks, outsourced occupational physicians and nurses, organisational analysis and manager training.
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TELL (Tokyo English Life Line)
Non-profit providing English-language EAP counselling, manager and employee training, psychological assessments and critical incident support.
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Tokyo Midtown Clinic (Midtown Clinic Medical Corporation)
Clinic providing corporate and executive health checkups, stress check support and on-site flu vaccinations, with all services available in English.
Details come from each firm's own published information and public registers, checked 2026-10-14.
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