noun
Official title for the cabinet member in charge of the Ministry of Justice in Japan.
法務大臣は記者会見で新しい政策を発表した。
The Minister of Justice announced a new policy at the press conference.
法務省 is the Ministry of Justice, the government body; 法務大臣 is the minister who heads it.
Compound of 法務 (legal affairs) and 大臣 (cabinet minister).