| Cabinet Name: | Second Takaichi cabinet |
| Cabinet Number: | 105th |
| Jurisdiction: | Japan |
| Flag: | Flag of Japan.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 18 February 2026 |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
| Government Head: | Sanae Takaichi |
| State Head Title: | Emperor |
| State Head: | Naruhito |
| Legislature Status: | |
| Opposition Leader: | Junya Ogawa (2026âpresent) |
| Election: | 2026 Japanese general election |
| Previous: | Takaichi I |
| Incumbent: | 18 February 2026 â present |
The Second Takaichi cabinet is the 105th Cabinet of Japan, formed on 18 February 2026 when Sanae Takaichi was reappointed Prime Minister by Emperor Naruhito as designated by the National Diet.[1] [2] [3]
| House of Representatives | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | Party | Votes | ||
| Sanae Takaichi | Liberal Democratic Party | |||
| Junya Ogawa | Centrist Reform Alliance | |||
| Yuichiro Tamaki | Democratic Party For the People | |||
| Sohei Kamiya | SanseitÅ | |||
| Takahiro Anno | Team Mirai | |||
| Tomoko Tamura | Japanese Communist Party | |||
| Takashi Kawamura | Tax Cuts Japan and Yukoku Alliance | |||
| Fumiyo Okuda | Reiwa Shinsengumi | |||
| House of Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | Party | Votes | |||
| First ballot | Runoff | ||||
| Sanae Takaichi | Liberal Democratic Party | ||||
| Junya Ogawa | Centrist Reform Alliance | ||||
| Yuichiro Tamaki | Democratic Party For the People | rowspan ="9" | |||
| Sohei Kamiya | SanseitÅ | ||||
| Tomoko Tamura | Japanese Communist Party | ||||
| Fumiyo Okuda | Reiwa Shinsengumi | ||||
| Shunichi Mizuoka | Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan | ||||
| YÅichi Iha | Independent | ||||
| Naoki Hyakuta | Conservative Party of Japan | ||||
| Mizuho Fukushima | Social Democratic Party | ||||
| Takahiro Anno | Team Mirai | ||||
| 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 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Yoshimasa Hayashi | R | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Minister of Justice | Hiroshi Hiraguchi | R | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Toshimitsu Motegi | R | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Minister of Finance Minister of State for Financial ServicesMinister in charge of Overcoming Deflation | Satsuki Katayama | C | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Yohei Matsumoto | R | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Kenichiro Ueno | R | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Norikazu Suzuki | R | 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 | 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 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Minister of the EnvironmentMinister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness | Hirotaka Ishihara | R | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Minister of Defense | ShinjirÅ Koizumi | R | 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 | 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 of State for Regulatory Reform Minister in State for Cybersecurity | Hisashi Matsumoto | R | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Minister of ReconstructionMinister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima | Takao Makino | C | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister in charge of Building National Resilience Minister in charge of Territorial Issues Minister of State for Disaster Management Minister of State for Ocean Policy | Jiro Akama | R | 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 | Hitoshi Kikawada | R | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization Minister in charge of New Capitalism Minister in charge of Wage Increase Minister in charge of Startups Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Oriented to All Generations Minister in charge of Infectious Disease Crisis Management Minister in charge of the Preparation of Establishing the Disaster Management Agency Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister of State for Regulatory Reform | Minoru Kiuchi | R | 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 | 18 February 2026 | ||||
| Portfolio | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Previous office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | Masanao Ozaki | R | 18 February 2026 | |||||
| Kei SatÅ | C | 18 February 2026 | ||||||
| B | 18 February 2026 | Commissioner General of the National Police Agency | ||||||
| Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau | B | 18 February 2026 | Public Prosecutors Office | |||||
| Portfolio | Adviser | Term | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister | B | 18 February 2026âpresent | ||||
| R | 18 February 2026âpresent | |||||
| Takashi Endo | R | 18 February 2026âpresent | ||||
| Midori Matsushima | R | 18 February 2026âpresent | ||||
| B | 18 February 2026âpresent | |||||
| Portfolio | State Minister | Took office | Left office | Concurrent post | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Minister for Digital Transformation | Soichiro Imaeda | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| State Minister for Reconstruction | Yoshinori Tadokoro | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Takakazu Seto | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office | |||
| Yasuyuki Sakai | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |||
| State Minister of Cabinet Office | Soichiro Imaeda | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | State Minister for Digital Transformation | ||
| Takakazu Seto | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | State Minister for Reconstruction | |||
| Kazuchika Iwata | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||||
| Hayato Suzuki | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||||
| Jun Tsushima | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||||
| Toshiro Ino | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |||
| Kenji Yamada | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |||
| Yasuyuki Sakai | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | State Minister for Reconstruction State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |||
| Kiyoto Tsuji | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | State Minister of the Environment | |||
| Masahisa Miyazaki | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | State Minister of Defense | |||
| State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Noriko Horiuchi | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Katsunori Takahashi | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||||
| State Minister of Justice | Hidehiro Mitani | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| State Minister for Foreign Affairs | Ayano Kunimitsu | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Iwao Horii | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||||
| State Minister of Finance | Shinichi Nakatani | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| ShÅji Maitachi | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||||
| State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Shigeki Kobayashi | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Hiroyuki Nakamura | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||||
| State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Yasumasa Nagasaka | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Hirobumi Niki | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||||
| State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Yukinori Nemoto | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| YÅ«hei Yamashita | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||||
| State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Toshiro Ino | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Kenji Yamada | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office | |||
| State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Hajime Sasaki | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Yasuyuki Sakai | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | State Minister for Reconstruction State Minister of Cabinet Office | |||
| State Minister of the Environment | Kiyoto Tsuji | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Shigeharu Aoyama | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||||
| State Minister of Defense | Masahisa Miyazaki | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | State Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Vice-Minister | Took office | Left office | Concurrent post | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation | Hideto Kawasaki | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | Naoki Furukawa | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Masato Shimizu | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | ||
| Takuo Komori | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Eishun Ueda | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | Hideto Kawasaki | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation | |
| Yozo Kaneko | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Shinji Wakayama | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Naoki Furukawa | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | ||
| Toshiyuki Ochi | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | ||
| Takuo Komori | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | ||
| Eishun Ueda | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | ||
| Rio TomonÅ | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment | ||
| Shinji Yoshida | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | Hideyuki Nakano | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||
| Jun MukÅyama | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Daisuke Kajihara | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice | Mamoru Fukuyama | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs | Arfiya Eri | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||
| Yohei Onishi | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Tomoaki Shimada | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance | Satoshi Mitazono | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||
| Harumi Takahashi | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Kaoru Fukuda | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||
| Masato Shimizu | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | Wataru Kurihara | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||
| Masayuki Kamiya | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Ken Hirose | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||
| Keisuke Yamamoto | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | Toshiyuki Ochi | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Takuo Komori | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Ryusho Kato | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||
| Manabu Nagai | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
| Eishun Ueda | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment | Chisato Morishita | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | ||
| Rio TomonÅ | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | ||
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense | Shinji Yoshida | R | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office | |
| Yohei Wakabayashi | C | 19 February 2026 | Incumbent | |||
