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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 4,995 entities connected with Japan. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We include 2 data sources published by authorities or organizations based in Japan. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

NamePublisherUpdatesEntities
Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible PeopleMoF daily3,598
Japan METI End User ListMETI weekly699

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Japan

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Japan.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 3,244 entities identified as PEPs connected with Japan.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Emperor1--
Emperor Emeritus--1
Empress Emerita--1
Prime Minister of Japan13-
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister for Consumer Affairs & Food Safety1--
Minister for Digital Transformation121
Minister for Green Transformation13-
Minister for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka1--
Minister for the 2027 World Horticultural Exposition in Yokohama1--
Minister in Charge of Admin. Reform1--
Minister in Charge of Building National Resilience12-
Minister in Charge of Civil Service Reform111
Minister in Charge of Cohesive Society1--
Minister in Charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima12-
Minister in Charge of Cyber Security1--
Minister in Charge of Economic Revitalization13-
Minister in Charge of Economic Security121
Minister in Charge of Industrial Competitiveness1--
Minister in Charge of Infectious Disease Crisis Management12-
Minister in Charge of Mitigating the Impact of US Forces in Okinawa11-
Minister in Charge of New Capitalism13-
Minister in Charge of New Regional Economy & Living Environment Revitalization1--
Minister in Charge of Overcoming Deflation1-1
Minister in Charge of Social Security Reform13-
Minister in Charge of Startups13-
Minister in Charge of Territorial Issues12-
Minister in Charge of the Abduction Issue1--
Minister in Charge of the Response to the Economic Impact Caused by the Nuclear Incident1--
Minister in Charge of Wage Increases1--
Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy111
Minister in Charge of Women's Empowerment13-
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, & Fisheries134
Minister of Defense1--
Minister of Economy, Trade, & Industry14-
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, & Technology14-
Minister of Finance111
Minister of Foreign Affairs131
Minister of Health, Labor, & Welfare12-
Minister of Internal Affairs & Communications16-
Minister of Justice163
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism121
Minister of Reconstruction1--
Minister of State for "Cool Japan" Strategy1--
Minister of State for Ainu-Related Policies12-
Minister of State for Cohesion & Mutual Assistance1--
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety-5-
Minister of State for Disaster Management and Ocean Policy12-
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy141
Minister of State for Economic Security111
Minister of State for Financial Services112
Minister of State for Gender Equality15-
Minister of State for Intellectual Property Strategy1--
Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate14-
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness13-
Minister of State for Okinawa & Northern Territories Affairs14-
Minister of State for Policies Related to Children1--
Minister of State for Regional Revitalization13-
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform13-
Minister of State for S&T Policy1--
Minister of State for Space Policy121
Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation & Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation13-
Minister of State for Youth Empowerment1--
Minister of the Environment13-
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Shūgiin-47388
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief Justice of Japan-41
Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan-2924
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of Staff, Japan Air Self-Defense Force--2
Chief of Staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force-2-
Chief of Staff, Joint Staff-61
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassadeur des Philippines au Japon--1
ambassadeur des États fédérés de Micronésie au Japon--1
ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan--1
Ambassador of Angola to Japan-22
ambassador of Belgium to Japan-41
ambassador of Belize to Japan-1-
ambassador of Botswana to Japan--3
ambassador of Burundi to Japan-1-
ambassador of Cameroon to Japan--1
ambassador of Ecuador to Japan--1
ambassador of Egypt to Japan-21
ambassador of Fiji to Japan--1
ambassador of France to Japan-61
ambassador of Georgia to Japan-11
ambassador of Greece to Japan-3-
ambassador of Hungary to Japan--1
ambassador of Iceland to Japan-1-
ambassador of Indonesia to Japan--1
ambassador of Iran to Japan-51
ambassador of Ireland to Japan--1
ambassador of Israel to Japan--1
ambassador of Jordan to Japan--1
ambassador of Kenya to Japan-11
ambassador of Laos to Japan--1
ambassador of Morocco to Japan-21
ambassador of Mozambique to Japan-3-
ambassador of Norway to Japan-41
ambassador of Palau to Japan-21
ambassador of Paraguay to Japan-2-
ambassador of Peru to Japan--2
ambassador of Poland to Japan-1-
ambassador of Russia to Japan-11
ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Japan-31
ambassador of Seychelles to Japan--1
ambassador of South Korea to Japan-71
ambassador of Spain to Japan-51
ambassador of Switzerland to Japan--1
ambassador of Thailand to Japan-51
ambassador of the Comoros to Japan--1
ambassador of the European Union to Japan-21
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Japan-52
ambassador of Tunisia to Japan--2
ambassador of Ukraine to Japan--1
Ambassador of Venezuela to Japan--1
ambassador of Zimbabwe to Japan--1
ambassador to Japan--13
Ambassador to the US1--
Chinese Ambassador to Japan-21
United States Ambassador to Japan-32

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
member of the House of Representatives of Japan-577727
member of the House of Councillors-15468
member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly-189
member of the Saitama Prefectural Assembly--55
member of the Osaka Prefectural Assembly-238
member of the Chiba Prefectural Assembly--39
member of the Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly-235
member of the Aichi Prefectural Assembly-135
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly--30
member of the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly--28
member of the Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly--28
member of the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly--27
member of the Gunma Prefectural Assembly--26
member of the Mie Prefectural Assembly-221
member of the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly-121
member of the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly--22
member of the Kyōto Prefectural Assembly--21
member of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly--20
member of the Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly-118
member of the Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly--19
member of the Iwate Prefectural Assembly--16
member of the Miyazaki Prefectural Assembly--16
member of the Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly--16
member of the Akita Prefectural Assembly--15
member of the Ehime Prefectural Assembly--15
member of the Nagano Prefectural Assembly--15
member of the Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly--15
member of the Toyama Prefectural Assembly-114
member of the Yamanashi Prefectural Assembly--14
member of the Aomori Prefectural Assembly--13
member of the Ishikawa Prefectural Assembly--13
member of the Niigata Prefectural Assembly--13
member of the Tokushima Prefectural Assembly--13
member of the Ōita Prefectural Assembly--13
member of the Miyagi Prefectural Assembly--12
member of the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly--12
member of the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly-110
member of the Hiroshima Prefectural Assembly--10
member of the Fukui Prefectural Assembly--9
member of the Kagawa Prefectural Assembly--9
member of the Shiga Prefectural Assembly--9
member of the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly-17
member of the Nara Prefectural Assembly--8
member of the Okayama Prefectural Assembly--7
member of the Gifu Prefectural Assembly--6
member of the Yamagata Prefectural Assembly--6
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission-5-
Chief Cabinet Secretary131
member of the Saga Prefectural Assembly--5
member of the Tottori Prefectural Assembly--5
President of the Liberal Democratic Party-32
member of the Shimane Prefectural Assembly--4
Minister of Defense of Japan-4-
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy-31
Minister for Reconstruction of Japan-3-
Minister for the World Expo 2025-3-
Minister in Charge of Policies on Cohesive Society-3-
Minister in Charge of Policies Related to Children-3-
Minister of State for Disaster Management-3-
Minister of State for Special Mission (Intellectual Property Strategy)-21
Q113047968-12
Commissioner for Cultural Affairs-11
Minister for the Abduction Issue-2-
Minister for the World Horticultural Exhibition Yokohama 2027-11
Minister in Charge of Measures for Loneliness and Isolation-2-
Minister in Charge of Measures for Novel Coronavirus Disease and Health Crisis Management-2-
Minister in Charge of Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy-11
Minister in Charge of Promoting Vaccinations-2-
Minister of Ocean Policy-2-
Q113519277--2
vice-mayor of Kyoto-11
Vice-President of the House of Councillors-11
Chair, National Public Safety Commission1--
Deputy Prime Minister of Japan-1-
Emperor of Japan--1
Governor, Bank of Japan1--
member of the Diet of Japan--1
Minister in charge of Designing the Future of Education-1-
Minister in charge of Information Technology Policy-1-
Minister in charge of Measures for Novel Coronavirus Disease-1-
Minister in Charge of the Tokyo Olympic Games and the Tokyo Paralympic Games-1-
Minister of Education--1
Minister of State for Special Missions--1
Minister of State for the Corporation in Support of Compensation for Nuclear Damage-1-
Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System-1-
Q113195354--1
Q130772292-1-
Q130781829-1-
Q131275736-1-
The Emperor of Japan1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...