Naidaijin
The Naidaijin ( Japanese 内 大臣 , historical Kun reading Uchi no Oomaetsugimi or Uchi no Otodo , German Minister or Chancellor of the Interior) was an office created in the 8th century according to the Ritsuryō system at the imperial court of Japan . He was subordinate to Sadaijin and Udaijin , the ministers on the left and right. The influence of Naidaijin decreased in the course of the Heian period with that of the entire Daijōkan , until the title was finally only of a purely ceremonial nature. With the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the office was initially abolished.
Naidaijin in the modern age
In the Meiji period , the emperor reactivated the institutions of the Daijōkan in order to build a centralized administration based on the modern model. In 1869 he created a government with Udaijin and Sadaijin. The establishment of the modern cabinet abolished the Dajōkan government including Udaijin and Sadaijin in 1885, but the office of Naidaijin was reinstated and only abolished after the Second World War ; the Naidaijin stood outside the cabinet as a direct advisor to the emperor. Since he was responsible for the storage of the imperial seal and the promulgation of imperial edicts, the title has been reproduced in German (based on comparable titles in Europe) with lord seal keeper since that time . He was also responsible for organizing imperial audiences and accepting petitions.
Japanese Lord Seal Keepers
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Sanjō Sanetomi | December 22, 1885 - February 18, 1891 |
| Tokudaiji Sanenori | February 21, 1891 - August 12, 1912 |
| Katsura Taro | August 21, 1912 - December 21, 1912 |
| Fushimi Sadanaru | December 21, 1912 - January 13, 1915 |
| Ōyama Iwao | April 23, 1915 - December 10, 1916 |
| Matsukata Masayoshi | May 2, 1917 - September 18, 1922 |
| Hirata Tōsuke | September 19, 1922 - May 30, 1925 |
| Hamao Arata | March 30, 1925 - March 30, 1925 |
| Makino Nobuaki | March 30, 1925 - February 26, 1935 |
| Saitō Makoto | February 26, 1935 - February 26, 1936 |
| Ichiki Kitokurō | March 6, 1936 - March 6, 1936 |
| Yuasa Kurahei | March 6, 1936 - June 1, 1940 |
| Kido Kōichi | June 1, 1940 - November 24, 1945 |