Ministry of Popular Affairs
The Ministry of Popular Affairs (Japanese: 民部省, Hepburn: Minbu-shō) may refer to:

one of the Eight Ministries (八省) of the Japanese imperial court, established by the Taihō Code of the early 8th century, and continued under the Ritsuryō legal system. A short-lived ministry during the Meiji period (August–September 1869, August 1870 – September 1871).