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The prime ministership 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 Shigeru Ishiba, who assumed office on 1 October 2024. [1]
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. Katsura Tarō was the longest-serving prime minister in the Imperial period (1885–1947) and the only person to have served on three separate occasions.
Living as of January 2025 [citation needed]; Prime Minister Date of birth Premiership Tomiichi Murayama 3 March 1924 (age 100)1994–1996 Yasuo Fukuda 16 July 1936 (age 88)
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Prime Minister Governing party Emperor; Constituted Concluded 1 First Itō Cabinet: 22 December 1885 () 30 April 1888 () Itō Hirobumi: None (Meiji oligarchy) Meiji : 2 Kuroda Cabinet: 30 April 1888 () 25 October 1889 () Kuroda Kiyotaka - Sanjō caretaker cabinet: 25 October 1889 ()
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, dropping some ministers with links to the Unification Church. The 69-year-old, re-appointed to the position of finance ...
The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its ministers of state. The prime minister also serves as the commander-in-chief of the Japan Self Defence Forces [2] and is a sitting member of either house of the National Diet (typically the House of Representatives).