Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan

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cabinet-level government position ministerial office of Japan

The Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan is a cabinet-level government official responsible for overseeing the country’s internal administration, local governments, communications policy, and information technology strategy.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan canonical	6
Minister of Communications of Japan	4
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan	3
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications of Japan	3
Home Minister of Japan	2
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications	2
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications: Masatoshi Ishida	1
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications: Sanae Takaichi	1
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications: Seiko Noda	1
Minister of State for Information Technology Policy of Japan	1
総務大臣	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T393952 — 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: Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
Context triple: [Yoshihide Suga, positionHeld, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan]

A. Minister for Administrative Reform of Japan
The Minister for Administrative Reform of Japan is a cabinet-level government post responsible for leading bureaucratic, regulatory, and digitalization reforms to improve the efficiency and transparency of Japan’s public administration.
B. Minister of Defense of Japan
The Minister of Defense of Japan is the cabinet-level official responsible for overseeing the country’s Self-Defense Forces and directing national defense policy.
C. Prime Minister of Japan
The Prime Minister of Japan is the country’s chief executive and political leader, responsible for directing the national government and representing Japan domestically and internationally.
D. Chief Cabinet Secretary (Shinzo Abe)
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Shinzo Abe) refers to Shinzo Abe’s later and more senior role as Japan’s top government spokesman and policy coordinator, a key position he held before becoming prime minister.
E. Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs)
Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs) was a Japanese politician who, before becoming Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, briefly held the foreign minister portfolio as part of his rapid rise within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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: Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
Target entity description: The Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan is a cabinet-level government official responsible for overseeing the country’s internal administration, local governments, communications policy, and information technology strategy.

A. Minister for Administrative Reform of Japan
The Minister for Administrative Reform of Japan is a cabinet-level government post responsible for leading bureaucratic, regulatory, and digitalization reforms to improve the efficiency and transparency of Japan’s public administration.
B. Minister of Defense of Japan
The Minister of Defense of Japan is the cabinet-level official responsible for overseeing the country’s Self-Defense Forces and directing national defense policy.
C. Prime Minister of Japan
The Prime Minister of Japan is the country’s chief executive and political leader, responsible for directing the national government and representing Japan domestically and internationally.
D. Chief Cabinet Secretary (Shinzo Abe)
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Shinzo Abe) refers to Shinzo Abe’s later and more senior role as Japan’s top government spokesman and policy coordinator, a key position he held before becoming prime minister.
E. Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs)
Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs) was a Japanese politician who, before becoming Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, briefly held the foreign minister portfolio as part of his rapid rise within the Liberal Democratic Party.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cabinet-level government position ⓘ ministerial office of Japan ⓘ
abbreviation	MIC Minister ⓘ
appointedBy	Emperor of Japan ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ
appointmentProcess	formally appointed by the Emperor on the nomination of the Prime Minister ⓘ
belongsToMinistry	Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
country	Japan ⓘ
formation	2001 ⓘ
formedBy	merger of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, and the Management and Coordination Agency ⓘ
heads	Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
jurisdiction	Government of Japan ⓘ
legalBasis	Cabinet Law of Japan ⓘ National Government Organization Act of Japan ⓘ
memberOf	Cabinet of Japan ⓘ
nativeLabel	総務大臣 ⓘ linked to: Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
nativeLabelLanguage	Japanese ⓘ
oversees	communications policy of Japan ⓘ information technology strategy of Japan ⓘ internal administration of Japan ⓘ local governments in Japan ⓘ
partOf	Cabinet of Japan ⓘ
policyArea	communications ⓘ information technology ⓘ internal affairs ⓘ local government ⓘ
predecessorOffice	Director-General of the Management and Coordination Agency ⓘ Minister of Home Affairs of Japan ⓘ Minister of Posts and Telecommunications of Japan ⓘ linked to: Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
reportsTo	National Diet of Japan ⓘ linked to: National Diet Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ
responsibleFor	administrative management ⓘ broadcasting policy ⓘ e-government policies ⓘ information and communications technology policy ⓘ local autonomy system ⓘ local finance system ⓘ local public service personnel system ⓘ postal services policy ⓘ promotion of the information society ⓘ telecommunications regulation ⓘ
seat	Tokyo ⓘ
style	His Excellency ⓘ
supervises	Japan Post Holdings-related policies ⓘ broadcasting operators ⓘ local public bodies ⓘ telecommunications carriers ⓘ
termLength	no fixed term ⓘ

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