List of Japanese people

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This is a list of notable Japanese people .

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Emperors

No. Reign Portrait Posthumous name Personal name (imina)Notes
Legendary Emperors
1 Emperor Jimmu.jpg Emperor Jimmu Kan'yamato Iwarebiko  presumed legendary; claimed descent from the sun goddess, Amaterasu [6]
2 Suizei thumb 1.jpg Emperor Suizei Kamu Nunagawamimi no Mikoto  presumed legendary; [7] 3rd son of Jimmu [8]
3 Tenno Annei thumb.jpg Emperor Annei Shikitsuhiko Tamademi no Mikoto  presumed legendary; [9] son and heir of Suizei [8]
4 Tenno Itoku thumb.jpg Emperor Itoku Oho Yamatohiko Sukitomo no Mikoto  presumed legendary; [9] 2nd son of Annei [8]
5 Tenno Kosho thumb.jpg Emperor Kōshō Mimatsuhiko Kaeshine no Mikoto  presumed legendary; [10] son and heir of Itoku [8]
6 Tenno Koan thumb.jpg Emperor Kōan Oho Yamato Tarasihiko Kunioshi Hito no Mikoto  presumed legendary; [11] 2nd son of Kōshō [8]
7 Tenno Korei thumb.jpg Emperor Kōrei Oho Yamato Nekohiko Futoni no Mikotopresumed legendary [12]
8 Tenno Kogen thumb.gif Emperor Kōgen Oho Yamato Nekohiko Kuni Kuru no Mikotopresumed legendary [13]
9 Tenno Kaika thumb.jpg Emperor Kaika Waka Yamato Nekohiko Oho Bibino no Mikotopresumed legendary [14]
10 Emperor Sujin.jpg Emperor Sujin Mimaki Irihiko Inie no Mikotofirst emperor with a direct possibility of existence [15]
11 No image.png Emperor Suinin Ikume Irihiko Isachi no Mikoto [16]
12 No image.png Emperor Keikō Oho Tarasihiko Osirowake no Mikoto [17]
13 No image.png Emperor Seimu Waka Tarasihiko [18]
14 Tenno Chuaii thumb.gif Emperor Chūai Tarasi Nakatsuhiko no Mikoto [19]
Empress OKINAGA TARASI.JPG Empress Jingū Okinaga Tarashihime no MikotoServed as regent for Emperor Ōjin; not counted among the officially numbered emperors [20]
Kofun period
15 Emperor Ojin.jpg Emperor Ōjin Honda no Sumera-mikoto / Ōtomowake no Mikoto / Homutawake no MikotoLast proto-historical emperor, deified as Hachiman [21]
16 Nintoku-tenno detail.jpg Emperor Nintoku Ō Sazaki no MikotoInaccurate dates [22]
17 No image.png Emperor Richū Isaho Wake no MikotoInaccurate dates [23]
18 No image.png Emperor Hanzei Tajihi Mizuha Wake no MikotoInaccurate dates [24]
19 No image.png Emperor Ingyō Wo Asazuma Wakugo no SukuneInaccurate dates. [25]
20 No image.png Emperor Ankō Anaho no MikotoInaccurate dates. [26]
21 Tenno Yuryaku detail.jpg Emperor Yūryaku Oho Hatsuse Wakatakeru no MikotoInaccurate dates. [27]
22 No image.png Emperor Seinei Siraka Takehiro Kuni Osi Waka Yamato Neko no MikotoInaccurate dates. [28]
23 No image.png Emperor Kenzō Ohoke no MikotoInaccurate dates. [29]
24 No image.png Emperor Ninken Ohosi(Ohosu) no Mikoto/ Simano IratsukoInaccurate dates. [30]
25 No image.png Emperor Buretsu Wohatsuse WakasazakiInaccurate dates. [31]
26 No image.png Emperor Keitai Ōto/Hikofuto (Hikofuto no Mikoto/Ōdo no Sumera Mikoto)Genealogy from this point is considered accurate. [32]
27 No image.png Emperor Ankan Hirokuni Oshitake Kanahi no MikotoInaccurate dates. [33]
28 No image.png Emperor Senka Takeo Hirokuni Oshitate no MikotoInaccurate dates. [34]
Asuka period (592–710)
29 No image.png Emperor Kinmei Amekuni Oshiharuki Hironiwa no Sumera MikotoTraditional dates. [35]
30 No image.png Emperor Bidatsu Osada no Nunakura no Futotamashiki no MikotoTraditional dates. [36]
31 Yomeitenno.jpg Emperor Yōmei Ooe/Tachibana no Toyohi no Sumera MikotoTraditional dates. [37]
32 No image.png Emperor Sushun Hatsusebe no (Wakasasagi) MikotoTraditional dates. [38]
33 Empress Suiko painting.png Empress Suiko Nukatabe/Toyomike KashikiyahimeFirst non-legendary female emperor (Prince Shotoku acted as her regent); traditional dates. [39]
34 No image.png Emperor Jomei Tamura (Oki Nagatarashihi Hironuka no Sumera Mikoto)Traditional dates. [40]
35 Empress Kogyoku-Saimei.jpg Empress Kōgyoku Takara (Ame Toyotakaraikashi Hitarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto)Traditional dates, [41] reigned twice
36 No image.png Emperor Kōtoku Karu (Ame Yorozu Toyohi no Sumera Mikoto)Traditional dates. [42]
37 Empress Kogyoku-Saimei.jpg Empress Saimei Takara (Ame Toyotakaraikashi Hitarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto)Second reign of Empress Kōgyoku (35), traditional dates. [43]
38 Poem-by-Emperor-Tenchi-(Tenji)-by-Utagawa-Kuniyoshi.png Emperor Tenji Katsuragi/Nakano-ooe (Ame Mikoto Hirakasuwake no Mikoto/Amatsu Mikoto Sakiwake no Mikoto)Traditional dates. [44]
39 No image.png Emperor Kōbun ŌtomoPosthumously named (1870), [45] usurped by Temmu
40 Emperor Tenmu.jpg Emperor Tenmu Ōama/Ohoshiama/Ōsama (Ame no Nunahara Oki no Mahito no Sumera Mikoto)Traditional dates. [46]
41 Empress Jito by Katsukawa Shunsho.png Empress Jitō Unonosarara (Takama no Harahiro no Hime no Sumera Mikoto)Traditional dates. [47]
42 Emperor Monmu portrait.png Emperor Monmu Karu (Ame no Mamune Toyoohoji no Sumera Mikoto)Traditional dates. [48]
43 No image.png Empress Genmei Ahe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Mishiro Toyokuni Narihime no Sumera Mikoto)Traditional dates. [49]
Nara period (710–794)
43 No image.png Empress Genmei Ahe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Mishiro Toyokuni Narihime no Sumera Mikoto)Traditional dates. [49]
44 No image.png Empress Genshō Hidaka/Niinomi (Yamatoneko Takamizu Kiyotarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto)Traditional dates. [50]
45 Emperor Shomu.jpg Emperor Shōmu Obito (Ameshirushi Kunioshiharuki Toyosakurahiko no Sumera Mikoto)Traditional dates. [51]
46 No image.png Empress Kōken Abe (Yamatoneko no Sumera Mikoto)Traditional dates, [52] reigned twice
47 No image.png Emperor Junnin ŌiPosthumously named (1870), [53] dethroned by Shōtoku
48 No image.png Empress Shōtoku Abe (Yamatoneko no Sumera Mikoto)Second reign of Empress Kōken (46), traditional dates. [54]
49 No image.png Emperor Kōnin Shirakabe (Amemune Takatsugi no Mikoto)Traditional dates. [55]
50 Emperor Kammu large.jpg Emperor Kanmu Yamabe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Hitsugi Iyaderi no Mikoto)Traditional dates. [56]
Heian period (794–1185)
50 Emperor Kammu large.jpg Emperor Kanmu Yamabe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Hitsugi Iyaderi no Mikoto)Traditional dates. [56]
51 No image.png Emperor Heizei Ate (Yamatoneko Ameoshikuni Takahiko no Mikoto)Traditional dates. [57]
52 Emperor Saga large.jpg Emperor Saga KaminoTraditional dates. [58]
53 No image.png Emperor Junna ŌtomoTraditional dates. [59]
54 No image.png Emperor Ninmyō MasaraTraditional dates. [60]
55 Emperor Montoku.jpg Emperor Montoku MichiyasuTraditional dates. [61]
56 Emperor Seiwa.jpg Emperor Seiwa KorehitoTraditional dates. [62]
57 Hyakuninisshu 013.jpg Emperor Yōzei SadaakiraTraditional dates. [63]
58 Tenno Koko.jpg Emperor Kōkō TokiyasuTraditional dates. [64]
59 Emperor Uda large.jpg Emperor Uda SadamiTraditional dates. [65]
60 Emperor Daigo.jpg Emperor Daigo AtsuhitoTraditional dates. [66]
61 Emperor Suzaku YutaakiraTraditional dates. [67]
62 Emperor Murakami.jpg Emperor Murakami NariakiraTraditional dates. [68]
63 No image.png Emperor Reizei NorihiraTraditional dates. [69]
64 No image.png Emperor En'yū MorihiraTraditional dates. [70]
65 Tenno Kazan detail.jpg Emperor Kazan MorosadaTraditional dates. [71]
66 Emperor Ichijo.jpg Emperor Ichijō Yasuhito/KanehitoTraditional dates. [72]
67 Hyakuninisshu 068.jpg Emperor Sanjō Okisada/IyasadaTraditional dates. [73]
68 No image.png Emperor Go-Ichijō AtsuhiraTraditional dates. [74]
69 No image.png Emperor Go-Suzaku Atsunaga/AtsuyoshiTraditional dates. [75]
70 No image.png Emperor Go-Reizei ChikahitoTraditional dates. [76]
71 Retired-Emperor-Go-Sanjo-Ukiyo-e.png Emperor Go-Sanjō TakahitoTraditional dates. [77]
72 Emperor Shirakawa.jpg Emperor Shirakawa SadahitoTraditional dates. [78]
73 No image.png Emperor Horikawa TaruhitoTraditional dates. [79]
74 Emperor Toba.jpg Emperor Toba MunehitoTraditional dates. [80]
75 Emperor Sutoku2.jpg Emperor Sutoku AkihitoTraditional dates. [81]
76 No image.png Emperor Konoe NarihitoTraditional dates. [82]
77 Emperor Go-Shirakawa2.jpg Emperor Go-Shirakawa MasahitoTraditional dates. [83]
78 Nijotenno.jpg Emperor Nijō MorihitoTraditional dates. [84]
79 No image.png Emperor Rokujō YorihitoTraditional dates. [85]
80 Emperor Takakura.jpg Emperor Takakura NorihitoTraditional dates. [85]
81 Emperor Antoku.jpg Emperor Antoku TokihitoTraditional dates. [86]
Kamakura period (1185–1333)
82 Emperor Go-Toba.jpg Emperor Go-Toba TakahiraTraditional dates. [87]
83 Emperor Tsuchimikado.jpg Emperor Tsuchimikado TamehitoTraditional dates. [88]
84 Emperor Juntoku large.jpg Emperor Juntoku Morihira/MorinariTraditional dates. [89]
85 No image.png Emperor Chūkyō Kanehira/KanenariPosthumously named (1870) [90]
86 Emperor Go-Horikawa.jpg Emperor Go-Horikawa YutahitoTraditional dates. [91]
87 Emperor Shijo.jpg Emperor Shijō Mitsuhito/HidehitoTraditional dates. [92]
88 Emperor Go-Saga.jpg Emperor Go-Saga KunihitoTraditional dates. [93]
89 Emperor Go-Fukakusa.jpg Emperor Go-Fukakusa HisahitoTraditional dates. [94]
90 Emperor Kameyama.jpg Emperor Kameyama TsunehitoTraditional dates. [95]
91 Emperor Go-Uda2.jpg Emperor Go-Uda YohitoTraditional dates. [96]
92 Emperor Fushimi.jpg Emperor Fushimi HirohitoTraditional dates. [97]
93 Emperor Go-Fushimi.jpg Emperor Go-Fushimi TanehitoTraditional dates. [98]
94 Emperor Go-Nijo.jpg Emperor Go-Nijō KuniharuTraditional dates. [99]
95 Tenno Hanazono detail.jpg Emperor Hanazono TomihitoTraditional dates. [100]
96 Emperor Godaigo by Monkan-bo Koshin.jpg Emperor Go-Daigo TakaharuTraditional dates; [101] Southern Court
Northern Court (1333–1392)
Guang Yan Fa Huang Xiang .jpg Emperor Kōgon Kazuhito [102]
Emperor Komyo.jpg Emperor Kōmyō Yutahito [103]
No image.png Emperor Sukō Okihito [104]
Interregnum
Emperor Go-Kogon.jpg Emperor Go-Kōgon Iyahito [105]
Emperor Go-En'yu detail.jpg Emperor Go-En'yū Ohito [106]
Emperor Go-Komatsu.jpg Emperor Go-Komatsu MotohitoReunified courts in 1392, see 100 below [107]
Muromachi period (1333–1573)
96 Emperor Godaigo by Monkan-bo Koshin.jpg Emperor Go-Daigo TakaharuTraditional dates; [101] Southern Court
97 Emperor Go-Murakami.jpg Emperor Go-Murakami Norinaga/Noriyoshi [108] Southern Court
98 No image.png Emperor Chōkei Yutanari [109] Southern Court
99 Emperor Go-Kameyama.jpg Emperor Go-Kameyama Hironari [110] Southern Court
100 Emperor Go-Komatsu.jpg Emperor Go-Komatsu MotohitoReunified courts, see also entry in Northern Court section. [111]
101 No image.png Emperor Shōkō MihitoTraditional dates. [112]
102 Emperor Go-Hanazono.jpg Emperor Go-Hanazono HikohitoTraditional dates. [113]
103 No image.png Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado FusahitoTraditional dates. [114]
104 No image.png Emperor Go-Kashiwabara KatsuhitoTraditional dates. [115]
105 Emperor Go-Nara.jpg Emperor Go-Nara TomohitoTraditional dates. [116]
106 Emperor Ogimachi2.jpg Emperor Ōgimachi MichihitoTraditional dates. [117]
Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573–1603)
106 Emperor Ogimachi2.jpg Emperor Ōgimachi MichihitoTraditional dates. [117]
107 Emperor Go-Yozei2.jpg Emperor Go-Yōzei Kazuhito/KatahitoTraditional dates. [118]
Edo period (1603–1868)
107 Emperor Go-Yozei2.jpg Emperor Go-Yōzei Kazuhito/KatahitoTraditional dates. [118]
108 Emperor Go-Mizunoo2.jpg Emperor Go-Mizunoo
(Go-Minoo)
KotohitoTraditional dates. [119]
109 Meisho of Japan.jpg Empress Meishō OkikoTraditional dates. [120]
110 Emperor Go-Komyo.jpg Emperor Go-Kōmyō TsuguhitoTraditional dates. [121]
111 Emperor Go-Sai.jpg Emperor Go-Sai NagahitoTraditional dates. [122]
112 Emperor Reigen.jpg Emperor Reigen SatohitoTraditional dates. [123]
113 Emperor Higashiyama.jpg Emperor Higashiyama AsahitoTraditional dates. [124]
114 Emperor Nakamikado.jpg Emperor Nakamikado YasuhitoTraditional dates. [125]
115 Emperor Sakuramachi.jpg Emperor Sakuramachi TeruhitoTraditional dates. [126]
116 Emperor Momozono.jpg Emperor Momozono ToohitoTraditional dates. [127]
117 Go-Sakuramachi cropped.jpg Empress Go-Sakuramachi ToshikoTraditional dates. [128]
118 Emperor Go-Momozono.jpg Emperor Go-Momozono HidehitoTraditional dates. [129]
119 Emperor Kokaku.jpg Emperor Kōkaku TomohitoTraditional dates. [130]
120 Emperor Ninko.jpg Emperor Ninkō AyahitoTraditional dates. [131]
121 The Emperor Komei.jpg Emperor Kōmei Osahito
Modern Japan (Imperial and Postwar) (1867–present)
122 Black and white photo of emperor Meiji of Japan.jpg Emperor Meiji MutsuhitoFirst Emperor of the Empire of Japan.
123 Emperor Taisho.jpg Emperor Taishō YoshihitoCrown Prince Hirohito served as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926.
124 Hirohito in dress uniform.jpg Emperor Shōwa HirohitoServed as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926. Last Emperor of the Empire of Japan.
125 Emperor Akihito cropped 3 Barack Obama Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko 20140424 1.jpg Emperor Akihito AkihitoReferred to as 'the Emperor Emeritus' or Daijō Tennō (i.e. His Majesty the Emperor Emeritus) in Japanese and as Emperor Akihito in English. His posthumous name is likely to be Emperor Heisei. He abdicated in 2019 in favor of his eldest son Naruhito. He was the first monarch since Emperor Kōkaku to do so.
1262019–present Emperor Naruhito at TICAD7 (cropped).jpg Emperor "Kinjō"
(Reigning monarch)
NaruhitoReferred to as 'the Present Emperor' or Tenno Heika (i.e. His Majesty the Emperor) in Japanese and as Emperor Naruhito in English. His posthumous name is likely to be Emperor Reiwa.

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Kamakura shōguns

Grave of Minamoto no Yoritomo Minamoto-no-Yoritomo Grave2-Kamakura.jpg
Grave of Minamoto no Yoritomo
  1. Minamoto no Yoritomo, r. 1192–1199 [132]
  2. Minamoto no Yoriie, r. 1202–1203 [133]
  3. Minamoto no Sanetomo, r. 1203–1219 [134]
  4. Kujō Yoritsune, r. 1226–1244 [135]
  5. Kujō Yoritsugu, r. 1244–1252 [136]
  6. Prince Munetaka, r. 1252–1266 [137]
  7. Prince Koreyasu, r. 1266–1289 [138]
  8. Prince Hisaakira, r. 1289–1308 [139]
  9. Prince Morikuni, r. 1308–1333 [140]
  10. Prince Morinaga, r.1333–1334 [141]
  11. Prince Norinaga, r. 1334–1338

Kamakura shikken

Site of Hojo Takatoki's death Hojo Takatoki Harakiri-Yagura.jpg
Site of Hōjō Takatoki's death
  1. Hōjō Tokimasa, r. 1203–1205 [142]
  2. Hōjō Yoshitoki, r. 1205–1224 [143]
  3. Hōjō Yasutoki, r. 1224–1242 [144]
  4. Hōjō Tsunetoki, r. 1242–1246 [145]
  5. Hōjō Tokiyori, r. 1246–1256 [146]
  6. Hōjō Tokimune, r. 1268–1284 [147]
  7. Hōjō Sadatoki, r. 1284–1301 [148]
  8. Hōjō Morotoki, r. 1301–1311 [149]
  9. Hōjō Takatoki, r. 1316–1326 [150]

Ashikaga shōguns

  1. Ashikaga Takauji, ruled 1338–1358 [151]
  2. Ashikaga Yoshiakira, r. 1359–1368 [152]
  3. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, r. 1368–1394 [153]
  4. Ashikaga Yoshimochi, r. 1395–1423 [154]
  5. Ashikaga Yoshikazu, r. 1423–1425 [155]
  6. Ashikaga Yoshinori, r. 1429–1441 [156]
  7. Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, r. 1442–1443 [157]
  8. Ashikaga Yoshimasa, r. 1449–1473 [158]
  9. Ashikaga Yoshihisa, r. 1474–1489 [159]
  10. Ashikaga Yoshitane, r. 1490–1493, 1508–1521 [160]
  11. Ashikaga Yoshizumi, r. 1494–1508 [161]
  12. Ashikaga Yoshiharu, r. 1521–1546 [162]
  13. Ashikaga Yoshiteru, r. 1546–1565 [163]
  14. Ashikaga Yoshihide, r. 1568 [164]
  15. Ashikaga Yoshiaki, r. 1568–1573 [165]

Tokugawa shōguns

NumberTokugawasTook officeLeft office
1 Tokugawa Ieyasu2.JPG Tokugawa Ieyasu 16031605
2 Hidetada.jpg Tokugawa Hidetada 16051623
3 Iemitu.jpg Tokugawa Iemitsu 16231651
4 Tokugawa Ietsuna.jpg Tokugawa Ietsuna 16511680
5 Tsunyaoshi.jpg Tokugawa Tsunayoshi 16801709
6 Tokugawa Ienobu.jpg Tokugawa Ienobu 17091712
7 Tokugawa ietsugu.jpg Tokugawa Ietsugu 17131716
8 Tokugawa Yoshimune.jpg Tokugawa Yoshimune 17161745
9 Tokugawa Ieshige.jpg Tokugawa Ieshige 17451760
10 Tokugawa Ieharu.jpg Tokugawa Ieharu 17601786
11 Tokugawa Ienari.jpg Tokugawa Ienari 17861837
12 Tokugawa Ieyoshi.JPG Tokugawa Ieyoshi 18371853
13 Tokugawa Iesada.jpg Tokugawa Iesada 1853August 14, 1858
14 Toku14-2.jpg Tokugawa Iemochi August 14, 1858August 29, 1866
15 TokugawaYoshinobu.jpg Tokugawa Yoshinobu August 29, 1866November 19, 1867

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Prime Ministers

Meiji period (1868–1912)

Prime Ministers of Emperor Meiji

No.Prime MinisterTerm of officePolitical PartyGovernmentElectedRef
PortraitNameTook OfficeLeft OfficeDays
1 Ito Hirobumi.jpg Itō Hirobumi
伊藤 博文
Itō Hirobumi
(1841–1909)
22 December 188530 April 1888860None1. Itō I [171]
The first Prime Minister of the Empire of Japan.
2 Kiyotaka Kuroda formal cropped.jpg Kuroda Kiyotaka
黑田 清隆
Kuroda Kiyotaka
(1840–1900)
30 April 188825 October 1889543None2. Kuroda [172]
Oversaw promulgation of the Meiji Constitution. Failed to secure revision of the unequal treaties; resigned.
Sanetomi Sanjo formal cropped.jpg Sanjō Sanetomi
三條 實美
Sanjō Sanetomi
(1837–1891)
25 October 188924 December 188960None Sanjō (interim)
Upon the resignation of Kuroda’s government, the Emperor only accepted Kuroda’s resignation and invited Sanjō to head the government for two more months. Today, however, Sanjō’s government is generally regarded as a continuation of Kuroda’s. Held concurrently by the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.
3 Yamagata Aritomo.jpg Yamagata Aritomo
山縣 有朋
Yamagata Aritomo
(1838–1922)
24 December 18896 May 1891498None3. Yamagata I 1890 [173]
4 Masayoshi Matsukata suit.jpg Matsukata Masayoshi
松方 正義
Matsukata Masayoshi
(1835–1924)
6 May 18918 August 1892460None4. Matsukata I 1892 [174]
(1) Ito Hirobumi.jpg Itō Hirobumi
伊藤 博文
Itō Hirobumi
(1841–1909)
8 August 189231 August 18961484None5. Itō II Mar. 1894
Sept. 1894
[171]
Resigned.
During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Kuroda Kiyotaka (黑田 清隆Kuroda Kiyotaka) was the Acting Prime Minister.
(4) Masayoshi Matsukata suit.jpg Matsukata Masayoshi
松方 正義
Matsukata Masayoshi
(1835–1924)
18 September 189612 January 1898481None6. Matsukata II [174]
(1) Ito Hirobumi.jpg Itō Hirobumi
伊藤 博文
Itō Hirobumi
(1841–1909)
12 January 189830 June 1898169None7. Itō III Mar. 1898 [171]
5 Okuma Shigenobu.jpg Ōkuma Shigenobu
大隈 重信
Ōkuma Shigenobu
(1838–1922)
30 June 18988 November 1898131 Kenseitō 8. Ōkuma I Sept. 1898 [175]
(3) Yamagata Aritomo.jpg Yamagata Aritomo
山縣 有朋
Yamagata Aritomo
(1838–1922)
8 November 189819 October 1900710None9. Yamagata II [173]
(1) Ito Hirobumi.jpg Itō Hirobumi
伊藤 博文
Itō Hirobumi
(1841–1909)
19 October 190010 May 1901203 Rikken Seiyūkai 10. Itō IV [171]
Resigned.
During this interval, Privy Council Chairman Saionji Kinmochi (西園寺 公望Saionji Kinmochi) was the Acting Prime Minister.
6 Taro Katsura suit.jpg Katsura Tarō
桂 太郎
Katsura Tarō
(1848–1913)
2 June 19017 January 19061680None (Retired General)11. Katsura I 1902
1903
1904
[176]
7 PM Kinmochi Saionji cropped.jpg Saionji Kinmochi
西園寺 公望
Saionji Kinmochi
(1849–1940)
7 January 190614 July 1908919 Rikken Seiyūkai 12. Saionji I 1908 [177]
(6) Taro Katsura suit.jpg Katsura Tarō
桂 太郎
Katsura Tarō
(1848–1913)
14 July 190830 August 19111142None (Retired General)13. Katsura II [176]
(7) PM Kinmochi Saionji cropped.jpg Saionji Kinmochi
西園寺 公望
Saionji Kinmochi
(1849–1940)
30 August 191121 December 1912479 Rikken Seiyūkai 14. Saionji II 1912 [177]

Taishō period (1912–1926)

Prime Ministers of Emperor Taishō

No.Prime MinisterTerm of officePolitical PartyGovernmentElectedRef
PortraitNameTook OfficeLeft OfficeDays
(6) Taro Katsura suit.jpg Katsura Tarō
桂 太郎
Katsura Tarō
(1848–1913)
21 December 191220 February 191361None (Retired General)15. Katsura III [176]
8 Gonbee Yamamoto later years cropped.jpg Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
山本 權兵衛
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
(1852–1933)
20 February 191316 April 1914420 Military (Navy)16. Yamamoto I [178]
(5) Okuma Shigenobu.jpg Ōkuma Shigenobu
大隈 重信
Ōkuma Shigenobu
(1838–1922)
16 April 19149 October 1916907 Rikken Dōshikai 17. Ōkuma II 1915 [175]
9 Masatake Terauchi uniform.jpg Terauchi Masatake
寺内 正毅
Terauchi Masatake
(1852–1919)
9 October 191629 September 1918720 Military (Army)18. Terauchi 1917 [179]
10 Takashi Hara posing cropped.jpg Hara Takashi
原 敬
Hara Takashi
(1856–1921)
29 September 19184 November 19211132 Rikken Seiyūkai 19. Hara 1920 [180]
Assassinated.
During this interval, Foreign Minister Uchida Kosai (内田 康哉Uchida Kōsai) was the Acting Prime Minister.
11 Takahashi korekiyo giving an address cropped.jpg Takahashi Korekiyo
高橋 是清
Takahashi Korekiyo
(1854–1936)
13 November 192112 June 1922220 Rikken Seiyūkai 20. Takahashi [181]
12 Admiral Kato Tomosaburo cropped.jpg Katō Tomosaburō
加藤 友三郎
Katō Tomosaburō
(1861–1923)
12 June 192224 August 1923438 Military (Navy)21. Katō To. [182]
Died in office of natural causes.
During this interval, Foreign Minister Uchida Kosai (内田 康哉Uchida Kōsai) was the Acting Prime Minister.
(8) Gonbee Yamamoto later years cropped.jpg Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
山本 權兵衛
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
(1852–1933)
2 September 19237 January 1924125 Military (Navy)22. Yamamoto II [178]
13 Kiyoura Keigo.jpg Kiyoura Keigo
清浦 奎吾
Kiyoura Keigo
(1850–1942)
7 January 192411 June 1924156None23. Kiyoura 1924 [183]
14 Takaaki Kato suit.jpg Katō Takaaki
加藤 高明
Katō Takaaki
(1860–1926)
11 June 19242 August 1925596 Kenseikai 24. Katō Ta. [184]
2 August 192528 January 1926
Resigned after the “Grand Coalition of the Three Pro-Constitution Parties” collapsed. Katō was then reinvited by the Prince Regent to form a new government with his own party, Kenseitō. Today, however, his second term is generally regarded as continuation of his first. Died in office of natural causes.
During this interval, Interior Minister Wakatsuki Reijirō (若槻 禮次郎Wakatsuki Reijirō) was the Acting Prime Minister.
15 Reijiro Wakatsuki posing cropped.jpg Wakatsuki Reijirō
若槻 禮次郎
Wakatsuki Reijirō
(1866–1949)
30 January 192620 April 1927445 Kenseikai 25. Wakatsuki I [185]

Shōwa period under 1890 Constitution (1926–1947)

Prime Ministers of Emperor Shōwa under 1890 Constitution

No.Prime MinisterTerm of officePolitical PartyGovernmentElectedRef
PortraitNameTook OfficeLeft OfficeDays
16 Giichi Tanaka posing cropped.jpg Tanaka Giichi
田中 義一
Tanaka Giichi
(1864–1929)
20 April 19272 July 1929804 Rikken Seiyūkai 26. Tanaka G. 1928 [186]
17 Osachi Hamaguchi posing cropped.jpg Osachi Hamaguchi
濱口 雄幸
Hamaguchi Osachi
(1870–1931)
2 July 192914 April 1931651 Rikken Minseitō 27. Hamaguchi 1930 [187]
Incapacitated due to serious wound from assassination plot on 14 November 1930. Foreign Minister Shidehara Kijūrō served as Deputy Prime Minister until Hamaguchi’s return to the office on 10 March 1931.
(15) Reijiro Wakatsuki posing cropped.jpg Wakatsuki Reijirō
若槻 禮次郎
Wakatsuki Reijirō
(1866–1949)
14 April 193113 December 1931243 Rikken Minseitō 28. Wakatsuki II [185]
18 Tsuyoshi Inukai facing left cropped.jpg Inukai Tsuyoshi
犬養 毅
Inukai Tsuyoshi
(1855–1932)
13 December 193115 May 1932154 Rikken Seiyūkai 29. Inukai 1932 [188]
Assassinated.
During this interval, Finance Minister Takahashi Korekiyo (高橋 是清Takahashi Korekiyo) was the Acting Prime Minister.
19 Makoto Saito 2.jpg Saitō Makoto
齋藤 實
Saitō Makoto
(1858–1936)
26 May 19328 July 1934773 Military (Navy)30. Saitō [189]
20 Keisuke Okada 2 cropped.jpg Keisuke Okada
岡田 啓介
Okada Keisuke
(1868–1952)
8 July 19349 March 1936610 Military (Navy)31. Okada 1936 [190]
Thought to be killed by renegade soldiers during the February 26 Incident. Interior Minister Gotō Fumio served as Deputy Prime Minister until Okada was found alive on 28 February 1936.
21 Kohki Hirota suit cropped.jpg Kōki Hirota
廣田 弘毅
Hirota Kōki
(1878–1948)
9 March 19362 February 1937330None32. Hirota [191]
22 Senjuro Hayashi suit.jpg Senjūrō Hayashi
林 銑十郎
Hayashi Senjūrō
(1876–1943)
2 February 19374 June 1937122 Military (Army)33. Hayashi 1937 [192]
23 Konoe Humimaro.jpg Fumimaro Konoe
近衞 文麿
Konoe Fumimaro
(1891–1945)
4 June 19375 January 1939580None34. Konoe I [193]
24 Kiichiro Hiranuma.jpg Hiranuma Kiichirō
平沼 騏一郎
Hiranuma Kiichirō
(1867–1952)
5 January 193930 August 1939237None35. Hiranuma [194]
25 Nobuyuki Abe formal.jpg Nobuyuki Abe
阿部 信行
Abe Nobuyuki
(1875–1953)
30 August 193916 January 1940139 Military (Army)36. Abe N. [195]
26 Yonai Mitsumasa.jpg Mitsumasa Yonai
米内 光政
Yonai Mitsumasa
(1880–1948)
16 January 194022 July 1940188 Military (Navy)37. Yonai [196]
(23) Konoe Humimaro.jpg Fumimaro Konoe
近衞 文麿
Konoe Fumimaro
(1891–1945)
22 July 194018 July 1941453 Taisei Yokusankai 38. Konoe II [193]
18 July 194118 October 194139. Konoe III
27 Hideki Tojo.jpg Hideki Tōjō
東條 英機
Tōjō Hideki
(1884–1948)
18 October 194122 July 19441008 Taisei Yokusankai 40. Tōjō 1942 [197]
28 Kuniaki Koiso.jpg Kuniaki Koiso
小磯 國昭
Koiso Kuniaki
(1880–1950)
22 July 19447 April 1945259 Military (Army)41. Koiso [198]
29 Kantaro Suzuki suit cropped.jpg Kantarō Suzuki
鈴木 貫太郎
Suzuki Kantarō
(1868–1948)
7 April 194517 August 1945132 Taisei Yokusankai 42. Suzuki K. [199]
30 HIH Prince Naruhiko of Higashikuni.jpg Higashikuni Naruhiko
東久邇宮 稔彦 王
Higashikuni no miya Naruhiko ō
(1887–1990)
17 August 19459 October 194553 Imperial Family 43. Higashikuni [200]
The only member of the Imperial Family to serve as Prime Minister.
31 Prime Minister Kijuro Shidehara.jpg Kijūrō Shidehara
幣原 喜重郎
Shidehara Kijūrō
(1872–1951)
9 October 194522 May 1946225None44. Shidehara [201]
32 Shigeru Yoshida smiling2.jpg Shigeru Yoshida
吉田 茂
Yoshida Shigeru
(1878–1967)
22 May 194624 May 1947367 Japan Liberal 45. Yoshida I 1946 [202]

Shōwa period under 1947 Constitution (1947–1989)

Prime Ministers of Emperor Shōwa under 1947 Constitution

Prime MinisterTerm of officePolitical PartyGovernmentElectedRef
PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took OfficeLeft OfficeDaysGen.Coun.
33 Tetsu Katayama.jpg Tetsu Katayama
片山 哲
Katayama Tetsu
(1887–1978)
Rep for Kanagawa 3rd
24 May 194710 March 1948291 JSP
Nihon Shakaitō
46. Katayama
JSPDPPCP
1947 1947 [203]
Under Allied Occupation. The first Prime Minister and the first socialist to serve as Prime Minister of Japan. Member of Diet from 1930 to 1963. Formed a coalition government with the Democratic Party and the National Cooperative Party.
34 Hitoshi Ashida.jpg Hitoshi Ashida
芦田 均
Ashida Hitoshi
(1887–1959)
Rep for Kyōto 2nd
10 March 194815 October 1948219 DP
Minshutō
47. Ashida
DPJSPPCP
[204]
Under Allied Occupation. Ashida's cabinet resigned after seven months in office, due to alleged ministerial corruption in the Showa Electric scandal.
(32) Shigeru Yoshida smiling2.jpg Shigeru Yoshida
吉田 茂
Yoshida Shigeru
(1878–1967)
Rep for Kōchi at-large
15 October 194816 February 19492247 DLP
Minshu Jiyūtō

(until 1950);
Liberal
Jiyūtō
48. Yoshida II
DLP
[202]
16 February 194930 October 195249. Yoshida III
(Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3)
DLP/LiberalDP
1949 1950
30 October 195221 May 195350. Yoshida IV
Liberal
1952
21 May 195310 December 195451. Yoshida V
Liberal
1953 1953
Under Allied Occupation until the Treaty of San Francisco came into force on 28 April 1952. Developed the Yoshida Doctrine, prioritising economic development and reliance on United States military protection.
35 Hatoyama Ichiro.jpg Ichirō Hatoyama
鳩山 一郎
Hatoyama Ichirō
(1883–1959)
Rep for Tokyo 1st
10 December 195419 March 1955744 JDP
Nihon Minshutō
52. Hatoyama I. I
JDP
[205]
19 March 195522 November 195553. Hatoyama I. II
JDP
1955
22 November 195523 December 1956 LDP
Jimintō
54. Hatoyama I. III
LDP
Rebuilt diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union. Favored parole for some of the Class A war criminals who had been sentenced to life imprisonment at the Tokyo Trial.
36 Tanzan Ishibashi.jpg Tanzan Ishibashi
石橋 湛山
Ishibashi Tanzan
(1884–1973)
Rep for Shizuoka 2nd
23 December 195625 February 195764 LDP
Jimintō
55. Ishibashi
LDP
1956 [206]
Incapacitated due to minor stroke on 31 January 1957. Foreign Minister Kishi Nobusuke served as Deputy Prime Minister until 25 February 1957.
37 Nobusuke Kishi.jpg Nobusuke Kishi
岸 信介
Kishi Nobusuke
(1896–1987)
Rep for Yamaguchi 1st
25 February 195712 June 19581240 LDP
Jimintō
56. Kishi I
(Reshuffle)
LDP
[207]
12 June 195819 July 196057. Kishi II
(Reshuffle)
LDP
1958 1959
38 Hayato Ikeda.jpg Hayato Ikeda
池田 勇人
Ikeda Hayato
(1899–1965)
Rep for Hiroshima 2nd
19 July 19608 December 19601574 LDP
Jimintō
58. Ikeda I
LDP
[208]
8 December 19609 December 196359. Ikeda II
(Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3)
LDP
1960 1962
9 December 19639 November 196460. Ikeda III
(Reshuffle)
LDP
1963
39 Eisaku Sato 19641109.jpg Eisaku Satō
佐藤 榮作
Satō Eisaku
(1901–1975)
Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd
9 November 196417 February 19672797 LDP
Jimintō
61. Satō I
(Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3)
LDP
1965 [209]
17 February 196714 January 197062. Satō II
(Reshuffle 1 · 2)
LDP
1967 1968
14 January 19707 July 197263. Satō III
(Reshuffle)
1969 1971
40 Kakuei Tanaka 19720707.jpg Kakuei Tanaka
田中 角榮
Tanaka Kakuei
(1918–1993)
Rep for Niigata 3rd
7 July 197222 December 1972885 LDP
Jimintō
64. Tanaka K. I
LDP
[210]
22 December 19729 December 197465. Tanaka K. II
(Reshuffle 1 · 2)
LDP
1972
resigned in the midst of scandal. Later, "shadow shogun".
41 Takeo Miki 19741209.jpg Takeo Miki
三木 武夫
Miki Takeo
(1907–1988)
Rep for Tokushima at-large
9 December 197424 December 1976746 LDP
Jimintō
66. Miki
(Reshuffle)
LDP
1974 [211]
42 Takeo Fukuda 19761224.jpg Takeo Fukuda
福田 赳夫
Fukuda Takeo
(1905–1995)
Rep for Gunma 3rd
24 December 19767 December 1978713 LDP
Jimintō
67. Fukuda T.
(Reshuffle)
LDP
1976 1977 [212]
43 Masayoshi Ohira 19790120.jpg Masayoshi Ōhira
大平 正芳
Ōhira Masayoshi
(1910–1980)
Rep for Kagawa 2nd
7 December 19789 November 1979553 LDP
Jimintō
68. Ōhira I
LDP
[213]
9 November 197912 June 198069. Ōhira II
LDP
1979
Died in office of natural causes.
During this interval, Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Ito (伊東 正義Itō Masayoshi) was the Acting Prime Minister.
44 Zenko Suzuki 19800717.jpg Zenkō Suzuki
鈴木 善幸
Suzuki Zenkō
(1911–2004)
Rep for Iwate 1st
17 July 198027 November 1982863 LDP
Jimintō
70. Suzuki Z.
(Reshuffle)
LDP
1980 1980 [214]
45 Yasuhiro Nakasone 19821127.jpg Yasuhiro Nakasone
中曽根 康弘
Nakasone Yasuhiro
(1918–2019)
Rep for Gunma 3rd
27 November 198227 December 19831805 LDP
Jimintō
71. Nakasone I
LDP
[215]
27 December 198322 July 198672. Nakasone II
(Reshuffle 1 · 2)
LDPNLC
1983 1983
22 July 19866 November 198773. Nakasone III
LDP
1986 1986
46 Noboru Takeshita 19871106.jpg Noboru Takeshita
竹下 登
Takeshita Noboru
(1924–2000)
Rep for Shimane at-large
6 November 19873 June 1989575 LDP
Jimintō
74. Takeshita
(Reshuffle)
LDP
[216]
The Recruit scandal forced his resignation in 1989. Later "Shadow Shogun."

Heisei period (1989–2019)

Prime Ministers of Emperor Akihito

Prime MinisterTerm of officePolitical PartyGovernmentElectedRef
PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took OfficeLeft OfficeDaysGen.Coun.
47 Sosuke Uno 19890603.jpg Sōsuke Uno
宇野 宗佑
Uno Sōsuke
(1922–1998)
Rep for Shiga at-large
3 June 198910 August 198968 LDP
Jimintō
75. Uno
LDP
1989 [217]
Soon after he was elected Prime Minister, allegations arose that he had an extramarital relationship with a geisha, which damaged his reputation and his party's bad performance in the 1989 House of Councillors election, for which he resigned. Served as Minister of Defense (1974), Chief of the Science and Technology Agency (1976–1977), Chief of the Civil Administration Agency (1979–1980), Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (1983), and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1987–1989). Member of the Diet from 1960 to 1996.
48 Toshiki Kaifu 19890810.jpg Toshiki Kaifu
海部 俊樹
Kaifu Toshiki
(1931–)
Rep for Aichi 3rd
10 August 198928 February 1990817 LDP
Jimintō
76. Kaifu I
LDP
[218]
28 February 19905 November 199177. Kaifu II
(Reshuffle)
LDP
1990
Defeated in 2009, he was the longest-serving member of the lower house of the Diet, and he was also the first former prime minister to be defeated at a re-election since 1963. Served as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (1974–1976), Minister of Education (1976–1977, 1985–1986). Member of the Diet from 1960 to 2009.
49 Kiichi Miyazawa cropped 1 Kiichi Miyazawa 19911105.jpg Kiichi Miyazawa
宮澤 喜一
Miyazawa Kiichi
(1919–2007)
Rep for Hiroshima 3rd
5 November 19919 August 1993643 LDP
Jimintō
78. Miyazawa
(Reshuffle)
LDP
1992 [219]
Originally a bureaucrat in the Treasury Ministry, he accompanied Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida at the Treaty of San Francisco. A firm critic of the revision of the constitution, he advocated peace throughout his political career. After his party's stunning defeat in the 1993 general election, he was forced to resign the Prime Ministership, but became Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Keizo Obuchi and Yoshiro Mori from 1998 to 2001. He died in 2007. Served as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (1962–1964, 1966–1968, 1970–1971, 1977–1978), Chief Cabinet Secretary (1980–1982), Minister of Finance (1986–1988), Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (1993) and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (1993). Member of the House of Councillors (1952–1965). Member of the House of Representatives (1967–2003).
50 Morihiro Hosokawa 19930809.jpg Morihiro Hosokawa
細川 護熙
Hosokawa Morihiro
(1938–)
Rep for Kumamoto 1st
9 August 199328 April 1994262 JNP
Nihon Shintō
79. Hosokawa
JNPJSPJRPKomeitōNPSDSPSDF
1993 [220]
He is a member of a noble family that ruled Kumamoto since Medieval times, and during Imperial Japan, his family was part of the aristocracy, his grandfather Konoe Fumimaro having served as Prime Minister (1937–1939, 1940–1941). Originally member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he left the party in 1992 to form the Japan New Party, which garnered 35 members in the 1993 general election. He served as Prime Minister in 8-party coalition government and spearheaded a reform to change the electoral system. He resigned after allegations arose that he had misused personal funds in the 1980s. Served as Governor of Kumamoto Prefecture (1983–1991). Member of the House of Councilors from 1971 to 1983 and 1992 to 1993. Member of the House of Representatives from 1993 to 1998.
51 Tsutomu Hata 19940428.jpg Tsutomu Hata
羽田 孜
Hata Tsutomu
(1935–2017)
Rep for Nagano 2nd
28 April 199430 June 199463 JRP
Shinseitō
80. Hata
JRPJNPJSPSDPSDFKomeitōNPS
[221]
Originally member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he left the party in 1993 with Ichirō Ozawa to establish the Japan Renewal Party, which garnered 44 seats in the 1993 general election. He served as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Morihiro Hosokawa, until the latter resigned after his implication in a banking scandal. Hata then assumed the Prime Ministership, but since the Socialist Party had left the coalition, his minority government was forced to resign in two months as a non-confidence motion against his cabinet was submitted to the House of Representatives. Currently a member of the Democratic Party of Japan, he is now one of the elder politicians of the party. Served as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (1985–1986, 1988–1989), Minister of Finance (1991–1992), and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Member of the Diet from 1969 to 2012.
52 Tomiichi Murayama 19940630.jpg Tomiichi Murayama
村山 富市
Murayama Tomiichi
(1924–)
Rep for Ōita 1st
30 June 199411 January 1996560 JSP
Nihon Shakaitō
81. Murayama
(Reshuffle)
JSPLDPNPS
1995 [222]
Presided over a coalition that consisted of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Socialist Party, and the New Party Sakigake. During his tenure, the Great Hanshin earthquake erupted and a Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway occurred that left 13 dead. He resigned after his party suffered defeat in the 1996 general election. Served as General Secretary of the Socialist Party. Member of the Diet from 1972 to 2000.
53 Ryutaro Hashimoto cropped 1 Ryutaro Hashimoto 19960111.jpg Ryūtarō Hashimoto
橋本 龍太郎
Hashimoto Ryūtarō
(1937–2006)
Rep for Okayama 4th
11 January 19967 November 1996931 LDP
Jimintō
82. Hashimoto I
LDPJSPNPS
[223]
7 November 199630 July 199883. Hashimoto II
(Reshuffle)
LDPNPS
1996 1998
He spearheaded widespread reforms during his tenure, including reforms to restructure the health, finance, and the bureaucratic system. He resigned after his party suffered massive defeat in the 1998 House of Councilors Election. He died in 2006. Served as Minister of Health (1978–1979), Minister of Transportation (1986–1987), Minister of Finance (1989–1991), Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (1994–1996). Member of the Diet from 1963 to 2005.
54 Keizo Obuchi 19980730.jpg Keizō Obuchi
小渕 恵三
Obuchi Keizō
(1937–2000)
Rep for Gunma 5th
30 July 19985 April 2000615 LDP
Jimintō
84. Obuchi
(Reshuffle 1 · 2)
LDP–(Lib.Komeitō)
[224]
His government was credited with stimulating the economy after a depression caused by the bubble crash. After suffering from a stroke, he fell into a coma on 3 April, and died on 14 May 2000. Chief Cabinet Secretary Aoki Mikio served as Deputy Prime Minister until 5 April. Served as Chief of the Okinawa Development Agency (1979–1980), Minister of the Prime Minister's Office (1979–1980), Chief Cabinet Secretary (1987–1989), and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1997–1998). Member of the Diet from 1963 to 2000.
55 Yoshiro Mori 20000405.jpg Yoshirō Mori
森 喜朗
Mori Yoshirō
(1937–)
Rep for Ishikawa 2nd
5 April 20004 July 2000386 LDP
Jimintō
85. Mori I
LDPKomeitōNCP
[225]
4 July 200026 April 200186. Mori II
(Reshuffle 1 · 2)
LDPKomeitōNCP
2000
His appointment was decided after a secret meeting by major power brokers within the Liberal Democratic Party after the unexpected death of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi. His gaffes and his government's low legitimacy was detrimental to his government's approval ratings, for which he resigned in 2001. Served as Minister of Education (1983–1984), Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (1992–1993), Minister of Construction (1995–1996). Member of the Diet from 1969 to 2012.
56 Junichiro Koizumi 20010426 (cropped).jpg Junichirō Koizumi
小泉 純一郎
Koizumi Jun'ichirō
(1942–)
Rep for Kanagawa 11th
26 April 200119 November 20031979 LDP
Jimintō
87. Koizumi I
(Reshuffle 1 · 2)
LDPKomeitōNCP
2001 [226]
19 November 200321 September 200588. Koizumi II
(Reshuffle)
LDPKomeitō
2003 2004
21 September 200526 September 200689. Koizumi III
(Reshuffle)
LDPKomeitō
2005
Resigned due to term limits of the Presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party. Served as Vice Minister of Finance (1979), Minister of Health and Welfare (1988–1989), Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (1992), Minister of Health and Welfare (1996–1998), and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2002). Member of Diet from 1972 to 2009.
57 Abe Shinzo.jpg Shinzō Abe
安倍 晋三
Abe Shinzō
(1954–2022)
Rep for Yamaguchi 4th
26 September 200626 September 2007365 LDP
Jimintō
90. Abe S. I
(Reshuffle)
LDPKomeitō
2007 [227]
Resigned after suffering from low approval ratings and poor health. Served as Chief Cabinet Secretary (2005–2006). Member of Diet since 1993.
58 Yasuo Fukuda 200709.jpg Yasuo Fukuda
福田 康夫
Fukuda Yasuo
(1936–)
Rep for Gunma 4th
26 September 200724 September 2008364 LDP
Jimintō
91. Fukuda Y.
(Reshuffle)
LDPKomeitō
[228]
Resigned after asserting the need to improve the flow of the political process. Served as Minister for Okinawa Development (2000), Chief Cabinet Secretary (2000–2004), and Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs (2001–2004). Member of Diet from 1990 to 2012.
59 Taro Aso 20080924.jpg Tarō Asō
麻生 太郎
Asō Tarō
(1940–)
Rep for Fukuoka 8th
24 September 200816 September 2009357 LDP
Jimintō
92. Asō
LDPKomeitō
[229]
Resigned after the 2009 general election to accept the responsibility for the worst defeat of the history of the Liberal Democratic Party. Served as Director of Economic Planning Agency (1996–1997), Minister in charge of Economic and Financial Policies (2001), Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications (2003–2005), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2005–2007), and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (since 2012). Member of Diet since 1979.
60 Yukio Hatoyama 20090916.jpg Yukio Hatoyama
鳩山 由紀夫
Hatoyama Yukio
(1947–)
Rep for Hokkaido 9th
16 September 20098 June 2010265 DPJ
Minshutō
93. Hatoyama Y.
DPJSDPPNP
2009 [230]
Won a majority in the 2009 general election defeating Tarō Asō (LDP). Resigned after breaking a campaign promise to close Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture. Member of Diet from 1986 to 2012.
61 Kan Naoto.jpg Naoto Kan
菅 直人
Kan Naoto
(1946–)
Rep for Tokyo 18th
8 June 20102 September 2011451 DPJ
Minshutō
94. Kan
(Reshuffle 1 · 2)
DPJPNP
2010 [231]
Resigned due to poor approval ratings after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Served as Minister of Health and Welfare (1996), Deputy Prime Minister of Japan (2009–2010), Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy (2009–2010), Minister of State in charge of National Strategy (2009–2010), Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy (2009–2010), and Minister of Finance (2010). Member of Diet since 1980.
62 Yoshihiko Noda 20110902 (retouched).jpg Yoshihiko Noda
野田 佳彦
Noda Yoshihiko
(1957–)
Rep for Chiba 4th
2 September 201126 December 2012481 DPJ
Minshutō
95. Noda
(Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3)
DPJPNP
[232]
Resigned after the 2012 general election to accept the responsibility for the defeat of the Democratic Party. Served as Senior Vice Minister of Finance (2009–2010) and Minister of Finance (2010–2011). Member of Diet since 1993.
(57) Shinzo Abe 20120501 (cropped).jpg Shinzō Abe
安倍 晋三
Abe Shinzō
(1954–2022)
Rep for Yamaguchi 4th
26 December 201224 December 20142821 LDP
Jimintō
96. Abe S. II
(Reshuffle)
LDPKomeitō
2012 2013 [227]
24 December 20141 November 201797. Abe S. III
(Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3)
LDPKomeitō
2014 2016
1 November 201716 September 202098. Abe S. IV
(Reshuffle 1 · 2)
LDPKomeitō
2017 2019
The first Prime Minister to serve non-consecutive terms since the end of the US occupation. Won a majority in the 2012 general election defeating Yoshihiko Noda (DPJ). Won the 2014 and 2017 general elections retaining a majority in the House of Representatives. Served as the 90th term Prime Minister (2006–2007), Chief Cabinet Secretary (2005–2006). Member of Diet from 1993 until his death in 2022. Resigned as Prime Minister in 2020

Reiwa period (2019–present)

Prime Ministers of Emperor Naruhito

Prime MinisterTerm of officePolitical PartyGovernmentElectedRef
PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took OfficeLeft OfficeDaysGen.Coun.
63 Yoshihide Suga 20200924 (cropped).jpg Yoshihide Suga
菅 義偉
Suga Yoshihide
(1948–)
Rep for Kanagawa 2nd
16 September 20204 October 2021383 LDP
Jimintō
99. Suga
LDPKomeitō
He became Prime Minister of Japan after his selection as Leader of the LDP. He served before as the Chief Cabinet Secretary (2012–2020). Member of Diet since 1996. Resigned as Prime Minister in 2021
64 Fumio Kishida 20211005 (cropped 2).jpg Fumio Kishida
岸田 文雄
Kishida Fumio
(1957–)
Rep for Hiroshima 1st
4 October 202110 November 20211059 LDP
Jimintō
100. Kishida I
LDPKomeitō
10 November 2021Incumbent101. Kishida II
(Reshuffle)
LDPKomeitō
2021 2022
Kishida is the current Prime Minister of Japan. Won a majority in the 2021 general election defeating Yukio Edano (CDP). He served before as the Minister for Foreign Affairs (2012–2017). Member of Diet since 1996.

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The Ashikaga shogunate, also known as the Muromachi shogunate, was the feudal military government of Japan during the Muromachi period from 1336 to 1573.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kujō Yoritsune</span>

Kujō Yoritsune, also known as Fujiwara no Yoritsune, was the fourth shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan. His father was kanpaku Kujō Michiie and his grandmother was a niece of Minamoto no Yoritomo. His wife was a granddaughter of Yoritomo and daughter of Minamoto no Yoriie. He was born in the year, month and on the day of the Tiger, and so was given the birth name Mitora.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tokugawa Hidetada</span> Japanese shogun (1579–1632)

Tokugawa Hidetada was the second shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. He was the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mimasaka Province</span> Former province of Japan

Mimasaka Province was a province of Japan in the area that is northern Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of western Japan. Mimasaka bordered Bitchū, Bizen, Harima, Hōki, and Inaba Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was Sakushū (作州). In terms of the Gokishichidō system, Mimasaka was one of the provinces of the San'in circuit. Under the Engishiki classification system, Mimasaka was ranked as one of the 35 "superior countries" (上国) in terms of importance, and one of the "near countries" (近国) in terms of distance from the capital. The provincial capital was located in what is now the city of Tsuyama.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tenbun</span> Period of Japanese history (1532–1555)

Tenbun (天文), also known as Tenmon, was a Japanese era name after Kyōroku and before Kōji. This period spanned from July 1532 through October 1555. The reigning emperor was Go-Nara-tennō (後奈良天皇).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ninji</span> Period of Japanese history (1240–1243 CE)

Ninji (仁治), also called Jinji, was a Japanese era name after En'ō and before Kangen. This period spanned the years from August 1240 to January 1243. The reigning emperors were Shijō-tennō (四条天皇) and Go-Saga-tennō (後嵯峨天皇).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Genkyū</span> Period of Japanese history (1204–1206 CE)

Genkyū (元久) was a Japanese era name after Kennin and before Ken'ei. This period spanned the years from February 1204 through April 1206. The reigning emperor was Tsuchimikado-tennō (土御門天皇).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kennin</span> Period of Japanese history (1201–1204 CE)

Kennin (建仁) was a Japanese era name after Shōji and before Genkyū. This period spanned the years from February 1201 through February 1204. The reigning emperor was Tsuchimikado-tennō (土御門天皇).

The Northern Court, also known as the Ashikaga Pretenders or Northern Pretenders, were a set of six pretenders to the throne of Japan during the Nanboku-chō period from 1336 through 1392. The present Imperial House of Japan is descended from the Northern Court emperors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shōwa (1312–1317)</span> Period of Japanese history (1312–1317 CE)

Shōwa (正和) or Medieval Showa was a Japanese era name after Ōchō and before Bunpō. This period spanned the years from March 1312 through February 1317. The reigning emperor was Hanazono-tennō (花園天皇).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyūan</span> Period of Japanese history (1145–1151 CE)

Kyūan (久安), also romanized as Kyū-an, was a Japanese era name after Ten'yō and before Ninpei. This period spanned the years from July 1145 through January 1151. The reigning emperor was Konoe-tennō (近衛天皇).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashikaga Yoshikane</span> Japanese samurai and monk

Ashikaga Yoshikane was a Japanese samurai military commander, feudal lord in the late Heian and early Kamakura period of Japan's history. He played an active part in the Jishō-Juei War and the later military campaign as a closely related person of the first Kamakura shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo, and made Ashikaga clan influential position in gokenin vassal of the Kamakura shogunate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saikō</span> Period of Japanese history (854–857 CE)

Saikō (斉衡) was a Japanese era name after Ninju and before Ten'an. This period spanned the years from November 854 through February 857. The reigning emperor was Montoku-tennō (文徳天皇).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tennin (era)</span> Period of Japanese history (1108–1110 CE)

Tennin (天仁) was a Japanese era name after Kajō and before Ten'ei. This period spanned the years from August 1108 through July 1110. The reigning emperor was Toba-tennō (鳥羽天皇).

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