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Minister of Defense of Japan

Executive branch of government · National government

Minister of Defense of Japan is an entity of interest. It has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Position				[sources]
Name	Minister of Defense of Japan				[sources]
Country	Japan				[sources]
Inception date	2007-01-09				[sources]
Subnational jurisdiction name or code	not available				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6500838				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-09-08

Position holders
Holder	Start date	End date
Taro Kono Politician	2019-09-11	2020-09-16

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