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| seal_caption = The [[Government Seal of Japan]]
| seal_caption = The [[Government Seal of Japan]]
| image = Kantei PM Japan Residence.jpg
| image = Kantei PM Japan Residence.jpg
| image_caption = [[Prime Minister's Official Residence (Japan)|Prime Minister's Official Residence]]
| image_caption = [[Naikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei]]<br>(Prime Minister's Office of Japan)
| formed = {{start date and age|df=yes|1885|12|22}}
| formed = {{start date and age|df=yes|1885|12|22}}
| preceding1 = [[Daijō-kan]]
| preceding1 = [[Daijō-kan]]
| jurisdiction = [[Government of Japan]]
| jurisdiction = [[Government of Japan]]
| headquarters = [[Chiyoda, Tokyo|Chiyoda]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| headquarters = [[Chiyoda, Tokyo|Chiyoda]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| chief1_name = [[Fumio Kishida]]
| chief1_name = [[Shigeru Ishiba]]
| chief1_position = [[Prime Minister of Japan]]
| chief1_position = [[Prime Minister of Japan]]
| child1_agency = [[Prime Minister's Official Residence]]
| child1_agency = [[Naikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei]]<br>(Prime Minister's Office)
| child2_agency = [[Cabinet Office (Japan)]]
| child2_agency = [[Cabinet Office (Japan)|Cabinet Office]]
| child3_agency = [[Ministries of Japan]]
| child3_agency = [[Ministries of Japan]]
| website = https://www.kantei.go.jp/
| website = https://japan.kantei.go.jp/
}}
}}
{{Politics of Japan}}
{{Politics of Japan}}
The {{Nihongo|'''Cabinet of Japan'''|内閣|Naikaku|lead=yes}} is the chief [[Executive (government)|executive]] body of the [[government of Japan]]. It consists of the [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]], who is [[Imperial Investiture|appointed]] by the [[Emperor of Japan|Emperor]] after being nominated by the [[National Diet]], in addition to up to nineteen other members, called [[Minister of State|Ministers of State]].
The {{Nihongo|'''Cabinet of Japan'''|内閣|Naikaku|lead=yes}} is the chief [[Executive (government)|executive]] body of the [[government of Japan]]. It consists of the [[Prime Minister of Japan|prime minister]], who is [[Imperial Investiture|appointed]] by the [[Emperor of Japan|Emperor]] after being nominated by the [[National Diet]], in addition to up to nineteen other members, called [[Minister (government)|ministers of state]]. The current cabinet is [[Ishiba Cabinet]], which was formed on 1 October 2024, is led by the prime minister [[Shigeru Ishiba]]. The country has had a [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]–[[Komeito]] [[Coalition government|coalition cabinet]] since [[2012 Japanese general election|2012]].


The Prime Minister is nominated by the National Diet, while the remaining ministers are appointed and dismissed by the Prime Minister. The Cabinet is collectively responsible to the National Diet and must resign if a [[motion of no confidence]] is adopted by the National Diet.
The prime minister is nominated by the National Diet, while the remaining ministers are appointed and dismissed by the prime minister. The Cabinet is collectively responsible to the National Diet and must resign if a [[motion of no confidence]] is adopted by the National Diet.


==Appointment==
==Appointment==
Under the [[Constitution of Japan]], Cabinet ministers are appointed after the selection of the prime minister. A majority of the Cabinet, including the prime minister, must be members of the National Diet, and all members must be [[civilian]]s. Under the Cabinet Law, the number of Cabinet Ministers (excluding the prime minister) must be fourteen or less, but this may be increased to nineteen if a special need arises. If the Cabinet collectively resigns, it continues to exercise its functions until the appointment of a new prime minister. While they are in office, legal action may not be taken against Cabinet ministers without the consent of the prime minister. The Cabinet must resign ''en masse'' in the following circumstances:
Under the [[Constitution of Japan]], Cabinet ministers are appointed after the selection of the prime minister. A majority of the Cabinet, including the prime minister, must be members of the National Diet, and all members must be [[civilian]]s. Under the Cabinet Law, the number of Cabinet ministers (excluding the prime minister) must be fourteen or less, but this may be increased to nineteen if a special need arises. If the Cabinet collectively resigns, it continues to exercise its functions until the appointment of a new prime minister. While they are in office, legal action may not be taken against Cabinet ministers without the consent of the prime minister. The Cabinet must resign ''en masse'' in the following circumstances:
*When a motion of no confidence is adopted, or a vote of confidence defeated, by the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]], unless there is a dissolution of the house within ten days.
*When a motion of no confidence is adopted, or a vote of confidence defeated, by the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]], unless there is a dissolution of the house within ten days.
*Upon the first convocation of the National Diet after a [[general election]] to the House of Representatives (even if the same prime minister is to be re-elected and appointed, and every other minister is to be reappointed).
*Upon the first convocation of the National Diet after a [[general election]] to the House of Representatives (even if the same prime minister is to be re-elected and appointed, and every other minister is to be reappointed).
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==Powers==
==Powers==
The Cabinet exercises two kinds of power. Some of its powers are nominally exercised by the Emperor with the binding "advice and approval" of the Cabinet. Other powers are explicitly vested in the Cabinet. Contrary to the practice in many [[constitutional monarchy|constitutional monarchies]], the Emperor is not even the ''nominal'' chief executive. Instead, the Constitution explicitly vests [[executive (government)|executive]] authority in the Cabinet. Hence, nearly all of the day-to-day work of governing is done by the Cabinet.
The Cabinet exercises two kinds of power. Some of its powers are nominally exercised by the [[Emperor of Japan|Emperor]] with the binding "advice and approval" of the Cabinet. Other powers are explicitly vested in the Cabinet. Contrary to the practice in many [[constitutional monarchy|constitutional monarchies]], the Emperor is not even the ''nominal'' chief executive. Instead, the Constitution explicitly vests [[executive (government)|executive]] authority in the Cabinet. Hence, nearly all of the day-to-day work of governing is done by the Cabinet.


In practice, much of the Cabinet's authority is exercised by the prime minister. Under the Constitution, the prime minister exercises "control and supervision" over the executive branch, and no law or Cabinet order can take effect without the prime minister's countersignature (and the emperor's promulgation). While Cabinet Ministers in most other parliamentary democracies theoretically have some freedom of action (within the limits of [[cabinet collective responsibility]]), the Japanese Cabinet is effectively an extension of the prime minister's authority.
In practice, much of the Cabinet's authority is exercised by the prime minister. Under the Constitution, the prime minister exercises "control and supervision" over the executive branch, and no law or Cabinet order can take effect without the prime minister's countersignature (and the emperor's promulgation). While Cabinet Ministers in most other parliamentary democracies theoretically have some freedom of action (within the limits of [[cabinet collective responsibility]]), the Japanese Cabinet is effectively an extension of the prime minister's authority.
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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Kantei PM Japan Residence.jpg|The [[Prime Minister's Official Residence (Japan)|Prime Minister's Official Residence]] is where the Cabinet is located.
File:Kantei PM Japan Residence.jpg|The [[Naikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei]] (Prime Minister's Office of Japan) is where the Cabinet is located.
File:Go-shichi no kiri crest 2.svg|The [[Government Seal of Japan|Paulownia Seal]] is routinely considered to be the symbol of the Japanese prime minister, cabinet, as well as the government at large.
File:Go-shichi no kiri crest 2.svg|The [[Government Seal of Japan|Paulownia Seal]] is routinely considered to be the symbol of the Japanese prime minister, cabinet, as well as the government at large.
File:内閣印.png|The official seal of the Japanese Cabinet
File:内閣印.png|The official seal of the Japanese Cabinet
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===Powers exercised via the Emperor===
===Powers exercised via the Emperor===
* Promulgation of amendment of the constitution, [[Law of Japan|laws]], cabinet orders, and [[Treaty|treaties]]
* Promulgation of [[Constitutional reform in Japan|amendment of the constitution]], [[Law of Japan|laws]], cabinet orders, and [[Treaty|treaties]]
* Convocation of the National Diet
* Convocation of the [[National Diet]]
* Dissolution of the House of Representatives
* Dissolution of the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]]
* Proclamation of [[Elections in Japan|general elections to the National Diet]]
* Proclamation of [[Elections in Japan|general elections to the National Diet]]
* Receiving of foreign [[ambassador]]s and ministers
* Receiving of foreign [[ambassador]]s and ministers
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==List of cabinets of Japan==
==List of cabinets of Japan==
{{see also|List of prime ministers of Japan}}
{{main|List of Japanese cabinets}}
===Under edicts and Meiji Constitution (1885–1947)===
Cabinets between 1885 and 1947 were formed under the cabinet edicts of 1885 and 1889, under [[Meiji Constitution]] from 1890 to 1947. Cabinets were individually responsible to the Emperor, and prime ministers were appointed.


==Current Cabinet==
;Oligarchic "transcendent" (non-/anti-partisan) cabinets <!--Obviously, these subgroups are only a rough, overarching categorization, a differentiated characterization of individual governments requires the links to turn blue; but given the high frequency of changes of government, some form of orientation in historical periods (and not only by year or cabinet number) seemed appropriate, and this threefold subdivision (first PM from lower house with fully partisan cabinet [as ultimate manifestation of failure in the Meiji oligarchs' attempts at "transcendent" government; one could also move it back to the Taishō crisis or ], invasion of Manchuria/Inukai's assassination [as the end of party cabinets], capitulation [as beginning of transition to postwar order under MacArthur]) roughly corresponds to the major changes in the constitutional reality of the Empire. Change/remove/expand freely, but if you retain a not purely chronological/numbered subdivision, please try to keep some historical coherence.!-->
{{Main|Ishiba Cabinet}}
The current cabinet, led by the newly appointed Prime Minister [[Shigeru Ishiba]], and succeeded the [[Second Kishida Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)]]. Ishiba is currently in the process of forming his cabinet, following the [[2024 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election|2024 Liberal Democratic Party Presidential Election]].


{{As of|2024|10|1|post=,}} the makeup of the current Cabinet is as follows:<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=List of Ministers |url=https://japan.kantei.go.jp/102_ishiba/meibo/daijin/index_e.html |access-date=3 October 2024 |website=[[Naikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei]] (Prime Minister's Office of Japan)}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* 1. [[First Itō Cabinet|Itō I]]
* 2. [[Kuroda Cabinet|Kuroda]]
* (2. [[Kuroda Cabinet|Sanjō interim]])<!--legally/technically a caretaker continuation; but by duration and character often regarded as separate government in its own right!-->
* 3. [[First Yamagata Cabinet|Yamagata I]]
* 4. [[First Matsukata Cabinet|Matsukata I]]
* 5. [[Second Itō Cabinet|Itō II]]
* 6. [[Second Matsukata Cabinet|Matsukata II]]
* 7. [[Third Itō Cabinet|Itō III]]
* 8. [[First Ōkuma Cabinet|Ōkuma I]]
* 9. [[Second Yamagata Cabinet|Yamagata II]]
* 10. [[Fourth Itō Cabinet|Itō IV]]
* 11. [[First Katsura Cabinet|Katsura I]]
* 12. [[First Saionji Cabinet|Saionji I]]
* 13. [[Second Katsura Cabinet|Katsura II]]
* 14. [[Second Saionji Cabinet|Saionji II]]
* 15. [[Third Katsura Cabinet|Katsura III]]
* 16. [[First Yamamoto Cabinet|Yamamoto I]]
* 17. [[Second Ōkuma Cabinet|Ōkuma II]]
* 18. [[Terauchi Cabinet|Terauchi]]
{{div col end}}


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
;[[Interwar period]] / "[[Taishō Democracy|Taishō democracy]]" party cabinets
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* 19. [[Hara Cabinet|Hara]]
* 20. [[Takahashi Cabinet|Takahashi]]
* 21. [[Katō Tomosaburō Cabinet|To. Katō]]
* 22. [[Second Yamamoto Cabinet|Yamamoto II]]
* 23. [[Kiyoura Cabinet|Kiyoura]]
* 24. [[Katō Takaaki Cabinet|Ta. Katō]]
* 25. [[First Wakatsuki Cabinet|Wakatsuki I]]
* 26. [[Tanaka Giichi Cabinet|G. Tanaka]]
* 27. [[Hamaguchi Cabinet|Hamaguchi]]
* 28. [[Second Wakatsuki Cabinet|Wakatsuki II]]
* 29. [[Inukai Cabinet|Inukai]]
{{div col end}}


|-
;Wartime "national unity" cabinets
| colspan=6 | [[File:Go-shichi no kiri crest 2.svg|50px]]<br>102nd Cabinet of Japan<br>[[Ishiba Cabinet]]
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* 30. [[Saitō Cabinet|Saitō]]
* 31. [[Okada Cabinet|Okada]]
* 32. [[Hirota Cabinet|Hirota]]
* 33. [[Hayashi Cabinet|Hayashi]]
* 34. [[First Konoe Cabinet|Konoe I]]
* 35. [[Hiranuma Cabinet|Hiranuma]]
* 36. [[Nobuyuki Abe Cabinet|N. Abe]]
* 37. [[Yonai Cabinet|Yonai]]
* 38. [[Second Konoe Cabinet|Konoe II]]
* 39. [[Third Konoe Cabinet|Konoe III]]
* 40. [[Tōjō Cabinet|Tōjō]]
* 41. [[Koiso Cabinet|Koiso]]
* 42. [[Kantarō Suzuki Cabinet|K. Suzuki]]
{{div col end}}


|-
;Under [[Occupation of Japan|Allied occupation]]
| colspan=6 | Color key: {{legend0|{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend0|{{party color|Komeito}}|[[Komeito]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}<br>{{small|MR: member of the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]], MC: member of the [[House of Councillors]], B: [[bureaucrat]]}}
* 43. [[Higashikuni Cabinet|Higashikuni]]
* 44. [[Shidehara Cabinet|Shidehara]]
* 45. [[First Yoshida Cabinet|Yoshida I]] [[First Yoshida Cabinet#Reshuffled Cabinet|(R)]]


|-
===Under current constitution (1947–present)===
! colspan=3 scope="col" | Minister<br>{{Small|Constituency}}
Cabinets since 1947 were formed under the Constitution of Japan. Cabinets were collectively responsible to the National Diet, and prime ministers were elected and appointed by the Emperor according to Article 6 of the Japanese Constitution.
! Office(s)
! Department
! Took Office


|-
;Occupation period, multi-party system<!--Again, there is no one perfect perodization, improve if you can, but try not to make it too arbitrary.!-->
! colspan=6 | Cabinet ministers
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* 46. [[Katayama Cabinet|Katayama]]<!--(coalition; this and following: [technically/numerically] divided Diets for virtual all cabinets under the pre-1955 party system)!-->
* 47. [[Ashida Cabinet|Ashida]]<!--(coalition)!-->
* 48. [[Second Yoshida Cabinet|Yoshida II]]<!--(minority)!-->
* 49. [[Third Yoshida Cabinet|Yoshida III]] [[Third Yoshida Cabinet (First Reshuffle)|(R1)]] [[Third Yoshida Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)|(R2)]] [[Third Yoshida Cabinet (Third Reshuffle)|(R3)]]
* 50. [[Fourth Yoshida Cabinet|Yoshida IV]]
* 51. [[Fifth Yoshida Cabinet|Yoshida V]]<!--(minority)!-->
* 52. [[First Ichirō Hatoyama Cabinet|I. Hatoyama I]]<!--(minority)!-->
* 53. [[Second Ichirō Hatoyama Cabinet|I. Hatoyama II]]<!--(minority)!-->
{{div col end}}


|-
;LDP dominance
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Ishiba Shigeru 20241001 (cropped).jpg|frameless|75px]]
* 54. [[Third Ichirō Hatoyama Cabinet|I. Hatoyama III]]<!--(all cabinets still faced [technically/numerically] divided Diets until late 1950s)!-->
| '''[[Shigeru Ishiba]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for [[Tottori 1st district|Tottori 1st]]}}
* 55. [[Ishibashi Cabinet|Ishibashi]]
| [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]]
* 56. [[First Kishi Cabinet|Kishi I]] [[First Kishi Cabinet (Reshuffle)|(R)]]
| [[Cabinet Office (Japan)|Cabinet Office]]
* 57. [[Second Kishi Cabinet|Kishi II]] [[Second Kishi Cabinet (Reshuffle)|(R)]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|01|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}
* 58. [[First Ikeda Cabinet|Ikeda I]]
* 59. [[Second Ikeda Cabinet|Ikeda II]] [[Second Ikeda Cabinet (First Reshuffle)|(R1)]] [[Second Ikeda Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)|(R2)]] [[Second Ikeda Cabinet (Third Reshuffle)|(R3)]]
* 60. [[Third Ikeda Cabinet|Ikeda III]] [[Third Ikeda Cabinet (Reshuffle)|(R)]]
* 61. [[First Satō Cabinet|Satō I]] [[First Satō Cabinet (First Reshuffle)|(R1)]] [[First Satō Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)|(R2)]] [[First Satō Cabinet (Third Reshuffle)|(R3)]]
* 62. [[Second Satō Cabinet|Satō II]] [[Second Satō Cabinet (First Reshuffle)|(R1)]] [[Second Satō Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)|(R2)]]
* 63. [[Third Satō Cabinet|Satō III]] [[Third Satō Cabinet (Reshuffle)|(R)]]
* 64. [[First Tanaka Cabinet|K. Tanaka I]]
* 65. [[Second Tanaka Cabinet|K. Tanaka II]] [[Second Tanaka Cabinet (First Reshuffle)|(R1)]] [[Second Tanaka Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)|(R2)]]
* 66. [[Miki Cabinet|Miki]] [[Miki Cabinet (Reshuffle)|(R)]]
* 67. [[Takeo Fukuda Cabinet|T. Fukuda (R)]]
* 68. [[First Ōhira Cabinet|Ōhira I]]
* 69. [[Second Ōhira Cabinet|Ōhira II]]
* 70. [[Zenkō Suzuki Cabinet|Z. Suzuki]] [[Zenkō Suzuki Cabinet (Reshuffle)|(R)]]
* 71. [[First Nakasone Cabinet|Nakasone I]]
* 72. [[Second Nakasone Cabinet|Nakasone II]] [[Second Nakasone Cabinet (First Reshuffle)|(R1)]] [[Second Nakasone Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)|(R2)]]<!--(coalition)!-->
* 73. [[Third Nakasone Cabinet|Nakasone III]]
* 74. [[Takeshita Cabinet|Takeshita]] [[Takeshita Cabinet (Reshuffle)|(R)]]
* 75. [[Uno Cabinet|Uno]]
* 76. [[First Kaifu Cabinet|Kaifu I]]<!--(divided Diet)!-->
* 77. [[Second Kaifu Cabinet|Kaifu II]] [[Second Kaifu Cabinet (Reshuffle)|(R)]]<!--(divided Diet)!-->
* 78. [[Miyazawa Cabinet|Miyazawa]] [[Miyazawa Cabinet (Reshuffle)|(R)]]<!--(divided Diet)!-->
{{div col end}}


|-
;"Lost decades" coalition cabinets
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Seiichirō Murakami, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications.jpg|frameless|75px]]
* 79. [[Hosokawa Cabinet|Hosokawa]]<!--(coalition)!-->
| '''[[Seiichiro Murakami]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for Ehime 2nd}}
* 80. [[Hata Cabinet|Hata]]<!--(coalition, minority)!-->
| [[Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications]]
* 81. [[Murayama Cabinet|Murayama]] [[Murayama Cabinet#Reshuffled Cabinet|(R)]]<!--(coalition)!-->
| [[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications]]
* 82. [[First Hashimoto Cabinet|Hashimoto I]]<!--(coalition)!-->
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}
* 83. [[Second Hashimoto Cabinet|Hashimoto II]] <!--(at formation: [technically] minority)!--> [[Second Hashimoto Cabinet#Reshuffled Cabinet|(R)]]<!--([technically, after 1998 election: actually] divided Diet)!-->
* 84. [[Obuchi Cabinet|Obuchi]] <!--(divided Diet)!--> [[Obuchi Cabinet#First Reshuffled Cabinet|(R1)]] <!--(coalition, [technically] divided Diet)!--> [[Obuchi Cabinet#Second Reshuffled Cabinet|(R2)]]<!--(coalition)!-->
* 85. [[First Mori Cabinet|Mori I]]<!--(coalition)!-->
* 86. [[Second Mori Cabinet|Mori II]] [[Second Mori Cabinet#First Reshuffled Cabinet|(R1)]] [[Second Mori Cabinet#Second Reshuffled Cabinet|(R2)]]<!--(coalition)!-->
* 87. [[First Koizumi Cabinet|Koizumi I]] [[First Koizumi Cabinet#First Reshuffled Cabinet|(R1)]] [[First Koizumi Cabinet#Second Reshuffled Cabinet|(R2)]]<!--(coalition)!-->
* 88. [[Second Koizumi Cabinet|Koizumi II]] [[Second Koizumi Cabinet#Reshuffled Cabinet|(R)]]<!--(coalition)!-->
* 89. [[Third Koizumi Cabinet|Koizumi III]] [[Third Koizumi Cabinet#Reshuffled Cabinet|(R)]]<!--(coalition)!-->
* 90. [[First Abe Cabinet|S. Abe I]] <!--(coalition)!--> [[First Abe Cabinet#Reshuffled Cabinet|(R)]]<!--(coalition, divided Diet)!-->
* 91. [[Yasuo Fukuda Cabinet|Y. Fukuda]] [[Yasuo Fukuda Cabinet#Reshuffled Cabinet|(R)]]<!--(coalition, divided Diet)!-->
* 92. [[Asō Cabinet|Asō]]<!--(coalition, divided Diet)!-->
* 93. [[Hatoyama Cabinet|Y. Hatoyama]]<!--(coalition)!-->
* 94. [[Kan Cabinet|Kan]] [[Kan Cabinet#First Reshuffled Cabinet|(R1)]] [[Kan Cabinet#Second Reshuffled Cabinet|(R2)]]<!--(coalition)!-->
* 95. [[Noda Cabinet|Noda]] [[Noda Cabinet#First Reshuffled Cabinet|(R1)]] [[Noda Cabinet#Second Reshuffled Cabinet|(R2)]] [[Noda Cabinet#Third Reshuffled Cabinet|(R3)]]<!--(coalition, divided Diet)!-->
* 96. [[Second Abe Cabinet|S. Abe II]] [[Second Abe Cabinet#September 3.2C 2014 - December 24.2C 2014|(R)]]<!--(coalition)!-->
* 97. [[Third Abe Cabinet|S. Abe III]] [[Third Abe Cabinet#First Reshuffled Cabinet|(R1)]] [[Third Abe Cabinet#Second Reshuffled Cabinet|(R2)]] [[Third Abe Cabinet#Third Reshuffled Cabinet|(R3)]]<!--(coalition)!-->
* 98. [[Fourth Abe Cabinet|S. Abe IV]] [[Fourth Abe Cabinet#First Reshuffled Cabinet|(R1)]] [[Fourth Abe Cabinet#Second Reshuffled Cabinet|(R2)]]
* 99. [[Suga Cabinet|Suga]]
* 100. [[First Kishida Cabinet|Kishida I]]
* 101. [[Second Kishida Cabinet|Kishida II]] [[Second Kishida Cabinet (Reshuffled)|(R)]]{{div col end}}


|-
==Current Cabinet==
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
{{Current cabinet of Japan}}
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Hideki Makihara 20241001 (cropped).jpg|frameless|75px]]
| '''[[Hideki Makihara]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for [[Northern Kanto proportional representation block|Northern Kanto PR block]]}}
| [[Minister of Justice (Japan)|Minister of Justice]]
| [[Ministry of Justice (Japan)|Ministry of Justice]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Takeshi Iwaya 20241003 (cropped).jpg|frameless|75px]]
| '''[[Takeshi Iwaya]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for Ōita 3rd}}
| [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
| [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Katsunobu Katō 20201017 (cropped) (2).jpg|frameless|75px]]
| '''[[Katsunobu Katō]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for Okayama 5th}}
|[[Minister of Finance (Japan)|Minister of Finance]]<br>Minister of State for Financial Services<br>Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation
|[[Ministry of Finance (Japan)|Ministry of Finance]]<br>[[Financial Services Agency]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Toshiko Abe 20200604 (cropped).jpg|frameless|75px]]
| '''[[Toshiko Abe]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for [[Chūgoku proportional representation block|Chūgoku PR block]]}}
|[[Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology]]<br>Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding
|[[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Takamaro Fukuoka (cropped).jpg|frameless|75px]]
| '''[[Takamaro Fukuoka]]'''<br>{{Small|MC for [[Saga at-large district|Saga at-large]]}}
| [[Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare]]
| [[Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Yasuhiro Ozato 20210914 (cropped).jpg|frameless|75px]]
| '''[[Yasuhiro Ozato]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for [[Kyushu proportional representation block|Kyushu PR block]]}}
| [[Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)|Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries]]
| [[Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)|Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yōji Mutō.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| '''[[Yoji Muto]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for [[Gifu 3rd district|Gifu 3rd]]}}
| [[Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry]]<br>Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact Caused by the Nuclear Accident<br>Minister for Green Transformation<br>Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness<br>Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation
| [[Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Komeito}}" |
| [[File:Tetsuo Saito 20211004 (cropped).jpg|alt=|75px]]
| scope="row" | '''[[Tetsuo Saito]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for Hiroshima 3rd}}
| [[Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism]]<br>Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy<br>Minister for the World Horticultural Exhibition [[Yokohama]] [[2027]]
| [[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism]]
| {{Start date and age|2021|10|04|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Keiichiro Asao 20230224 (cropped).jpg|frameless|75px]]
| '''[[Keiichiro Asao]]'''<br>{{Small|MC for [[Kanagawa at-large district|Kanagawa at-large]]}}
| [[Minister of the Environment (Japan)|Minister of the Environment]]<br>Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
| [[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)|Ministry of the Environment]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Gen Nakatani 20241003.jpg|frameless|75px]]
|'''[[Gen Nakatani]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for [[Kōchi 1st district|Kōchi 1st]]}}
| [[Minister of Defense (Japan)|Minister of Defense]]
| [[Ministry of Defense (Japan)|Ministry of Defense]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
| [[File:Yoshimasa Hayashi 20231222 (cropped).jpg|alt=|75px]]
| scope="row" | '''[[Yoshimasa Hayashi]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for [[Yamaguchi 3rd district|Yamaguchi 3rd]]}}
| [[Chief Cabinet Secretary]]<br>Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of [[United States Forces Japan|U.S. Forces in Okinawa]]<br>Minister in charge of the [[North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens|Abduction Issue]]
| [[Cabinet Secretariat (Japan)|Cabinet Secretariat]]<br>[[Cabinet Office (Japan)|Cabinet Office]]
| {{Start date and age|2023|12|14|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Masaaki Taira 20241001.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| '''[[Masaaki Taira]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for [[Tokyo 4th district|Tokyo 4th]]}}
| Minister for Digital Transformation<br>Minister in charge of Administrative Reform<br>Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform<br>Minister in charge of Cybersecurity<br>Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
| [[Digital Agency]]<br>[[Cabinet Office (Japan)|Cabinet Office]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
|style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Tadahiko Itō, Minister for Reconstruction.jpg|frameless|75px]]
|'''[[Tadahiko Ito]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for [[Aichi 8th district|Aichi 8th]]}}
| [[Reconstruction Agency|Minister of Reconstruction]]<br />Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the [[Fukushima nuclear disaster|Nuclear Accident at Fukushima]]
| [[Reconstruction Agency]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Manabu Sakai, Minister of State for Special Missions.jpg|frameless|75px]]
|'''[[Manabu Sakai]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for Kanagawa 5th}}
| Chairman of the [[National Public Safety Commission (Japan)|National Public Safety Commission]]<br />Minister in charge of Building National Resilience<br />Minister in charge of Territorial Issues<br />Minister of State for Disaster Management and Ocean Policy
| [[National Public Safety Commission (Japan)|National Public Safety Commission]]<br>[[Cabinet Office (Japan)|Cabinet Office]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Junko Mihara, Minister of State for Special Missions.jpg|frameless|75px]]
|'''[[Junko Mihara]]'''<br>{{Small|MC for [[Kanagawa at-large district|Kanagawa at-large]]}}
| Minister of State for Policies Related to Children<br>Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate<br>Minister of State for Youth’s Empowerment<br>Minister of State for [[Gender equality|Gender Equality]]<br>Minister of State for Promoting Cohesive and Mutual Assistance Society<br>Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment<br>Minister in charge of Cohesive Society
| Children and Families Agency<br>[[Cabinet Office (Japan)|Cabinet Office]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Ryosei Akazawa 20230529 (cropped).jpg|frameless|75px]]
|'''[[Ryosei Akazawa]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for [[Tottori 2nd district|Tottori 2nd]]}}
|Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization<br>Minister in charge of New Capitalism<br>Minister in charge of Wage Increase<br>Minister in charge of Startups<br>Minister in charge of Social Security Reform<br>Minister in charge of Infectious Disease Crisis Management<br>Minister in charge of the Preparation of Establishing the Disaster Management Agency<br>Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
| [[Cabinet Office (Japan)|Cabinet Office]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Minoru Kiuchi 20241001.jpg|frameless|75px]]
|'''[[Minoru Kiuchi]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for Shizuoka 7th}}
|Minister in charge of Economic Security<br />Minister of State for "[[Cool Japan]]" Strategy<br />Minister of State for Intellectual Property Strategy<br />Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy<br />Minister of State for Space Policy<br />Minister of State for Economic Security
| [[Cabinet Office (Japan)|Cabinet Office]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}

|-
! style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Yoshitaka Itō, Minister of State for Special Missions (cropped).jpg|frameless|75px]]
|'''[[Yoshitaka Itō]]'''<br>{{Small|MR for [[Hokkaido 7th district|Hokkaido 7th]]}}
| Minister of State for [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] and [[Kuril Islands dispute|Northern Territories]] Affairs<br />Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety<br />Minister of State for Regional Revitalization<br />Minister of State for [[Ainu people|Ainu]]-Related Policies<br />Minister in charge of the Creation of New Regional Economies and Living Environments<br>Minister for the [[Expo 2025|World Expo 2025]]
| [[Cabinet Office (Japan)|Cabinet Office]]
| {{Start date and age|2024|10|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of female cabinet ministers of Japan]]
* [[List of female cabinet ministers of Japan]]
* [[Politics of Japan]]
* [[Politics of Japan]]
* [[Prime Minister's Official Residence (Japan)]]
* [[Naikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei]] (Prime Minister's Office of Japan)
* [[Second Kishida Cabinet (Reshuffled)]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 08:33, 15 October 2024

Cabinet of Japan
内閣
Naikaku

Naikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei
(Prime Minister's Office of Japan)
Agency overview
Formed22 December 1885; 138 years ago (1885-12-22)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Japan
HeadquartersChiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Agency executive
Child agencies
Websitehttps://japan.kantei.go.jp/

The Cabinet of Japan (Japanese: 内閣, Hepburn: Naikaku) is the chief executive body of the government of Japan. It consists of the prime minister, who is appointed by the Emperor after being nominated by the National Diet, in addition to up to nineteen other members, called ministers of state. The current cabinet is Ishiba Cabinet, which was formed on 1 October 2024, is led by the prime minister Shigeru Ishiba. The country has had a Liberal DemocraticKomeito coalition cabinet since 2012.

The prime minister is nominated by the National Diet, while the remaining ministers are appointed and dismissed by the prime minister. The Cabinet is collectively responsible to the National Diet and must resign if a motion of no confidence is adopted by the National Diet.

Appointment

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Under the Constitution of Japan, Cabinet ministers are appointed after the selection of the prime minister. A majority of the Cabinet, including the prime minister, must be members of the National Diet, and all members must be civilians. Under the Cabinet Law, the number of Cabinet ministers (excluding the prime minister) must be fourteen or less, but this may be increased to nineteen if a special need arises. If the Cabinet collectively resigns, it continues to exercise its functions until the appointment of a new prime minister. While they are in office, legal action may not be taken against Cabinet ministers without the consent of the prime minister. The Cabinet must resign en masse in the following circumstances:

  • When a motion of no confidence is adopted, or a vote of confidence defeated, by the House of Representatives, unless there is a dissolution of the house within ten days.
  • Upon the first convocation of the National Diet after a general election to the House of Representatives (even if the same prime minister is to be re-elected and appointed, and every other minister is to be reappointed).
  • When the position of prime minister becomes vacant, or the prime minister declares his intention to resign.

Powers

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The Cabinet exercises two kinds of power. Some of its powers are nominally exercised by the Emperor with the binding "advice and approval" of the Cabinet. Other powers are explicitly vested in the Cabinet. Contrary to the practice in many constitutional monarchies, the Emperor is not even the nominal chief executive. Instead, the Constitution explicitly vests executive authority in the Cabinet. Hence, nearly all of the day-to-day work of governing is done by the Cabinet.

In practice, much of the Cabinet's authority is exercised by the prime minister. Under the Constitution, the prime minister exercises "control and supervision" over the executive branch, and no law or Cabinet order can take effect without the prime minister's countersignature (and the emperor's promulgation). While Cabinet Ministers in most other parliamentary democracies theoretically have some freedom of action (within the limits of cabinet collective responsibility), the Japanese Cabinet is effectively an extension of the prime minister's authority.

According to Article 75 of the Constitution, Ministers of State are not subject to legal action without the consent of the prime minister during their tenure of office.

Powers exercised via the Emperor

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Explicit powers

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  • Execution of the law
  • Conduct of foreign affairs
  • Conclusion of treaties (with the consent of the National Diet).
  • Administration of the civil service
  • Drafting of the budget (which must be adopted by the National Diet)
  • Adoption of cabinet orders
  • Granting of general amnesty, special amnesty, commutation of punishment, reprieve, and restoration of rights
  • Signing of laws or cabinet orders by the relevant Minister of State and countersigned by the Prime Minister
  • Appointment of the associate justices of the Supreme Court of Japan (except for the Chief Justice, who is nominated by the Prime Minister and formally appointed by the Emperor)
  • Appointment of vice-ministers (who are nominated by their respective minister to whom they will report)

List of cabinets of Japan

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Current Cabinet

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The current cabinet, led by the newly appointed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and succeeded the Second Kishida Cabinet (Second Reshuffle). Ishiba is currently in the process of forming his cabinet, following the 2024 Liberal Democratic Party Presidential Election.

As of 1 October 2024, the makeup of the current Cabinet is as follows:[1]


102nd Cabinet of Japan
Ishiba Cabinet
Color key:      Liberal Democratic      Komeito
MR: member of the House of Representatives, MC: member of the House of Councillors, B: bureaucrat
Minister
Constituency
Office(s) Department Took Office
Cabinet ministers
Shigeru Ishiba
MR for Tottori 1st
Prime Minister Cabinet Office 1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Seiichiro Murakami
MR for Ehime 2nd
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications 1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Hideki Makihara
MR for Northern Kanto PR block
Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice 1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Takeshi Iwaya
MR for Ōita 3rd
Minister for Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Katsunobu Katō
MR for Okayama 5th
Minister of Finance
Minister of State for Financial Services
Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation
Ministry of Finance
Financial Services Agency
1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Toshiko Abe
MR for Chūgoku PR block
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Takamaro Fukuoka
MC for Saga at-large
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Yasuhiro Ozato
MR for Kyushu PR block
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Yoji Muto
MR for Gifu 3rd
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact Caused by the Nuclear Accident
Minister for Green Transformation
Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness
Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Tetsuo Saito
MR for Hiroshima 3rd
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy
Minister for the World Horticultural Exhibition Yokohama 2027
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism 4 October 2021
(3 years ago)
 (2021-10-04)
Keiichiro Asao
MC for Kanagawa at-large
Minister of the Environment
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
Ministry of the Environment 1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Gen Nakatani
MR for Kōchi 1st
Minister of Defense Ministry of Defense 1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Yoshimasa Hayashi
MR for Yamaguchi 3rd
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa
Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue
Cabinet Secretariat
Cabinet Office
14 December 2023
(10 months ago)
 (2023-12-14)
Masaaki Taira
MR for Tokyo 4th
Minister for Digital Transformation
Minister in charge of Administrative Reform
Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform
Minister in charge of Cybersecurity
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
Digital Agency
Cabinet Office
1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Tadahiko Ito
MR for Aichi 8th
Minister of Reconstruction
Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima
Reconstruction Agency 1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Manabu Sakai
MR for Kanagawa 5th
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
Minister in charge of Building National Resilience
Minister in charge of Territorial Issues
Minister of State for Disaster Management and Ocean Policy
National Public Safety Commission
Cabinet Office
1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Junko Mihara
MC for Kanagawa at-large
Minister of State for Policies Related to Children
Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate
Minister of State for Youth’s Empowerment
Minister of State for Gender Equality
Minister of State for Promoting Cohesive and Mutual Assistance Society
Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment
Minister in charge of Cohesive Society
Children and Families Agency
Cabinet Office
1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Ryosei Akazawa
MR for Tottori 2nd
Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization
Minister in charge of New Capitalism
Minister in charge of Wage Increase
Minister in charge of Startups
Minister in charge of Social Security Reform
Minister in charge of Infectious Disease Crisis Management
Minister in charge of the Preparation of Establishing the Disaster Management Agency
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
Cabinet Office 1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Minoru Kiuchi
MR for Shizuoka 7th
Minister in charge of Economic Security
Minister of State for "Cool Japan" Strategy
Minister of State for Intellectual Property Strategy
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
Minister of State for Space Policy
Minister of State for Economic Security
Cabinet Office 1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)
Yoshitaka Itō
MR for Hokkaido 7th
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
Minister of State for Regional Revitalization
Minister of State for Ainu-Related Policies
Minister in charge of the Creation of New Regional Economies and Living Environments
Minister for the World Expo 2025
Cabinet Office 1 October 2024
(19 days ago)
 (2024-10-01)

See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "List of Ministers". Naikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei (Prime Minister's Office of Japan). Retrieved 3 October 2024.