Kihara Minoru: Chief Cabinet Secretary; Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa; Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue, Japan
Kihara Minoru is Chief Cabinet Secretary; Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa; Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue in the government of Japan, according to Prime Minister's Office of Japan (Cabinet Secretariat).
Posts held
- Chief Cabinet Secretary; Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa; Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue, Japan. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: List of Ministers | Cabinet | Prime Minister's Office of Japan, list dated 15 October 2026, read 2 November 2026 (saved copy).
Where Kihara Minoru sits in the ladder of power
As chief cabinet secretary; minister in charge of mitigating the impact of u.s. forces in okinawa; minister in charge of the abduction issue, Kihara Minoru works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Japan (regions, cities).
Above that, Japan is a member of:
- G7 level 10
- G20 level 10
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
- International Monetary Fund level 9
- World Bank Group level 9
Who else holds power in Japan
- The Emperor of Japan Emperor, Japan
- Takaichi Sanae Prime Minister of Japan, Japan
- Motegi Toshimitsu Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Japan
Where these facts come from
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