noun
Ministry of Finance (1869–2001)
Historical term for Japan's Ministry of Finance from the Meiji era until the 2001 central government reform, when it was reorganized into the 財務省 (Ministry of Finance) and the 金融庁 (Financial Services Agency).
See also: 財務省
大蔵省は2001年に財務省に再編された。
The Ministry of Finance was reorganized into the Ministry of Finance in 2001.
彼は大蔵省の官僚として長年働いた。
He worked for many years as a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Finance.
noun
Ministry of the Treasury (ritsuryō system)
Historical term for the ministry responsible for state finances under the ritsuryō system (7th–10th centuries). Not to be confused with the modern 大蔵省.
See also: 律令制
律令制下の大蔵省は、国家財政を司る重要な官庁だった。
Under the ritsuryō system, the Ministry of the Treasury was an important government office in charge of state finances.