Foreign relations of Japan Since the surrender after World War II and the return to the international community by the Treaty of San Francisco, Japanese diplomatic policy have been based on close partnership with the United States and the emphasis on the international cooperation such as the United Nations. ...

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Politics Portal Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... The primary responsibility for the Japanese foreign policy, as determined by the 1947 constitution, is exercised by the cabinet and subject to the overall supervision of the National Diet. ... In its economic relations, Japan is both a major trading nation and one of the largest international investors in the world. ... This article needs to be updated. ... Africa has been the least important world region for Japans trade and investment. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... By 1990 Japanese involvement in the newly independent island nations of Oceania increased due to rising commercial and strategic interests. ... Japan regards international cooperation within the United Nations (UN) framework as a basic principle of its foreign policy. ... The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (外務省; gaimu-sho) is one of the ministries of the Japanese government. ... This article is a list of diplomats of Japan. ... The following text needs to be harmonized with text in the article Japan#Government and politics. ...

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The Minister for Foreign Affairs (外務大臣, Gaimu Daijin^?) of Japan is the Cabinet member responsible for Japanese foreign policy and the chief executive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Cabinet ) is the executive branch of the government of Japan. ... The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (外務省; gaimu-sho) is one of the ministries of the Japanese government. ...

Since the end of the American occupation of Japan, the position has been one of the most powerful in the Cabinet, as Japan's economic interests have long relied on external relations. The recent efforts of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to establish a more interventionist foreign policy have also heightened the importance of the position. Capital Tokyo Language(s) Japanese Political structure Military occupation Military Governor  - 1945-1951 Douglas MacArthur  - 1951-1952 Matthew Ridgway Emperor  - 1926-1989 Hirohito Historical era Post-WWII  - Surrender of Japan August 15, 1945  - San Francisco Treaty April 28, 1952 At the end of the Second World War, Japan was occupied... Emblem of the Office of Prime Minister of Japan Kantei, Official residence of PM The Prime Minister of Japan ) is the usual English-language term used for the head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime Minister of the Cabinet. ... Junichiro Koizumi , born January 8, 1942) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. ... A planned economy is an economic system in which economic decisions are made by centralized planners, who determine what sorts of goods and services to produce, and how they are to be priced and allocated. ...

The current foreign minister (2007) is Masahiko Koumura. Masahiko Komura (Japanese: 高村正彥 Kōmura Masahiko) is the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. ...

See also

• Foreign minister
• Foreign policy of Japan

A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ... The primary responsibility for the Japanese foreign policy, as determined by the 1947 constitution, is exercised by the cabinet and subject to the overall supervision of the National Diet. ...

List of ministers

• Inoue Kaoru (1885–87)
• Ito Hirobumi (1887–88)
• Okuma Shigenobu (1888–89, 1896–97, 1898, 1915)
• Aoki Shuzo (1889–91, 1898–1900)
• Enomoto Takeaki (1891–92)
• Mutsu Munemitsu (1892–96)
• Saionji Kimmochi (1896, 1906)
• Nishi Tokujiro (1897–98)
• Kato Takaaki (1900–01, 1906, 1913, 1914–15)
• Sone Kosuke (1901)
• Komura Jutaro (1901–06, 1908–11)
• Hayashi Tadasu (1906–08)
• Terauchi Masatake (1908, 1916)
• Yasuya Uchida (1911–12, 1918–23, 1932–33)
• Taro Katsura (1912–13)
• Makino Nobuaki (1913–14)
• Kikujiro Ishii (1915–16)
• Ichiro Motono (1916–18)
• Shimpei Goto (1918)
• Gonnohyoe Yamamoto (1923)
• Hikokichi Ijuin (1923–24)
• Keishiro Matsui (1924)
• Kijuro Shidehara (1924–27, 1929–31)
• Giichi Tanaka (1927–29)
• Tsuyoshi Inukai (1931–32)
• Kenkichi Yoshizawa (1932)
• Makoto Saito (1932)
• Koki Hirota (1933–36, 1937–38)
• Hachiro Arita (1936–37, 1938–39, 1940)
• Senjuro Hayashi (1937)
• Naotake Sato (1937)
• Kazushige Ugaki (1938)
• Nobuyuki Abe (1939)
• Kichisaburo Nomura (1939–40)
• Yosuke Matsuoka (1940–41)
• Teijiro Toyoda (1941)
• Shigenori Togo (1941–1942, 1945)
• Hideki Tojo (1942)
• Masayuki Tani (1942–43)
• Mamoru Shigemitsu (1943–45, 1945, 1954–56)
• Kantaro Suzuki (1945)
• Shigeru Yoshida (1945–47, 1948–54)
• Hitoshi Ashida (1947–48)
• Nobusuke Kishi (1956–57)
• Aiichiro Fujiyama (1957–60)
• Zentaro Kosaka (1960–62, 1976)
• Masayoshi Ohira (1962–64, 1972–74)
• Etsusaburo Shiina (1964–66)
• Takeo Miki (1966–68)
• Kiichi Aichi (1968–71)
• Takeo Fukuda (1971–72)
• Toshio Kimura (1974)
• Kiichi Miyazawa (1974–76)
• Iichiro Hatoyama (1976–77)
• Sunao Sonoda (1977–79, 1981)
• Saburo Okita (1979–80)
• Masayoshi Ito (1980–81)
• Yoshio Sakurauchi (1981–82)
• Shintaro Abe (1982–86)
• Tadashi Kuranari (1986–87)
• Sosuke Uno (1987–89)
• Hiroshi Mitsuzuka (1989)
• Taro Nakayama (1989–91)
• Michio Watanabe (1991–93)
• Kabun Muto (1993)
• Tsutomu Hata (1993–94)
• Koji Kakizawa (1994)
• Yohei Kono (1994–96, 1999–2001)
• Yukihiko Ikeda (1996–97)
• Keizo Obuchi (1997–98)
• Masahiko Komura (1998–99)
• Makiko Tanaka (2001–02)
• Junichiro Koizumi (2002)
• Yoriko Kawaguchi (2002–04)
• Nobutaka Machimura (2004–05)
• Tarō Asō (2005–07)
• Nobutaka Machimura (2007)
• Masahiko Koumura (2007–)

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External links

• Minister's Profile at Ministry of Foreign Affairs website