Noda Cabinet

The Noda Cabinet governed Japan from September 2011 to December 2012 under premiership of Yoshihiko Noda, who came into power after winning the DPJ leadership in September 2011. The Cabinet enacted economic reforms to reduce the burden of Japan's debt and the costs inflicted by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear accident.

Noda Cabinet
95th Cabinet of Japan
2 September 2011 – 26 December 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front row, centre) with the newly-elected cabinet inside the Kantei, September 2, 2011
Date formed	September 2, 2011
Date dissolved	December 26, 2012
People and organisations
Emperor	Akihito
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Deputy Prime Minister	Katsuya Okada (from January 13, 2012)
Member party	DPJ –   PNP Coalition
Status in legislature	Coalition government HoR (Lower): Supermajority HoC (Upper): Minority
Opposition party	Liberal Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Sadakazu Tanigaki (until September 26, 2012) Shinzo Abe (from September 26, 2012)
History
Legislature terms	HoR: 2009–2012 HoC: 2007–2013 and 2010–2016
Predecessor	Kan Cabinet
Successor	Second Abe Cabinet

Political background

The previous Prime Minister and DPJ president, Naoto Kan resigned on 26 August 2011 after the passage of the second extra budget for 2011. Kan's resignation triggered a DPJ leadership election, which was won by Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda. On 2 September, Noda was formally appointed by the Emperor as the Japan's 95th Prime Minister and the third DPJ Prime Minister in two years.

The administration oversaw the first increase of consumption tax since 1997. Noda seek to increase the tax to gain more revenue to pay off Japan's debt and the cost of the recovery of the triple disaster. Long considered to be an unpopular policy, successive governments failed to enact the increase.^[1] The consumption tax increase also caused a split within the DPJ. While the consumption tax increase bill received wide support in the Diet, including from the LDP opposition, a major faction in the DPJ led by Ichirō Ozawa was strongly opposed to the policy. Ozawa and his faction decided to split from the DPJ on 11 July 2012, forming People's Life First which let the DPJ lost majority in the Diet. In exchange with LDP supported, Noda decided to hold snap election. The DPJ lost most of the seats while the LDP returned into the power after three years of opposition.

Following Fukushima radiation, Noda's government also oversaw further closedown of Japan's nuclear power plants, continuing his predecessor's policy.^[2] An exception to this was the Ōi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui which was reopened in July 2012 to mitigate the damage inflicted to the plant-dependent local economy. The reopening was proven to be brief with both of the restarted reactors shut down again in September 2013.

Election of the prime minister

30 August 2011

House of Representatives Absolute majority (239/476) required
Choice		Vote
		Caucuses	Votes
	YYoshihiko Noda	DPJ (303), PNP (3), NPN (1), Independent [Speaker] (1)	308 / 476
	Sadakazu Tanigaki	LDP (116), Independent (1), Independent [Vice Speaker] (1)	118 / 476
	Natsuo Yamaguchi	Kōmeitō (21)	21 / 476
	Kazuo Shii	JCP (9)	9 / 476
	Mizuho Fukushima	Social Democratic Party of Japan (6)	6 / 476
	Yoshimi Watanabe	Your Party (5)	5 / 476
	Takeo Hiranuma	Sunrise Party (2), Hiranuma Group independents (2)	4 / 476
	Ichirō Ozawa	Independent (1)	1 / 476
	Banri Kaieda	Independent (1)	1 / 476
	Kunio Hatoyama	Independent (1)	1 / 476
	Katsuhito Yokokume	Independent (1)	1 / 476
	Abstention	Genzei Nippon (1)	1 / 480
	Did not vote	Independent (2), LDP (1)	3 / 480
	Vacant		1 / 480
Source: 177th Diet Session (House of Representatives) (roll call only lists individual votes, not grouped by caucus)

30 August 2011

House of Councillors
Choice		Vote
		Caucuses	Votes
First round Absolute majority (121/241) required
	Yoshihiko Noda	DPJーShin-Ryokufūkai (106), PNP (3), Independent (1)	110 / 241
	Sadakazu Tanigaki	LDP (82), Independent [Yasuhiro Ōe and Tamon Hasegawa] (2), Independent [Vice President] (1)	85 / 241
	Natsuo Yamaguchi	Kōmeitō (19)	19 / 241
	Yoshimi Watanabe	Your Party (11)	11 / 241
	Kazuo Shii	JCP (6)	6 / 241
	Mizuho Fukushima	Social Democratic Party of Japan (4), Independent (1)	5 / 241
	Takeo Hiranuma	Sunrise PartyーNRP (3)	3 / 241
	Yōichi Masuzoe	Sunrise PartyーNRP (2)	2 / 241
	Did not vote	Independent [President] (1)	1 / 242
Second round (runoff) Simple majority required
	YYoshihiko Noda	DPJーShin-Ryokufūkai (106), PNP (3), Independent (1)	110 / 241
	Sadakazu Tanigaki	LDP (82), Kōmeitō (19), Sunrise PartyーNRP (3), Independent [Yasuhiro Ōe and Tamon Hasegawa] (2), Independent [Vice President] (1)	107 / 241
	Blank votes	Your Party (11), JCP (6), Social Democratic Party of Japan (4), Sunrise PartyーNRP (2), Independent (1)	24 / 241
	Did not vote	Independent [President] (1)	1 / 242
Source: 177th Diet Session (House of Councillors) - First round vote 177th Diet Session (House of Councillors) - Second round vote (lists individual votes grouped by caucus)

Lists of ministers

  Democratic
  People's New
  Independent
R = Member of the House of Representatives
C = Member of the House of Councillors
N = Non-Diet member
Italics denote acting minister

Cabinet

Noda Cabinet from September 2, 2011, to January 13, 2012

Portfolio	Minister			Term
Prime Minister		Yoshihiko Noda	R	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Promotion of Local Sovereignty		Tatsuo Kawabata	R	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister of Justice		Hideo Hiraoka	R	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Kōichirō Genba	R	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister of Finance		Jun Azumi	R	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology		Masaharu Nakagawa	R	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare Minister of State for Pension Reform		Yōko Komiyama	R	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries		Michihiko Kano	R	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry		Yoshio Hachiro	R	September 2–11, 2011
		Osamu Fujimura	R	September 11–12, 2011
		Yukio Edano	R	September 12, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism		Takeshi Maeda	C	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister of the Environment Minister of State for the Nuclear Power Policy and Administration		Gōshi Hosono	R	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister of Defence		Yasuo Ichikawa	C	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Chief Cabinet Secretary		Osamu Fujimura	R	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety		Kenji Yamaoka	R	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister of State for Disaster Management		Tatsuo Hirano	C	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister of State for Financial Services Minister of State for Postal Reform		Shōzaburō Jimi	C	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy		Motohisa Furukawa	R	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister of State for Government Revitalization Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate Minister of State for Gender Equality Minister of State for the New Public Commons		Renho	C	September 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012
Minister of State for the Corporation in Support of Compensation for Nuclear Damage		Gōshi Hosono	R	September 2 – October 3, 2011
		Yukio Edano	R	October 3, 2011 – January 13, 2012

First reshuffled cabinet

Noda Cabinet (First Reshuffle)
95th Cabinet of Japan
January – June 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front row, centre) with his reshuffled cabinet inside the Kantei, January 13, 2012
Date formed	January 13, 2012
Date dissolved	June 4, 2012
People and organisations
Emperor	Akihito
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Deputy Prime Minister	Katsuya Okada (from January 13, 2012)
Member party	DPJ –   PNP Coalition
Status in legislature	Coalition government HoR (Lower): Supermajority HoC (Upper): Minority
Opposition party	Liberal Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Sadakazu Tanigaki (until September 26, 2012) Shinzo Abe (from September 26, 2012)
History
Legislature terms	HoR: 2009–2012 HoC: 2007–2013 and 2010–2016
Predecessor	Noda Cabinet
Successor	Noda Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)

Noda Cabinet from January 13 to June 4, 2012

Portfolio	Minister			Term
Prime Minister		Yoshihiko Noda	R	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of State for Government Revitalization		Katsuya Okada	R	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Promotion of Local Sovereignty		Tatsuo Kawabata	R	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Minister of Justice		Toshio Ogawa	C	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Kōichirō Genba	R	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Minister of Finance		Jun Azumi	R	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology		Hirofumi Hirano	R	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare Minister of State for Pension Reform		Yōko Komiyama	R	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries		Michihiko Kano	R	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry		Yukio Edano	R	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism		Takeshi Maeda	C	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Minister of the Environment Minister of State for the Nuclear Power Policy and Administration		Gōshi Hosono	R	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Minister of Defence		Naoki Tanaka	C	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Chief Cabinet Secretary		Osamu Fujimura	R	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety		Jin Matsubara	R	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Minister of State for Disaster Management		Tatsuo Hirano	C	January 13 – February 10, 2012
		Masaharu Nakagawa	R	February 10 – June 4, 2012
Minister of State for Financial Services Minister of State for Postal Reform		Shōzaburō Jimi	C	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy		Motohisa Furukawa	R	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Minister of State for Gender Equality Minister of State for the New Public Commons		Katsuya Okada	R	January 13 – February 10, 2012
		Masaharu Nakagawa	R	February 10 – June 4, 2012
Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate		Katsuya Okada	R	January 13 – February 10, 2012
		Masaharu Nakagawa	R	February 10 – April 23, 2012
		Yōko Komiyama	R	April 23 – June 4, 2012
Minister of State for the Corporation in Support of Compensation for Nuclear Damage		Yukio Edano	R	January 13 – June 4, 2012
Minister for Reconstruction		Tatsuo Hirano	C	January 13 – June 4, 2012

Second reshuffled cabinet

Noda Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)
95th Cabinet of Japan
June – October 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front row, centre) with his reshuffled cabinet inside the Kantei, June 4, 2012
Date formed	June 4, 2012
Date dissolved	October 1, 2012
People and organisations
Emperor	Akihito
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Deputy Prime Minister	Katsuya Okada (from January 13, 2012)
Member party	DPJ –   PNP Coalition
Status in legislature	Coalition government HoR (Lower): Supermajority HoC (Upper): Minority
Opposition party	Liberal Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Sadakazu Tanigaki (until September 26, 2012) Shinzo Abe (from September 26, 2012)
History
Legislature terms	HoR: 2009–2012 HoC: 2007–2013 and 2010–2016
Predecessor	Noda Cabinet (First Reshuffle)
Successor	Noda Cabinet (Third Reshuffle)

Noda Cabinet from June 4 to October 1, 2012

Portfolio	Minister			Term
Prime Minister		Yoshihiko Noda	R	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of State for Government Revitalization		Katsuya Okada	R	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Promotion of Local Sovereignty		Tatsuo Kawabata	R	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Minister of Justice		Makoto Taki	R	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Kōichirō Genba	R	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Minister of Finance		Jun Azumi	R	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology		Hirofumi Hirano	R	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate		Yōko Komiyama	R	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries		Akira Gunji	C	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister of State for the Corporation in Support of Compensation for Nuclear Damage		Yukio Edano	R	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism		Yūichirō Hata	C	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Minister of the Environment Minister of State for the Nuclear Power Policy and Administration Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness		Gōshi Hosono	R	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Minister of Defence		Satoshi Morimoto	N	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Chief Cabinet Secretary		Osamu Fujimura	R	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Minister for Reconstruction		Tatsuo Hirano	C	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety		Jin Matsubara	R	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Minister of State for Disaster Management Minister of State for Gender Equality Minister of State for the New Public Commons		Masaharu Nakagawa	R	June 4 – October 1, 2012
Minister of State for Financial Services Minister of State for Postal Reform		Tadahiro Matsushita	C	June 4 – September 10, 2012
		Jun Azumi	R	September 10 – October 1, 2012
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for Space Policy		Motohisa Furukawa	R	June 4 – October 1, 2012

Third reshuffled cabinet

Noda Cabinet (Third Reshuffle)
95th Cabinet of Japan
October – December 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front row, centre) with his reshuffled cabinet inside the Kantei, October 1, 2012
Date formed	October 1, 2012
Date dissolved	December 26, 2012
People and organisations
Emperor	Akihito
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Deputy Prime Minister	Katsuya Okada (from January 13, 2012)
Member party	DPJ –   PNP Coalition
Status in legislature	Coalition government HoR (Lower): Majority HoC (Upper): Minority
Opposition party	Liberal Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Sadakazu Tanigaki (until September 26, 2012) Shinzo Abe (from September 26, 2012)
History
Outgoing election	46th general election (2012)
Legislature terms	HoR: 2009–2012 HoC: 2007–2013 and 2010–2016
Predecessor	Noda Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)
Successor	Second Abe Cabinet

Noda Cabinet from October 1 to December 26, 2012

Portfolio	Minister			Term
Prime Minister		Yoshihiko Noda	R	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of State for Government Revitalization		Katsuya Okada	R	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Promotion of Local Sovereignty		Shinji Tarutoko	R→N	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Minister of Justice		Keishū Tanaka	R	October 1–23, 2012
		Tadamasa Kodaira	R	October 23–24, 2012
		Makoto Taki	R→N	October 24 – December 26, 2012
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Kōichirō Genba	R	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Minister of Finance		Kōriki Jōjima	R→N	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology		Makiko Tanaka	R→N	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare		Wakio Mitsui	R→N	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries		Akira Gunji	C	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister of State for the Corporation in Support of Compensation for Nuclear Damage		Yukio Edano	R	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism		Yūichirō Hata	C	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness		Hiroyuki Nagahama	C	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Minister of Defence		Satoshi Morimoto	N	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Chief Cabinet Secretary		Osamu Fujimura	R→N	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Minister for Reconstruction		Tatsuo Hirano	C	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety		Tadamasa Kodaira	R→N	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Minister of State for Financial Services Minister of State for Postal Reform Minister of State for Gender Equality Minister of State for the New Public Commons Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate		Ikkō Nakatsuka	R→N	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for the Nuclear Power Policy and Administration Minister of State for Space Policy		Seiji Maehara	R	October 1 – December 26, 2012
Minister of State for Disaster Management		Mikio Shimoji	R→N	October 1 – December 26, 2012