Kan Cabinet
The Kan Cabinet was the cabinet governing Japan from June 2010 to September 2011 under the leadership of Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who came into power after winning the DPJ leadership election in June 2010. The Kan Cabinet oversaw the response to the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the scaling-down of Japan's nuclear energy dependence following the nuclear disaster at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Kan Cabinet | |
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94th Cabinet of Japan | |
Prime Minister Naoto Kan (front row, centre) with his new cabinet inside the Kantei, June 8, 2010. | |
| Date formed | June 8, 2010 |
| Date dissolved | September 2, 2011 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Emperor Akihito |
| Head of government | Naoto Kan |
| Member party | DPJ–PNP Coalition |
| Status in legislature | HoR: DPJ–PNP Coalition majority HoC: DPJ–PNP Coalition majority, minority from July 2010 |
| Opposition party | Liberal Democratic Party of Japan |
| Opposition leader | Sadakazu Tanigaki |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2010 Japanese House of Councillors election |
| Predecessor | Hatoyama Cabinet |
| Successor | Noda Cabinet |
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