Minister of Justice (Japan)
The Minister of Justice (法務大臣, Houmu Daijin) is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive officer of the Ministry of Justice. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan and is appointed by the Emperor of Japan.
| Minister of Justice | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Government of Japan | |
| Ministry of Justice | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | Cabinet of Japan |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of Japan |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Japan attested to by the Emperor |
| Formation | August 1, 1952 |
| Deputy | Administrative Vice-Minister of Justice |
| Salary | ¥20,916,000 |
The current minister is Yoshihisa Furukawa, who took office on 4 October 2021.
Powers
By law, the Minister of Justice is authorized to order executions of any inmate on death row at anytime, making the position highly influential. The Minister is also authorized to deport or grant any foreigner residential or permanent visas.
List of Ministers of Justice (2001–)
| Justice Minister | Term of office | Prime Minister | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Portrait | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Days | |||
| 1 |  |
Masahiko Kōmura | January 6, 2001 | April 26, 2001 | 110 | Yoshirō Mori | ||
| 2 |  |
Mayumi Moriyama | April 26, 2001 | September 22, 2003 | 879 | Junichiro Koizumi | ||
| 3 |  |
Daizō Nozawa | September 22, 2003 | September 27, 2004 | 371 | |||
| 4 |  |
Chieko Nōno | September 27, 2004 | October 31, 2005 | 399 | |||
| 5 |  |
Seiken Sugiura | October 31, 2005 | September 26, 2006 | 330 | |||
| 6 |  |
Jinen Nagase | September 26, 2006 | August 27, 2007 | 335 | Shinzō Abe | ||
| 7 |  |
Kunio Hatoyama | August 27, 2007 | August 2, 2008 | 341 | |||
| Yasuo Fukuda | ||||||||
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Okiharu Yasuoka | August 2, 2008 | September 24, 2008 | 53 | |||
| 9 |  |
Eisuke Mori | September 24, 2008 | September 16, 2009 | 357 | Taro Aso | ||
| 10 |  |
Keiko Chiba | September 16, 2009 | September 7, 2010 | 356 | Yukio Hatoyama | ||
| Naoto Kan | ||||||||
| 11 |  |
Minoru Yanagida | September 7, 2010 | November 22, 2010 | 76 | |||
| 12 |  |
Yoshito Sengoku | November 22, 2010 | January 14, 2011 | 53 | |||
| 13 |  |
Satsuki Eda | January 14, 2011 | September 2, 2011 | 231 | |||
| 14 |  |
Hideo Hiraoka | September 2, 2011 | January 13, 2012 | 133 | Yoshihiko Noda | ||
| 15 |  |
Toshio Ogawa | January 13, 2012 | June 4, 2012 | 143 | |||
| 16 |  |
Makoto Taki | June 4, 2012 | October 1, 2012 | 119 | |||
| 17 |  |
Keishu Tanaka | October 1, 2012 | October 23, 2012 | 22 | |||
| 18 (16) |
|
Makoto Taki | October 23, 2012 | December 26, 2012 | 64 | |||
| 19 |  |
Sadakazu Tanigaki | December 26, 2012 | September 3, 2014 | 616 | Shinzō Abe | ||
| 20 |  |
Midori Matsushima | September 3, 2014 | October 20, 2014 | 47 | |||
| 21 |  |
Yōko Kamikawa | October 20, 2014 | October 7, 2015 | 352 | |||
| 22 |  |
Mitsuhide Iwaki | October 7, 2015 | August 3, 2016 | 301 | |||
| 23 |  |
Katsutoshi Kaneda | August 3, 2016 | August 3, 2017 | 365 | |||
| 24 (21) |
|
Yōko Kamikawa | August 3, 2017 | October 2, 2018 | 425 | |||
| 25 |  |
Takashi Yamashita | October 2, 2018 | September 11, 2019 | 344 | |||
| 26 |  |
Katsuyuki Kawai | September 11, 2019 | October 31, 2019 | 50 | |||
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Masako Mori | October 31, 2019 | September 16, 2020 | 321 | |||
| 28 (21) |
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Yōko Kamikawa | September 16, 2020 | October 4, 2021 | 383 | Yoshihide Suga | ||
| 29 |  |
Yoshihisa Furukawa | October 4, 2021 | Incumbent | 214 | Fumio Kishida | ||
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