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Gen Nakatani (中谷 元, Nakatani Gen, born 14 October 1957) is a Japanese politician who was Director General of the Japan Defense Agency (now Japan Ministry of Defense) in the first cabinet of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in 2001-2002 and was appointed the Minister of Defense by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2014.
The creation of the Ministry of Defense was in conjunction with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's continued efforts to ensure a stronger image of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). The bill in which to upgrade the Defense Agency to the Ministry of Defense was approved by the House of Representatives (lower house) in November 2006, and the House ...
Minister of Defense: Gen Nakatani: R 1 October 2024 11 November 2024 Chief Cabinet Secretary: Yoshimasa Hayashi: R 14 December 2023 11 November 2024 Minister for Digital Transformation Minister in charge of Digital Administrative and Fiscal Reforms Minister in charge of Digital Garden City Nation Vision Minister in charge of Administrative Reform
Hideki Tōjō: Prime Minister, Home Affairs Minister, Education Minister, Trade Minister, War Minister, Head of Kodoha Party; also Commander-in-Chief of Japanese Imperial Forces in same period, also led the Keishicho (Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); also was for some time head of the Munitions Ministry.
The Japanese Defense Agency was established on 1 July 1954. Until May 2000, it was based in Akasaka (currently occupied by Tokyo Midtown).The JDA was placed under the authority of the Prime Minister's Office under Article 2 of the Defense Agency Establishment Law [17] before it was placed under the Cabinet Office in 2001.
The Second Ishiba Cabinet is the 103rd Cabinet of Japan, formed by Shigeru Ishiba on 11 November 2024, following the general election on 27 October 2024.Members of the First Ishiba Cabinet were reappointed except for Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, Tourism Tetsuo Saito, who has become the Chief Representative of Komeito, Minister of Justice Hideki Makihara who lost his seat in the ...
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency; In office 30 September 2002 – 27 September 2004: Prime Minister: Junichiro Koizumi: Preceded by: Gen Nakatani: Succeeded by: Yoshinori Ohno: Deputy Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency; In office 6 January 2001 – 26 April 2001: Prime Minister: Yoshirō Mori: Preceded by: Office ...
Toshio Tamogami (former Chief of Staff of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force) [28] Norihisa Tamura (Liberal Democratic Party – Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare) [21] Hiro Tanaka (Chief Priest, Meiji Jingu Shrine) Sadakazu Tanigaki (Minister) Tsunekiyo Tanaka (Vice President, Nippon Kaigi)