The ''Nakatsukasa-shô'', sometimes translated as Ministry of Central Affairs, was an office under the ''[[ritsuryo|ritsuryô]]'' system which oversaw the keeping of records, the drafting of ordinances, distribution of edicts, and the like. | The ''Nakatsukasa-shô'', sometimes translated as Ministry of Central Affairs, was an office under the ''[[ritsuryo|ritsuryô]]'' system which oversaw the keeping of records, the drafting of ordinances, distribution of edicts, and the like. |