noun
Minister of Transport
Official title for the cabinet minister responsible for transportation affairs in Japan. The ministry was reorganized in 2001 into the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (国土交通省), so this title is now historical.
彼は運輸大臣に任命された。
He was appointed Minister of Transport.
運輸大臣は新しい鉄道政
The Minister of Transport announced a new railway policy.