Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)

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Since 2008, MEXT has been based in the Central Government Building No. 7 in Kasumigaseki , Chiyoda

The Mombu-Kagaku-shō ( Japanese 文 部 科学 省 , German “Ministry of Culture and Science”, abbreviated 文科 省 , Monkashō ; English Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology , abbreviated MEXT ; German “Ministry for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ”) is a ministry of the Japanese central government .

The Ministry was created in the restructuring of the Japanese ministries in January 2001 from the amalgamation of the Mombu-shō ( 文部省 , "Ministry of Culture"; English Ministry of Education, Science and Culture , often just Ministry of Education ) and the "Authority for Science and Technology "( 科学 技術 庁 , Kagaku-Gijutsu-chō , English Science and Technology Agency , not to be confused with the Kagaku gijutsu shinkō kikō ," Organization for the Promotion of Science and Technology ", English Japan Science and Technology Agency ).

In addition to the secretariat of the minister, the ministry is divided into seven departments, three of which are responsible for the education system, three for science and technology and one for sport and youth. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs is also affiliated with the Ministry. A number of other offices and agencies are under the supervision of MEXT, including the National Research Institute for Educational Policy ( 国立 教育 政策 研究所 , Kokuritsu Kyōiku Seisaku Kenkyūjo ). As of March 31, 2009, the ministry had 2,192 employees, 235 of whom were in the Department of Cultural Affairs. In the 2005 fiscal year, the MEXT had a budget of 5.7 trillion yen (around 34 billion euros), which was seven percent of the total budget and 11.8% of the relevant expenditure.

history

The previous ministry , the Mombu-shō ( 文部省 ), was founded on June 18, 1871 and was responsible within the government for science and education. The office was initially located on the grounds of the Confucius Temple Yushima Seidō in the Kanda district of Tokyo. The first incumbent was Ōki Takato (1832-1899), who went down in Japanese history as one of the "Six great educators of the Meiji period" (明治 六大 教育家, Meiji roku dai-kyōiku-ka). When the cabinet was established in 1885, Mori Arinori , also one of the six mentioned, became the first minister of education. In addition to the establishment of a modern school system, the ministry organized, starting with the University of Tokyo , the establishment of five other universities (Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo), which are now among the world's leading universities.

Before the end of the Pacific War, the Mombushō played a central role in the spread of State Shintō alongside the Ministry of the Interior . It was also responsible for the education system and thus for nationalist upbringing during the rule of the Taisei Yokusankai in World War II.

Associated organizations

Numerous branch offices, authorities and research institutions are assigned to the ministry.

  • as "branch office" ( gaikyoku )
    • Bunka-chō , "cultural authority", engl. Agency for Cultural Affairs
    • Sports-chō (ス ポ ー ツ 庁 ), "Sports Authority", engl. Japan Sports Agency , established in 2015
  • as "special organizations" ( tokubetsu no kikan )
    • Nippon Gakushiin , Japanese Academy of Sciences , engl. Japan Academy
    • via the cultural authority the Japanese Academy of Arts , engl. Japan Art Academy
    • Jishin chōsa kenkyū suishin hombu the "main department for the promotion of earthquake research", engl. Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion
    • Nippon UNESCO kokunai iinkai , engl. Japanese National Commission for UNESCO
  • as " self-governing bodies " ( dokuritsu gyōsei hōjin )
    • Kokuritsu tokubetsu shien kyōiku sōgō kenkkyūjo , engl. The National Institute of Special Education
    • Daigaku nyūshi center , engl. National Center for University Entrance Examinations
    • Kokuritsu seishōnen kyōiku shinkō kikō , engl. National Institution for Youth Education
    • Kokuritsu josei kyōiku kaikan , engl. National Women's Education Center , NWEC
    • Kyōin kenshū center , engl. National Center for Teachers' Development , NCTD
    • Kagaku gijutsu shinkō kikō , engl. Japan Science and Technology Agency , JST
    • Nihon gakujutsu shinkōkai , engl. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
    • Rikagaku kenkyūjo , engl. RIKEN
    • Uchū kōkū kenkyū kaihatsu kikō , "Organization for research and development in space and aviation", engl. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency , JAXA
    • Nihon genshiryoku kenkyū kaihatsu kikō , engl. Japan Atomic Energy Agency , JAEA
    • Nihon sports shinkō center , engl. National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health , NAASH , or Japan Sport Council , JSC
    • Nihon gakusei shien kikō , engl. Japan Student Services Organization , JASSO
    • Kaiyō kenkyū kaihatsu kikō , engl. Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology , JAMSTEC
    • Kokuritsu kōtō senmon gakkō kikō , engl. Institute of National Colleges of Technology
    • Daigaku hyōka, gakui juyo kikō , engl. National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation
    • Kokuritsu daigaku saimu, keiei center , engl. Center for National University Finance and Management
    • Kokuritsu kakgaku hakubutsukan , National Museum of Natural Sciences , engl. National Museum of Nature and Science
    • Busshitsu, zairyō kenkkyū kikō , engl. National Institute for Materials Science , NIMS
    • Bōsai kagaku gijutsu kenkyūjo , engl. National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention , NIED
    • Hōshasen igaku sōgō kenkyūjo , engl. National Institute of Radiological Sciences , NIRS

Minister ( 文 部 科学 大臣 , mombu-kagaku-daijin ) since 2001

# Surname cabinet Taking office Party (faction)
01 Nobutaka Machimura Mori II (reshuffle) 0Jan. 6, 2001 Liberal Democratic Party ( Mori )
02 Atsuko Tōyama Koizumi I
Koizumi I (1st transformation)
Apr 26, 2001 -
03 Takeo Kawamura Koizumi I (2nd transformation) 22 Sep 2003 Liberal Democratic Party ( Etō-Kamei )
04th Koizumi II Nov 19, 2003
05 Nariaki Nakayama Koizumi II (remodeling) 27 Sep 2004 Liberal Democratic Party (Mori)
06th Koizumi III 21 Sep 2005
07th Kenji Kosaka Koizumi III (transformation) Oct 31, 2005 Liberal Democratic Party ( ex-Hashimoto )
08th Bummei Ibuki Abe I
Abe I (transformation)
26 Sep 2006 Liberal Democratic Party ( Ibuki )
09 Kisaburō Tokai Fukuda 26 Sep 2007 Liberal Democratic Party ( Yamasaki )
10 Tsuneo Suzuki Fukuda (reshuffle) 0Aug 2, 2008 Liberal Democratic Party ( Asō )
11 Ryu Shionoya Asō Sep 24 2008 Liberal Democratic Party ( Machimura )
12 Tatsuo Kawabata Hatoyama 16 Sep 2009 Democratic Party ( Kawabata )
13 Can 0June 8, 2010
14th Yoshiaki Takaki Kan (1st transformation)
Kan (2nd transformation)
17 Sep 2010 Democratic Party (Kawabata)
15th Masaharu Nakagawa Noda 0Sep 2 2011 Democratic Party (Hata)
16 Hirofumi Hirano Noda (1st transformation)
Noda (2nd transformation)
Jan. 13, 2012 Democratic Party ( Hatoyama )
17th Makiko Tanaka Noda (3rd transformation) 0Oct. 1, 2012 Democratic Party ( Ozawa )
18th Hakubun Shimomura Abe II
Abe II (transformation)
Dec 26, 2012 Liberal Democratic Party (Machimura → Hosoda )
19th Abe III Dec 24, 2014
20th Hiroshi rabbit Abe III (1st transformation) 0Oct 7, 2015
21st Hirokazu Matsuno Abe III (2nd transformation) 0Aug 3, 2016
22nd Yoshimasa Hayashi Abe III (3rd transformation) 03rd Aug 2017 Liberal Democratic Party ( Kishida )
23 Abe IV 0Nov 1, 2017
24 Masahiko Shibayama Abe IV (1st transformation) 0Oct 2, 2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Hosoda)
25th Koichi Hagiuda Abe IV (2nd transformation) Sep 11 2019

See also

Web links

Commons : MEXT  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. MEXT organization chart on the official website (Japanese, English ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note . ) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mext.go.jp


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