Leaders of Japan

Emperor Akihito

Prime Minister Taro Aso

Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Shigeru Ishiba

Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada

Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Toshihiro Nikai

Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology Ryu Shionoya

Minister of Environment Tetsuo Saito

Minister of Finance Shoichi Nakagawa

Minister of Foreign Affairs Hirofumi Nakasone

Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare Yoichi Masuzoe

Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kunio Hatoyama

Minister of Justice Eisuke Mori

Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Kazuyoshi Kaneko

Minister of Ocean Policy Sadakazu Tanigaki

State Minister for Abduction Issue Takeo Kawamura

State Minister for Consumer Protection, Science and Technology Policy, and Food Safety Seiko Noda

State Minister for Declining Birthrate and Gender Equality Yuko Obuchi

State Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy Kaoru Yosano

State Minister for Financial Services Shoichi Nakagawa

State Minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories Tsutomu Sato

State Minister for Regulatory and Civil Service Reform Akira Amari

Chairman, National Public Safety Commission Tsutomu Sato

Governor, Bank of Japan Masaaki Shirakawa

Ambassador to the US Ichiro Fujisaki

Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Yukio Takasu