Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan

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cabinet-level government position ministerial office of Japan

The Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan is a cabinet-level government official responsible for overseeing the country’s internal administration, local governments, communications policy, and information technology strategy.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form As subject As object
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications of Japan 0 3
Home Minister of Japan 0 2
Minister of Communications of Japan 0 2
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan 0 2
Minister of State for Information Technology Policy of Japan 0 1
総務大臣 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet-level government position →
ministerial office of Japan →
abbreviation MIC Minister →
appointedBy Emperor of Japan →
Prime Minister of Japan →
appointmentProcess formally appointed by the Emperor on the nomination of the Prime Minister →
belongsToMinistry Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan →
surface form: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
country Japan →
formation 2001 →
formedBy merger of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, and the Management and Coordination Agency →
heads Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan →
surface form: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
jurisdiction Government of Japan →
legalBasis Cabinet Law of Japan →
National Government Organization Act of Japan →
memberOf Cabinet of Japan →
nativeLabel Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan self-linksurface differs →
surface form: 総務大臣
nativeLabelLanguage Japanese →
oversees communications policy of Japan →
information technology strategy of Japan →
internal administration of Japan →
local governments in Japan →
partOf Cabinet of Japan →
policyArea communications →
information technology →
internal affairs →
local government →
predecessorOffice Director-General of the Management and Coordination Agency →
Minister of Home Affairs of Japan →
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Minister of Posts and Telecommunications of Japan
reportsTo National Diet →
surface form: National Diet of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan →
responsibleFor administrative management →
broadcasting policy →
e-government policies →
information and communications technology policy →
local autonomy system →
local finance system →
local public service personnel system →
postal services policy →
promotion of the information society →
telecommunications regulation →
seat Tokyo →
style His Excellency →
supervises Japan Post Holdings-related policies →
broadcasting operators →
local public bodies →
telecommunications carriers →
termLength no fixed term →

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Junichiro Koizumi → heldOffice → Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan →
this entity surface form: Minister of Posts and Telecommunications of Japan
Ministers of State → includesOffice → Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan →
subject surface form: Ministers of State (Japan)
this entity surface form: Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan → nativeLabel → Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: 総務大臣
Den Kenjirō → positionHeld → Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan →
this entity surface form: Minister of Communications of Japan
Gotō Shinpei → positionHeld → Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan →
this entity surface form: Minister of Communications of Japan
Itō Hirobumi → positionHeld → Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan →
this entity surface form: Home Minister of Japan
Sanae Takaichi → positionHeld → Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan →
this entity surface form: Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
Sanae Takaichi → positionHeld → Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan →
this entity surface form: Minister of State for Information Technology Policy of Japan
Seiko Noda → positionHeld → Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan →
this entity surface form: Minister of Posts and Telecommunications of Japan
Taro Aso → positionHeld → Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan →
Yoshihide Suga → positionHeld → Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan →
Suga → positionHeld → Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan →
subject surface form: Yoshihide Suga
Ōkubo Toshimichi → positionHeld → Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan →
this entity surface form: Home Minister of Japan
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan → predecessorOffice → Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Minister of Posts and Telecommunications of Japan