part of the cabinet system, and the position was known in Japanese as 内閣書記官長 (naikaku-shokikan-chō). The modern position was created on May 3, 1947, shortly...

commissioner (副警務使, fuku-keimushi) For the cabinet, several secretaries (書記官, shokikan) and assistant secretaries (書記郎, shokirō) For each department,...