Kenko Salon to Host Free Online Seminar on 2026 Dispensing Fee Revision and the Dispensing Base-Up Evaluation Fee

Kenko Salon Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yoshihisa Sakai; hereinafter “the Company”) will hold a free online seminar from Tuesday, May 19, 2026, for dispensing pharmacy owners, managing pharmacists, and labor affairs personnel. The seminar is titled “2026 Dispensing Fee Revision: From Filing to Practical Response for the Dispensing Base-Up Evaluation Fee.” In Part 1, the Company will explain the system outline, filing procedures, and key points for wage-increase design related to the Dispensing Base-Up Evaluation Fee. In Part 2, Shigemitsu Tanaka, representative of Suita Labor and Social Security Attorney Office and a certified labor and social security attorney with more than 25 years of management consulting experience specializing in the medical and nursing care industries, will speak from a practical perspective on preparing allowance regulations and labor-management considerations. Participating pharmacies will receive a special benefit: “Dispensing Base-Up Evaluation Fee | Total Free Support from Filing to Performance Reporting.” Background: With the introduction of the Dispensing Base-Up Evaluation Fee under the FY2026 dispensing fee revision, pharmacies are seeing a sharp increase in practical inquiries regarding filing, wage-increase design, performance reporting, and allowance regulation responses. Many inquiries concern issues that are difficult to address through system knowledge alone, such as how to handle the funds generated by the evaluation fee, how to design wage-increase rules including timing, amount, and allocation, how to define eligible job categories and scope, and how to prepare wage improvement performance reports. This seminar will organize these frequently raised practical issues and provide clear explanations from filing through operational response. Seminar topics include the Dispensing Base-Up Evaluation Fee and system design, use of evaluation fee funds for salary, bonuses, and allowances, timing, amount, and allocation rules for wage increases, organization of eligible job categories and scope, specific steps for implementing base-up wage increases, handling surplus evaluation fee funds including whether refunds are required, and the relationship with various grants and subsidy programs. Reporting topics include preparation and submission of the “Wage Improvement Performance Report.” Regulation and internal response topics include provision of allowance regulation templates, internal briefing materials, and responses to disadvantageous changes accompanying the revision or abolition of systems. Program: Part 1 will cover the overview and filing procedures for the Dispensing Base-Up Evaluation Fee, presented by Kenko Salon Co., Ltd. Part 2 will cover allowance regulations and labor-management points to note, presented by Shigemitsu Tanaka, representative of Suita Labor and Social Security Attorney Office. Speaker profile: Shigemitsu Tanaka is a certified labor and social security attorney and representative of Suita Labor and Social Security Attorney Office. He specializes in management support for the medical and nursing care industries and has been engaged in management consulting for more than 25 years. His support experience spans Tokushukai Medical Corporation, clinics, hospital groups, medical cooperatives, university hospitals, and nursing care facilities. His writing includes partial authorship of “Personal Information Protection Measures for Medical Institutions” and “ISO 9001 in Medical Institutions,” among others. Website: https://sr-suita.com/ Seminar overview: The seminar will be held on Tuesday, May 19; Wednesday, May 20; and Thursday, May 21, 2026, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. each day. Each session will have the same content, and participants may join on a convenient date. The seminar will be held online via Zoom and is free of charge. The participation benefit is “Dispensing Base-Up Evaluation Fee | Total Free Support from Filing to Performance Reporting.” The application deadline is noon on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. The target audience includes dispensing pharmacy owners, managing pharmacists, labor and general affairs personnel, and related staff. How to apply: Please apply through the following URL: https://www.yppp.info/seminar About Kenko Salon Co., Ltd.: Kenko Salon is a healthcare company that uses medical and health data, including PHR and wearable data, to solve problems on an evidence-based basis. Through collaboration with medical institutions, companies, and research organizations, it promotes the social implementation of individually optimized healthcare services. Company overview: Company name: Kenko Salon Co., Ltd. Representative Director: Yoshihisa Sakai. Founded: May 2017. Capital: 459,970,000 yen. Headquarters: Imas Shibuya 5F, 3-3 Sarugakucho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0033, TEL/FAX: 03-6450-3105. Osaka Office: Mainichi Shimbun Building 6F, 3-4-5 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0001, TEL: 06-6940-6914. Media inquiries regarding this release: Public Relations, Kenko Salon Co., Ltd. Mail: info@kenko-salon.com, TEL: 03-6450-3105.