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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 ceremonial head of state is the Emperor of Japan and the head of government is the Prime Minister of Japan. President of Japan may also refer to: President of the House of Councillors, one of two heads of the legislative branch of government in Japan; The President of Japan: Sakurazaka Mantarō, a 16-volume manga series by Yoshiki Hidaka
Featured pictures of Japan (6 C, 52 F) H. Images of Hiroshima (1 F) J. ... Media in category "Images of Japan" The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.
Itō Hirobumi became the first Japanese prime minister in 1885 and is the only person to have served on four separate occasions. Shinzo Abe is the longest-serving prime minister with over eight years on two separate occasions, while Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni is the shortest-serving at eight weeks.
Emperor Hirohito: Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Imperial Japanese Navy (Article XI of the Meiji Constitution of 1889). He also led the Imperial Supreme War Council conferences and meetings, in some cases a member of the Imperial Family was sent to represent him at such strategic conferences.
Yoshiko Shima (Chairman, Asahi Photos News Inc. – member of Nippon Kaigi representative committee) Hakubun Shimomura (Minister) Yoshitaka Shindō (Minister) Sadanoyama Shinmatsu (actual name Shinmatsu Ichikawa – former sumo wrestler, yokozuna, and head of the Japan Sumo Association – member of Nippon Kaigi representative committee)
Name Born Date of appointment (first) Age End of service (final) Age Time in office Post–premiership/ Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics) Death Lifespan 1 Itō Hirobumi (Tenure 1) 16 October 1841 22 December 1885 () 44 years, 67 days 30 April 1888 () 46 years, 197 days
Classification: People: By occupation: Political people: Politicians: By nationality: Japanese Also: Japan : People : By occupation : Political people : Politicians This category is for articles about politicians from the Asian country of Japan .