Ministry of Finance (Japan)

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cabinet-level ministry government ministry

The Ministry of Finance (Japan) is a central government ministry responsible for the country’s fiscal policy, public finance, and economic stability.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Ministry of Finance (Japan) canonical	4
Ministry of Finance of Japan	4
Ministry of Finance Japan	2
Budget Bureau (Ministry of Finance, Japan)	1
International Bureau (Ministry of Finance, Japan)	1
Minister of Finance of Japan	1
Ministry of Finance (pre-war Japan)	1
Tax Bureau (Ministry of Finance, Japan)	1
大蔵省	1
財務省	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T887041 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministry of Finance (Japan)
Context triple: [Hayato Ikeda, employer, Ministry of Finance (Japan)]

A. Secretariat for the Economy
The Secretariat for the Economy is a Vatican department responsible for overseeing and coordinating the Holy See’s economic and administrative affairs.
B. Financial Services Agency of Japan
The Financial Services Agency of Japan is the Japanese government regulator responsible for overseeing banking, securities, and insurance sectors to ensure the stability and integrity of the country’s financial system.
C. Cabinet Office of Japan
The Cabinet Office of Japan is a central government body that supports the Prime Minister and Cabinet in coordinating national policy, crisis management, and key administrative functions.
D. Economic Planning Agency of Japan
The Economic Planning Agency of Japan was a former government body responsible for formulating national economic policy and long-term economic plans before its functions were absorbed into the Cabinet Office.
E. Prime Minister's Office of Japan
The Prime Minister's Office of Japan is the central executive government building in Tokyo that houses the offices and support staff of Japan’s prime minister and cabinet leadership.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministry of Finance (Japan)
Target entity description: The Ministry of Finance (Japan) is a central government ministry responsible for the country’s fiscal policy, public finance, and economic stability.

A. Secretariat for the Economy
The Secretariat for the Economy is a Vatican department responsible for overseeing and coordinating the Holy See’s economic and administrative affairs.
B. Financial Services Agency of Japan
The Financial Services Agency of Japan is the Japanese government regulator responsible for overseeing banking, securities, and insurance sectors to ensure the stability and integrity of the country’s financial system.
C. Cabinet Office of Japan
The Cabinet Office of Japan is a central government body that supports the Prime Minister and Cabinet in coordinating national policy, crisis management, and key administrative functions.
D. Economic Planning Agency of Japan
The Economic Planning Agency of Japan was a former government body responsible for formulating national economic policy and long-term economic plans before its functions were absorbed into the Cabinet Office.
E. Prime Minister's Office of Japan
The Prime Minister's Office of Japan is the central executive government building in Tokyo that houses the offices and support staff of Japan’s prime minister and cabinet leadership.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cabinet-level ministry ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
budget	one of the largest among Japanese ministries ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Bank of Japan ⓘ Cabinet Office (Japan) ⓘ linked to: Cabinet Office of Japan
coordinatesPolicyWith	International Monetary Fund ⓘ World Bank Group ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
dateFormed	1949 ⓘ
employs	career bureaucrats of the Japanese civil service ⓘ
formedFrom	Ministry of Finance (pre-war Japan) ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Finance (Japan)
headquartersLocation	Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo ⓘ
headTitle	Minister of Finance ⓘ
influences	macroeconomic policy of Japan ⓘ monetary policy coordination with Bank of Japan ⓘ
isPartOf	Japanese central government ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Japan ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Japanese ⓘ
legalBasis	National Government Organization Act (Japan) ⓘ linked to: National Government Organization Act of Japan
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Tokyo ⓘ
nativeName	財務省 ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Finance (Japan)
notableFor	strong influence over Japan’s postwar economic policy ⓘ
officeHeldByHeadOfGovernmentOrganization	Minister of Finance (Japan) ⓘ linked to: Minister of Finance of Japan
oversees	Customs (Japan) ⓘ linked to: Customs and Tariff Bureau (Ministry of Finance, Japan) Financial Services Agency (historically, before separation) ⓘ linked to: Financial Services Agency of Japan Japan Mint ⓘ National Printing Bureau (Japan) ⓘ National Tax Agency (Japan) ⓘ Policy Research Institute (Ministry of Finance, Japan) ⓘ
parentOrganization	Cabinet of Japan ⓘ
precededBy	Ōkura-shō ⓘ linked to: Zaimu-shō
responsibility	customs administration ⓘ economic stability of Japan ⓘ fiscal policy of Japan ⓘ foreign exchange policy ⓘ government debt management ⓘ international financial relations ⓘ national budget ⓘ public finance of Japan ⓘ tax policy ⓘ
sector	economic policy ⓘ public finance ⓘ
shortName	MOF ⓘ Zaimu-shō ⓘ
subOrganization	Budget Bureau (Ministry of Finance, Japan) ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Finance (Japan) Customs and Tariff Bureau (Ministry of Finance, Japan) ⓘ Financial Bureau (Ministry of Finance, Japan) ⓘ International Bureau (Ministry of Finance, Japan) ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Finance (Japan) Minister’s Secretariat (Ministry of Finance, Japan) ⓘ Tax Bureau (Ministry of Finance, Japan) ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Finance (Japan)
website	https://www.mof.go.jp ⓘ

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