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The west facade of theNaikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei (valley side), the office of the prime minister

Itō Hirobumi (top left) is considered the first prime minister of Japan.
Hideki Tojo (top right) was prime minister during much ofWorld War II.
Shinzo Abe (bottom left) was the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history.
Sanae Takaichi (bottom right) is the first female and incumbent prime minister of Japan.

Theprime minister of Japan is the country'shead of government and the leader of theCabinet. This is a list of prime ministers ofJapan, 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 theMeiji Constitution had amandate from theEmperor. The "electoral mandates" shown are for theHouse 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 theConstitution of Japan is designated from among the members of theNational Diet, and appointed by the Emperor after being nominated by the National Diet. The premiership ofPrince 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 incumbent and first female prime minister isSanae Takaichi, who assumed the office on 21 October 2025.

From 1871 to 1885

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The office ofdaijō-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 theMeiji era.

Daijō-daijin (chancellor of the realm)

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List of daijō-daijin (chancellor of the realm) (1871–1885)
Portrait		Daijō-daijin Office (Lifespan)	Term of office			Mandate	Party	Government	Emperor Reign
Portrait		Daijō-daijin Office (Lifespan)	Start	End	Duration	Mandate	Party	Government	Emperor Reign
		Prince Sanjō Sanetomi 三條實美 (1837–1891)	13 September 1871	22 December 1885	14 years, 101 days	—	Independent		Meiji r. 1867–1912 (Meiji era)

The office of Daijō-daijin was abolished in December 1885 with the appointment ofItō Hirobumi in the new position of prime minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣, Naikaku Sōri-Daijin).

Since 1885

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Prime ministers

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- Nonpartisan (9)
- Military (Army) (6)
- Military (Navy) (5)
- Kenseitō (1)
- Rikken Seiyūkai (6)
- Rikken Dōshikai (1)
- Kenseikai (2)
- Rikken Minseitō (2)
- Taisei Yokusankai (4)
- Imperial Family (1)
- Liberal (1945–1948) (1)
- Socialist (2)
- Democratic (1947–1950) (1)
- Democratic Liberal (1)
- Liberal (1950–1955) (1)
- Democratic (1954–1955) (1)
- Liberal Democratic (26)
- New (1)
- Renewal (1)
- Democratic (1998–2016) (3)

List of prime ministers of Japan since 1885
Portrait	Prime minister Office (Lifespan)	Term of office			Mandate	Party	Government	Emperor Reign	Ref
Portrait	Prime minister Office (Lifespan)	Start	End	Duration	Mandate	Party	Government	Emperor Reign	Ref
	Count Itō Hirobumi 伊藤󠄃 博文 (1841–1909)	22 December 1885	30 April 1888	2 years, 131 days	—	Independent (Meiji oligarchy)	1.Itō I	Meiji r. 1867–1912 (Meiji era)	^[1]
	Count Kuroda Kiyotaka 黑田清隆 (1840–1900)	30 April 1888	25 October 1889	1 year, 179 days	—	Military (Army)	2.Kuroda		^[2]
	Prince Sanjō Sanetomi 三條實美 (1837–1891) Acting Prime Minister	25 October 1889	24 December 1889	61 days	—	Independent	Sanjō caretaker
	Count Yamagata Aritomo 山縣有朋 (1838–1922)	24 December 1889	6 May 1891	1 year, 134 days	—	Military (Army)	3.Yamagata I		^[3]
	Count Yamagata Aritomo 山縣有朋 (1838–1922)	24 December 1889	6 May 1891	1 year, 134 days	1890	Military (Army)	3.Yamagata I		^[3]
	Count Matsukata Masayoshi 松方正義 (1835–1924)	6 May 1891	8 August 1892	1 year, 95 days	—	Independent (Meiji oligarchy)	4.Matsukata I		^[4]
	Count Matsukata Masayoshi 松方正義 (1835–1924)	6 May 1891	8 August 1892	1 year, 95 days	1892	Independent (Meiji oligarchy)	4.Matsukata I		^[4]
	Marquess Itō Hirobumi 伊藤󠄃 博文 (1841–1909)	8 August 1892	31 August 1896	4 years, 24 days	—	Independent (Meiji oligarchy)	5.Itō II		^[5]
					^Mar.1894
					^Sep.1894
	Count Kuroda Kiyotaka 黑田清隆 (1840–1900) Acting Prime Minister	31 August 1896	18 September 1896	19 days	—	Military (Army)
	Count Matsukata Masayoshi 松方正義 (1835–1924)	18 September 1896	12 January 1898	1 year, 117 days	—	Independent (Meiji oligarchy)	6.Matsukata II		^[6]
	Marquess Itō Hirobumi 伊藤󠄃 博文 (1841–1909)	12 January 1898	30 June 1898	170 days	—	Independent (Meiji oligarchy)	7.Itō III		^[7]
	Marquess Itō Hirobumi 伊藤󠄃 博文 (1841–1909)	12 January 1898	30 June 1898	170 days	^Mar.1898	Independent (Meiji oligarchy)	7.Itō III		^[7]
	Count Ōkuma Shigenobu 大隈重信 (1838–1922)	30 June 1898	8 November 1898	132 days	—	Kenseitō	8.Ōkuma I		^[8]
	Count Ōkuma Shigenobu 大隈重信 (1838–1922)	30 June 1898	8 November 1898	132 days	^Aug.1898	Kenseitō	8.Ōkuma I		^[8]
	Count Yamagata Aritomo 山縣有朋 (1838–1922)	8 November 1898	19 October 1900	1 year, 346 days	—	Military (Army)	9.Yamagata II		^[9]
	Marquess Itō Hirobumi 伊藤󠄃 博文 (1841–1909)	19 October 1900	10 May 1901	204 days	—	Rikken Seiyūkai	10.Itō IV		^[10]
	Marquess Saionji Kinmochi 西園寺公望 (1849–1940) Acting Prime Minister	27 October 1900	12 December 1900	47 days	—	Rikken Seiyūkai
		10 May 1901	2 June 1901	24 days	—	Rikken Seiyūkai
	Count Katsura Tarō 桂太郞 (1848–1913)	2 June 1901	7 January 1906	4 years, 220 days	—	Military (Army)	11.Katsura I		^[11]
					1902
					1903
					1904
	Marquess Saionji Kinmochi 西園寺公望 (1849–1940)	7 January 1906	14 July 1908	2 years, 190 days	—	Rikken Seiyūkai	12.Saionji I		^[12]
	Marquess Saionji Kinmochi 西園寺公望 (1849–1940)	7 January 1906	14 July 1908	2 years, 190 days	1908	Rikken Seiyūkai	12.Saionji I		^[12]
	Prince Katsura Tarō 桂太郞 (1848–1913)	14 July 1908	30 August 1911	3 years, 48 days	—	Military (Army)	13.Katsura II		^[13]
	Marquess Saionji Kinmochi 西園寺公望 (1849–1940)	30 August 1911	21 December 1912	1 year, 114 days	—	Rikken Seiyūkai	14.Saionji II		^[14]
					1912
					1912			Taishō r. 1912–1926 (Taishō era)
	Prince Katsura Tarō 桂太郞 (1848–1913)	21 December 1912	20 February 1913	62 days	—	Independent	15.Katsura III		^[15]
	Count Yamamoto Gonnohyōe 山本權兵衛 (1852–1933)	20 February 1913	16 April 1914	1 year, 56 days	—	Military (Navy)	16.Yamamoto I		^[16]
	Marquess Ōkuma Shigenobu 大隈重信 (1838–1922)	16 April 1914	9 October 1916	2 years, 177 days	—	Rikken Dōshikai	17.Ōkuma II		^[17]
	Marquess Ōkuma Shigenobu 大隈重信 (1838–1922)	16 April 1914	9 October 1916	2 years, 177 days	1915	Rikken Dōshikai	17.Ōkuma II		^[17]
	Count Terauchi Masatake 寺內正毅 (1852–1919)	9 October 1916	29 September 1918	1 year, 356 days	—	Military (Army)	18.Terauchi		^[18]
	Count Terauchi Masatake 寺內正毅 (1852–1919)	9 October 1916	29 September 1918	1 year, 356 days	1917	Military (Army)	18.Terauchi		^[18]
	Hara Takashi 原敬 Rep for Morioka (1856–1921)	29 September 1918	4 November 1921	3 years, 37 days^[a]	—	Rikken Seiyūkai	19.Hara		^[19]
	Hara Takashi 原敬 Rep for Morioka (1856–1921)	29 September 1918	4 November 1921	3 years, 37 days^[a]	1920	Rikken Seiyūkai
	Count Uchida Kōsai 內田康哉 (1865–1936) Acting Prime Minister	4 November 1921	13 November 1921	10 days	—	Independent
	Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo 高橋是清 (1854–1936)	13 November 1921	12 June 1922	212 days	—	Rikken Seiyūkai	20.Takahashi		^[20]
	Baron Katō Tomosaburō 加藤友三郞 (1861–1923)	12 June 1922	24 August 1923	1 year, 74 days^[a]	—	Military (Navy)	21.Katō To.		^[21]
	Count Uchida Kōsai 內田康哉 (1865–1936) Acting Prime Minister	24 August 1923	2 September 1923	10 days	—	Independent	21.Katō To.		^[21]
	Count Yamamoto Gonnohyōe 山本權兵衛 (1852–1933)	2 September 1923	7 January 1924	128 days	—	Military (Navy)	22.Yamamoto II		^[22]
	Viscount Kiyoura Keigo 清浦奎吾 (1850–1942)	7 January 1924	11 June 1924	157 days	—	Independent	23.Kiyoura		^[23]
	Viscount Katō Takaaki 加藤高明 (1860–1926)	11 June 1924	28 January 1926	1 year, 232 days^[a]	1924	Kenseikai	24.Katō Ta.		^[24]
	Wakatsuki Reijirō^[b] 若槻禮次郞 (1866–1949)	28 January 1926	30 January 1926	3 days	—	Kenseikai	24.Katō Ta.		^[24]
		30 January 1926	20 April 1927	1 year, 81 days	—		25.Wakatsuki I		^[25]
		30 January 1926	20 April 1927	1 year, 81 days	—		25.Wakatsuki I	Shōwa r. 1926–1989 (Shōwa era)	^[25]
	Baron Tanaka Giichi 田中義一 (1864–1929)	20 April 1927	2 July 1929	2 years, 74 days	—	Rikken Seiyūkai	26.Tanaka G.		^[26]
	Baron Tanaka Giichi 田中義一 (1864–1929)	20 April 1927	2 July 1929	2 years, 74 days	1928	Rikken Seiyūkai	26.Tanaka G.		^[26]
	Hamaguchi Osachi 濱口雄幸 Rep for Kochi 2nd (1870–1931)	2 July 1929	14 April 1931	1 year, 287 days	—	Rikken Minseitō	27.Hamaguchi		^[27]
	Hamaguchi Osachi 濱口雄幸 Rep for Kochi 2nd (1870–1931)	2 July 1929	14 April 1931	1 year, 287 days	1930	Rikken Minseitō
	Baron Kijūrō Shidehara 幣原喜重郞 (1872–1951) Acting Prime Minister	14 November 1930	9 March 1931	116 days	—	Independent
	Baron Wakatsuki Reijirō 若槻禮次郞 (1866–1949)	14 April 1931	13 December 1931	244 days	—	Rikken Minseitō	28.Wakatsuki II		^[28]
	Inukai Tsuyoshi 犬養毅 Rep forOkayama 2nd (1855–1932)	13 December 1931	15 May 1932	155 days^[a]	—	Rikken Seiyūkai	29.Inukai		^[29]
	Inukai Tsuyoshi 犬養毅 Rep forOkayama 2nd (1855–1932)	13 December 1931	15 May 1932	155 days^[a]	1932	Rikken Seiyūkai
	Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo 高橋是清 (1854–1936)	15 May 1932	26 May 1932	12 days	—	Rikken Seiyūkai
	Viscount Saitō Makoto 齋藤實 (1858–1936)	26 May 1932	8 July 1934	2 years, 44 days	—	Military (Navy)	30.Saitō		^[30]
	Keisuke Okada 岡田啓介 (1868–1952)	8 July 1934	9 March 1936	1 year, 246 days	—	Military (Navy)	31.Okada		^[31]
	Keisuke Okada 岡田啓介 (1868–1952)	8 July 1934	9 March 1936	1 year, 246 days	1936	Military (Navy)
	Fumio Gotō 後藤文夫 (1884–1980) Acting Prime Minister	26 February 1936	29 February 1936	4 days	—	Independent
	Kōki Hirota 廣田弘毅 (1878–1948)	9 March 1936	2 February 1937	331 days	—	Independent	32.Hirota		^[32]
	Senjūrō Hayashi 林銑十郞 (1876–1943)	2 February 1937	4 June 1937	123 days	—	Military (Army)	33.Hayashi		^[33]
	Senjūrō Hayashi 林銑十郞 (1876–1943)	2 February 1937	4 June 1937	123 days	1937	Military (Army)	33.Hayashi		^[33]
	Prince Fumimaro Konoe 近衞文麿󠄁 (1891–1945)	4 June 1937	5 January 1939	1 year, 216 days	—	Independent	34.Konoe I		^[34]
	Baron Kiichirō Hiranuma 平󠄁沼騏一郞 (1867–1952)	5 January 1939	30 August 1939	238 days	—	Independent	35.Hiranuma		^[35]
	Nobuyuki Abe 阿部信行 (1875–1953)	30 August 1939	16 January 1940	140 days	—	Military (Army)	36.N. Abe		^[36]
	Mitsumasa Yonai 米內光政 (1880–1948)	16 January 1940	22 July 1940	189 days	—	Military (Navy)	37.Yonai		^[37]
	Prince Fumimaro Konoe 近衞文麿󠄁 (1891–1945)	22 July 1940	18 October 1941	1 year, 89 days	—	Independent	38.Konoe II		^[38]
						Taisei Yokusankai	38.Konoe II		^[38]
						Taisei Yokusankai	39.Konoe III		^[39]
	Hideki Tojo 東條英機 (1884–1948)	18 October 1941	22 July 1944	2 years, 279 days	1942	Taisei Yokusankai	40.Tōjō		^[40]
	Kuniaki Koiso 小磯國昭 (1880–1950)	22 July 1944	7 April 1945	260 days	—	Taisei Yokusankai	41.Koiso		^[41]
	Baron Kantarō Suzuki 鈴木貫太郞 (1868–1948)	7 April 1945	17 August 1945	133 days	—	Taisei Yokusankai	42.K. Suzuki		^[42]
	Baron Kantarō Suzuki 鈴木貫太郞 (1868–1948)	7 April 1945	17 August 1945	133 days	—	Independent	42.K. Suzuki		^[42]
	Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni 東久邇宮稔彦王 (1887–1990)	17 August 1945	9 October 1945	54 days	—	Imperial Family	43.Higashikuni		^[43]
	Baron Kijūrō Shidehara 幣原喜重郞 (1872–1951)	9 October 1945	22 May 1946	226 days	—	Independent	44.Shidehara		^[44]
	Shigeru Yoshida 吉田茂 (1878–1967)	22 May 1946	24 May 1947	1 year, 3 days	1946	Liberal	45.Yoshida I		^[45]
	Tetsu Katayama 片山哲 Rep for Kanagawa 3rd (1887–1978)	24 May 1947	10 March 1948	292 days	1947	Socialist	46.Katayama		^[46]
	Hitoshi Ashida 蘆田均 Rep forKyōto 2nd (1887–1959)	10 March 1948	15 October 1948	220 days	—	Democratic	47.Ashida		^[47]
	Shigeru Yoshida 吉田茂 Rep for Kōchi at-large (1878–1967)	15 October 1948	10 December 1954	6 years, 57 days	—	Democratic Liberal	48.Yoshida II		^[48]
					1949	Democratic Liberal	49.Yoshida III		^[49]
					1949	Liberal	49.Yoshida III		^[49]
					1952		50.Yoshida IV		^[50]
					1953		51.Yoshida V		^[51]
	Ichirō Hatoyama 鳩山一郞 Rep forTokyo 1st (1883–1959)	10 December 1954	23 December 1956	2 years, 14 days	—	Japan Democratic	52.Hatoyama I. I		^[52]
					1955	Japan Democratic	53.Hatoyama I. II		^[53]
					—	Liberal Democratic	54.Hatoyama I. III		^[54]
	Tanzan Ishibashi 石橋湛山 Rep for Shizuoka 2nd (1884–1973)	23 December 1956	25 February 1957	65 days	—	Liberal Democratic	55.Ishibashi		^[55]
	Nobusuke Kishi 岸信介 Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd (1896–1987)	25 February 1957	19 July 1960	3 years, 146 days	—	Liberal Democratic	56.Kishi I		^[56]
	Nobusuke Kishi 岸信介 Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd (1896–1987)	25 February 1957	19 July 1960	3 years, 146 days	1958	Liberal Democratic	57.Kishi II		^[57]
	Hayato Ikeda 池田勇人 Rep for Hiroshima 2nd (1899–1965)	19 July 1960	9 November 1964	4 years, 114 days	—	Liberal Democratic	58.Ikeda I		^[58]
					1960		59.Ikeda II		^[59]
					1963		60.Ikeda III		^[60]
	Eisaku Satō 佐藤榮作 Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd (1901–1975)	9 November 1964	7 July 1972	7 years, 242 days	—	Liberal Democratic	61.Satō I		^[61]
					1967		62.Satō II		^[62]
					1969		63.Satō III		^[63]
	Kakuei Tanaka 田中角榮 Rep for Niigata 3rd (1918–1993)	7 July 1972	9 December 1974	2 years, 156 days	—	Liberal Democratic	64.Tanaka K. I		^[64]
	Kakuei Tanaka 田中角榮 Rep for Niigata 3rd (1918–1993)	7 July 1972	9 December 1974	2 years, 156 days	1972	Liberal Democratic	65.Tanaka K. II		^[65]
	Takeo Miki 三木武夫 Rep for Tokushima at-large (1907–1988)	9 December 1974	24 December 1976	2 years, 16 days	—	Liberal Democratic	66.Miki		^[66]
	Takeo Fukuda 福︀田赳夫 Rep forGunma 3rd (1905–1995)	24 December 1976	7 December 1978	1 year, 349 days	1976	Liberal Democratic	67.Fukuda T.		^[67]
	Masayoshi Ōhira 大平󠄁 正芳 Rep for Kagawa 2nd (1910–1980)	7 December 1978	12 June 1980	1 year, 189 days^[a]	—	Liberal Democratic	68.Ōhira I		^[68]
	Masayoshi Ōhira 大平󠄁 正芳 Rep for Kagawa 2nd (1910–1980)	7 December 1978	12 June 1980	1 year, 189 days^[a]	1979	Liberal Democratic	69.Ōhira II		^[69]
	Masayoshi Ito 伊東正義 Rep for Fukushima 2nd (1913–1994) Acting Prime Minister	12 June 1980	17 July 1980	36 days	—	Liberal Democratic	69.Ōhira II		^[69]
	Zenkō Suzuki 鈴木善幸 Rep forIwate 1st (1911–2004)	17 July 1980	27 November 1982	2 years, 134 days	1980	Liberal Democratic	70.Suzuki Z.		^[70]
	Yasuhiro Nakasone 中曾根康弘 Rep forGunma 3rd (1918–2019)	27 November 1982	6 November 1987	4 years, 345 days	—	Liberal Democratic	71.Nakasone I		^[71]
					1983		72.Nakasone II		^[72]
					1986		73.Nakasone III		^[73]
	Noboru Takeshita 竹下登 Rep for Shimane at-large (1924–2000)	6 November 1987	3 June 1989	1 year, 210 days	—	Liberal Democratic	74.Takeshita		^[74]
		6 November 1987	3 June 1989	1 year, 210 days	—	Liberal Democratic	74.Takeshita	Akihito (Heisei) r. 1989–2019 (Heisei era)	^[74]
	Sōsuke Uno 宇野宗佑 Rep for Shiga at-large (1922–1998)	3 June 1989	10 August 1989	69 days	—	Liberal Democratic	75.Uno		^[75]
	Toshiki Kaifu 海︀部俊樹 Rep for Aichi 3rd (1931–2022)	10 August 1989	5 November 1991	2 years, 88 days	—	Liberal Democratic	76.Kaifu I		^[76]
	Toshiki Kaifu 海︀部俊樹 Rep for Aichi 3rd (1931–2022)	10 August 1989	5 November 1991	2 years, 88 days	1990	Liberal Democratic	77.Kaifu II		^[77]
	Kiichi Miyazawa 宮澤喜一 Rep for Hiroshima 3rd (1919–2007)	5 November 1991	9 August 1993	1 year, 278 days	—	Liberal Democratic	78.Miyazawa		^[78]
	Morihiro Hosokawa 細川護熙 Rep for Kumamoto 1st (born 1938)	9 August 1993	28 April 1994	263 days	1993	New	79.Hosokawa		^[79]
	Tsutomu Hata 羽︀田孜 Rep for Nagano 2nd (1935–2017)	28 April 1994	30 June 1994	64 days	—	Renewal	80.Hata		^[80]
	Tomiichi Murayama 村山富市 Rep for Ōita 1st (1924–2025)	30 June 1994	11 January 1996	1 year, 196 days	—	Socialist	81.Murayama		^[81]
	Ryutaro Hashimoto 橋本龍太郞 Rep forOkayama 4th (1937–2006)	11 January 1996	30 July 1998	2 years, 201 days	—	Liberal Democratic	82.Hashimoto I		^[82]
	Ryutaro Hashimoto 橋本龍太郞 Rep forOkayama 4th (1937–2006)	11 January 1996	30 July 1998	2 years, 201 days	1996	Liberal Democratic	83.Hashimoto II		^[83]
	Keizō Obuchi 小渕惠三 Rep forGunma 5th (1937–2000)	30 July 1998	3 April 2000	1 year, 251 days	—	Liberal Democratic	84.Obuchi		^[84]
	Mikio Aoki 靑木幹雄 Cou forShimane at-large (1934–2023) Acting Prime Minister	3 April 2000	5 April 2000	3 days	—	Liberal Democratic	84.Obuchi		^[84]
	Yoshirō Mori 森喜朗 Rep forIshikawa 2nd (born 1937)	5 April 2000	26 April 2001	1 year, 22 days	—	Liberal Democratic	85.Mori I		^[85]
	Yoshirō Mori 森喜朗 Rep forIshikawa 2nd (born 1937)	5 April 2000	26 April 2001	1 year, 22 days	2000	Liberal Democratic	86.Mori II		^[86]
	Junichiro Koizumi 小泉純一郞 Rep forKanagawa 11th (born 1942)	26 April 2001	26 September 2006	5 years, 154 days	—	Liberal Democratic	87.Koizumi I		^[87]
					2003		88.Koizumi II		^[88]
					2005		89.Koizumi III		^[89]
	Shinzo Abe 安倍晋三 Rep forYamaguchi 4th (1954–2022)	26 September 2006	26 September 2007	1 year, 1 day	—	Liberal Democratic	90.Abe S. I		^[90]
	Yasuo Fukuda 福︀田康夫 Rep forGunma 4th (born 1936)	26 September 2007	24 September 2008	365 days	—	Liberal Democratic	91.Fukuda Y.		^[91]
	Tarō Asō 麻󠄁生太郞 Rep forFukuoka 8th (born 1940)	24 September 2008	16 September 2009	358 days	—	Liberal Democratic	92.Asō		^[92]
	Yukio Hatoyama 鳩山由紀夫 Rep forHokkaido 9th (born 1947)	16 September 2009	8 June 2010	266 days	2009	Democratic	93.Hatoyama Y.		^[93]
	Naoto Kan 菅直人 Rep forTokyo 18th (born 1946)	8 June 2010	2 September 2011	1 year, 87 days	—	Democratic	94.Kan		^[94]
	Yoshihiko Noda 野田佳彦 Rep forChiba 4th (born 1957)	2 September 2011	26 December 2012	1 year, 116 days	—	Democratic	95.Noda		^[95]
	Shinzo Abe 安倍晋三 Rep forYamaguchi 4th (1954–2022)	26 December 2012	16 September 2020	7 years, 266 days	2012	Liberal Democratic	96.Abe S. II		^[96]
					2014		97.Abe S. III		^[97]
					2017		98.Abe S. IV		^[98]
					2017		98.Abe S. IV	Naruhito (Reiwa) r. 2019–present (Reiwa era)	^[98]
	Yoshihide Suga 菅義偉󠄃 Rep forKanagawa 2nd (born 1948)	16 September 2020	4 October 2021	1 year, 19 days	—	Liberal Democratic	99.Suga		^[99]
	Fumio Kishida 岸田文󠄁雄 Rep forHiroshima 1st (born 1957)	4 October 2021	1 October 2024	2 years, 364 days	—	Liberal Democratic	100.Kishida I		^[100]
	Fumio Kishida 岸田文󠄁雄 Rep forHiroshima 1st (born 1957)	4 October 2021	1 October 2024	2 years, 364 days	2021	Liberal Democratic	101.Kishida II		^[101]
	Shigeru Ishiba 石破茂 Rep forTottori 1st (born 1957)	1 October 2024	21 October 2025	1 year, 20 days	—	Liberal Democratic	102.Ishiba I		^[102]
	Shigeru Ishiba 石破茂 Rep forTottori 1st (born 1957)	1 October 2024	21 October 2025	1 year, 20 days	2024	Liberal Democratic	103.Ishiba II		^[103]
	Sanae Takaichi 高市早苗 Rep forNara 2nd (born 1961)	21 October 2025	Incumbent	119 days	—	Liberal Democratic	104.Takaichi		^[104]
	Sanae Takaichi 高市早苗 Rep forNara 2nd (born 1961)	21 October 2025	Incumbent	119 days	2026	Liberal Democratic	104.Takaichi		^[105]

Living former prime ministers

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Living former prime ministers showing periods in office with dates of birth and age
Yasuo Fukuda
(2007–2008)
(1936-07-16)16 July 1936 (age 89)
Yoshirō Mori
(2000–2001)
(1937-07-14)14 July 1937 (age 88)
Morihiro Hosokawa
(1993–1994)
(1938-01-14)14 January 1938 (age 88)
Tarō Asō
(2008–2009)
(1940-09-20)20 September 1940 (age 85)
Junichiro Koizumi
(2001–2006)
(1942-01-08)8 January 1942 (age 84)
Naoto Kan
(2010–2011)
(1946-10-10)10 October 1946 (age 79)
Yukio Hatoyama
(2009–2010)
(1947-02-11)11 February 1947 (age 79)
Yoshihide Suga
(2020–2021)
(1948-12-06)6 December 1948 (age 77)
Shigeru Ishiba
(2024–2025)
(1957-02-04)4 February 1957 (age 69)
Yoshihiko Noda
(2011–2012)
(1957-05-20)20 May 1957 (age 68)
Fumio Kishida
(2021–2024)
(1957-07-29)29 July 1957 (age 68)

As of 16 February 2026, there are eleven living former Prime Ministers of Japan. The most recent death of a former prime minister was that ofTomiichi Murayama (1994–1996) on 17 October 2025.^[106] He died at age 101, having become acentenarian on 3 March 2024.^[107]

Timeline

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Relations between Japanese prime ministers

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

Notes

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^^a ^b ^c ^d ^eDied in office
^Wakatsuki Reijirō was Acting Prime Minister from 28 until 30 January 1926.

References

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^第24代加藤高明 [24th Katō Takaaki] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第25代若槻禮次郞 [25th Wakatsuki Reijirō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第26代田中義一 [26th Tanaka Giichi] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第27代濱口雄幸 [27th Hamaguchi Osachi] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第28代若槻禮次郎 [28th Wakatsuki Reijirō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第29代犬養毅 [29th Inukai Tsuyoshi] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第30代齋藤實 [30th Saito Makoto] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第31代岡田啓介 [31st Okada Keisuke] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第32代廣田弘毅 [32nd Hirota Kōki] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第33代林銑十郎 [33rd Hayashi Senjūrō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第34代近衞文麿 [34th Konoe Fumimaro] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第35代平沼騏一郎 [35th Hiranuma Kiichirō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第36代阿部信行 [36th Abe Nobuyuki] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第37代米内光政 [37th Yonai Mitsumasa] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第38代近衞文麿 [38th Konoe Fumimaro] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第39代近衞文麿 [39th Konoe Fumimaro] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第40代東條英機 [40th Tōjō Hideki] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第41代小磯國昭 [41st Koiso Kuniaki] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第42代鈴木貫太郞 [42nd Suzuki Kantarō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第43代東久邇宮稔彦王 [43rd Higashikuninomiya Naruhikoō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第44代幣原喜重郎 [44th Shidehara Kijūrō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第45代吉田茂 [45th Yoshida Shigeru] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第46代片山哲 [46th Katayama Tetsu] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第47代芦田均 [47th Ashida Hitoshi] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第48代吉田茂 [48th Yoshida Shigeru] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第49代吉田茂 [49th Yoshida Shigeru] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第50代吉田茂 [50th Yoshida Shigeru] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第51代吉田茂 [51st Yoshida Shigeru] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第52代鳩山一郞 [52nd Hatoyama Ichirō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第53代鳩山一郞 [53rd Hatoyama Ichirō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第54代鳩山一郞 [54th Hatoyama Ichirō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第55代石橋湛山 [55th Ishibashi Tanzan] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第56代岸信介 [56th Kishi Nobusuke] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第57代岸信介 [57th Kishi Nobusuke] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第58代池田勇人 [58th Ikeda Hayato] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第59代池田勇人 [59th Ikeda Hayato] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第60代池田勇人 [60th Ikeda Hayato] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第61代佐藤榮作 [61st Satō Eisaku] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第62代佐藤榮作 [62nd Satō Eisaku] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第63代佐藤榮作 [63rd Satō Eisaku] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第64代田中角榮 [64th Tanaka Kakuei] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第65代田中角榮 [65th Tanaka Kakuei] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第66代三木武夫 [66th Miki Takeo] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第67代福︀田赳夫 [67th Fukuda Takeo] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第68代大平正芳 [68th Ōhira Masayoshi] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第69代大平正芳 [69th Ōhira Masayoshi] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第70代鈴木善幸 [70th Suzuki Zenkō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第71代中曽根康弘 [71st Nakasone Yasuhiro] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第72代中曽根康弘 [72nd Nakasone Yasuhiro] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第73代中曾根康弘 [73rd Nakasone Yasuhiro] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第74代竹下登 [74th Takeshita Noboru] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第75代宇野宗佑 [75th Uno Sōsuke] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第76代海部俊樹 [76th Kaifu Toshiki] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第77代海部俊樹 [77th Kaifu Toshiki] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第78代宮澤喜一 [78th Miyazawa Kiichi] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第79代細川護煕 [79th Hosokawa Morihiro] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第80代羽田孜 [80th Hata Tsutomu] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第81代村山富市 [81st Murayama Tomiichi] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第82代橋本龍太郎 [82nd Hashimoto Ryūtarō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第83代橋本龍太郎 [83rd Hashimoto Ryūtarō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第84代小淵惠三 [84th Obuchi Keizō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
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^第86代森喜朗 [86th Mori Yoshirō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第87代小泉純一郎 [87th Koizumi Jun'ichirō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第88代小泉純一郎 [88th Koizumi Jun'ichirō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第89代小泉純一郞 [89th Koizumi Jun'ichirō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
^第90代安倍晉三 [90th Abe Shinzō] (in Japanese). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved10 April 2023.
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