Hatoyama Cabinet – Links to Profiles

The Hatoyama Cabinet has been announced, with Hatoyama Yukio to be installed as Prime Minister by around 3PM today. The following is a list of the new Cabinet, with almost 100 links to their Japanese and English home pages and profiles, as well as links to their Ministries.

Hatoyama Cabinet

Prime Minister

(首相官邸) http://www.kantei.go.jp/
ENG: http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html

Hatoyama Yukio (鳩山由紀夫) (62)
JPN HP: http://www.hatoyama.gr.jp/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_207=1
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukio_Hatoyama
ENG BBC Profile: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8168838.stm

Deputy Prime Minister, State Strategy Minister

(副総理・国家戦略)

Kan Naoto (菅直人) (62)
JPN HP: http://www.n-kan.jp/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_80=1
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoto_Kan
ENG BBC Profile: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3249613.stm

DPJ Secretary General

(幹事長)

Ozawa Ichiro (小沢一郎, ) (67)
JPN HP: http://ozawa-ichiro.jp/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_31=1
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichir%C5%8D_Ozawa

Foreign Minister

(外務省) http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/
ENG: http://www.mofa.go.jp/index.html
Okada Katsuya (岡田克也) (56)
JPN HP: http://www.katsuya.net/
JPN Blog: http://katsuya.weblogs.jp/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_10=1
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsuya_Okada

Chief Cabinet Secretary

(内閣官房) http://www.cas.go.jp/

Hirano Hirofumi (平野博文) (60)
JPN HP: http://www.hhirano.jp/
JPN Blog: http://www.hhirano.jp/php2/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_211=1
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirofumi_Hirano

State Minister in Charge of Postal and Financial Affairs

(金融・郵政問題)

Kamei Shizuka (亀井静香) (72)
JPN HP: http://www.kamei-shizuka.net/  *** You have to take a look at this one…
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shizuka_Kamei

State Minister in Charge of Consumer Affairs, Gender Equality, the Declining Birthrate and Food Safety

(消費者・少子化)

Fukushima Mizuho (福島瑞穂) (53)
JPN HP: http://www.mizuhoto.org/index.html
JPN Blog: http://mizuhofukushima.blog83.fc2.com/
ENG Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizuho_Fukushima

Internal Affairs and Communications Minister

(総務省) http://www.soumu.go.jp/
ENG: http://www.soumu.go.jp/english/index.html

Haraguchi Kazuhiro (原口一博) (50)
JPN HP: http://www.haraguti.com/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_208=1
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuhiro_Haraguchi

Justice Minister

(法務省) http://www.moj.go.jp/
ENG: http://www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/index.html

Chiba Keiko (千葉景子) (61)
JPN HP: http://www.keiko-chiba.com/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_67=1
ENG Diet Profile: http://www.sangiin.go.jp/eng/member/members/profile/412.htm
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiko_Chiba

Finance Minister, State Minister in Charge of Financial Services

(財務省) http://www.mof.go.jp/
ENG: http://www.mof.go.jp/english/index.htm

Fujii Hirohisa (藤井裕久) (77)
JPN HP: http://www.fujii-hirohisa.jp/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_2123=1
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirohisa_Fujii

Education, Science and Technology Minister

(文部科学省) http://www.mext.go.jp/
ENG: http://www.mext.go.jp/english/

Kawabata Tatsuo (川端達夫) (64)
JPN HP: http://www.kawa-bata.net/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_77=1
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsuo_Kawabata
 

Health, Labor and Welfare Minister

(厚生労働省) http://www.mhlw.go.jp/
ENG: http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/index.html

Nagatsuma Akira (長妻昭) (49)
JPN HP: http://naga.tv/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_200=1
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Nagatsuma

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister

(農林水産省) http://www.maff.go.jp/
ENG: http://www.maff.go.jp/e/index.html

Akamatsu Hirotaka (赤松広隆) (61)
JPN HP: http://www.akamatsu-hirotaka.jp/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_13=1
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirotaka_Akamatsu

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister

(経済産業省/METI) http://www.meti.go.jp/
ENG: http://www.meti.go.jp/english/index.html

Naoshima Masayuki (直嶋　正行) (63)
JPN HP: http://www.naoshima.com/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_74=1
ENG Diet: http://www.sangiin.go.jp/eng/member/members/profile/736.htm
ENG Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masayuki_Naoshima

Construction and Transport Minister

(国土交通省) http://www.mlit.go.jp/
ENG: http://www.mlit.go.jp/index_e.html

Maehara Seiji (前原誠司) (47)
JPN HP: http://www.maehara21.com/index.php
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_219=1
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiji_Maehara
 

Environment Minister

(環境省) http://www.env.go.jp/
ENG: http://www.env.go.jp/en/

Ozawa Sakihito (小沢鋭仁) (55)
JPN HP: http://www.e-ozawa.net/
JPN Blog: http://www.e-ozawa.net/blog/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_11=1
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakihito_Ozawa

Defense Minister

(防衛省) http://www.mod.go.jp/
ENG: http://www.mod.go.jp/e/index.html

Kitazawa Toshimi (北沢俊美) (71)
JPN HP: http://www13.ocn.ne.jp/~kitazawa/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_45=1
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshimi_Kitazawa

National Public Safety Commission Chairman

(国家公安委員会) http://www.npsc.go.jp/

Nakai Hiroshi (中井洽) (67)
JPN HP: http://www.nakai-hiroshi.net/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_196=1
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Nakai

State Minister in Charge of Administrative Reform

(行政刷新)

Sengoku Yoshito (仙谷由人) (63)
JPN HP: http://y-sengoku.com/
ENG DPJ Profile: http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/member/?detail_181=1
ENG Wiki Profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshito_Sengoku

Update: Asahi have Profiles of the New Cabinet Members here.