List of female cabinet ministers of Japan
The Japan Cabinet has had 25 female officers.
denotes the first female minister of that particular department.
| Minister | Position | Year Appointed | Administration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications | |||
| Yuriko Koike | Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs | 2004 | |
| Sanae Takaichi | Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs | 2006 | |
| Sanae Takaichi | Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs | 2014 | Shinzo Abe |
| Minister of Justice | |||
| Ritsuko Nagao | Minister of Justice | 1996 | |
| Mayumi Moriyama | Minister of Justice | 2001 | |
| Chieko Nono | Minister of Justice | 2004 | |
| Keiko Chiba | Minister of Justice | 2009 | |
| Midori Matsushima | Minister of Justice | 2014 | Shinzo Abe |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||
| Makiko Tanaka | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 2001 | |
| Yoriko Kawaguchi | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 2002 | |
| Minister of Finance | |||
| No Female Minister | |||
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | |||
| Tsuruyo Kondo | Minister of State for Science and Technology | 1962 | |
| Chikage Ogi | Minister of State for Science and Technology | 1981 | |
| Akiko Santo | Minister of State for Science and Technology | 1990 | |
| Mayumi Moriyama | Minister of Education, Science, Sport and Culture | 1992 | |
| Ryoko Aakamatsu | Minister of Education | 1993 | |
| Makiko Tanaka | Minister of State for Science and Technology | 1994 | |
| Seiko Noda | Minister of Post and Telecommunication | 1996 | |
| Atsuko Toyama | Minister of State for Science and Technology | 2001 | |
| Seiko Noda | Minister of State for Science and Technology | 2008 | |
| Makiko Tanaka | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | 2012 | |
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | |||
| Masa Nakayama | Minister of Health and Social Welfare | 1960 | |
| Yoko Komiyama | Minister of Health and Social Welfare | 2011 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |||
| No Female Minister | |||
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |||
| Yuko Obuchi | Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | 2014 | Shinzo Abe |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |||
| Chikage Ogi | Minister of Construction | 2000 | |
| Chikage Ogi | Minister of State for the National Land | 2000 | |
| Chikage Ogi | Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | 2000 | |
| Minister of Environment | |||
| Shige Ishimoto | Minister of State for Environment | 1984 | |
| Michiko Ishii | Minister of State for Environment | 1988 | |
| Mayumi Moriyama | Minister of State for Environment | 1989 | |
| Wakako Hironaka | Minister of State for Environment | 1993 | |
| Toshiko Hamayotsu | Minister of Environment | 1994 | |
| Kayoko Shimizu | Minister of Environment | 1999 | |
| Yoriko Kawaguchi | Minister of State for Environment | 2000 | |
| Yoriko Kawaguchi | Minister of Environment | 2001 | |
| Yuriko Koike | Minister of Environment | 2003 | |
| Tamayo Marukawa | Minister of Environment | 2015 | Shinzo Abe |
| Minister of Defense | |||
| Yuriko Koike | Minister of Defense | 2007 | |
| Tomomi Inada | Minister of Defense | 2016 | |
| Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission | |||
| Tomiko Okazaki | Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission | 2010 | |
| Eriko Yamatani | Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission | 2014 | Shinzo Abe |
| Minister of State | |||
| Sanae Takaichi | Minister of State for Food Safety | 2006 | |
| Seiko Noda | Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety | 2008 | |
| Mizuho Fukushima | Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety | 2009 | |
| Sumiko Takahara | Minister of State for Economic Planning | 1989 | |
| Mashiko Komura | Minister of State for Economic Planning | 1994 | |
| Sanae Takaichi | Minister of State for Innovation | 2006 | |
| Sanae Takaichi | Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy | 2006 | |
| Hiroko Ota | Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy | 2006 | |
| Renho Murata | Minister of State of Administrative Reform | 2010 | |
| Renho Murata | Minister of State of Administrative Reform | 2012 | |
| Tomomi Inada | Minister of State of Administrative Reform | 2012 | |
| Chieko Nono | Minister of State for Measures for the Declining Birthrate | 2004 | |
| Sanae Takaichi | Minister of State for Measures for the Declining Birthrate and Social Affairs | 2006 | |
| Yoko Kamikawa | Minister of State for Measures for the Declining Birthrate and Social Affairs | 2007 | |
| Masako Mori | Minister of State for Measures for the Declining Birthrate | 2012 | |
| Yuko Obuchi | Minister of State for Social Affairs and Gender Equality | 2008 | |
| Mizuho Fukushima | Minister of State for Social Affairs and Gender Equality | 2009 | |
| Masako Mori | Minister of State for Gender Equality | 2012 | |
| Haruko Arimura | Minister of State for Gender Equality | 2014 | Shinzo Abe |
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