Naruhito
24-672: Cabinet of Japan (January 16 - July 22, 1940) Yonai Cabinet [REDACTED] 37th Cabinet of Japan [REDACTED] Date formed January 16, 1940 Date dissolved July 22, 1940 People and organisations Emperor Shōwa Prime Minister Mitsumasa Yonai Member parties Rikken Minseitō Rikken Seiyūkai Independent Military Status in legislature Majority (coalition) History Legislature term 75th Imperial Diet Predecessor Nobuyuki Abe Cabinet Successor Second Konoe Cabinet The Yonai Cabinet
48-566: A Liberal Democratic – Komeito coalition cabinet ( minority government ) since 2024 . 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. Under the Constitution of Japan , Cabinet ministers are appointed after
72-655: A paper company based in Karafuto to form New Oji Paper, with a market share of over 80%. He resigned his position as president of the new company in 1938 to become chairman of the board. The same year, he established a private university in Yokohama , of the Fujiwara Institute of Technology, to train engineers and managerial talent. The university is now the Faculty of Engineering of Keio University. In 1940, he
96-561: A school affiliated with Keio University , he found employment at the Matsui Shimpo newspaper instead, rising to the position of editor-in-chief. When the newspaper was in severe financial difficulties, he also assumed the post of president, but was unable to prevent it from falling into bankruptcy. In 1895, through the introduction of one of his former classmates, Fujiwara was hired by the Mitsui Bank . One of his close colleagues
120-524: A time when Oji Paper was in severe financial difficulties. Fujiwara turned the company around by replacing managers suspected of embezzlement, purchasing the latest production equipment from Europe, and suing major debtors who were delinquent on payments. In 1929, Fujiwara was appointed to a seat in the Upper House of the Diet of Japan . In 1933, he merged Oji Paper with Fuji Paper and Karafuto Industries,
144-697: Is the 37th Cabinet of Japan led by Mitsumasa Yonai from January 16 to July 22, 1940. Cabinet [ edit ] Ministers Portfolio Name Political party Term start Term end Prime Minister Mitsumasa Yonai Military ( Navy ) January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Minister for Foreign Affairs Hachirō Arita Independent January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Minister of Home Affairs Count Hideo Kodama Independent January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Minister of Finance Yukio Sakurauchi Rikken Minseitō January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Minister of
168-521: 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 Second Ishiba Cabinet , which was formed on 11 November 2024, is led by the prime minister Shigeru Ishiba . The country has had
192-806: The Cabinet Legislation Bureau Hirose Hisatada Independent January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Parliamentary Vice-Ministers Portfolio Name Political party Term start Term end Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Koyama Tanizō Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Home Affairs Tsurumi Yūsuke Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance Kimura Masayoshi Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of
216-1473: The Army Shunroku Hata Military ( Army ) January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Minister of the Navy Zengo Yoshida Military ( Navy ) January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Minister of Justice Kimura Shōtatsu Independent January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Minister of Education Matsūra Shigejirō Independent January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Toshio Shimada Rikken Seiyūkai January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Minister of Commerce and Industry Ginjirō Fujiwara Independent January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Minister of Communications Masanori Katsu Rikken Minseitō January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Minister of Railways Matsuno Tsuruei Rikken Seiyūkai January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Minister of Colonial Affairs Kuniaki Koiso Military ( Army ) January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Minister of Health Shigeru Yoshida Independent January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Chief Cabinet Secretary Ishiwata Sōtarō Independent January 16, 1940 July 22, 1940 Director-General of
240-4031: The Army Miyazaki Ichi Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Undersecretary of the Navy Koyama Kunitarō Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Undersecretary of Justice Viscount Takagi Masanari Independent September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Undersecretary of Education Nakaima Sōichi Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Undersecretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Matsuki Hiromu Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Undersecretary of Commerce and Industry Kita Sōichirō Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Undersecretary of Communications Fujiu Yasutarō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Undersecretary of Railways Ōshima Torakichi Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Undersecretary of Colonial Affairs Katō Yoshiyuki Independent September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Undersecretary of Health Īmura Gorō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Source: References [ edit ] ^ "Yonai Cabinet" . Prime Minister's Official Residence . v t e Cabinets of Japan [REDACTED] Empire of Japan (1885–1947) Itō I Kuroda Sanjō caretaker Yamagata I Matsukata I Itō II Matsukata II Itō III Ōkuma I Yamagata II Itō IV Katsura I Saionji I Katsura II Saionji II Katsura III Yamamoto I Ōkuma II Terauchi Hara Takahashi Katō To. Yamamoto II Kiyoura Katō Ta. Wakatsuki I Tanaka G. Hamaguchi Wakatsuki II Inukai Saitō Okada Hirota Hayashi Konoe I Hiranuma N. Abe Yonai Konoe II Konoe III Tōjō Koiso K. Suzuki Higashikuni Shidehara Yoshida I [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Japan (1947–present) Katayama Ashida Yoshida II Yoshida III (R1) (R2) (R3) Yoshida IV Yoshida V I. Hatoyama I I. Hatoyama II I. Hatoyama III Ishibashi Kishi I (R) Kishi II (R) Ikeda I Ikeda II (R1) (R2) (R3) Ikeda III (R) Satō I (R1) (R2) (R3) Satō II (R1) (R2) Satō III (R) K. Tanaka I K. Tanaka II (R1) (R2) Miki (R) T. Fukuda (R) Ōhira I Ōhira II Z. Suzuki (R) Nakasone I Nakasone II (R1) (R2) Nakasone III Takeshita (R) Uno Kaifu I Kaifu II (R) Miyazawa (R) Hosokawa Hata Murayama (R) Hashimoto I Hashimoto II (R) Obuchi (R1) (R2) Mori I Mori II (R Before 2001 CGR ) (R After 2001 CGR ) Koizumi I (R1) (R2) Koizumi II (R) Koizumi III (R) S. Abe I (R) Y. Fukuda (R) Asō Y. Hatoyama Kan (R1) (R2) Noda (R1) (R2) (R3) S. Abe II (R) S. Abe III (R1) (R2) (R3) S. Abe IV (R1) (R2) Suga Kishida I Kishida II (R1) (R2) Ishiba I Ishiba II Current cabinet Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yonai_Cabinet&oldid=1258911435 " Categories : Cabinet of Japan 1940 establishments in Japan Cabinets established in 1940 Cabinets disestablished in 1940 Government of
264-2151: The Army Miyoshi Hideyuki Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Navy Matsuyama Tsunejirō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice Hoshijima Nirō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education Viscount Funabashi Kiyokata Independent September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Okada Kikuji Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry Katō Ryōgorō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Communications Takechi Yūki Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Railways Miyazawa Yutaka Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Colonial Affairs Matsuoka Toshizō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health Hitotsumatsu Sadayoshi Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Undersecretaries Portfolio Name Political party Term start Term end Parliamentary Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Odaka Chōzaburō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Undersecretary of Home Affairs Aoyama Kenzō Rikken Seiyūkai September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Undersecretary of Finance Matsuda Masakazu Rikken Minseitō September 19, 1939 January 16, 1940 Parliamentary Undersecretary of
SECTION 10
#1732776643158288-626: 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
312-471: The Constitution, Ministers of State are not subject to legal action without the consent of the prime minister during their tenure of office. The current cabinet, led by the newly appointed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba , and succeeded the First Ishiba Cabinet . Ishiba is currently in the process of forming his cabinet, following the 2024 General Election . As of 11 November 2024,
336-757: The Empire of Japan 1940 disestablishments in Japan Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles using an unknown Template:Engvar option Cabinet of Japan [REDACTED] Fumihito [REDACTED] Shigeru Ishiba ( LDP ) Second Ishiba Cabinet ( LDP – Komeito coalition ) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Fukushiro Nukaga Kōichirō Genba [REDACTED] Masakazu Sekiguchi Hiroyuki Nagahama Saburo Tokura Kazuo Ueda The Cabinet of Japan ( Japanese : 内閣 , Hepburn : Naikaku )
360-708: The Tomioka Silk Mill, he was called in to assume management of Oji Paper, when its workers went on strike in 1898; however, this time he was not as successful and had to call in workers from Fuji Paper (also owned by Mitsui) to break the strike. In 1899, he was transferred to Mitsui & Co. , where he was made vice-manager of the company branch in Shanghai . He remained in Shanghai over ten years, becoming branch manager, and also director of procurement for wood. He returned to Oji Paper as vice-president in 1911, at
384-429: 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: 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
408-491: 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
432-460: The makeup of the current Cabinet is as follows: Ginjir%C5%8D Fujiwara Ginjirō Fujiwara ( 藤原 銀次郎 , Fujiwara Ginjirō , July 25, 1869 – March 17, 1960) , was an industrialist and politician in the Empire of Japan , serving as a member of the Upper House of the Diet of Japan , advisor to Prime Minister Hideki Tōjō , and twice as a cabinet minister. Prior to his political career, he
456-535: The production of aircraft to defend Japan against the increasing Allied bombing attacks . He was astonished to find that aircraft built at Mitsubishi’s Nagoya works were being transported to the nearest airfields by ox cart. Following the end of World War II , Fujiwara, along with all other members of the former Japanese government were arrested by the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers and
480-486: 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
504-532: Was Shigeaki Ikeda . He rose rapidly through the ranks, working at the branch office at Otsu, Shiga , and was assistant manager of a branch in Fukagawa , Tokyo. He was then appointed manager of the Tomioka silk mill , which was under Mitsui ownership. Under his management, he resolved labor dispute issues by a combination of wage increases and improved working conditions through negotiations. Due to his success at
SECTION 20
#1732776643158528-472: Was a central figure in the pre-war Mitsui zaibatsu and president of Oji Paper . Fujiwara was born in Kamiminochi District, Nagano , currently part of Nagano city , where his father, a farmer, was also a trader in indigo and thus the wealthiest man in the village. Fujiwara originally intended to become a medical doctor, and travelled to Tokyo at the age of 16. However, on graduation from
552-507: Was asked to join the cabinet of Mitsumasa Yonai as Minister of Commerce and Industry . In 1942, he was nominated a special advisor to the cabinet of Prime Minister Tōjō, with oversight over naval procurement, and in 1943 joined the Tōjō cabinet as a minister without portfolio . In 1944, under Tōjō’s successor, Kuniaki Koiso , he became Minister of Munitions . With the war situation quickly becoming critical, Fujiwara devoted his efforts to increasing
576-609: Was held in Sugamo Prison on war crime charges, but his case was dropped soon after. In 1959, he turned over much of his private fortune to a charitable foundation, the Fujiwara Foundation of Science. The Foundation awards the Fujiwara Prize to scientists who have made important contributions to the advancement of science and technology. Fujiwara died of a stroke in 1960. He was posthumously awarded
#157842