Second Kishida Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)
Second Kishida Cabinet (Second Reshuffle) | |
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 101st Cabinet of Japan | |
 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front row, centre) with the newly-formed cabinet inside the Kantei, 13 September 2023 | |
| Date formed | 13 September 2023 |
| People and organisations | |
| Emperor | Naruhito |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Prime Minister's history | Member of the HoR for Hiroshima 1st district (1993-) Former Foreign Minister (2012-2017) Former Acting Minister of Defense (2017) |
| No. of ministers | 20 (2023-) |
| Member parties | Liberal Democratic Party Komeito |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government HoR (Lower): Majority 293 / 465 (63%) HoC (Upper): Majority 142 / 245 (58%) |
| Opposition parties | |
| Opposition leader | Kenta Izumi (CDP) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 49th HoR general election (2021) 26th HoC regular election (2022) |
| Legislature term(s) | 206th– National Diet (49th HoR, 25th– HoC) |
| Predecessor | Second Kishida Cabinet (First Reshuffle) |
The Second Kishida Cabinet (Second Reshuffle) is the current Cabinet of Japan and was formed by Fumio Kishida, Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister of Japan in September 2023. The cabinet has governed Japan since 13 September 2023.
The government is a coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito and controls both the upper and lower houses of the National Diet. It succeeded The Second Kishida First Reshuffled Cabinet on 13 September 2023.[1] The Reshuffled 101st Cabinet includes more women, while keeping Kishida's potential rivals in key positions.
Background[edit]
As of 2023, Kishida has led four cabinets since the beginning of his premiership in October 2021. His first cabinet lasted just 38 days, and was formed following the resignation of former Prime Minister Yoshide Suga's cabinet. After receiving a mandate in the 2021 general election, Kishida formed his second cabinet in November 2021. He reshuffled it twice, the first time being in August 2022 in the wake of the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, and the second in September 2023. The second reshuffle includes more women, while also keeping potential political rivals in key roles and positions.[2] In total, eleven first time appointees were introduced in the cabinet.[3]
The cabinet includes five women, only one of which, Sanae Takaichi, was inherited from the previous reshuffled cabinet.[4] Most notably, Kishida replaced Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who had served in his cabinet since after the general election, with Yoko Kamikawa, who had previously served as Minister of Justice under Yoshihide Suga.[5] Kishida also replaced Yasukazu Hamada, who had served as Defense Minister since the first reshuffle, with Minoru Kihara, who had never served as a cabinet minister before.[6] Kishda retained Taro Kono and Sanae Takaichi in similar roles.[7] Both had competed with Kishida for the LDP Presidency in 2021.
Election of the prime minister[edit]
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Cabinet[edit]
| Party key | Liberal Democratic | R | Member of the House of Representatives | B | Bureaucrat | |
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| Komeito | C | Member of the House of Councillors |
Ministers[edit]
Citation of this table: List of Second Kishida Cabinet (Second Reshuffle) Members[9]
| Portfolio | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Note | ||
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| Cabinet ministers | |||||||
| Prime Minister | 
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Fumio Kishida | R | 4 October 2021 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | 
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Junji Suzuki | R | 13 September 2023 | 14 December 2023 | First cabinet appointment[2] | |
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Takeaki Matsumoto | R | 14 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Justice | 
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Ryuji Koizumi | R | 13 September 2023 | Incumbent | First cabinet appointment[2] | |
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Yoko Kamikawa | R | 13 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister of Finance Minister of State for Financial Services Minister in charge of Overcoming Deflation |
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Shun'ichi Suzuki | R | 4 October 2021 | Incumbent | ||
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Masahito Moriyama | R | 13 September 2023 | Incumbent | First cabinet appointment[2] | |
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | 
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Keizo Takemi | C | 13 September 2023 | Incumbent | First cabinet appointment[2] | |
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Ichiro Miyashita | R | 13 September 2023 | 14 December 2023 | First cabinet appointment[2] | |
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Tetsushi Sakamoto | R | 14 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| 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 for Economic Cooperation with Russia Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation |
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Yasutoshi Nishimura | R | 10 August 2022 | 14 December 2023 | ||
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Ken Saitō | R | 14 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy Minister for the World Horticultural Exhibition Yokohama 2027 |
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Tetsuo Saito | R | 4 October 2021 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness |
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Shintaro Ito | R | 13 September 2023 | Incumbent | First cabinet appointment[2] | |
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Minoru Kihara | R | 13 September 2023 | Incumbent | First cabinet appointment[2] | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue |
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Hirokazu Matsuno | R | 4 October 2021 | 14 December 2023 | ||
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Yoshimasa Hayashi | R | 14 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister for Digital Transformation Minister in charge of Digital Administrative and Fiscal Reforms Minister in charge of Digital Garden City Nation Vision Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform Minister of State for Regulatory Reform |
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Taro Kono | R | 10 August 2022 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister of Reconstruction Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima |
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Shinako Tsuchiya | R | 13 September 2023 | Incumbent | First cabinet appointment[2] | |
| 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 |
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Yoshifumi Matsumura | C | 13 September 2023 | Incumbent | First cabinet appointment[2] | |
| 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 in charge of Women's Empowerment Minister in charge of Cohesive Society Minister in charge of Measures for Loneliness and Isolation |
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Ayuko Kato | R | 13 September 2023 | Incumbent | First cabinet appointment[2] | |
| Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization Minister in charge of New Capitalism Minister in charge of Startups Minister in charge of Infectious Disease Crisis Management Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy |
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Yoshitaka Shindo | R | 13 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| 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 |
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Sanae Takaichi | R | 10 August 2022 | Incumbent | ||
| 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 for the World Expo 2025 |
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Hanako Jimi | C | 13 September 2023 | Incumbent | First cabinet appointment[2] | |
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary and Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau[edit]
| Portfolio | Portrait | Deputy Minister | Took office | Left office | Previous office | ||
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| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | 
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Hideki Murai | R | 13 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
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Hiroshi Moriya | C | 13 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
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Shun'ichi Kuryu | B | 4 October 2021 | Incumbent | National Police Agency | ||
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | 
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Masaharu Kondo | B | 11 September 2019 | Incumbent | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
Special advisors to the prime minister[edit]
| Portfolio | Portrait | Advisor | Took office | Left office | Previous office | ||
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| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for important national security policies and nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues | 
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Hirotaka Ishihara | R | 13 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister in charge of regional revitalization of rural areas | .jpg)
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Yasuhiro Ozato | R | 13 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister in charge of women's empowerment, elderly people, and consumer measures | 
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Michiko Ueno | C | 15 September 2023 | 14 December 2023 | ||
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for social infrastructure development such as national resilience and reconstruction, science and technology innovation policy and other special assignments | 
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Masafumi Mori | B | 1 January 2022 | Incumbent | ||
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for wages and employment | .jpg)
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Wakako Yata | B | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Member of the House of Councillors belonged to the Democratic Party for the People | |
State ministers[edit]
| Portfolio | State Minister | Took office | Left office | Concurrent post | ||
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| State Minister for Digital Transformation | Akimasa Ishikawa | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| State Minister for Reconstruction | Hirohisa Takagi | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Daisaku Hiraki | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Shigeru Dōko | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | ||
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Akimasa Ishikawa | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | State Minister for Digital Transformation | |
| Tatsunori Ibayashi | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Shōzō Kudō | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Manabu Horii | R | 15 September 2023 | 14 December 2023 | |||
| Atsushi Koga | R | 14 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Kazuchika Iwata | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | ||
| Yasuyuki Sakai | C | 15 September 2023 | 14 December 2023 | State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | ||
| Ryōsuke Kōzuki | C | 14 December 2023 | Incumbent | State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | ||
| Shigeru Dōko | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | State Minister for Reconstruction State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | ||
| Motome Takisawa | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | State Minister of the Environment | ||
| Hiroyuki Miyazawa | R | 15 September 2023 | 14 December 2023 | State Minister of Defense | ||
| Makoto Oniki | R | 14 December 2023 | Incumbent | State Minister of Defense | ||
| State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Kōichi Watanabe | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Seishi Baba | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| State Minister of Justice | Mito Kakizawa | R | 15 September 2023 | 31 October 2023 | ||
| Hiroaki Kadoyama | R | 31 October 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| State Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kiyoto Tsuji | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Iwao Horii | C | 15 September 2023 | 14 December 2023 | |||
| Yoshifumi Tsuge | C | 14 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| State Minister of Finance | Kenji Kanda | R | 15 September 2023 | 13 November 2023 | ||
| Ryosei Akazawa | R | 13 November 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Katsuo Yakura | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Shūhei Aoyama | R | 15 September 2023 | 14 December 2023 | ||
| Toshiko Abe | R | 14 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Sōichiro Imaeda | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Masakazu Hamachi | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Masahisa Miyazaki | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Norikazu Suzuki | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Nobuhide Takemura | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Kazuchika Iwata | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Yasuyuki Sakai | C | 15 September 2023 | 14 December 2023 | State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Ryōsuke Kōzuki | C | 14 December 2023 | Incumbent | State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | ||
| State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Kōnosuke Kokuba | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Shigeru Dōko | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | State Minister for Reconstruction State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| State Minister of the Environment | Tetsuya Yagi | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Motome Takisawa | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| State Minister of Defense | Hiroyuki Miyazawa | R | 15 September 2023 | 14 December 2023 | State Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Makoto Oniki | R | 14 December 2023 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
Parliamentary vice-ministers[edit]
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Vice-Minister |
Took office | Left office | Concurrent post | ||
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| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation | Shin Tsuchida | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | Shōjirō Hiranuma | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Tarō Yamada | C | 15 September 2023 | 26 October 2023 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | ||
| Akiko Honda | C | 26 October 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Taku Ishii | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Ryūshō Katō | R | 15 September 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Masanao Ozaki | R | 31 January 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Shin Tsuchida | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation | |
| Jun'ichi Kanda | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Yūichirō Koga | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Shōjirō Hiranuma | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | ||
| Nobuhiro Yoshida | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | ||
| Taku Ishii | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | ||
| Ryūshō Katō | R | 15 September 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | ||
| Masanao Ozaki | R | 31 January 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | ||
| Isato Kunisada | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment | ||
| Shingo Miyake | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Takuo Komori | R | 15 September 2023 | 31 January 2024 | ||
| Shōji Nishida | R | 31 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||
| Junji Hasegawa | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Toshimitsu Funahashi | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Hideyuki Nakano | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Masahiro Kōmura | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Yōichi Fukazawa | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Yasushi Hosaka | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Takakazu Seto | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Kei Satō | C | 15 September 2023 | 14 December 2023 | |||
| Kanehiko Shindo | C | 14 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Nobuo Yasue | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Tarō Yamada | C | 15 September 2023 | 26 October 2023 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | ||
| Akiko Honda | C | 26 October 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Akihisa Shiozaki | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Yasushi Miura | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Mitsuo Takahashi | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Shōji Maitachi | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Nobuhiro Yoshida | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Taku Ishii | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Rintarō Ishibashi | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Takashi Koyari | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Ryūshō Katō | R | 15 September 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Masanao Ozaki | R | 31 January 2024 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment | Kentarō Asahi | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Isato Kunisada | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense | Hisashi Matsumoto | R | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Shingo Miyake | C | 15 September 2023 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Japan's Kishida shuffles Cabinet and party posts to solidify power". AP News. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Kishida replaces top diplomat and boosts women in Cabinet reshuffle". The Japan Times. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Kishida matches record by picking 5 women in Cabinet reshuffle | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ Inagaki, Kana (2023-09-13). "Japan's prime minister Fumio Kishida appoints more women to cabinet posts". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Kishida's new cabinet reflects PM's focus on gender, defense". Japan Today. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ Takenaka, Kiyoshi (2023-09-13). "Japan has five women in new government line-up but still misses G7 average". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Women Take Record Five Japan Cabinet Posts Even as Equality Lags". Yahoo News. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
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- ^ "List of Ministers". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
External links[edit]
Pages at the Prime Minister's Official Residence of Japan (English website):
- List of Ministers (As of December 14, 2023)
- List of State Ministers (As of December 14, 2023)
- List of Parliamentary Vice-Ministers (As of December 14, 2023)
- List of Special Advisors to the Prime Minister (As of December 14, 2023)
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