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[update], 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 |
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| 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
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