dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fjˈuːdəl ˈeɪdʒ ɪn dʒəpˈæn, vˈɛɹiəs mˌɪnɪstˈɪɹiəl ˈɑːfɪsᵻz wɜːɹ ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd tʊ æz fɔːɹmˈælᵻɾi tə sˈæmjʊɹɹˌaɪ ˈiː.dʒˈiː., ˈɪʃɪdə mˌɪtsənˈɑːɹɹi æz dʒˈɪbuːnˈoʊʃˈoʊ; fjˈʊɹɹuːɾə ˈɔːɹaɪb, ˈɪaɪ kˈæmənnˈoʊkˈɑːmi, sˈækaɪ jˈuːtənˈoʊkˈɑːmi ɛtsˈɛtɹə.wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾiz ɔːɹ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz vˈɛstᵻd ɪnðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ˌʌndɚ ðə kˈoʊd.
During the feudal age in Japan, various ministerial offices were awarded to as formality to samurai (e.g., Ishida Mitsunari as jibu-no-shō; Furuta Oribe, Ii kamon-no-kami, Sakai uta-no-kami etc.) without any responsibilities or authorities vested in the office under the code.