Imperial Household Agency
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The Imperial Household Agency (宮内庁, Kunai-chō) (IHA) is an agency of the government of Japan in charge of state matters concerning the Imperial Family, and the keeping of the Privy Seal and State Seal of Japan. From around the 8th century AD until the Second World War, it was known as the Imperial Household Ministry (宮内省, Kunai-shō).
This article is about the agency of Japan from 1947. For before 1947, see Ministry of the Imperial Household. For the Qing Dynasty organization, see Imperial Household Department. For the generalized concept, see Royal household.
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宮内庁 Kunai-chō | |
Imperial Household Agency headquarters in the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo | |
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Formed | 1 June 1949 (1949-06-01) |
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Jurisdiction | Japan |
Headquarters | 1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8111, Japan |
Employees | 1,072 |
Annual budget | ¥11,577,442,000 (FY 2023) |
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Parent agency | Cabinet Office |
Website | www |
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The Agency is unique among conventional government agencies and ministries in that it does not directly report to the Prime Minister at the cabinet level, nor is it affected by legislation that establishes it as an Independent Administrative Institution.[clarification needed]