The most influential part of the executive of the Japanese government are the ministries. In postwar politics, the posts of ministers have been given to senior legislators, mostly of the LDP. Few ministers have been serving their terms for more than one or two years, and never developed the necessary knowledge of affairs to become really influential. Thus, most of the power lies within the ministries, with the senior bureaucrats.
List of ministries
Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office is responsible for handling the day to day affairs of the cabinet. It consists of:
Former ministries
List of ministers
