# 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.

## 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. 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. 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 | Choice | Vote | Vote |
| Choice | Choice | 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 | 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 | Choice | Vote | Vote |
| Choice | Choice | 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 | 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 |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Osamu Fujimura | R | September 11–12, 2011 |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | 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 |
| Minister of State for the Corporation in Support of Compensation for Nuclear Damage | Yukio Edano | R | October 3, 2011 – January 13, 2012 |

### First reshuffled cabinet

Noda Cabinet from January 13 to June 4, 2012 :
| Portfolio | Minister | 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 |
| Minister of State for Disaster Management | 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 |
| Minister of State for Gender Equality Minister of State for the New Public Commons | Masaharu Nakagawa | R | February 10 – June 4, 2012 |
| Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate | Katsuya Okada | R | January 13 – February 10, 2012 |
| Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate | Masaharu Nakagawa | R | February 10 – April 23, 2012 |
| Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate | 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 from June 4 to October 1, 2012 :
| Portfolio | Minister | 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 |
| Minister of State for Financial Services Minister of State for Postal Reform | 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 from October 1 to December 26, 2012 :
| Portfolio | Minister | 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 |
| Minister of Justice | Tadamasa Kodaira | R | October 23–24, 2012 |
| Minister of Justice | 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 |