Japan
Date of Information: 6/6/2012
| Emperor | AKIHITO |
| Prime Min. | Yoshihiko NODA |
| Dep. Prime Min. | Katsuya OKADA |
| Chief Cabinet Sec. | Osamu FUJIMURA |
| Min. for the Abduction Issue | Jin MATSUBARA |
| Min. for Admin. Reform | Katsuya OKADA |
| Min. of Agriculture, Forestry, & Fisheries | Akira GUNJI |
| Min. for Civil Service Reform | Masaharu NAKAGAWA |
| Min. for Comprehensive Review of Measures in Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake | Tatsuo HIRANO |
| Min. of Defense | Satoshi MORIMOTO |
| Min. of Economy, Trade, & Industry | Yukio EDANO |
| Min. of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, & Technology | Hirofumi HIRANO |
| Min. of the Environment | Goshi HOSONO |
| Min. of Finance | Jun AZUMI |
| Min. of Foreign Affairs | Koichiro GEMBA |
| Min. of Health, Labor, & Welfare | Yoko KOMIYAMA |
| Min. for Internal Affairs & Communications | Tatsuo KAWABATA |
| Min. of Justice | Makoto TAKI |
| Min. of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, & Tourism | Yuichiro HATA |
| Min. for National Policy | Motohisa FURUKAWA |
| Min. for Nuclear Incident Economic Countermeasures | Yukio EDANO |
| Min. for Ocean Policy | Yuichiro HATA |
| Min. for Privatization of the Postal Services | Tadahiro MATSUSHITA |
| Min. for Reconstruction | Tatsuo HIRANO |
| Min. for Regional Revitalization | Tatsuo KAWABATA |
| Min. for the Restoration From & Prevention of Nuclear Accidents | Goshi HOSONO |
| Min. for Space Policy | Motohisa FURUKAWA |
| Min. for Total Reform of Social Security & Tax | Katsuya OKADA |
| State Min. for Consumer Affairs & Food Safety | Jin MATSUBARA |
| State Min. for the Corporation in Support of Compensation for Nuclear Damage | Yukio EDANO |
| State Min. for Disaster Management | Masaharu NAKAGAWA |
| State Min. for Economic & Fiscal Policy | Motohisa FURUKAWA |
| State Min. for Financial Services | Tadahiro MATSUSHITA |
| State Min. for Gender Equality | Masaharu NAKAGAWA |
| State Min. for Govt. Revitalization | Katsuya OKADA |
| State Min. for Measures for Declining Birthrate | Yoko KOMIYAMA |
| State Min. for the New Public Commons | Masaharu NAKAGAWA |
| State Min. for the Nuclear Power Policy & Admin. | Goshi HOSONO |
| State Min. for Okinawa & Northern Territories Affairs | Tatsuo KAWABATA |
| State Min. for Promotion of Local Sovereignty | Tatsuo KAWABATA |
| State Min. for Science & Technology Policy | Motohisa FURUKAWA |
| Chmn., National Public Safety Commission | Jin MATSUBARA |
| Governor, Bank of Japan | Masaaki SHIRAKAWA |
| Ambassador to the US | Ichiro FUJISAKI |
| Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | Tsuneo NISHIDA |
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