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Saito
*
Cabinet, May 26, 1932July 8, 1934 (national unity)
9. Nakajima Kumakichi, 5/26/322/9/34
(Furukawa zaibatsu)
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10. Matsumoto Joji *, 2/9/347/8/34 (House of
Peers)
(Adm.) Okada Cabinet, July 8, 1934March 9, 1936 (national unity)
11. Machida Chuji*, 7/8/343/9/36 (Minseito*)
Hirota Cabinet, March 9, 1936February 2, 1937 (bureaucratic)
12. Kawasaki Takukichi, 3/9/363/27/36
(Minseito)
13. Ogawa Gotaro*, 3/28/362/10/37
(Minseito)
5. Takeuchi Kakichi, 10/7/3612/22/36
6. Murase Naokai, 12/22/3610/19/39
(Gen.) Hayashi Cabinet, February 2, 1937June 4, 1937 (bureaucratic)
14. (Vice Adm.) Godo* Takuo, 2/10/376/4/37
First Konoe Cabinet, June 4, 1937January 5, 1939 (national unity)
15. Yoshino Shinji, 6/4/375/26/38
16. Ikeda Seihin, 5/26/381/5/39 (Mitsui
zaibatsu)
Hiranuma Cabinet, January 5, 1939August 30, 1939 (bureaucratic)
17. Hatta Yoshiaki, 1/5/398/30/39
(ex-bureaucrat)
(Gen.) Abe Cabinet, August 30, 1939January 16, 1940 (national unity)
18. (Vice Adm.) Godo Takuo,
8/30/391/16/40
7. Kishi Nobusuke, 10/19/391/4/41
(Adm.) Yonai Cabinet, January 16, 1940July 22, 1940 (national unity)
19. Fujihara Ginjiro*, 1/16/407/22/40 (Mitsui zaibatsu)
Second Konoe Cabinet, July 22, 1940July 18, 1941 (national unity)
20. Kobayashi Ichizo*, 7/22/408/31/40
(Mitsui zaibatsu)
Kawada Isao, 8/31/4011/2/40 (concurrently minister of finance)
Kobayashi Ichizo, 11/2/404/4/41 (Mitsui zaibatsu)
8. Ojima Arakazu, 1/4/4110/21/41
21. (Adm.) Toyoda Teijiro*, 4/4/417/18/41
Third Konoe Cabinet, July 18, 1941October 18, 1941 (national unity)
22. (Adm.) Sakonji Seizo*, 7/18/4110/18/41
(Gen.)
Tojo
*
Cabinet, October 18, 1941July 22, 1944 (bureaucratic)
23. Kishi Nobusuke, 10/18/4110/8/43
24. Tojo* Hideki, 10/8/4311/1/43
(concurrently prime minister)
9. Shiina Etsusaburo*, 10/21/41/10/8/43
10. Kishi Nobusuke, 10/8/4311/1/43
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II. MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS (Gunju-sho *), 19431945
1. Tojo* Hideki, 11/1/437/22/44
(concurrently prime minister)
1. Kishi Nobusuke, 11/1/437/23/44
(Gen.) Koiso Cabinet, July 22, 1944April 7, 1945
2. Fujihara Ginjiro*, 7/22/4412/19/44
(Mitsui zaibatsu)
2. Shiina Etsusaburo*, 7/23/447/28/44
3. Takeuchi Kakichi, 7/28/444/10/45
3. Yoshida Shigeru, 12/19/444/7/45
(exbureaucrat)
(Adm.) Suzuki Cabinet, April 7, 1945August 17, 1945
4. (Adm.) Toyoda Teijiro*, 4/7/458/17/45
4. Shiina Etsusaburo, 4/10/458/25/45
(Prince) Higashikuni Cabinet, August 17, 1945October 9, 1945
5. Nakajima Chikuhei, 8/17/458/25/45
(Seiyukai*)
III. MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Shoko-sho*), 19451949
1. Nakajima Chikuhei, 8/26/4510/9/45
1. Shiina Etsusaburo, 8/26/4510/12/45
Shidehara Cabinet, October 9, 1945May 22, 1946 (conservative)
2. Ogasawara Sankuro*, 10/9/455/22/46
2. Toyoda Masataka, 10/12/456/14/46
First Yoshida Cabinet, May 22, 1946May 24, 1947 (conservative)
3. Hoshijima Niro*, 5/22/461/31/47
3. Okuda Shinzo*, 6/14/462/12/47
4. Ishii Mitsujiro*, 1/31/475/24/47
4. Okamatsu Seitaro*, 2/12/4711/8/48
Katayama Cabinet, May 24, 1947March 10, 1948 (socialist coalition)
5. Mizutani Chozaburo*, 5/24/473/10/48
Ashida Cabinet, March 10, 1948October 15, 1948 (socialist coalition)
Mizutani Chozaburo, 3/10/4810/19/48
Second Yoshida Cabinet, October 15, 1948February 16, 1949 (conservative)
6. Oya* Shinzo, 10/19/482/16/49
5. Matsuda Taro*, 11/8/485/24/49
Third Yoshida Cabinet, February 16, 1949October 24, 1952 (conservative)
7. Inagaki Heitaro*, 2/16/495/24/49
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IV. MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY
(Tsusho * Sangyo-sho*), 19491975
1. Inagaki Heitaro*, 5/25/492/17/50
1. Yamamoto Taka-
yuki,
2. Ikeda Hayato, 2/17/504/11/50
5/25/493/31/52
3. Takase Sotaro*, 4/11/506/28/50
4. Yokoo Shigemi, 6/28/507/5/51
5. Takahashi Ryutaro*, 7/5/5110/30/52
2. Tamaki Keizo*, 3/31/5211/17/53
Fourth Yoshida Cabinet, October 30, 1952May 21, 1953 (conservative)
6. Ikeda Hayato, 10/30/5211/29/52
7. Ogasawara Sankuro*, 11/29/525/21/53
Fifth Yoshida Cabinet, May 21, 1953December 9, 1954 (conservative)
8. Okano Kiyohide, 5/21/531/9/54
3. Hirai Tomisaburo*, 11/17/5311/25/55
9. Aichi Kiichi, 1/9/5412/9/54
First Hatoyama Cabinet, December 10, 1954March 19, 1955 (conservative)
10. Ishibashi Tanzan, 12/10/543/19/55
Second Hatoyama Cabinet, March 19, 1955November 22, 1955 (conservative)
Ishibashi Tanzan, 3/19/5511/22/55
Third Hatoyama Cabinet, November 22, 1955December 22, 1956 (LDP)
Ishibashi Tanzan, 11/22/5512/22/56
4. Ishihara Takeo, 11/25/556/15/57
Ishibashi Cabinet, December 23, 1956February 25, 1957 (LDP)
11. Mizuta Mikio, 12/23/562/25/57
First Kishi Cabinet, February 25, 1957June 12, 1958 (LDP)
Mizuta Mikio, 2/25/577/10/57
5. Ueno Koshichi*, 6/15/575/13/60
12. Maeo Shigesaburo*, 7/10/576/12/58
Second Kishi Cabinet, June 12, 1958July 15, 1960 (LDP)
13. Takasaki Tatsunosuke, 6/12/586/18/59
14. Ikeda Hayato, 6/18/597/15/60
6. Tokunaga Hisatsu-
gu, 5/13/607/7/61
First Ikeda Cabinet, July 19, 1960December 8, 1960 (LDP)
15. Ishii Mitsujiro*, 7/19/6012/8/60
Second Ikeda Cabinet, December 8, 1960December 9, 1963 (LDP)
16. Shiina Etsusaburo*, 12/8/607/18/61
7. Matsuo Kinzo*, 7/7/617/23/63
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17. Sato * Eisaku, 7/18/617/18/62
18. Fukuda Hajime, 7/18/6212/9/63
8. Imai Zen'ei, 7/23/6310/23/64
Third Ikeda Cabinet, December 9, 1963November 9, 1964 (LDP)
Fukuda Hajime, 12/9/637/18/64
19. Sakurauchi Yoshio, 7/18/6411/9/64
9. Sahashi Shigeru, 10/23/644/25/66
First
Sato
*
Cabinet, November 9, 1964February 17, 1967 (LDP)
Sakurauchi Yoshio, 11/9/646/3/65
20. Miki Takeo, 6/3/6512/3/66
10. Yamamoto
Shigenobu,
4/25/665/25/68
21. Kanno Wataro*, 12/3/662/17/67
Second Sato Cabi
net, February 17, 1967January 14, 1970 (LDP)
Kanno Wataro, 2/17/6711/25/67
22. Shiina Etsusaburo*, 11/25/6711/30/68
11. Kumagai
Yoshifumi,
5/25/6811/7/69
23. Ohira* Masayoshi, 11/30/681/14/70
12. Ojimi* Yoshihisa, 11/7/696/15/71
Third Sato Cabinet, January 14, 1970July 7, 1972 (LDP)
24. Miyazawa Kiichi, 1/14/707/5/71
13. Morozumi
Yoshihiko,
6/15/717/25/73
25. Tanaka Kakuei, 7/5/717/7/72
Tanaka Cabinet, July 7, 1972December 9, 1974 (LDP)
26. Nakasone Yasuhiro, 7/7/7212/9/74
14. Yamashita Eimei, 7/25/7311/8/74
15. Komatsu Yugoro*, 11/8/747/27/76
Miki Cabinet, December 9, 1974December 24, 1976 (LDP)
27. Komoto* Toshio, 12/9/7412/24/76
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Appendix B
Internal Organization of the Ministry, Selected Dates, 19251973
1
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, 1925
Minister
Parliamentary vice-minister
Vice-minister
Secretariat (Daijin Kanbo *)
Secretarial Section (Hishokan, Hisho-ka)
Documents Section (Bunsho-ka)
Statistics Section (Tokei-ka*)
Accounting Section (Kaikei-ka)
Commercial Affairs Bureau (Shomu* Kyoku)
Commercial Policy Section (Shosei-ka*)
Trade Section (Boeki-ka*)
1
Stock Exchange Section (Torihiki-ka)
Insurance Section (Hoken-ka)
2
Industrial Affairs Bureau (Komu* Kyoku)
Industrial Policy Section (Kosei-ka*)
Industrial Enterprises Section (Kogyo-ka*)
Industrial Business Section (Komu-ka*)
Mining Bureau (Kozan* Kyoku)
Mining Policy Section (Kosei-ka)
Mining Enterprises Section (Kogyo-ka)
External Bureaus:
Patent Bureau (Tokkyo Kyoku)
Iron and Steel Works (Seitetsu-jo)
1.
Changed to bureau, May 3, 1930; to external bureau, July 14, 1937.
2.
Changed to department (bu), May 27, 1927; to bureau, May 8, 1935.
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Ministry of Commerce and Industry, June 16, 1939
Minister
Vice-minister
Secretariat (Daijin Kanbo *)
Secretarial Section (Hisho-ka)
Documents Section (Bunsho-ka)
Accounting Section (Kaikei-ka)
Research Section (Chosa-ka*)
Intelligence Section (Hodo-ka*)
Laws and Ordinances Examination Committee (Horei* Shinsa Iin)
General Affairs Bureau (Somu* Kyoku)
General Affairs Section (Somu-ka*)
Production Expansion Section (Seisan Kakuju-ka*)
Materials Coordination Section (Busshi Chosei-ka*)
Minerals Bureau (Kosan* Kyoku)
Mining Administration Section (Kosei-ka*)
Gold Mining Section (Sankin-ka)
Copper Mining Section (Sando-ka*)
Nonferrous Metals Section (Hitetsu Kinzoku-ka)
Machinery Bureau (Kikai Kyoku)
General Machinery Section (Ippan Kikai-ka)
Transportation Machinery Section (Yuso* Kikai-ka)
Precision Machinery Section (Seimitsu Kikai-ka)
Textiles Bureau (Sen'i Kyoku)
General Affairs Section (Somu-ka)
Cotton Industry Section (Mengyo-ka*)
Wool Products Section (Yomo* Seihin-ka)
Synthetic Textiles Section (Jinzo* Sen'i-ka)
Iron and Steel Bureau (Tekko* Kyoku)
Iron and Steel Manufacturing Section (Seitetsu-ka)
Coordination Section (Chosei-ka)
Special Steel Section (Tokushuko-ka*)
Chemical Bureau (Kagaku Kyoku)
Inorganic Section (Muki-ka)
Organic Section (Yuki-ka*)
Synthetic Section (Gosei-ka*)
Management Bureau (Kanri Kyoku)
3
General Affairs Section (Somu-ka)
Life Insurance Section (Seimei Hoken-ka)
Casualty Insurance Section (Songai Hoken-ka)
Stock Exchange Section (Torihiki-ka)
Commercial Affairs Section (Shoji-ka*)
Promotion Department (Shinko* Bu)
4
General Affairs Section (Somu-ka)
3.
A combination of the old Commercial Affairs and Insurance bureaus, it was abolished altogether in December, 1941, and its powers transferred to the Finance Ministry.
4.
Predecessor of the Enterprises Bureau; see Chapter 5.
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Trade Associations Section (Shogyo * Kumiai-ka)
Industrial Associations Section (Kogyo* Kumiai-ka)
Facilities Section (Shisetsu-ka)
Financing Section (Kinyu-ka*)
External Bureaus:
Trade Bureau (Boeki* Kyoku)
Price Bureau (Bukka Kyoku)
Fuel Bureau (Nenryo* Kyoku)
Patent Bureau (Tokkyo Kyoku)
3
Ministry of International Trade and Industry, May 25, 1949
Minister
Vice-minister
Superintendent of international trade (Tsusho-kan*)
Secretariat (Daijin Kanbo*)
Secretarial Section (Hisho-ka)