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Cabinet of Japan (2011–2012)

Noda Cabinet
95th Cabinet of Japan
2 September 2011 – 26 December 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front row, centre) with the newly-elected cabinet inside the Kantei, September 2, 2011
Date formed	September 2, 2011
Date dissolved	December 26, 2012
People and organisations
Emperor	Akihito
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Deputy Prime Minister	Katsuya Okada(from January 13, 2012)
Member party	DPJ – PNP Coalition
Status in legislature	HoR: DPJ–PNP Coalition majorityHoC: DPJ–PNP Coalition minority
Opposition party	Liberal Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Sadakazu Tanigaki(until September 26, 2012)Shinzo Abe(from September 26, 2012)
History
Legislature terms	HoR: 2009–2012HoC: 2007–2013 and 2010–2016
Predecessor	Kan Cabinet
Successor	Second Abe Cabinet

The Noda Cabinet governed Japan from September 2011 to December 2012 under premiership of Yoshihiko Noda, who came into power after winning the DPJ leadership in September 2011. The Cabinet enacted economic reforms to reduce the burden of Japan's debt and the costs inflicted by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear accident.

Political background

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The previous Prime Minister and DPJ president, Naoto Kan resigned on 26 August 2011 after the passage of the second extra budget for 2011. Kan's resignation triggered a DPJ leadership election, which was won by Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda. On 2 September, Noda was formally appointed by the Emperor as the Japan's 95th Prime Minister and the third DPJ Prime Minister in two years.

The administration oversaw the first increase of consumption tax since 1997. Noda seek to increase the tax to gain more revenue to pay off Japan's debt and the cost of the recovery of the triple disaster. Long considered to be an unpopular policy, successive governments failed to enact the increase.[1] The consumption tax increase also caused a split within the DPJ. While the consumption tax increase bill received wide support in the Diet, including from the LDP opposition, a major faction in the DPJ led by Ichirō Ozawa was strongly opposed to the policy. Ozawa and his faction decided to split from the DPJ on 11 July 2012, forming People's Life First which let the DPJ lost majority in the Diet. In exchange with LDP supported, Noda decided to hold snap election. The DPJ lost most of the seats while the LDP returned into the power after three years of opposition.

Following Fukushima radiation, Noda's government also oversaw further closedown of Japan's nuclear power plants, continuing his predecessor's policy.[2] An exception to this was the Ōi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui which was reopened in July 2012 to mitigate the damage inflicted to the plant-dependent local economy. The reopening was proven to be brief with both of the restarted reactors shut down again in September 2013.

Election of the prime minister

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30 August 2011

House of Representatives Absolute majority (239/476) required
Choice	Vote
Caucuses	Votes
	Y**Yoshihiko Noda**	DPJ (303), PNP (3), NPN (1), Independent [Speaker] (1)
	Sadakazu Tanigaki	LDP (116), Independent (1), Independent [Vice Speaker] (1)
	Natsuo Yamaguchi	Kōmeitō (21)
	Kazuo Shii	JCP (9)
	Mizuho Fukushima	Social Democratic Party of Japan (6)
	Yoshimi Watanabe	Your Party (5)
	Takeo Hiranuma	Sunrise Party (2), Hiranuma Group independents (2)
	Ichirō Ozawa	Independent (1)
	Banri Kaieda	Independent (1)
	Kunio Hatoyama	Independent (1)
	Katsuhito Yokokume	Independent (1)
	Abstention	Genzei Nippon (1)
	Did not vote	Independent (2), LDP (1)
	Vacant	1 / 480
Source: 177th Diet Session (House of Representatives) (roll call only lists individual votes, not grouped by caucus)

30 August 2011

House of Councillors
Choice	Vote
Caucuses	Votes
First round Absolute majority (121/241) required
	Yoshihiko Noda	DPJーShin-Ryokufūkai (106), PNP (3), Independent (1)
	Sadakazu Tanigaki	LDP (82), Independent [Yasuhiro Ōe and Tamon Hasegawa] (2), Independent [Vice President] (1)
	Natsuo Yamaguchi	Kōmeitō (19)
	Yoshimi Watanabe	Your Party (11)
	Kazuo Shii	JCP (6)
	Mizuho Fukushima	Social Democratic Party of Japan (4), Independent (1)
	Takeo Hiranuma	Sunrise PartyーNRP (3)
	Yōichi Masuzoe	Sunrise PartyーNRP (2)
	Did not vote	Independent [President] (1)
Second round (runoff)Simple majority required
	Y**Yoshihiko Noda**	DPJーShin-Ryokufūkai (106), PNP (3), Independent (1)
	Sadakazu Tanigaki	LDP (82), Kōmeitō (19), Sunrise PartyーNRP (3), Independent [Yasuhiro Ōe and Tamon Hasegawa] (2), Independent [Vice President] (1)
	Blank votes	Your Party (11), JCP (6), Social Democratic Party of Japan (4), Sunrise PartyーNRP (2), Independent (1)
	Did not vote	Independent [President] (1)
Source: 177th Diet Session (House of Councillors) - First round vote177th Diet Session (House of Councillors) - Second round vote (lists individual votes grouped by caucus)

Democratic
People's New
Independent
R = Member of the House of Representatives
C = Member of the House of Councillors
N = Non-Diet member
Italics denote acting minister

Noda Cabinet from September 2, 2011, to January 13, 2012

First reshuffled cabinet

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Noda Cabinet(First Reshuffle)
95th Cabinet of Japan
January – June 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front row, centre) with his reshuffled cabinet inside the Kantei, January 13, 2012
Date formed	January 13, 2012
Date dissolved	June 4, 2012
People and organisations
Emperor	Akihito
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Deputy Prime Minister	Katsuya Okada(from January 13, 2012)
Member party	DPJ – PNP Coalition
Status in legislature	HoR: DPJ–PNP Coalition majorityHoC: DPJ–PNP Coalition minority
Opposition party	Liberal Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Sadakazu Tanigaki(until September 26, 2012)Shinzo Abe(from September 26, 2012)
History
Legislature terms	HoR: 2009–2012HoC: 2007–2013 and 2010–2016
Predecessor	Noda Cabinet
Successor	Noda Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)

Noda Cabinet from January 13 to June 4, 2012

Second reshuffled cabinet

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Noda Cabinet(Second Reshuffle)
95th Cabinet of Japan
June – October 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front row, centre) with his reshuffled cabinet inside the Kantei, June 4, 2012
Date formed	June 4, 2012
Date dissolved	October 1, 2012
People and organisations
Emperor	Akihito
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Deputy Prime Minister	Katsuya Okada(from January 13, 2012)
Member party	DPJ – PNP Coalition
Status in legislature	HoR: DPJ–PNP Coalition majorityHoC: DPJ–PNP Coalition minority
Opposition party	Liberal Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Sadakazu Tanigaki(until September 26, 2012)Shinzo Abe(from September 26, 2012)
History
Legislature terms	HoR: 2009–2012HoC: 2007–2013 and 2010–2016
Predecessor	Noda Cabinet (First Reshuffle)
Successor	Noda Cabinet (Third Reshuffle)

Noda Cabinet from June 4 to October 1, 2012

Third reshuffled cabinet

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Noda Cabinet(Third Reshuffle)
95th Cabinet of Japan
October – December 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front row, centre) with his reshuffled cabinet inside the Kantei, October 1, 2012
Date formed	October 1, 2012
Date dissolved	December 26, 2012
People and organisations
Emperor	Akihito
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Deputy Prime Minister	Katsuya Okada(from January 13, 2012)
Member party	DPJ – PNP Coalition
Status in legislature	HoR: DPJ–PNP Coalition majorityHoC: DPJ–PNP Coalition minority
Opposition party	Liberal Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Sadakazu Tanigaki(until September 26, 2012)Shinzo Abe(from September 26, 2012)
History
Outgoing election	46th general election (2012)
Legislature terms	HoR: 2009–2012HoC: 2007–2013 and 2010–2016
Predecessor	Noda Cabinet (Second Reshuffle)
Successor	Second Abe Cabinet

Noda Cabinet from October 1 to December 26, 2012

1. ^ Dickie, Mure (25 June 2012). "Noda gambles on consumption tax rise". Financial Times. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
2. ^ Tabuchi, Hiroko (2 September 2011). "Japan's New Prime Minister Vows Gradual Nuclear Phaseout". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2011.

• List of Ministers of the Noda Cabinet - Prime Minister's Office (Kantei)