| Cabinet Name: | First Takaichi cabinet |
| Cabinet Number: | 104th |
| Incumbent: | 21 October 2025 â 18 February 2026 |
| Jurisdiction: | Japan |
| Flag: | Flag of Japan.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 21 October 2025 |
| Date Dissolved: | 18 February 2026 |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
| Government Head: | Sanae Takaichi |
| State Head Title: | Emperor |
| State Head: | Naruhito |
| Deputy Government Head Title: | Deputy Prime Minister |
| Deputy Government Head: | Vacant |
| Current Number: | 19 |
| Legislature Status: | |
| Opposition Cabinet: | Noda Next Cabinet |
| Opposition Leader: | Yoshihiko Noda, CDP (2025-2026) Junya Ogawa, CRA (since 2026) |
| Legislature Term: | 219th Session of the National Diet (HoR / HoC) |
| Incoming Formation: | 2025 LDP presidential election |
| Previous: | Ishiba II |
| Successor: | Takaichi II |
The First Takaichi cabinet was the 104th Cabinet of Japan, formed on 21 October 2025 when Sanae Takaichi was appointed Prime Minister by Emperor Naruhito as designated by the National Diet, following the resignation of Shigeru Ishiba after the 2025 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election.
The country's first woman-led government, it is also the first time that the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) will participate in the national government, following the collapse of the LDPâKomeito coalition, which had governed from 1999 to 2009 and from 2012 to 2025, and the formation of the LDPâJIP coalition.[1]
| House of Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | Party | Votes | |||
| First Round | Run-Off | ||||
| Sanae Takaichi | Liberal Democratic Party | ||||
| Yoshihiko Noda | Constitutional Democratic Party | ||||
| Yuichiro Tamaki | Democratic Party For the People | rowspan ="8" | |||
| Tetsuo Saito | Komeito | ||||
| Sohei Kamiya | SanseitÅ | ||||
| Tomoko Tamura | Japanese Communist Party | ||||
| Taro Yamamoto | Reiwa Shinsengumi | ||||
| Takahiro Anno | Team Mirai | ||||
| Naoki Hyakuta | Conservative Party of Japan | ||||
| Mizuho Fukushima | Social Democratic Party | ||||
| Blank ballot | |||||
| Invalid ballot | |||||
| Liberal Democratic | ||
| Japan Innovation |
| Member of the House of Representatives | ||
| Member of the House of Councillors | ||
| Portfolio | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet ministers | |||||||
| Prime Minister | Sanae Takaichi | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Yoshimasa Hayashi | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister of Justice | Hiroshi Hiraguchi | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Toshimitsu Motegi | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister of Finance Minister of State for Financial ServicesMinister in charge of Reviewing Special Measures Concerning Taxation and Subsidies | Satsuki Katayama | C | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Yohei Matsumoto | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Kenichiro Ueno | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Norikazu Suzuki | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister of Economy, Trade and IndustryMinister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact Caused by the Nuclear Accident Minister in charge of Green Transformation Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation | Ryosei Akazawa | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and TourismMinister in charge of Water Cycle Policy Minister in charge of the World Horticultural Exhibition Yokohama 2027 | Yasushi Kaneko | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister of the EnvironmentMinister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness | Hirotaka Ishihara | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister of Defense | ShinjirÅ Koizumi | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue | Minoru Kihara | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister for Digital TransformationMinister in charge of Digital Administrative and Fiscal Reform Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Minister in charge of the National Civil Service System Minister in charge of Cybersecurity Minister in State for Cybersecurity | Hisashi Matsumoto | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister of ReconstructionMinister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima Minister in charge of the Preparation of Establishing the Disaster Management Agency Minister in charge of Building National Resilience | Takao Makino | C | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Chairman of the National Public Safety CommissionMinister in charge of Territorial Issues Minister of State for Disaster Management Minister of State for Ocean Policy | Jiro Akama | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister of State for Policies Related to Children, Declining Birthrate, Youth Empowerment, and Gender Equality Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Minister of State for Ainu-Related Policies Minister of State for Promoting Cohesive and Mutual Assistance Society Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment Minister in charge of Cohesive Society Minister in charge of Strategy for the Future of Regions | Hitoshi Kikawada | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister in charge of Japan's Growth StrategyMinister in charge of Developing an Environment for Wage Increases Minister in charge of Startups Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Minister in charge of Infectious Disease Crisis Management Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister of State for Regulatory Reform | Minoru Kiuchi | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Minister in charge of Economic Security Minister in charge of a Society of Well-Ordered and Harmonious Coexistence with Foreign Nationals Minister of State for "Cool Japan" Strategy Minister of State for Intellectual Property Strategy Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for Space Policy Minister of State for AI Strategy Minister of State for Economic Security | Kimi Onoda | C | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Portfolio | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Previous office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Masanao Ozaki | R | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Kei SatÅ | C | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||||
| B | 21 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Commissioner General of the National Police Agency | |||||
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | B | 27 August 2024 | 18 February 2026 | Public Prosecutors Office | ||||
| Portfolio | Adviser | Term | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister | B | 21 October 2025 â present | |||||
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister | R | 21 October 2025 â present | |||||
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister | Takashi Endo | R | 21 October 2025 â present | ||||
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister | Midori Matsushima | R | 21 October 2025 â present | ||||
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister | B | 21 October 2025 â present | |||||
| Portfolio | State Minister | Took office | Left office | Concurrent post | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Minister for Digital Transformation | Soichiro Imaeda | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| State Minister for Reconstruction | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Takakazu Seto | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | State Minister of Cabinet Office | |||
| Yasuyuki Sakai | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | State Minister of Cabinet Office State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |||
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Soichiro Imaeda | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | State Minister for Digital Transformation | ||
| Takakazu Seto | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | State Minister for Reconstruction | |||
| Kazuchika Iwata | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Hayato Suzuki | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Jun Tsushima | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Toshiro Ino | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |||
| Kenji Yamada | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |||
| Yasuyuki Sakai | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | State Minister for Reconstruction State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |||
| Kiyoto Tsuji | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | State Minister of the Environment | |||
| Masahisa Miyazaki | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | State Minister of Defense | |||
| State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Noriko Horiuchi | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||||
| State Minister of Justice | Hidehiro Mitani | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| State Minister for Foreign Affairs | Ayano Kunimitsu | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Iwao Horii | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| State Minister of Finance | Shinichi Nakatani | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| ShÅji Maitachi | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Hiroyuki Nakamura | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Hirobumi Niki | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Yukinori Nemoto | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| YÅ«hei Yamashita | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Toshiro Ino | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Kenji Yamada | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | State Minister of Cabinet Office | |||
| State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Hajime Sasaki | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Yasuyuki Sakai | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | State Minister for Reconstruction State Minister of Cabinet Office | |||
| State Minister of the Environment | Kiyoto Tsuji | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Shigeharu Aoyama | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| State Minister of Defense | Masahisa Miyazaki | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
Inaugurated on 22 October 2025
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Vice-Minister | Took office | Left office | Concurrent post | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation | Hideto Kawasaki | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | Naoki Furukawa | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Masato Shimizu | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | ||
| Takuo Komori | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Eishun Ueda | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Hideto Kawasaki | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation | |
| Yozo Kaneko | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Shinji Wakayama | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Naoki Furukawa | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | ||
| Toshiyuki Ochi | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | ||
| Takuo Komori | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | ||
| Eishun Ueda | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | ||
| Rio TomonÅ | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment | ||
| Shinji Yoshida | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Hideyuki Nakano | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||
| Jun MukÅyama | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Daisuke Kajihara | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Mamoru Fukuyama | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Arfiya Eri | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||
| Yohei Onishi | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Tomoaki Shimada | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Satoshi Mitazono | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||
| Harumi Takahashi | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Kaoru Fukuda | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||
| Masato Shimizu | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Wataru Kurihara | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||
| Masayuki Kamiya | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Ken Hirose | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||
| Keisuke Yamamoto | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Toshiyuki Ochi | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Takuo Komori | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Ryusho Kato | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||
| Manabu Nagai | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
| Eishun Ueda | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment | Chisato Morishita | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||
| Rio TomonÅ | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense | Shinji Yoshida | R | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Yohei Wakabayashi | C | 22 October 2025 | 18 February 2026 | |||
