MITI and the Japanese miracle

(Mitsui zaibatsu)

2. Shiina Etsusaburo*, 7/23/447/28/44

3. Takeuchi Kakichi, 7/28/444/10/45

3. Yoshida Shigeru, 12/19/444/7/45

(exbureaucrat)

(Adm.) Suzuki Cabinet, April 7, 1945August 17, 1945

4. (Adm.) Toyoda Teijiro*, 4/7/458/17/45

4. Shiina Etsusaburo, 4/10/458/25/45

(Prince) Higashikuni Cabinet, August 17, 1945October 9, 1945

5. Nakajima Chikuhei, 8/17/458/25/45

(Seiyukai*)

III. MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Shoko-sho*), 19451949

1. Nakajima Chikuhei, 8/26/4510/9/45

1. Shiina Etsusaburo, 8/26/4510/12/45

Shidehara Cabinet, October 9, 1945May 22, 1946 (conservative)

2. Ogasawara Sankuro*, 10/9/455/22/46

2. Toyoda Masataka, 10/12/456/14/46

First Yoshida Cabinet, May 22, 1946May 24, 1947 (conservative)

3. Hoshijima Niro*, 5/22/461/31/47

3. Okuda Shinzo*, 6/14/462/12/47

4. Ishii Mitsujiro*, 1/31/475/24/47

4. Okamatsu Seitaro*, 2/12/4711/8/48

Katayama Cabinet, May 24, 1947March 10, 1948 (socialist coalition)

5. Mizutani Chozaburo*, 5/24/473/10/48

Ashida Cabinet, March 10, 1948October 15, 1948 (socialist coalition)

Mizutani Chozaburo, 3/10/4810/19/48

Second Yoshida Cabinet, October 15, 1948February 16, 1949 (conservative)

6. Oya* Shinzo, 10/19/482/16/49

5. Matsuda Taro*, 11/8/485/24/49

Third Yoshida Cabinet, February 16, 1949October 24, 1952 (conservative)

7. Inagaki Heitaro*, 2/16/495/24/49

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Ministers

Vice-ministers

IV. MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY

(Tsusho * Sangyo-sho*), 19491975

1. Inagaki Heitaro*, 5/25/492/17/50

1. Yamamoto Taka-

yuki,

2. Ikeda Hayato, 2/17/504/11/50

5/25/493/31/52

3. Takase Sotaro*, 4/11/506/28/50

4. Yokoo Shigemi, 6/28/507/5/51

5. Takahashi Ryutaro*, 7/5/5110/30/52

2. Tamaki Keizo*, 3/31/5211/17/53

Fourth Yoshida Cabinet, October 30, 1952May 21, 1953 (conservative)

6. Ikeda Hayato, 10/30/5211/29/52

7. Ogasawara Sankuro*, 11/29/525/21/53

Fifth Yoshida Cabinet, May 21, 1953December 9, 1954 (conservative)

8. Okano Kiyohide, 5/21/531/9/54

3. Hirai Tomisaburo*, 11/17/5311/25/55

9. Aichi Kiichi, 1/9/5412/9/54

First Hatoyama Cabinet, December 10, 1954March 19, 1955 (conservative)

10. Ishibashi Tanzan, 12/10/543/19/55

Second Hatoyama Cabinet, March 19, 1955November 22, 1955 (conservative)

Ishibashi Tanzan, 3/19/5511/22/55

Third Hatoyama Cabinet, November 22, 1955December 22, 1956 (LDP)

Ishibashi Tanzan, 11/22/5512/22/56

4. Ishihara Takeo, 11/25/556/15/57

Ishibashi Cabinet, December 23, 1956February 25, 1957 (LDP)