Council of Ministers of Japan (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)

The Council of Ministers (閣僚評議會 Kakuryō Riji-kai) is the highest administrative body of Japan. The Council of Ministers created by the adoption of Republican Constitution in 1931. It consists of the Prime Minister and the Ministers of State

Nomination
The composition of Council are proposed by the Committee of Three (三人官 San'ninkan) who appointed by President of the Republic from among the National Congress every the start of Congress terms. If the Congress rejects the proposal, President must keep forming another Committees of Three with different compositions until the Congress found its acceptable. The Council members must be from the Congress.

During a time when the new Council of Ministers has not been approved by Congress, the President of the Republic may form a temporary Cabinet (假行政官 Kari Gyōsei-kan) which directly responsible to President and may include a non-Congress member. If after five months the committee proposal keep failing for being accepted by the Congress, the Congress may appointed its "own" Committee of Three, consisted by Chairman of Congress, Speaker of Legislative Council and President of the Republic himself.

Functions and powers
The main function of Council of Ministers is to manage the implementation of general state policy. Every Ministers of State (國務相 Kokumushō) are free to carry out their duties as long as in accordance of general state policy. The Premier of the Republic (首相 Shushō) as the head of Council and the first among equals over another Ministers of State has the functions to supervise over the national administration, to convene and preside the meetings of Council, and to report the progression of national administration before the Legislative Council. The Akasaka Palace served as the official building of Japanese government in general and the seat of the Council in particular since 1920.