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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.
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.
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Japan. Sixty-five men have served as the prime minister of Japan since the office came into existence in 1885. They are listed in order of office.
Order Cabinet Dates Prime Minister Governing party Emperor; Constituted Concluded 1 First Itō Cabinet: 22 December 1885 (): 30 April 1888 (): Itō Hirobumi: None (Meiji oligarchy) ...
Lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Japan; T. List of prime ministers of Japan by time in office This page was last edited on 21 August 2024, at 11:47 (UTC). Text ...
Japanese Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi was assassinated during the Japanese coup d'état. 1936: 26 to 28 February: Japanese Prime Minister Keisuke Okada survived the two days of incident. However, he left office by one month later. 1937: 7 July: Second Sino-Japanese War begins. 13 August to 26 November: Battle of Shanghai begins. 1939: 13 ...
The prime minister of Japan (Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: Naikaku Sōri-Daijin) is the head of government of Japan. 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 ...
Born on 1 April 1870, Hamaguchi Osachi was the first prime minister born after the establishment of the Empire of Japan. Born on 6 December 1948, Yoshihide Suga was the first prime minister born after the establishment of the post-war state of Japan. The number of prime ministers per provinces and prefectures in which they were born are: