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3. Tajima Katsutaro*, 7/2/3012/21/31

Second Wakatsuki Cabinet, April 14, 1931December 13, 1931 (Minseito)

7. Sakurauchi Yukio, 4/14/3112/13/31

(Minseito)

Inukai Cabinet, December 13, 1931May 26, 1932 (Seiyukai)

8. Maeda Yonezo*, 12/13/315/26/32

(Seiyukai)

4. Yoshino Shinji, 12/21/3110/7/36

(Adm.)

Saito

*

Cabinet, May 26, 1932July 8, 1934 (national unity)

9. Nakajima Kumakichi, 5/26/322/9/34

(Furukawa zaibatsu)

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10. Matsumoto Joji *, 2/9/347/8/34 (House of

Peers)

(Adm.) Okada Cabinet, July 8, 1934March 9, 1936 (national unity)

11. Machida Chuji*, 7/8/343/9/36 (Minseito*)

Hirota Cabinet, March 9, 1936February 2, 1937 (bureaucratic)

12. Kawasaki Takukichi, 3/9/363/27/36

(Minseito)

13. Ogawa Gotaro*, 3/28/362/10/37

(Minseito)

5. Takeuchi Kakichi, 10/7/3612/22/36

6. Murase Naokai, 12/22/3610/19/39

(Gen.) Hayashi Cabinet, February 2, 1937June 4, 1937 (bureaucratic)

14. (Vice Adm.) Godo* Takuo, 2/10/376/4/37

First Konoe Cabinet, June 4, 1937January 5, 1939 (national unity)

15. Yoshino Shinji, 6/4/375/26/38

16. Ikeda Seihin, 5/26/381/5/39 (Mitsui

zaibatsu)

Hiranuma Cabinet, January 5, 1939August 30, 1939 (bureaucratic)

17. Hatta Yoshiaki, 1/5/398/30/39

(ex-bureaucrat)

(Gen.) Abe Cabinet, August 30, 1939January 16, 1940 (national unity)

18. (Vice Adm.) Godo Takuo,

8/30/391/16/40

7. Kishi Nobusuke, 10/19/391/4/41

(Adm.) Yonai Cabinet, January 16, 1940July 22, 1940 (national unity)

19. Fujihara Ginjiro*, 1/16/407/22/40 (Mitsui zaibatsu)

Second Konoe Cabinet, July 22, 1940July 18, 1941 (national unity)

20. Kobayashi Ichizo*, 7/22/408/31/40

(Mitsui zaibatsu)

Kawada Isao, 8/31/4011/2/40 (concurrently minister of finance)

Kobayashi Ichizo, 11/2/404/4/41 (Mitsui zaibatsu)

8. Ojima Arakazu, 1/4/4110/21/41

21. (Adm.) Toyoda Teijiro*, 4/4/417/18/41

Third Konoe Cabinet, July 18, 1941October 18, 1941 (national unity)

22. (Adm.) Sakonji Seizo*, 7/18/4110/18/41

(Gen.)

Tojo

*

Cabinet, October 18, 1941July 22, 1944 (bureaucratic)

23. Kishi Nobusuke, 10/18/4110/8/43

24. Tojo* Hideki, 10/8/4311/1/43

(concurrently prime minister)

9. Shiina Etsusaburo*, 10/21/41/10/8/43

10. Kishi Nobusuke, 10/8/4311/1/43

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II. MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS (Gunju-sho *), 19431945

1. Tojo* Hideki, 11/1/437/22/44

(concurrently prime minister)

1. Kishi Nobusuke, 11/1/437/23/44

(Gen.) Koiso Cabinet, July 22, 1944April 7, 1945

2. Fujihara Ginjiro*, 7/22/4412/19/44

(Mitsui zaibatsu)

2. Shiina Etsusaburo*, 7/23/447/28/44

3. Takeuchi Kakichi, 7/28/444/10/45

3. Yoshida Shigeru, 12/19/444/7/45

(exbureaucrat)

(Adm.) Suzuki Cabinet, April 7, 1945August 17, 1945

4. (Adm.) Toyoda Teijiro*, 4/7/458/17/45

4. Shiina Etsusaburo, 4/10/458/25/45

(Prince) Higashikuni Cabinet, August 17, 1945October 9, 1945

5. Nakajima Chikuhei, 8/17/458/25/45

(Seiyukai*)

III. MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Shoko-sho*), 19451949

1. Nakajima Chikuhei, 8/26/4510/9/45

1. Shiina Etsusaburo, 8/26/4510/12/45

Shidehara Cabinet, October 9, 1945May 22, 1946 (conservative)

2. Ogasawara Sankuro*, 10/9/455/22/46

2. Toyoda Masataka, 10/12/456/14/46

First Yoshida Cabinet, May 22, 1946May 24, 1947 (conservative)

3. Hoshijima Niro*, 5/22/461/31/47

3. Okuda Shinzo*, 6/14/462/12/47

4. Ishii Mitsujiro*, 1/31/475/24/47

4. Okamatsu Seitaro*, 2/12/4711/8/48

Katayama Cabinet, May 24, 1947March 10, 1948 (socialist coalition)

5. Mizutani Chozaburo*, 5/24/473/10/48

Ashida Cabinet, March 10, 1948October 15, 1948 (socialist coalition)

Mizutani Chozaburo, 3/10/4810/19/48

Second Yoshida Cabinet, October 15, 1948February 16, 1949 (conservative)

6. Oya* Shinzo, 10/19/482/16/49

5. Matsuda Taro*, 11/8/485/24/49

Third Yoshida Cabinet, February 16, 1949October 24, 1952 (conservative)