Next Cabinet of Yoshihiko Noda

Next Cabinet of Yoshihiko Noda Japanese: 野田佳彦「次の内閣」
De facto shadow cabinet of Japan
23 September 2024 – present
Noda during a session of Question Time in June 2025
Date formed	23 September 2024
People and organisations
Emperor	Naruhito
Leader of the Opposition	Yoshihiko Noda
Shadow Chief Cabinet Secretary	Kazuhiko Shigetoku (Sep 2024 – Sep 2025) Satoshi Honjo  [ ja ] (Sep 2025 – present)
Member party	Constitutional Democratic
Status in legislature	Largest opposition party HoR (Lower): 147 / 465 (32%) HoC (Upper): 37 / 248 (15%)
History
Election	2024
Legislature terms	2021 (HoR) 2024 (HoR) 2022 (HoC) 2025 (HoC)
Predecessor	Next Cabinet of Kenta Izumi

Yoshihiko Noda assumed the position of President of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan after being elected to the position on 23 September 2024, beating party founder Yukio Edano, incumbent president Kenta Izumi, and freshman lawmaker Harumi Yoshida after the expiration of Izumi's three-year mandate. ^[1] Noda appointed his Next Cabinet on 30 September 2024. ^{[2] [3]}

Shadow Cabinet

Key

	Sits in the House of Representatives
	Sits in the House of Councillors

September 2025 – present

Next Cabinet of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan ^{[4] [5]}

Portfolio	Shadow Minister			Constituency	Term
Shadow cabinet ministers
Shadow Prime Minister President of the Constitutional Democratic Party Leader of the Opposition			Yoshihiko Noda	Chiba 14th	Sep 2024 – present
Shadow Chief Cabinet Secretary CDP Policy Bureau Chairman			Satoshi Honjo  [ ja ]	Chiba 8th	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications			Ikuo Yamahana	Tokyo 22nd	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister of Justice Shadow Minister in Charge of Foreign Nationals and Immigration			Takahiro Kuroiwa	Niigata 3rd	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Shadow Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue			Kentaro Genma  [ ja ]	Shizuoka 8th	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister of Finance			Shuji Inatomi  [ ja ]	Fukuoka 2nd	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology			Yutaka Arai	Hokkaido 3rd	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare			Hiroyuki Konishi	Chiba at-large	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries			Hiroshi Kamiya	Hokkaido 10th	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry			Yukihito Koga	Fukuoka at-large	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism			Yoichi Shiraishi	Saitama 7th	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister of the Environment			Toshikazu Morita  [ ja ]	Saitama 12th	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister of Defense			Go Shinohara	Kanagawa 1st	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister of State for the Cabinet Shadow Minister of State for Disaster Management Shadow Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission			Hiroyuki Moriyama  [ ja ]	Kinki PR	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Shadow Minister in charge of Digital Administrative and Fiscal Reforms Shadow Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Shadow Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform			Hiroshi Kawauchi	Kyushu PR	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister of State for Policies Related to Children, Declining Birthrate, Youth Empowerment, and Gender Equality			Natsumi Sakai	Tokyo 15th	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister of Reconstruction Shadow Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima			Sayuri Kamata  [ ja ]	Miyagi 2nd	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Minister for Digital Transformation Shadow Minister of State for Regional Revitalization			Makiko Kishi	National PR	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary			Takashi Kii	Fukuoka 10th	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary			Eri Tokunaga	Hokkaido at-large	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary			Tatsumaru Yamaoka	Hokkaido 9th	Sep 2025 – present
Shadow Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary			Nobuhiko Isaka  [ ja ]	Hyōgo 1st	Sep 2025 – present

August 2025 – September 2025

Next Cabinet of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan ^[6]

Portfolio	Shadow Minister			Constituency	Term
Shadow cabinet ministers
Shadow Prime Minister President of the Constitutional Democratic Party Leader of the Opposition			Yoshihiko Noda	Chiba 14th	Sep 2024 – present
Shadow Chief Cabinet Secretary CDP Policy Bureau Chairman			Kazuhiko Shigetoku	Aichi 12th	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of State for the Cabinet Shadow Minister of State for Disaster Management Shadow Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission			Hideya Sugio	Nagasaki at-large	Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 [a]
Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications			Hajime Yoshikawa	Kyushu PR	Aug 2025 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Justice			Sakura Uchikoshi	Niigata at-large	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Shadow Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue			Koichi Takemasa	Northern Kanto PR	Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Finance			Takeshi Shina	Iwate 1st	Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology			Keisuke Tsumura	Chūgoku PR	Aug 2025 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare			Kazunori Yamanoi	Kyoto 6th	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries			Emi Kaneko	Fukushima 1st	Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry			Kaname Tajima	Chiba 1st	Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism			Yasuko Komiyama	Saitama 7th	Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of the Environment			Takashi Shinohara	Nagano 1st	Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Security [b]			Go Shinohara	Kanagawa 1st	Aug 2025 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of State for Gender Equality Shadow Minister in Charge of a Cohesive Society Shadow Minister in Charge of Measures for Loneliness and Isolation			Harumi Yoshida	Tokyo 8th	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister for Digital Transformation Shadow Minister in charge of Digital Administrative and Fiscal Reforms Shadow Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Shadow Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform			Kazuma Nakatani	Kanagawa 7th	Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Reconstruction Shadow Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima			Akiko Okamoto  [ ja ]	Miyagi 1st	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of State for Policies Related to Children			Mari Takagi  [ ja ]	Saitama at-large	Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy			Sumio Mabuchi	Nara 1st	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Shadow Minister of State for Regional Revitalization			Kaori Ishikawa	Hokkaido 11th	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Chairman of the Tax Commission  [ ja ]			Kensuke Onishi	Aichi 13th	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Chairman of the Constitution Research Council  [ ja ]			Ikuo Yamahana	Tokyo 22nd	Nov 2024 – Sep 2025

November 2024 – August 2025

Next Cabinet of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Portfolio	Shadow Minister			Constituency	Term
Shadow cabinet ministers
Shadow Prime Minister President of the Constitutional Democratic Party Leader of the Opposition			Yoshihiko Noda	Chiba 14th	Sep 2024 – present
Shadow Chief Cabinet Secretary CDP Policy Bureau Chairman			Kazuhiko Shigetoku	Aichi 12th	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of State for the Cabinet Shadow Minister of State for Disaster Management Shadow Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission			Hideya Sugio	Nagasaki at-large	Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 [a]
Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications			Kuniyoshi Noda	Fukuoka at-large	Sep 2022 – Aug 2025
Shadow Minister of Justice			Sakura Uchikoshi	Niigata at-large	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Shadow Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue			Koichi Takemasa	Northern Kanto PR	Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Finance			Takeshi Shina	Iwate 1st	Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology			Yoshio Maki	Aichi 4th	Sep 2024 – Aug 2025
Shadow Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare			Kazunori Yamanoi	Kyoto 6th	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries			Emi Kaneko	Fukushima 1st	Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry			Kaname Tajima	Chiba 1st	Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism			Yasuko Komiyama	Saitama 7th	Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of the Environment			Takashi Shinohara	Nagano 1st	Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Security [b]			Tetsuro Fukuyama	Kyoto at-large	Sep 2024 – Aug 2025
Shadow Minister of State for Gender Equality Shadow Minister in Charge of a Cohesive Society Shadow Minister in Charge of Measures for Loneliness and Isolation			Harumi Yoshida	Tokyo 8th	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister for Digital Transformation Shadow Minister in charge of Digital Administrative and Fiscal Reforms Shadow Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Shadow Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform			Kazuma Nakatani	Kanagawa 7th	Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Reconstruction Shadow Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima			Akiko Okamoto  [ ja ]	Miyagi 1st	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of State for Policies Related to Children			Mari Takagi  [ ja ]	Saitama at-large	Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy			Sumio Mabuchi	Nara 1st	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Shadow Minister of State for Regional Revitalization			Kaori Ishikawa	Hokkaido 11th	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Chairman of the Tax Commission  [ ja ]			Kensuke Onishi	Aichi 13th	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Chairman of the Constitution Research Council  [ ja ]			Seiji Osaka	Hokkaido 8th	Sep 2024 – Nov 2024
			Ikuo Yamahana	Tokyo 22nd	Nov 2024 – Sep 2025

September 2024 – November 2024

Next Cabinet of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan ^[3]

Portfolio	Shadow Minister			Constituency	Term
Shadow cabinet ministers
Shadow Prime Minister President of the Constitutional Democratic Party Leader of the Opposition			Yoshihiko Noda	Chiba 4th	Sep 2024 – present
Shadow Chief Cabinet Secretary CDP Policy Bureau Chairman			Kazuhiko Shigetoku	Aichi 12th	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of State for the Cabinet Shadow Minister of State for Disaster Management Shadow Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission			Hideya Sugio	Nagasaki at-large	Sep 2022 – Sep 2025 [a]
Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications			Kuniyoshi Noda	Fukuoka at-large	Sep 2022 – Aug 2025
Shadow Minister of Justice			Sakura Uchikoshi	Niigata at-large	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Shadow Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue			Shu Watanabe	Tokai PR	Sep 2024 – Nov 2024
Shadow Minister of Finance			Takeshi Shina	Iwate 1st	Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology			Yoshio Maki	Tokai PR	Sep 2024 – Aug 2025
Shadow Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare			Kazunori Yamanoi	Kyoto 6th	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries			Emi Kaneko	Fukushima 1st	Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry			Kaname Tajima	Chiba 1st	Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism			Yasuko Komiyama	Northern Kanto PR	Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of the Environment			Shoichi Kondo	Aichi 3rd	Sep 2022 – Nov 2024
Shadow Minister of Security [b]			Tetsuro Fukuyama	Kyoto at-large	Sep 2024 – Aug 2025
Shadow Minister of State for Gender Equality Shadow Minister in Charge of a Cohesive Society Shadow Minister in Charge of Measures for Loneliness and Isolation			Harumi Yoshida	Tokyo 8th	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister for Digital Transformation Shadow Minister in charge of Digital Administrative and Fiscal Reforms Shadow Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Shadow Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform			Hiroe Makiyama	Kanagawa at-large	Sep 2024 – Nov 2024
Shadow Minister of Reconstruction Shadow Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima			Akiko Okamoto  [ ja ]	Tōhoku PR	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of State for Policies Related to Children			Chinami Nishimura	Niigata 1st	Sep 2024 – Nov 2024
Shadow Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy			Sumio Mabuchi	Kinki PR	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Shadow Minister of State for Regional Revitalization			Kaori Ishikawa	Hokkaido 11th	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Chairman of the Tax Commission  [ ja ]			Kensuke Onishi	Aichi 13th	Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Chairman of the Constitution Research Council  [ ja ]			Seiji Osaka	Hokkaido 8th	Sep 2024 – Nov 2024

Notes

1. Assumed new portfolios in Sep 2024.
2. Replacing the Minister of Defense.

References

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