List of prime ministers of Japan

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The prime minister of Japan is the country's head of government and the leader of the Cabinet. This is a list of prime ministers of Japan, from when the first Japanese prime minister (in the modern sense), Itō Hirobumi, took office in 1885, until the present day.

32 prime ministers under the Meiji Constitution had a mandate from the Emperor. The "electoral mandates" shown are for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Imperial Diet, which was not constitutionally guaranteed to have any influence on the appointment of the prime minister.

The prime minister under the Constitution of Japan is designated from among the members of the National Diet, and appointed by the Emperor after being nominated by the National Diet.

The premiership of Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, who was prime minister for fifty-four days in 1945, was the shortest in Japanese history. Shinzo Abe served the longest, with eight years over two non-consecutive periods.

The current prime minister is Sanae Takaichi, who assumed the office on 21 October 2025.

From 1871 to 1885

The office of daijō-daijin (太政大臣, chancellor of the realm) was the equivalent of what would become the office of prime minister. It was an ancient role which had been discontinued in the 18th century and was briefly revived during the Meiji era.

Daijō-daijin (chancellor of the realm)

List of daijō-daijin (chancellor of the realm) (1871–1885)
Portrait Daijō-daijin
Office
(Lifespan)
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Start End Duration
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Sanjō Sanetomi

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(1837Template:Ndash1891)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
13 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1871
22 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1885
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Emperor Meiji
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The office of Daijō-daijin was abolished in December 1885 with the appointment of Itō Hirobumi in the new position of prime minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣, Naikaku Sōri-Daijin).

Since 1885

Prime ministers

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List of prime ministers of Japan since 1885
Portrait Prime minister
Office
(Lifespan)
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Start End Duration
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Itō Hirobumi

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1841Template:Ndash1909)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
22 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1885
30 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1888
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1. Itō I Meiji
Emperor Meiji
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[1]
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Kuroda Kiyotaka

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1840Template:Ndash1900)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1888
25 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1889
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(Army)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2. Kuroda [2]
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Sanjō Sanetomi

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1837Template:Ndash1891)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Acting Prime Minister
25 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1889
24 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1889
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Independent Sanjō caretaker
photograph CountScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Yamagata Aritomo

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1838Template:Ndash1922)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
24 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1889
6 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1891
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(Army)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3. Yamagata I [3]
1890
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Matsukata Masayoshi

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1835Template:Ndash1924)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1891
8 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1892
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Independent
(Meiji oligarchy)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4. Matsukata I [4]
1892
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=3 | photograph MarquessScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Itō Hirobumi

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1841Template:Ndash1909)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1892
31 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1896
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5. Itō II [5]
Mar.1894
Sep.1894
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Kuroda Kiyotaka

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1840Template:Ndash1900)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Acting Prime Minister
31 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1896
18 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1896
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Military
(Army)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Matsukata Masayoshi

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1835Template:Ndash1924)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
18 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1896
12 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1898
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Independent
(Meiji oligarchy)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6. Matsukata II [6]
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=2 | photograph MarquessScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Itō Hirobumi

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1841Template:Ndash1909)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1898
30 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1898
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Independent
(Meiji oligarchy)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7. Itō III [7]
Mar.1898
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Ōkuma Shigenobu

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1838Template:Ndash1922)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1898
8 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1898
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Kenseitō 8. Ōkuma I [8]
Aug.1898
photograph CountScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Yamagata Aritomo

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1838Template:Ndash1922)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1898
19 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1900
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Military
(Army)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9. Yamagata II [9]
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Itō Hirobumi

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1841Template:Ndash1909)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
19 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1900
10 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1901
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Rikken Seiyūkai Script error: No such module "anchor".10. Itō IV [10]
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan="2" | photograph MarquessScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Saionji Kinmochi

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1849Template:Ndash1940)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Acting Prime Minister
27 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1900
12 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1900
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Rikken Seiyūkai
10 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1901
2 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1901
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
photograph CountScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Katsura Tarō

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1848Template:Ndash1913)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1901
7 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1906
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Military
(Army)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11. Katsura I [11]
1902
1903
1904
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Saionji Kinmochi

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1849Template:Ndash1940)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1906
14 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1908
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Rikken Seiyūkai 12. Saionji I [12]
1908
photograph PrinceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Katsura Tarō

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1848Template:Ndash1913)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
14 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1908
30 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1911
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Military
(Army)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
13. Katsura II [13]
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=3 | photograph Script error: No such module "anchor".MarquessScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Saionji Kinmochi

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1849Template:Ndash1940)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1911
21 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1912
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Rikken Seiyūkai 14. Saionji II [14]
1912
Taishō
Emperor Taishō
Template:Smalldiv
bgcolor="Template:Party color" | photograph PrinceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Katsura Tarō

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1848Template:Ndash1913)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
21 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1912
20 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1913
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Independent 15. Katsura III [15]
photograph CountScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1852Template:Ndash1933)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
20 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1913
16 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1914
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Military
(Navy)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16. Yamamoto I [16]
photograph MarquessScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Ōkuma Shigenobu

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1838Template:Ndash1922)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1914
9 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1916
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Rikken Dōshikai 17. Ōkuma II [17]
1915
photograph CountScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Terauchi Masatake

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1852Template:Ndash1919)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1916
29 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1918
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Military
(Army)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
18. Terauchi [18]
1917
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=2 | photograph Hara Takashi
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Morioka
(1856Template:Ndash1921)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
29 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1918
4 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1921
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn Rikken Seiyūkai 19. Hara [19]
1920
bgcolor="Template:Party color" | photograph CountScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Uchida Kōsai

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1865Template:Ndash1936)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Acting Prime Minister
4 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1921
13 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1921
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Independent
bgcolor="Template:Party color"| photograph ViscountScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Takahashi Korekiyo

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1854–1936)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
13 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1921
12 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1922
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Rikken Seiyūkai 20. Takahashi [20]
photograph BaronScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Katō Tomosaburō

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1861Template:Ndash1923)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1922
24 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1923
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn Military
(Navy)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
21. Katō To. [21]
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Uchida Kōsai

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1865Template:Ndash1936)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Acting Prime Minister
24 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1923
2 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1923
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Independent
photograph CountScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1852Template:Ndash1933)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1923
7 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1924
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Military
(Navy)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
22. Yamamoto II [22]
bgcolor="Template:Party color"| photograph ViscountScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Kiyoura Keigo

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1850Template:Ndash1942)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1924
11 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1924
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Independent 23. Kiyoura [23]
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=1| photograph ViscountScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Katō Takaaki

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1860Template:Ndash1926)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1924
28 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1926
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn 1924 Kenseikai 24. Katō Ta. [24]
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan="3" | photograph Script error: No such module "anchor".Wakatsuki ReijirōTemplate:Efn
Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1866Template:Ndash1949)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
28 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1926
30 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1926
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Kenseikai
30 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1926
20 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1927
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 25. Wakatsuki I [25]
Shōwa
Emperor Shōwa
Template:Smalldiv
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=2 | photograph BaronScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Tanaka Giichi

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1864Template:Ndash1929)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
20 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1927
2 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1929
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Rikken Seiyūkai 26. Tanaka G. [26]
1928
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=2 | photograph Hamaguchi Osachi
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Kochi 2nd
(1870Template:Ndash1931)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1929
14 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1931
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Rikken Minseitō 27. Hamaguchi [27]
1930
bgcolor="Template:Party color" | File:Prime Minister Kijūrō Shidehara.jpg BaronScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Kijūrō Shidehara

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1872Template:Ndash1951)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Acting Prime Minister
14 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1930
9 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1931
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Independent
bgcolor="Template:Party color" | photograph BaronScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Wakatsuki Reijirō

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1866Template:Ndash1949)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
14 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1931
13 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1931
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Rikken Minseitō 28. Wakatsuki II [28]
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=2 | photograph Inukai Tsuyoshi
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Okayama 2nd
(1855–1932)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
13 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1931
15 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1932
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn Rikken Seiyūkai 29. Inukai [29]
1932
bgcolor="Template:Party color" | photograph ViscountScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Takahashi Korekiyo

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1854–1936)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1932
26 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1932
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Rikken Seiyūkai
photograph ViscountScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Saitō Makoto

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1858–1936)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
26 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1932
8 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1934
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Military
(Navy)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30. Saitō [30]
photograph Keisuke Okada
Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1868Template:Ndash1952)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1934
9 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1936
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Military
(Navy)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
31. Okada [31]
1936
bgcolor="Template:Party color" | photograph Fumio Gotō
Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1884Template:Ndash1980)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Acting Prime Minister
26 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1936
29 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1936
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Independent
bgcolor="Template:Party color" | photograph Kōki Hirota
Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1878Template:Ndash1948)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1936
2 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1937
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Independent 32. Hirota [32]
File:IJA Hayashi Senjuro.jpg Senjūrō Hayashi
Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1876Template:Ndash1943)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1937
4 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1937
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Military
(Army)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
33. Hayashi [33]
1937
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=1 | photograph PrinceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Fumimaro Konoe

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1891Template:Ndash1945)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1937
5 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1939
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Independent 34. Konoe I [34]
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=1 | photograph BaronScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Kiichirō Hiranuma

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1867Template:Ndash1952)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1939
30 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1939
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Independent 35. Hiranuma [35]
photograph Nobuyuki Abe
Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1875Template:Ndash1953)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1939
16 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1940
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Military
(Army)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
36. N. Abe [36]
photograph Mitsumasa Yonai
Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1880Template:Ndash1948)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1940
22 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1940
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Military
(Navy)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
37. Yonai [37]
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=1 | File:Fumimaro Konoe profile.jpg PrinceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Fumimaro Konoe

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1891Template:Ndash1945)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
22 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1940
18 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1941
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Independent 38. Konoe II [38]
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=2 | Taisei Yokusankai
39. Konoe III [39]
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=2 | photograph Hideki Tojo
Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1884Template:Ndash1948)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
18 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1941
22 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1944
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Taisei Yokusankai 40. Tōjō [40]
1942
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=1 | photograph Kuniaki Koiso
Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1880Template:Ndash1950)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
22 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1944
7 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1945
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Taisei Yokusankai 41. Koiso [41]
bgcolor="Template:Party color" rowspan=1 | photograph BaronScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Kantarō Suzuki

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1868Template:Ndash1948)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1945
17 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1945
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Taisei Yokusankai 42. K. Suzuki [42]
bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Independent
File:HIH Prince Naruhiko of Higashikuni.jpg PrinceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Naruhiko Higashikuni

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1887Template:Ndash1990)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
17 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1945
9 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1945
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Imperial Family 43. Higashikuni [43]
bgcolor="Template:Party color"| File:Prime Minister Kijūrō Shidehara.jpg BaronScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Kijūrō Shidehara

Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1872Template:Ndash1951)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1945
22 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1946
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Independent 44. Shidehara [44]
style="background:Template:Party color;"| File:Shigeru Yoshida suit.jpg Shigeru Yoshida
Script error: No such module "Lang".
(1878Template:Ndash1967)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
22 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1946
24 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1947
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1946 Liberal 45. Yoshida I [45]
style="background:Template:Party color;"| photograph Tetsu Katayama
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Kanagawa 3rd
(1887Template:Ndash1978)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
24 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1947
10 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1948
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1947 Socialist 46. Katayama [46]
style="background:Template:Party color;"| photograph Hitoshi Ashida
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Kyōto 2nd
(1887Template:Ndash1959)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1948
15 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1948
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Democratic 47. Ashida [47]
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;"| File:Shigeru Yoshida suit.jpg Shigeru Yoshida
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Kōchi at-large
(1878Template:Ndash1967)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1948
10 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1954
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Democratic Liberal 48. Yoshida II [48]
1949 49. Yoshida III [49]
rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color;" | Liberal
1952 50. Yoshida IV [50]
1953 51. Yoshida V [51]
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;"| File:Hatoyama Ichirō.jpg Ichirō Hatoyama
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Tokyo 1st
(1883Template:Ndash1959)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1954
23 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1956
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Japan Democratic 52. Hatoyama I. I [52]
1955 53. Hatoyama I. II [53]
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan=1| Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rowspan=1| Liberal Democratic 54. Hatoyama I. III [54]
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan=1| photograph Tanzan Ishibashi
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Shizuoka 2nd
(1884Template:Ndash1973)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
23 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1956
25 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1957
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rowspan=1| Liberal Democratic
(New liberal faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[55]
55. Ishibashi [56]
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan=2| photograph Nobusuke Kishi
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd
(1896Template:Ndash1987)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
25 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1957
19 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1960
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rowspan=2| Liberal Democratic
(Tokakai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
56. Kishi I [57]
1958 57. Kishi II [58]
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan=3| photograph Hayato Ikeda
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Hiroshima 2nd
(1899Template:Ndash1965)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
19 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1960
9 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1964
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rowspan=3| Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
58. Ikeda I [59]
1960 59. Ikeda II [60]
1963 60. Ikeda III [61]
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan=3| photograph Eisaku Satō
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd
(1901Template:Ndash1975)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1964
7 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1972
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rowspan=3| Liberal Democratic
(Shuzankai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[62]
61. Satō I [63]
1967 62. Satō II [64]
1969 63. Satō III [65]
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan=2| File:Kakuei Tanaka 19720707.jpg Kakuei Tanaka
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Niigata 3rd
(1918Template:Ndash1993)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1972
9 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1974
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rowspan=2| Liberal Democratic
(Mokuyō Club)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
64. Tanaka K. I [66]
1972 65. Tanaka K. II [67]
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan=1| File:Takeo Miki 19741209.jpg Takeo Miki
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Tokushima at-large
(1907Template:Ndash1988)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1974
24 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1976
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rowspan=1| Liberal Democratic
(Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
66. Miki [68]
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan=1| File:Takeo Fukuda 19761224.jpg Takeo Fukuda
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Gunma 3rd
(1905Template:Ndash1995)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
24 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1976
7 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1978
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1976 Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rowspan=1| Liberal Democratic
(Pro-Reform bureaucrats faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
67. Fukuda T. [69]
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan=2| photograph Masayoshi Ōhira
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Kagawa 2nd
(1910Template:Ndash1980)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1978
12 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1980
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Efn Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rowspan=2| Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
68. Ōhira I [70]
1979 69. Ōhira II [71]
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan="1" | photograph Masayoshi Ito
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Fukushima 2nd
(1913Template:Ndash1994)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Acting Prime Minister
12 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1980
17 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1980
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) | Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan=1| photograph Zenkō Suzuki
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Iwate 1st
(1911Template:Ndash2004)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
17 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1980
27 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1982
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1980 Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rowspan=1| Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
70. Suzuki Z. [72]
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan=3| File:Yasuhiro Nakasone 19821127.jpg Yasuhiro Nakasone
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Gunma 3rd
(1918–2019)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
27 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1982
6 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1987
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rowspan=3| Liberal Democratic
(Seisaku Kagaku Kenkyūjo faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
71. Nakasone I [73]
1983 72. Nakasone II [74]
1986 73. Nakasone III [75]
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan=2| File:Noboru Takeshita 19871106.jpg Script error: No such module "anchor".Noboru Takeshita
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Shimane at-large
(1924Template:Ndash2000)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1987
3 June Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1989
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rowspan=2| Liberal Democratic
(Heisei Kenkyūkai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
74. Takeshita [76]
Akihito
(Heisei)

Emperor Akihito
Template:Smalldiv
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan=1| File:Sosuke Uno 19890603.jpg Sōsuke Uno
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Shiga at-large
(1922Template:Ndash1998)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1989
10 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1989
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rowspan=1| Liberal Democratic
(Seisaku Kagaku Kenkyūjo faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
75. Uno [77]
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan=2| File:Toshiki Kaifu 19890810.jpg Toshiki Kaifu
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Aichi 3rd
(1931Template:Ndash2022)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1989
5 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1991
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rowspan=2| Liberal Democratic
(Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
76. Kaifu I [78]
1990 77. Kaifu II [79]
style="background:Template:Party color;" rowspan=1| photograph Kiichi Miyazawa
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Hiroshima 3rd
(1919Template:Ndash2007)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 NovemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1991
9 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1993
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rowspan=1| Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
78. Miyazawa [80]
style="background:Template:Party color;"| photograph Morihiro Hosokawa
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Kumamoto 1st
(born 1938)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1993
28 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1994
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1993 New 79. Hosokawa [81]
style="background:Template:Party color;"| photograph Tsutomu Hata
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Nagano 2nd
(1935Template:Ndash2017)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
28 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1994
30 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1994
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Renewal 80. Hata [82]
style="background:Template:Party color;"| photograph Tomiichi Murayama
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Ōita 1st
(1924Template:Ndash2025)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1994
11 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1996
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Socialist
(Seiken Kõsõ Kenkyūkai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
81. Murayama [83]
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;"| photograph Ryutaro Hashimoto
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Okayama 4th
(1937Template:Ndash2006)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 JanuaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1996
30 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1998
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) | Liberal Democratic
(Heisei Kenkyūkai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
82. Hashimoto I [84]
1996 83. Hashimoto II [85]
rowspan=1 style="background:Template:Party color;"| File:Keizo Obuchi 19980730.jpg Keizō Obuchi
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Gunma 5th
(1937Template:Ndash2000)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1998
3 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2000
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". rowspan=1 Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) | Liberal Democratic
(Heisei Kenkyūkai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
84. Obuchi [86]
rowspan=1 style="background:Template:Party color;"| File:Mikio Aoki.jpg Mikio Aoki
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Cou for Shimane at-large
(1934Template:Ndash2023)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Acting Prime Minister
3 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2000
5 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2000
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". rowspan=1 Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) | Liberal Democratic
(Heisei Kenkyūkai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;"| photograph Script error: No such module "anchor".Yoshirō Mori
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Ishikawa 2nd
(born 1937)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2000
26 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2001
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) | Liberal Democratic
(Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
85. Mori I [87]
2000 86. Mori II [88]
rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color;"| photograph Junichiro Koizumi
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Kanagawa 11th
(born 1942)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
26 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2001
26 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2006
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) | Liberal Democratic
(Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
87. Koizumi I [89]
2003 88. Koizumi II [90]
2005 89. Koizumi III [91]
rowspan=1 style="background:Template:Party color;"| photograph Shinzo Abe
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Yamaguchi 4th
(1954–2022)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
26 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2006
26 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2007
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". rowspan=1 Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) | Liberal Democratic
(Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
90. Abe S. I [92]
rowspan=1 style="background:Template:Party color;"| photograph Yasuo Fukuda
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Gunma 4th
(born 1936)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
26 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2007
24 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2008
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". rowspan=1 Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) | Liberal Democratic 91. Fukuda Y. [93]
rowspan=1 style="background:Template:Party color;"| File:Tarō Asō 20100714.jpg Tarō Asō
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Fukuoka 8th
(born 1940)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
24 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2008
16 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2009
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". rowspan=1 Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) | Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
92. Asō [94]
rowspan=1 style="background:Template:Party color;"| photograph Yukio Hatoyama
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Hokkaido 9th
(born 1947)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2009
8 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2010
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2009 rowspan=1 Template:Party shading/Democratic Party of Japan | Democratic
(Seiken kōyaku wo Jitsugen suru kai)
93. Hatoyama Y. [95]
rowspan=1 style="background:Template:Party color;"| File:Naoto Kan 20071221.jpg Naoto Kan
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Tokyo 18th
(born 1946)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2010
2 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2011
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". rowspan=1 Template:Party shading/Democratic Party of Japan | Democratic
(Kuni no katachi kenkyūkai)
94. Kan [96]
rowspan=1 style="background:Template:Party color;"| File:Yoshihiko Noda 20110902 (retouched).jpg Yoshihiko Noda
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Chiba 4th
(born 1957)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2011
26 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2012
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". rowspan=1 Template:Party shading/Democratic Party of Japan | Democratic
(Ryōun-kai)
95. Noda [97]
rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Party color;"| File:Shinzō Abe 20120501 (cropped).jpg Script error: No such module "anchor".Shinzo Abe
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Yamaguchi 4th
(1954–2022)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
26 DecemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2012
16 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2020
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2012 rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) | Liberal Democratic
(Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
96. Abe S. II [98]
2014 97. Abe S. III [99]
2017 98. Abe S. IV [100]
Naruhito
(Reiwa)

Emperor Naruhito
Template:Smalldiv
rowspan=1 style="background:Template:Party color;"| photograph Yoshihide Suga
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Kanagawa 2nd
(born 1948)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16 SeptemberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2020
4 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2021
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". rowspan=1 Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) | Liberal Democratic 99. Suga [101]
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;"| photograph Fumio Kishida
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Hiroshima 1st
(born 1957)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2021
1 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2024
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) | Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
100. Kishida I [102]
2021 101. Kishida II [103]
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;"| photograph Shigeru Ishiba
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Tottori 1st
(born 1957)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2024
21 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2025
Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) | Liberal Democratic
(Suigetsukai faction)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
102. Ishiba I [104]
2024 103. Ishiba II [105]
rowspan=1 style="background:Template:Party color;"| photograph Sanae Takaichi
Script error: No such module "Lang".
Rep for Nara 2nd
(born 1961)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
21 OctoberScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2025
Incumbent Template:Age in years and daysScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". rowspan=1 Template:Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) | Liberal Democratic 104. Takaichi [106]

Living former prime ministers

As of 11 May 2026, there are eleven living former Prime Ministers of Japan. The most recent death of a former prime minister was that of Tomiichi Murayama (1994–1996) on 17 October 2025.[107] He died at age 101, having become a centenarian on 3 March 2024.[108]

Timeline

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bar:Terauchi
bar:Hara
bar:Takahashi
bar:KatōTom
bar:Kiyoura
bar:KatōTak
bar:Wakatsuki
bar:TanakaG
bar:Hamaguchi
bar:Inukai
bar:Saitō
bar:Okada
bar:Hirota
bar:Hayashi
bar:Konoe
bar:Hiranuma
bar:AbeN
bar:Yonai
bar:Tojo
bar:Koiso
bar:SuzukiK
bar:PrinceHigashikuni
bar:Shidehara
bar:Yoshida
bar:Katayama
bar:Ashida
bar:HatoyamaI
bar:Ishibashi
bar:Kishi
bar:Ikeda
bar:Satō
bar:TanakaK
bar:Miki
bar:FukudaT
bar:Ōhira
bar:SuzukiZ
bar:Nakasone
bar:Takeshita
bar:Uno
bar:Kaifu
bar:Miyazawa
bar:Hosokawa
bar:Hata
bar:Murayama
bar:Hashimoto
bar:Obuchi
bar:Mori
bar:Koizumi
bar:AbeS
bar:FukudaY
bar:Asō
bar:HatoyamaY
bar:Kan
bar:Noda
bar:Suga
bar:Kishida
bar:Ishiba
bar:Takaichi

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 from: 08/08/1892 till: 18/09/1896 color:ind
 from: 12/01/1898 till: 30/06/1898 color:ind
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bar:Kuroda
 from: 30/04/1888 till: 25/10/1889 color:ind text:"Kuroda Kiyotaka" 
bar:Sanjō
 from: 25/10/1889 till: 24/12/1889 color:ind text:"Sanjō Sanetomi (acting)"
bar:Yamagata
 from: 24/12/1889 till: 06/05/1891 color:military
 from: 08/11/1898 till: 19/10/1900 color:military text:"Yamagata Aritomo" 
bar:Masayoshi
 from: 06/05/1891 till: 08/08/1892 color:ind
 from: 18/09/1896 till: 12/01/1898 color:ind text:"Matsukata Masayoshi" 
bar:Ōkuma
 from: 30/06/1898 till: 08/11/1898 color:kenseito
 from: 16/04/1914 till: 09/10/1916 color:doshikai text:"Ōkuma Shigenobu" 
bar:Katsura
 from: 02/06/1901 till: 07/01/1906 color:military
 from: 14/07/1908 till: 30/08/1911 color:military
 from: 21/12/1912 till: 20/02/1913 color:ind text:"Katsura Tarō" 
bar:Saionji
 from: 07/01/1906 till: 14/07/1908 color:ind
 from: 30/08/1911 till: 21/12/1912 color:ind text:"Saionji Kinmochi" 
bar:Yamamoto
 from: 20/02/1913 till: 16/04/1914 color:military
 from: 02/09/1923 till: 07/01/1924 color:military text:"Yamamoto Gonnohyōe" 
bar:Terauchi
 from: 09/10/1916 till: 29/09/1918 color:military text:"Terauchi Masatake" 
bar:Hara
 from: 29/09/1918 till: 13/11/1921 color:seiyukai text:"Hara Takashi" 
bar:Takahashi
 from: 13/11/1921 till: 12/06/1922 color:seiyukai text:"Takahashi Korekiyo" 
bar:KatōTom
 from: 12/06/1922 till: 02/09/1923 color:military text:"Katō Tomosaburō" 
bar:Kiyoura
 from: 07/01/1924 till: 11/06/1924 color:ind text:"Kiyoura Keigo" 
bar:KatōTak
 from: 11/06/1924 till: 30/01/1926 color:kenseikai text:"Katō Takaaki" 
bar:Wakatsuki
 from: 30/01/1926 till: 20/04/1927 color:kenseikai
 from: 14/04/1931 till: 13/12/1931 color:minseito text:"Wakatsuki Reijirō" 
bar:TanakaG
 from: 20/04/1927 till: 02/07/1929 color:seiyukai text:"Tanaka Giichi" 
bar:Hamaguchi
 from: 02/07/1929 till: 14/04/1931 color:minseito text:"Osachi Hamaguchi" 
bar:Inukai
 from: 13/12/1931 till: 26/05/1932 color:seiyukai text:"Inukai Tsuyoshi" 
bar:Saitō
 from: 26/05/1932 till: 08/07/1934 color:military text:"Saitō Makoto" 
bar:Okada
 from: 08/07/1934 till: 09/03/1936 color:military text:"Keisuke Okada" 
bar:Hirota
 from: 09/03/1936 till: 02/02/1937 color:ind text:"Kōki Hirota" 
bar:Hayashi
 from: 02/02/1937 till: 04/06/1937 color:military text:"Senjūrō Hayashi" 
bar:Konoe
 from: 04/06/1937 till: 05/01/1939 color:ind
 from: 22/07/1940 till: 12/10/1940 color:ind
 from: 12/10/1940 till: 18/10/1941 color:iraa text:"Fumimaro Konoe" 
bar:Hiranuma
 from: 05/01/1939 till: 30/08/1939 color:ind text:"Hiranuma Kiichirō" 
bar:AbeN
 from: 30/08/1939 till: 16/01/1940 color:military text:"Nobuyuki Abe" 
bar:Yonai
 from: 16/01/1940 till: 22/07/1940 color:military text:"Mitsumasa Yonai" 
bar:Tojo
 from: 18/10/1941 till: 22/07/1944 color:iraa text:"Hideki Tojo" 
bar:Koiso
 from: 22/07/1944 till: 07/04/1945 color:iraa text:"Kuniaki Koiso" 
bar:SuzukiK
 from: 07/04/1945 till: 13/06/1945 color:iraa
 from: 13/06/1945 till: 17/08/1945 color:ind text:"Kantarō Suzuki" 
bar:PrinceHigashikuni
 from: 17/08/1945 till: 09/10/1945 color:ind text:"Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni" 
bar:Shidehara
 from: 09/10/1945 till: 22/05/1946 color:ind text:"Kijūrō Shidehara" 
bar:Yoshida
 from: 22/05/1946 till: 24/05/1947 color:liberal45 
 from: 15/10/1948 till: 10/12/1954 color:demlib text:"Shigeru Yoshida"
bar:Katayama
 from: 24/05/1947 till: 10/03/1948 color:jsp text:"Tetsu Katayama" 
bar:Ashida
 from: 10/03/1948 till: 15/10/1948 color:democratic47 text:"Hitoshi Ashida" 
bar:HatoyamaI
 from: 10/12/1954 till: 22/11/1955 color:democratic54
 from: 22/11/1955 till: 23/12/1956 color:ldp text:"Ichiro Hatoyama" 
bar:Ishibashi
 from: 23/12/1956 till: 25/02/1957 color:ldp text:"Tanzan Ishibashi" 
bar:Kishi
 from: 25/02/1957 till: 19/07/1960 color:ldp text:"Nobusuke Kishi" 
bar:Ikeda
 from: 19/07/1960 till: 09/11/1964 color:ldp text:"Hayato Ikeda" 
bar:Satō
 from: 09/11/1964 till: 07/07/1972 color:ldp text:"Eisaku Satō" 
bar:TanakaK
 from: 07/07/1972 till: 09/12/1974 color:ldp text:"Kakuei Tanaka" 
bar:Miki
 from: 09/12/1974 till: 24/12/1976 color:ldp text:"Takeo Miki" 
bar:FukudaT
 from: 24/12/1976 till: 07/12/1978 color:ldp text:"Takeo Fukuda" 
bar:Ōhira
 from: 07/12/1978 till: 12/06/1980 color:ldp text:"Masayoshi Ōhira" 
bar:SuzukiZ
 from: 17/07/1980 till: 27/11/1982 color:ldp text:"Zenkō Suzuki" 
bar:Nakasone
 from: 27/11/1982 till: 06/11/1987 color:ldp text:"Yasuhiro Nakasone" 
bar:Takeshita
 from: 06/11/1987 till: 03/07/1989 color:ldp text:"Noboru Takeshita" 
bar:Uno
 from: 03/07/1989 till: 10/08/1989 color:ldp text:"Sōsuke Uno" 
bar:Kaifu
 from: 10/08/1989 till: 05/11/1991 color:ldp text:"Toshiki Kaifu" 
bar:Miyazawa
 from: 05/11/1991 till: 09/08/1993 color:ldp text:"Kiichi Miyazawa" 
bar:Hosokawa
 from: 09/08/1993 till: 28/04/1994 color:jnp text:"Morihiro Hosokawa" 
bar:Hata
 from: 28/04/1994 till: 30/06/1994 color:jrp text:"Tsutomu Hata" 
bar:Murayama
 from: 30/06/1994 till: 11/01/1996 color:jsp text:"Tomiichi Murayama" 
bar:Hashimoto
 from: 11/01/1996 till: 30/07/1998 color:ldp text:"Ryutaro Hashimoto" 
bar:Obuchi
 from: 30/07/1998 till: 05/04/2000 color:ldp text:"Keizō Obuchi" 
bar:Mori
 from: 05/04/2000 till: 26/05/2001 color:ldp text:"Yoshirō Mori" 
bar:Koizumi
 from: 26/05/2001 till: 26/09/2006 color:ldp text:"Junichiro Koizumi" 
bar:AbeS
 from: 26/09/2006 till: 26/09/2007 color:ldp
 from: 26/12/2012 till: 16/09/2020 color:ldp text:"Shinzo Abe" 
bar:FukudaY
 from: 26/09/2007 till: 24/09/2008 color:ldp text:"Yasuo Fukuda" 
bar:Asō
 from: 24/09/2008 till: 16/09/2009 color:ldp text:"Tarō Asō" 
bar:HatoyamaY
 from: 16/09/2009 till: 08/06/2010 color:dpj text:"Yukio Hatoyama" 
bar:Kan
 from: 08/06/2010 till: 02/09/2011 color:dpj text:"Naoto Kan" 
bar:Noda
 from: 02/09/2011 till: 26/12/2012 color:dpj text:"Yoshihiko Noda" 
bar:Suga
 from: 16/09/2020 till: 04/10/2021 color:ldp text:"Yoshihide Suga" 
bar:Kishida
 from: 04/10/2021 till: 01/10/2024 color:ldp text:"Fumio Kishida" 
bar:Ishiba
 from: 01/10/2024 till: 21/10/2025 color:ldp text:"Shigeru Ishiba"
bar:Takaichi
 from: 21/10/2025 till: 11/05/2026 color:ldp text:"Sanae Takaichi"

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Relations between Japanese prime ministers

Relations Japanese prime ministers
brothers 1. Nobusuke Kishi (older) and Eisaku Satō (younger)
grandfathers and grandsons 2. Fumimaro Konoe and Morihiro Hosokawa
3. Nobusuke Kishi and Shinzo Abe
4. Shigeru Yoshida and Tarō Asō
5. Ichirō Hatoyama and Yukio Hatoyama
great-uncle and great-nephew 6. Eisaku Satō and Shinzo Abe
father and son 7. Takeo Fukuda and Yasuo Fukuda
father-in-law and son-in-law 8. Zenkō Suzuki and Tarō Asō

See also

Notes

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