Ministry of Finance (1869-2001)
Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryō system)
大蔵省は財政政策を担当していた。
The Ministry of Finance was in charge of fiscal policy.
大蔵省は二〇〇一年に財務省に再編された。
In 2001, the old ministry was reorganized into the present Ministry of Finance.
大蔵省の建物は国の重要文化財だ。
The old Finance Ministry building is a nationally important cultural property.