During the previous six years, there were six prime ministers, ten defense ministers, and 14 justice ministers (ten of whom came and went during the 39 months of rule by the Democratic Party of Japan).
Durante los seis años anteriores, hubo seis primeros ministros, diez ministros de Defensa y catorce ministros de Justicia (diez de los cuales llegaron y se marcharon durante los 39 meses de gobierno del Partido Democrático del Japón, PDJ).