Ministry of the Environment (Japan)

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The Ministry of the Environment (環境省 Kankyō-shō?) of Japan was formed in 2001 from the sub-cabinet level Environmental Agency established in 1971. The minister is a member of the Cabinet and is chosen by the Prime Minister, usually from the Diet.

As of 2009, the current Minister of the Environment (環境大臣 Kankyō Daijin?) is Sakihito Ozawa. See the list of ministers for former ministers.

In March 2006, the Japanese Minister of the Environment, Yuriko Koike, created a furoshiki cloth to promote its use in the modern world.[1]

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[edit] Ministers of Environment

Name From To Cabinet
Yoriko Kawaguchi January 6, 2001 February 8, 2002 Yoshiro Mori
Junichiro Koizumi
Hiroshi Ooki February 8, 2002 September 30, 2002 Junichiro Koizumi
Shunichi Suzuki September 30, 2002 September 22, 2003 Junichiro Koizumi
Yuriko Koike September 22, 2003 September 26, 2006 Junichiro Koizumi
Masatoshi Wakabayashi September 26, 2006 August 27, 2007 Shinzo Abe
Ichirō Kamoshita August 27, 2007 August 2, 2008 Shinzo Abe
Yasuo Fukuda
Tetsuo Saito August 2, 2008 September 16, 2009 Yasuo Fukuda
Taro Aso
Sakihito Ozawa September 16, 2009 Yukio Hatoyama

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Coordinates: 35°40′23″N 139°45′11″E / 35.673°N 139.753°E / 35.673; 139.753