In Japan, the Chief Cabinet Secretary (内閣官房長官, naikaku kanbō chōkan^?) is the Minister of State charged with directing the Cabinet Secretariat. The Chief Cabinet Secretary serves as the government's press secretary, conducts policy research, and prepares materials to be discussed at cabinet meetings. The Chief Cabinet Secretary's office is located on the fifth floor of the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo. Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ... A press secretary is a senior advisor (usually to a politician) who provides advice on how to deal with the media and, using news management techniques, helps them to maintain a positive public image and avoid negative media coverage. ...   , literally Eastern capital) is a unique subnational administrative region of Japan with characteristics of both a prefecture and a city. ...

Before and during World War II, the position was known in Japanese as 内閣書記官長 (naikaku shokikanchō). The modern position was created on May 3, 1947, shortly after the passage of the Constitution of Japan, and elevated to ministerial status in 1966. Yasuo Fukuda, who served under Yoshiro Mori and Junichiro Koizumi, is the longest-serving Chief Cabinet Secretary in history, having spent over 1,289 days in office. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The Constitution of Japan has been the founding legal document of Japan since 1947. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Yasuo Fukuda (福田康夫 Fukuda Yasuo, born July 16, 1936) is a Japanese politician. ... Yoshiro Mori Yoshiro Mori (森 喜朗 Mori Yoshirō, born July 14, 1937) is a Japanese politician who served as the 85th and 86th Prime Minister of Japan from April 5, 2000 to April 26, 2001. ... Junichiro Koizumi , born January 8, 1942) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. ...

Since 1947, the office of Chief Cabinet Secretary has been regarded as a stepping stone to the post of prime minister. The first Chief Cabinet Secretary to become prime minister was Ichiro Hatoyama, formerly Chief Cabinet Secretary to Gichi Tanaka. Since then, eight other Chief Cabinet Secretaries have become prime ministers, most recently Keizo Obuchi and Shinzo Abe. Ichiro Hatoyama Ichirō Hatoyama (鳩山 一郎 Hatoyama Ichirō, January 1, 1883–March 7, 1959) was a Japanese politician and the 52nd, 53rd and 54th Prime Minister of Japan, serving terms from December 10, 1954 to March 19, 1955, from then to November 22, 1955, and from then to December 23, 1956. ... Tanaka Giichi (田中 義一 Tanaka Giichi February 5, 1866–November 20, 1949) was a Japanese politician and the 26th Prime Minister of Japan from April 20, 1927 to July 2, 1929. ... Keizo Obuchi Keizo Obuchi (小渕恵三; Obuchi Keizō June 25, 1937–May 14, 2000) was a Japanese politician and the 84th Prime Minister of Japan from July 30, 1998 to April 5, 2000. ... Shinzo Abe , pronounced (ah-beh)  , born September 21, 1954) is the current Prime Minister of Japan, elected by a special session of the National Diet on September 26, 2006. ...

List of Chief Cabinet Secretaries

Showa Era

• Ichirō Hatoyama (1927 - 1929; later prime minister, 1954 - 1956)
• Yoshida Shigeru (1936; He was an official of Ministry of Interior, don't confuse him with another Shigeru Yoshida, who was a prime minister and diplomat.)
• Hisatsune Sakomizu (7 April 1945 - 15 August 1945)
• Eisaku Sato (1946; later prime minister, 1964 - 1972)
• Masayoshi Ohira (1960; later prime minister, 1978 - 1980)
• Zenko Suzuki (1963 - 1964; later prime minister, 1980 - 1982)
• Noboru Takeshita (1972 - 1974; later prime minister, 1987 - 1989)
• Kiichi Miyazawa (1980 - 1982; later prime minister, 1991 - 1993)

Ichirō Hatoyama (鳩山 一郎 Hatoyama Ichirō, January 1, 1883–March 7, 1959) was a Japanese politician and the 52nd, 53rd and 54th Prime Minister of Japan, serving terms from December 10, 1954 to March 19, 1955, from then to November 22, 1955, and from then to December 23, 1956. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Shigeru Yoshida Shigeru Yoshida (吉田 茂 Yoshida Shigeru, September 22, 1878–October 20, 1967) was the Prime Minister of Japan from 1946 to 1947 and from 1948 to 1954. ... Hisatsune Sakomizu was the chief Cabinet secretary of Japan in 1945. ... This article or section needs to be updated. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Masayoshi Ōhira (大平 正芳 Ōhira Masayoshi March 12, 1910–June 12, 1980) was a Japanese politician and the 68th and 69th Prime Minister of Japan from December 7, 1978 to June 12, 1980. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Zenko Suzuki Zenkō Suzuki (鈴木 善幸 Suzuki Zenkō; January 11, 1911–July 19, 2004) was a Japanese politician and the 70th Prime Minister of Japan from July 17, 1980 to November 27, 1982. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Noboru Takeshita Noboru Takeshita (竹下 ç™» Takeshita Noboru, February 26, 1924–June 19, 2000) was a Japanese politician and the 74th Prime Minister of Japan from November 6, 1987 to June 3, 1989. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Kiichi Miyazawa Kiichi Miyazawa (宮澤 喜一 Miyazawa Kiichi) (born 1919) is a Japanese politician and was the 78th Prime Minister from November 5, 1991 to August 9, 1993. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

Heisei Era

• Keizo Obuchi (1987 - 1989; later prime minister, 1998 - 2000)
• Masajuro Shiokawa (1989)
• Tokuo Yamashita (1989)
• Mayumi Moriyama (1989 - 1990)
• Misoji Sakamoto (1990 - 1991)
• Koichi Kato (1991 - 1992)
• Yohei Kono (1992 - 1993)
• Masayoshi Takemura (1993 - 1994)
• Hiroshi Kumagai (1994)
• Kozo Igarashi (1994 - 1995)
• Koken Nozaka (1995 - 1996)
• Seiroku Kajiyama (1996 - 1997)
• Kanezo Muraoka (1997 - 1998)
• Hiromu Nonaka (1998 - 1999)
• Mikio Aoki (1999 - 2000)
• Hidenao Nakagawa (2000)
• Yasuo Fukuda (2000 - 2004)
• Hiroyuki Hosoda (2004 - 2005)
• Shinzo Abe (2005 - 2006; later prime minister, 2006 - present)
• Yasuhisa Shiozaki (2006 - present)