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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT An English language resource from Mizuho Securities (Last updated July 2005) Cabinet Office Ministy of Internal Affairs and Communication (MIC) Ministry of Finance (MOF) Ministry of Justice Minsitry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Minitry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) Ministry of the Environment Security Council of Japan Cabinet Legislation Bureau National Personnel Authority Board of Audit Cabinet   Cabinet Secretariat/ Prime Minister's Official Residence Administrative Reform Council Advisory Council to Consider the Direct Election of the Prime Minister Advisory Council to Consider the Modalities of the Three Postal Businesses Advisory Council on Review of Social Insurance Agency Biotechnology Strategy Council Central Disaster Prevention Council Central Traffic Safety Policy Council Committee on Social Security Review Conference for Nuclear Power Sited Regions Conference for Issue of US Military Bases in Okinawa Conference of the Government and Ruling Parties on the Reform Package of Three Issues Consumer Policy Council Council for Gender Equality Council for Regulatory Reform Council for Science and Technology Policy Council for Economic Overseas Cooperation-Related Ministers Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Council of Ministers on the Promotion of Economic Partnership Council on Measures for Society with Decreasing Birthrate Emergency Anti-Terrorism Headquarters Emergency Measures Headquarters for the Situation in Iraq Examination Committee of the Government and Ruling Parties for Construction of New Shinkansen Lines Forum for Dialogue between Central and Local Governments Japan Tourism Advisory Council IT Security Office IT Strategic Headquarters   CABINET OFFICE     Departments & Bureaus Minister's Secretariat Economic and Fiscal Management Economic Fiscal and Social Structure Economic Assessment and Policy Analysis Bureau of Science and Technology Policy Disaster Management Okinawa Affairs Policy Planning and Coordination Decoration Bureau Gender Equality Bureau Quality-of-Life Policy Bureau Okinawa Development and Promotion Bureau Institutes & Facilities Economic and Social Research Institute State Guest House Headquarter for Specific Policy Initiatives administered by the Cabinet Office Strategic Headquarters for Industrial Revival and Employment Measures Urban Renaissance Headquarters Headquarters for the promotion of Special Zones for Structural Reform Global Warming Prevention Headquarters Municipal Merger Assistance Headquarters Special Public Institutions Reform Promotion Headquarters Office for Promotion of Justice System Reform Strategic Council on Intellectual Property Headquarters for Administrative Reform Promotion Committee for the Privatization of the Four Highway-related Public Corporations Ministerial Council on Japan-Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Normalization Talks Ministerial Council on the Administration of Food Safety Councils   Councils Committee for the Promotion of Private Finance Initiative Social Policy Council Atomic Energy Commission Nuclear Safety Commission Okinawa Development Council Council for Regulatory Reform Important Council to the Prime Minister Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Council for Science and Technology Policy Central Disaster Management Council Council for Gender Equality Independent Administrative Institution National Archives of Japan Extraordinary Organs Northern Territory Affairs Administration The Aged Society Policy Council Central Traffic Safety Policy Council Consumer Protection Council International Peace Cooperation Headquarters Financial Crisis Relations Council Agencies Financial Services Agency (FSA) Financial Reconstruction Commission　(now merged into FSA) Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission Defense Agency Defense Facilities Administration Agency National Police Agency National Public Safety Commission Related Organizations National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan (Supervised by the Quality of Life Bureau) Imperial Household Agency MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS (MIC)   Departments & Bureaus Minister's Secretariat Personnel and Pension Bureau Administrative Management Bureau Administrative Evaluation Bureau Local Administration Bureau Local Public Finance Bureau Local Tax Bureau Information and Communications Policy Bureau Telecommunications Bureau Postal Services Policy and Planning Bureau Statistics Bureau Policy Planning Postal Services Reorganization Autonomous Institutes & Councils Institute for Information and Communications Policy Postal Services Research Institute Telecommunications Administration Training Institute Statistics Center Science Council of Japan Agencies and External Organs Japan Fair Trade Commission Environmental Dispute Coordination Commission Fire and Disaster Management Agency Japan Post MINISTRY OF JUSTICE   Departments & Bureaus Minister's Secretariat Civil Affairs Bureau Criminal Affairs Bureau Correction Bureau Rehabilitation Bureau Human Rights Bureau Immigration Bureau Public Prosecutors Office Independent Organs National Bar Examination Administration Commission Public Security Intelligence Agency Public Security Examination Commission Extraordinary Organs Supreme Public Prosecutors Office High Public Prosecutors Office District Public Prosecutors Office Local Public Prosecutors Office Training Institutes Research and Training Institute of the Ministry of Justice Training Institute for Correctional Personnel Councils National Offenders Rehabilitation Commission Volunteer Probation Officers Selection Commission Council for Human Rights Promotion Legislative Council of the Ministry of Justice Civil Affairs Administrative Council Correction and Rehabilitation Council Assistant Public Prosecutors Selection Committee Special Examination Committee for Public Prosecutors Selection Committee for Notaries Public MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS   Bureaus Minister's Secretariat Foreign Policy Bureau Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau North American Affairs Bureau Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau European Affairs Bureau Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau Economic Affairs Bureau Economic Cooperation Bureau Treaties Bureau Intelligence and Analysis Bureau Institutes Foreign Service Training Institute Related Organizations Asia Pacific Interactive Communications Foreign Press Center International Society for Educational Information, Inc. Japan Center for International Exchange The Japan Foundation Japan Institute of International Affairs Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) Overseas Establishments Embassies (115) Consulate-General (65) Japanese Missions (6) MINISTRY OF FINANCE   Bureaus Minister's Secretariat Budget Bureau Tax Bureau Customs and Tariff Bureau Financial Bureau International Bureau Facilities Policy Research Institute Accounting Center Central Customs Laboratory Customs Training Institute Independent Organs National Tax Agency Attached Organizations Mint Bureau Printing Bureau Councils Council on Customs, Tariff, Foreign Exchange and Other Transactions Study Group for the Promotion of the Internationalization of the Yen Tax Commission The Council on the Ministry of Finance's Administration Financial System Council Study Group on Structural Changes in Flows of Funds in 21st Century Fiscal System Council MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MEXT)   Bureaus Minister's Secretariat Director-General of International Affairs Lifelong Learning Policy Bureau Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau Higher Education Bureau Science and Technology Policy Bureau Research Promotion Bureau Research and Development Bureau Sports and Youth Bureau Agency for Cultural Affairs/ Commissioner for Cultural Affairs   Departments Commissioner's Secretariat Cultural Affairs Department Cultural Properties Department Special and Independent Administrative Institutions Japan Art Academy National Museums of Art National Museum National Research Institute for Cultural Properties Other   National Education and Research Institutions National Universities (99) National Junior Colleges (2) National Colleges of Technology (54) National School for Children with Disabilities (1) National Institute of Japanese Literature National Institute of Polar Research Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) National Institute of Genetics Institute of Statistical Mathematics International Research Center for Japanese Studies National Astronomical Observatory National Institute for Fusion Science National Institute of Informatics Research Institute for Humanity and Nature Institute for Molecular Science Okazaki National Research Institutes High Energy Accelerator Research Organization National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) National Museum of Japanese History National Institute of Multimedia Education National Institution for Academic Degrees Center for National University Finance Organs under MEXT Jurisdiction National Institute for Educational Policy Research National Institute for Japanese Language Independent Administrative Institutions National Institute of Special Education National Center for University Entrance Examinations Special Institutions Japan Academy Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion Japanese National Commission for UNESCO Mito Atomic Energy Office (Branch office) MINISTRY OF HEALTH, LABOUR AND WELFARE   Bureaus Minister's Secretariat Health Policy Bureau Health Service Bureau Pharmaceutical and Medical Safety Bureau Labour Standards Bureau Employment Security Bureau Human Resources Development Bureau Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau Social Welfare and War Victims' Relief Bureau Health and Welfare Bureau for the Elderly Health Insurance Bureau Pension Bureau Director-General for Policy Planning and Evaluation Affiliated Institutions National Institute of Health Sciences National Institute of Public Health National Institute of Population and Social Security Research National Institute of Health Services Management Personnel Training Institute National Institute of Infectious Diseases National Hospitals (218) Quarantine Stations (13) Social Welfare Facilities (10) Councils Social Security Council Health Sciences Council Labour Policy Council Medical Ethics Council Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council Evaluation Committee for Independent Administrative Institutions Central Minimum Wages Council Labour Insurance Appeal Committee Central Social Insurance Medical Council Examination Committee of Social Insurance Examination Committee for Certification of Sickness and Disability Examination Committee for Relief Assistance External Bureaus Social Insurance Agency Central Labour Relations Commission Affiliated Corporations Social Welfare and Medical Service Corporation Government Pension Investment Fund National Life Finance Corporation Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund Foundation for Drug Research and Adverse Reaction Relief Japanese Red Cross Society Association for Welfare of the Mentally and Physically Handicapped, Employees' Pension Fund Association Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training Labour Welfare Corporation National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Employment and Human Resource Development Organization of Japan Foundation for Workers' Retirement Fund Mutual Aid MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES   Bureaus Minister's Secretariat General Food Policy Bureau Agricultural Production Bureau Management Improvement Bureau Rural Development Bureau Councils Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council Council of Food, Agriculture and Rural Area Policies Independent Administrative Institution Evaluation Committee Research Committee for Agricultural and Forestry Standard Agricultural Materials Council Veterinary Affairs Council Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Insurance Council Facilities Plant Protection Station Naha Plant Protection Station Animal Quarantine Service National Veterinary Assay Laboratory Training Institute of Agricultural Administration Policy Research Institute Independent Administrative Institutions Center for Food Quality, Labeling and Consumer Service National Center for Seeds and Seedlings National Livestock Breeding Center Fertilizer and Feed Inspection Center Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center National Farmers Academy Forest Tree Breeding Center National Salmon Resources Center National Fisheries University National Agricultural Research Organization National Agricultural Research Center National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region National Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region National Agricultural Research Center for Western Region National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region National Institute for Crop Science National Institute of Fruit Tree Science National Institute of Floricultural Science National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science National Institute of Animal Health National Institute of Agro biological Sciences National Institute for Agro-environmental Sciences National Institute for Rural Engineering National Food Research Institute Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute Fisheries Research Agency Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute National Research Institute of Fisheries Science National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute Japan Sea National Fisheries Research Institute National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries National Research Institute of Aquaculture National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering Agencies Forestry Agency Fisheries Agency MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY (METI)   Bureaus Minister's Secretariat Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau Trade Policy Bureau Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau Manufacturing Industries Bureau Commerce and Information Policy Bureau Independent Administrative Institutions National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) National Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research National Research Laboratory of Metrology Mechanical Engineering Laboratory National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology Geological Survey of Japan Electrotechnical Laboratory National Institute for Resources and Environment Hokkaido National Industrial Research Institute Tohoku National Industrial Research Institute Nagoya National Industrial Research Institute Osaka National Industrial Research Institute Shikoku National Industrial Research Institute Chugoku National Industrial Research Institute Kyusyu National Industrial Research Institute Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) National Institute of Technology Evaluation (NITE) National Center for Industrial Property Information and Trainng (INPIT) Agencies Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency Hokkaido Mine Safety and Inspection Department Kushiro Mine Safety and Inspection Station Kanto Tohoku Mine Safety and Inspection Department Kanto Branch Chubu Kinki Mine Safety and Inspection Department Kinki Branch Chugoku Shikoku Mine Safety and Inspection Department Shikoku Branch Kyushu Mine Safety and Inspection Department Sasebo Mine Safety and Inspection Station Naha Mine Safety and Inspection Department Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Japan Patent Office Regional Bureaus of Economy, Trade and Industry Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Tokyo International Trade Office Yokohama International Trade Office Niigata Alcohol Office Shizuoka Alcohol Office Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Hokuriku Branch of Electricity and Gas Industry Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Kobe International Trade Office Chugoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Shikoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Chikuho Coal Mining Office Cabinet Office, Okinawa General Bureau, Economy, Trade and Industry Department Councils Independent Administrative Institution Evaluation Committee Industrial Structure Council Export and Import Transaction Council Japanese Industrial Standards Committee Measurement Administration Council Chemical Substances Council Large-scale Retail Store Council (until January 2001) Consumer Affairs Council Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy Coal Mining Council (until March 2002) Coal Mining Area Development Council (until November 2001) Industrial Property Council Small and Medium Enterprise Policy Making Council Central Mine Safety Committee Affiliated Public Corporations MINISTERIAL Tokyo Club Foundation for Global Studies Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute Shoko Kyokai Shoko Kaikan Tsusho Sangyou Fukushi Kyokai Azabu Kenkyu Sentaa REGIONAL ECONOMIES GROUP Japan Industrial Location Center Japan Greenery Research and Development Center The Japan Technomart Foundation Nansei Shoto Industrial Advancement Center (NIAC) Hamanas Foundation Center for Inducement of Industry to Rural Areas Osaka Bay Area Development Organization Suiri Kagaku Kenkyujo Japan Industrial Water Association National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization Federation of Japan Water Industries, Inc Water Re-use Promotion Center Foundation of River & Watershed Environment Management (FOREM) Nagoya Industrial Science Research Institute Osaka Science & Technology Center (OSTEC) Chubu Science & Technology Center Toukai Foundation for Technology (TFT) TRADE SUPPORT Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) MINISTRY OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT   Bureaus Minister's Secretariat Policy Bureau National and Regional Planning Bureau Land and Water Bureau City and Regional Development Bureau River Bureau Road Bureau Housing Bureau Railway Bureau Road Transport Bureau Maritime Bureau Ports and Harbours Bureau Civil Aviation Bureau Hokkaido Bureau Director-General for Policy Planning Institutes and related entities Geographical Survey Institute Ogasawara General Office Policy Research Institute for Land, Infrastructure and Transport National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management College of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Aeronautical Safety College External Organs Labour Relations Commission for Seafarers Japan Meteorological Agency Meteorological Research Institute Meteorological Satellite Center Aerological Observatory Magnetic Observatory Japan Coast Guard Marine Accidents Inquiry Agency Councils Council for Transport Policy Council for Transport Technology Council for Transport Aviation Tourism Policy Council MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   Departments & Bureaus Minister's Secretariat General Environment Policy Bureau Global Environment Bureau Environment Management Bureau Natural Environment Bureau Related Institutions National Institute for Minamata Disease National Environmental Training Institute Independent Corporations National 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