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• Supreme Decision Making Authority
  • Council of Divinities (Jingikan)
  • Council of State
    • Central Council of State (Sei-in)
    • Legislative Chamber (Sa-in)
    • Executive Chamber (U-in)

• Administration
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs15th August 1869 established
    • Minister of Foreign Affairs
    • Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
    • Deputy Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
    • Kagoshima Branch Office
    • Officer in Ryukyu Domain
    • Customs Office1871 transfered to Ministry of Finance
    • Lighthouse Office23th Octorber 1869 transfered to Ministry of Finance
    • Guest House (Enryokan)16th August 1869 reorganized Hamadono Sekishitsu
    • Charge d'Affaires
    • Documents Section5th June 1870 established
    • Language Education Institute (Yougo Gakujo)22th March 1871 established
    • Language Education Institute (Kango Gakujo)28th March 1871 established
  • Colonization Commission15th August 1869 established
    • Director-General, Colonization Commission
    • Vice Director, Colonization Commission
    • Secretary, Colonization Commission
    • Senior Colonial Officer
    • Colonial Officer
    • Colonization Commission Trade and Procurement Office/Hokkaido Trade and Procurement Office
    • Head Office of Colonization Commission
    • Hakodate Branch, Colonization Commission
    • Nemuro Branch, Colonization Commission
  • Karafuto Colonization CommissionMarch 1870 established
  • Ministry of Civil Affairs16th August 1869 established
    • Minister of Civil Affairs
    • Vice Minister of Civil Affairs
    • Deputy Vice Minister of Civil Affairs
    • Geography Section18th August 1870 established
    • Civil Engineering Board
    • Bureau of Communications
    • Mining Bureau16th September 1869 established
    • General Affairs Bureau
    • Hearings Section
    • Hearings Subsection13th August 1870 established
    • Railway Subsection6th August 1870 established
    • Telegraph Subsection6th August 1870 established
    • Lighthouse Bureau22th Octorber 1869 transfered from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, controled by Ministry of Civil Affairs and Ministry of Finance
    • Yokosuka Naval Shipyard1th December1869 transfered from Kanagawa Prefecture, controled by Ministry of Civil Affairs and Ministry of Finance
    • Land Development Bureau
    • Agricultural Promotion Bureau1th Octorber 1870 established
    • Industrial Promotion Bureau20th March 1871 established
    • Taxation Bureau16th September 1869 transfered from Ministry of Finance
    • Supervisory Bureau16th September 1869 transfered from Ministry of Finance
    • Trade Section16th September 1869 transfered from Ministry of Finance
    • Forestry Bureau20th March 1871 established
  • Ministry of Finance16th August 1869 established
    • Minister of Finance
    • Vice Minister of Finance
    • Deputy Vice Minister of Finance
    • Secretariat, Ministry of Finance
    • Procurement Bureau
    • Accounts Bureau
    • Repairs and Administration Bureau6th August 1870 transfered from Ministry of Civil Affairs
    • Taxation Bureau1870 transfered from Ministry of Civil Affairs
    • Taxation Board11th September 1871 established
    • Supervisory Bureau6th August 1870 transfered from Ministry of Civil Affairs
    • Trade Section18th August 1870 transfered from Ministry of Civil Affairs
    • Statistics Bureau11th September 1871 established
    • Family Register Bureau11th September 1871 established
    • Bureau of Communications11th September 1871 transfered from Ministry of Civil Affairs
    • Industrial Promotion Bureau11th September 1871 transfered from Ministry of Civil Affairs
      • Tomioka Silk Mill
    • Mint Board
    • Banknote Bureau11th September 1871 established
    • Lighthouse Bureau23th Octorber 1869 transfered from Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    • Customs Office12th Octorber 1871 transfered from Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Ministry of Justice (Gyobu-sho)July 1869 established
  • Prosecuting and Investigation AgencyMay 1869 established
  • Ministry of Justice (Shiho-sho)July 1871 established
    • Law School, Ministry of Justice
  • Ministry of Education2th September 1871 established
    • Minister of Education
    • Vice Minister of Education
    • Daigaku Nanko (Western Learning College)
    • Daigaku Toko (Medical College)
  • Ministry of Industry12th December 1870 established
    • Vice Minister of Industry
    • Deputy Vice Minister of Industry
    • Document Section8th Febrary 1871 established
    • Document Bureau19th Febrary 1871 established
    • Accounts Section8th Febrary 1871 established
    • Accounts Bureau19th Febrary 1871 established
    • Mining Bureau12th December 1870 transfered from Ministry of Civil Affairs
    • Mining Section8th Febrary 1871 established
    • Ironworks Section12th December 1870 transfered from Ministry of Civil Affairs
    • Lighthouse Bureau12th December 1870 transfered from Ministry of Civil Affairs
    • Lighthouse Subsection27th June 1871 established
    • Railway Section12th December 1870 transfered from Ministry of Civil Affairs
    • Telegraph Bureau12th December 1870 transfered from Ministry of Civil Affairs
    • Telegraph SubsectionMay - June 1871 established
    • Telegraph Section27th June 1871 established
    • Civil Engineering Board11th September 1871 transfered from Ministry of Civil Affairs

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