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Minister for Foreign Affairs

chief executive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan
Intangible position Q1355043
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Summary

Minister for Foreign Affairs is a position[1]. It draws 3,370 Wikipedia views per month (position category, ranking #370 of 3,525).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Japan[3]
  • Subclass of: foreign minister[4], minister of Japan[5]
  • Part of: Cabinet of Japan[6]
  • Commons category: Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Japan[7]
  • Inception: 1885[8]
  • Official website: https://www.mofa.go.jp[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ministers for foreign affairs of Japan[10]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: Japan[11]
  • Position holder: Toshimitsu Motegi[12]
  • Organization directed by the office or position: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan[13]
  • Female form of label: ministra d'Afers Exteriors del Japó[14], ministrica za zunanje zadeve Japonske[15], ministra d'Asuntos Esteriores de Xapón[16]
  • Male form of label: ministre d'Afers Exteriors del Japó[17], minister za zunanje zadeve Japonske[18], ministru d'Asuntos Esteriores de Xapón[19]

Why It Matters

Minister for Foreign Affairs has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Fumio Kishida Hitoshi Ashida Japan Junichiro Koizumi Keizō Obuchi Mamoru Shigemitsu Nobusuke Kishi Shigeru Yoshida Sōsuke Uno Takeo Miki Taro Kono Tsutomu Hata Yōsuke Matsuoka

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · 大夫将監 · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'jv', 'ko', 'ms', 'nl', 'pl', 'ru', '
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Position holder: Yōko Kamikawa"
  2. 28d ago · Vladislav Khebnikov · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → position
    Country → Japan
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Official website: https://www.mofa.go.jp"
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