In 1885, the cabinet system was established, and even in this system, the tradition of Tang name was taken over, so that the prime minister was called 'shusho' and the foreign minister was called 'gaisho.'
明治18年（1885年）には内閣制度が発足するが、ここでも唐名の伝統は引き継がれ、内閣総理大臣を「首相」、外務大臣(日本)を「外相」などと呼んだ。