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List of Ministers

October 2, 2018

(Provisional Translation)

As of April 11, 2019

ABE Shinzo (R) Prime Minister
ASO Taro (R) Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Finance
Minister of State for Financial Services
Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation
ISHIDA Masatoshi (R) Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System
YAMASHITA Takashi (R) Minister of Justice
KONO Taro (R) Minister for Foreign Affairs
SHIBAYAMA Masahiko (R) Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding
NEMOTO Takumi (R) Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Minister in charge of Working-style Reform
YOSHIKAWA Takamori (R) Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
SEKO Hiroshige (C) Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness
Minister in charge of International Exposition
Minister for Economic Cooperation with Russia
Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear Accident
Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation
ISHII Keiichi (R) Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy
HARADA Yoshiaki (R) Minister of the Environment
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
IWAYA Takeshi (R) Minister of Defense
SUGA Yoshihide (R) Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa
Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue
WATANABE Hiromichi (R) Minister for Reconstruction
Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima
YAMAMOTO Junzo (C) Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission
Minister in charge of Building National Resilience
Minister of State for Disaster Management
MIYAKOSHI Mitsuhiro (R) Minister for Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens
Minister in charge of Administrative Reform
Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform
Minister in charge of Territorial Issues
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate
Minister of State for Ocean Policy
HIRAI Takuya (R) Minister in charge of Information Technology Policy
Minister of State for "Cool Japan" Strategy
Minister of State for the Intellectual Property Strategy
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
Minister of State for Space Policy
MOTEGI Toshimitsu (R) Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
Minister in charge of Social Security Reform
Minister in charge of TPP and Japan-U.S. Trade Negotiations
KATAYAMA Satsuki (C) Minister of State for Regional Revitalization
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
Minister of State for Gender Equality
Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment
Minister in charge of Regional Revitalization
SUZUKI Shunichi (R) Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games

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List of Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau

NISHIMURA Yasutoshi (R) Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
NOGAMI Kotaro (C) Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
SUGITA Kazuhiro (-) Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
YOKOBATAKE Yusuke (-) Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau

"[R]" indicates that he/she is a member of the House of Representatives.
"[C]" indicates that he/she is a member of the House of Councillors.

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