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Ministries and Major Agencies
of the Japanese Government:

Official English Names after the Reorganization
on January 6, 2001

(Correction: Sorry, "April, 2001" described earlier was wrong.)

＜新省庁の英語名＞

内閣府：ないかく・ふ

Cabinet Office

(formerly)  総理府、経済企画庁、沖縄開発庁

国家公安委員会：こっか・こうあん・いいんかい

National Public Safety Commission

防衛庁：ぼうえい・ちょう
Defense Agency
Notes:
Later on January 9, 2007, "upgraded" to
防衛省：ぼうえい・しょう
Ministry of Defense

総務省：そうむ・しょう

Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications 

(formerly)  自治省、郵政省、総務庁

　　　郵政事業庁：ゆうせい・じぎょう・ちょう

　　　Postal Services Agency, established on January 6, 2001

　　　日本郵政公社：にほん・ゆうせい・こうしゃ

　　　Japan Post: Postal Services Agency was "privatized" and renamed on April 1, 2003.

　　　日本郵政株式会社：にほん・ゆうせい・かぶしき・かいしゃ

　　　Japan Post: Postal Services Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. on Octoer 1, 2007

法務省：ほうむ・しょう

Ministry of Justice

外務省：がいむ・しょう

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

財務省：ざいむ・しょう

Ministry of Finance 

(formerly)  大蔵省

金融庁：きんゆう・ちょう

Financial Services Agency
Note: Actually, this agency was established on July 1, 2000,
which is a little earlier than January 6, 2001, when
the major reorganization occurred.

(formerly)  大蔵省

文部科学省：もんぶ・かがく・しょう

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

(formerly)  文部省、科学技術庁

厚生労働省：こうせい・ろうどう・しょう

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

(formerly)  厚生省、労働省

農林水産省：のうりん・すいさん・しょう

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

経済産業省：けいざい・さんぎょう・しょう

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry  (METI)

(formerly)  通商産業省 (通産省):
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)

国土交通省：こくど・こうつう・しょう

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport 

(formerly)  建設省、運輸省、国土省、北海道開発庁

環境省：かんきょう・しょう

Ministry of Environment 

(formerly)  環境庁

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内閣　Cabinet
裁判所　Courts

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