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List of Japanese people

December 20, 2023

This is a list of notable Japanese people.

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Emperors edit

Main article: List of Emperors of Japan
No. Reign Portrait Posthumous name Personal name (imina) Notes
Legendary Emperors
1 660 BC–585 BCE   Emperor Jimmu Kan'yamato Iwarebiko   presumed legendary; claimed descent from the sun goddess, Amaterasu[6]
2 581 BCE–549 BCE   Emperor Suizei Kamu Nunagawamimi no Mikoto   presumed legendary;[7] 3rd son of Jimmu[8]
3 549 BCE–511 BCE   Emperor Annei Shikitsuhiko Tamademi no Mikoto   presumed legendary;[9] son and heir of Suizei[8]
4 510 BCE–476 BCE   Emperor Itoku Oho Yamatohiko Sukitomo no Mikoto   presumed legendary;[9] 2nd son of Annei[8]
5 475 BCE–393 BCE   Emperor Kōshō Mimatsuhiko Kaeshine no Mikoto   presumed legendary;[10] son and heir of Itoku[8]
6 392 BCE–291 BCE   Emperor Kōan Oho Yamato Tarasihiko Kunioshi Hito no Mikoto   presumed legendary;[11] 2nd son of Kōshō[8]
7 290 BCE–215 BCE   Emperor Kōrei Oho Yamato Nekohiko Futoni no Mikoto presumed legendary[12]
8 214 BCE–158 BCE   Emperor Kōgen Oho Yamato Nekohiko Kuni Kuru no Mikoto presumed legendary[13]
9 157 BCE–98 BCE   Emperor Kaika Waka Yamato Nekohiko Oho Bibino no Mikoto presumed legendary[14]
10 97 BCE–30 BCE   Emperor Sujin Mimaki Irihiko Inie no Mikoto first emperor with a direct possibility of existence[15]
11 29 BCE–70 CE   Emperor Suinin Ikume Irihiko Isachi no Mikoto [16]
12 71–130   Emperor Keikō Oho Tarasihiko Osirowake no Mikoto [17]
13 131–191   Emperor Seimu Waka Tarasihiko [18]
14 192–200   Emperor Chūai Tarasi Nakatsuhiko no Mikoto [19]
201–269   Empress Jingū Okinaga Tarashihime no Mikoto Served as regent for Emperor Ōjin; not counted among the officially numbered emperors[20]
Kofun period
15 270–310   Emperor Ōjin Honda no Sumera-mikoto / Ōtomowake no Mikoto / Homutawake no Mikoto Last proto-historical emperor, deified as Hachiman[21]
16 313–399   Emperor Nintoku Ō Sazaki no Mikoto Inaccurate dates[22]
17 400–405   Emperor Richū Isaho Wake no Mikoto Inaccurate dates[23]
18 406–410   Emperor Hanzei Tajihi Mizuha Wake no Mikoto Inaccurate dates[24]
19 411–453   Emperor Ingyō Wo Asazuma Wakugo no Sukune Inaccurate dates.[25]
20 453–456   Emperor Ankō Anaho no Mikoto Inaccurate dates.[26]
21 456–479   Emperor Yūryaku Oho Hatsuse Wakatakeru no Mikoto Inaccurate dates.[27]
22 480–484   Emperor Seinei Siraka Takehiro Kuni Osi Waka Yamato Neko no Mikoto Inaccurate dates.[28]
23 485–487   Emperor Kenzō Ohoke no Mikoto Inaccurate dates.[29]
24 488–498   Emperor Ninken Ohosi(Ohosu) no Mikoto/ Simano Iratsuko Inaccurate dates.[30]
25 498–506   Emperor Buretsu Wohatsuse Wakasazaki Inaccurate dates.[31]
26 507–531   Emperor Keitai Ōto/Hikofuto (Hikofuto no Mikoto/Ōdo no Sumera Mikoto) Genealogy from this point is considered accurate.[32]
27 531–535   Emperor Ankan Hirokuni Oshitake Kanahi no Mikoto Inaccurate dates.[33]
28 535–539   Emperor Senka Takeo Hirokuni Oshitate no Mikoto Inaccurate dates.[34]
Asuka period (592–710)
29 539–571   Emperor Kinmei Amekuni Oshiharuki Hironiwa no Sumera Mikoto Traditional dates.[35]
30 572–585   Emperor Bidatsu Osada no Nunakura no Futotamashiki no Mikoto Traditional dates.[36]
31 585–587   Emperor Yōmei Ooe/Tachibana no Toyohi no Sumera Mikoto Traditional dates.[37]
32 587–592   Emperor Sushun Hatsusebe no (Wakasasagi) Mikoto Traditional dates.[38]
33 592–628   Empress Suiko Nukatabe/Toyomike Kashikiyahime First non-legendary female emperor (Prince Shotoku acted as her regent); traditional dates.[39]
34 629–641   Emperor Jomei Tamura (Oki Nagatarashihi Hironuka no Sumera Mikoto) Traditional dates.[40]
35 642–645   Empress Kōgyoku Takara (Ame Toyotakaraikashi Hitarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto) Traditional dates,[41] reigned twice
36 645–654   Emperor Kōtoku Karu (Ame Yorozu Toyohi no Sumera Mikoto) Traditional dates.[42]
37 655–661   Empress Saimei Takara (Ame Toyotakaraikashi Hitarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto) Second reign of Empress Kōgyoku (35), traditional dates.[43]
38 661–672   Emperor Tenji Katsuragi/Nakano-ooe (Ame Mikoto Hirakasuwake no Mikoto/Amatsu Mikoto Sakiwake no Mikoto) Traditional dates.[44]
39 672   Emperor Kōbun Ōtomo Posthumously named (1870),[45] usurped by Temmu
40 672–686   Emperor Tenmu Ōama/Ohoshiama/Ōsama (Ame no Nunahara Oki no Mahito no Sumera Mikoto) Traditional dates.[46]
41 686–697   Empress Jitō Unonosarara (Takama no Harahiro no Hime no Sumera Mikoto) Traditional dates.[47]
42 697–707   Emperor Monmu Karu (Ame no Mamune Toyoohoji no Sumera Mikoto) Traditional dates.[48]
43 707–715   Empress Genmei Ahe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Mishiro Toyokuni Narihime no Sumera Mikoto) Traditional dates.[49]
Nara period (710–794)
43 707–715   Empress Genmei Ahe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Mishiro Toyokuni Narihime no Sumera Mikoto) Traditional dates.[49]
44 715–724   Empress Genshō Hidaka/Niinomi (Yamatoneko Takamizu Kiyotarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto) Traditional dates.[50]
45 724–749   Emperor Shōmu Obito (Ameshirushi Kunioshiharuki Toyosakurahiko no Sumera Mikoto) Traditional dates.[51]
46 749–758   Empress Kōken Abe (Yamatoneko no Sumera Mikoto) Traditional dates,[52] reigned twice
47 758–764   Emperor Junnin Ōi Posthumously named (1870),[53] dethroned by Shōtoku
48 764–770   Empress Shōtoku Abe (Yamatoneko no Sumera Mikoto) Second reign of Empress Kōken (46), traditional dates.[54]
49 770–781   Emperor Kōnin Shirakabe (Amemune Takatsugi no Mikoto) Traditional dates.[55]
50 781–806   Emperor Kanmu Yamabe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Hitsugi Iyaderi no Mikoto) Traditional dates.[56]
Heian period (794–1185)
50 781–806   Emperor Kanmu Yamabe (Yamatoneko Amatsu Hitsugi Iyaderi no Mikoto) Traditional dates.[56]
51 806–809   Emperor Heizei Ate (Yamatoneko Ameoshikuni Takahiko no Mikoto) Traditional dates.[57]
52 809–823   Emperor Saga Kamino Traditional dates.[58]
53 823–833   Emperor Junna Ōtomo Traditional dates.[59]
54 833–850   Emperor Ninmyō Masara Traditional dates.[60]
55 850–858   Emperor Montoku Michiyasu Traditional dates.[61]
56 858–876   Emperor Seiwa Korehito Traditional dates.[62]
57 876–884   Emperor Yōzei Sadaakira Traditional dates.[63]
58 884–887   Emperor Kōkō Tokiyasu Traditional dates.[64]
59 887–897   Emperor Uda Sadami Traditional dates.[65]
60 897–930   Emperor Daigo Atsuhito Traditional dates.[66]
61 930–946 Emperor Suzaku Yutaakira Traditional dates.[67]
62 946–967   Emperor Murakami Nariakira Traditional dates.[68]
63 967–969   Emperor Reizei Norihira Traditional dates.[69]
64 969–984   Emperor En'yū Morihira Traditional dates.[70]
65 984–986   Emperor Kazan Morosada Traditional dates.[71]
66 986–1011   Emperor Ichijō Yasuhito/Kanehito Traditional dates.[72]
67 1011–1016   Emperor Sanjō Okisada/Iyasada Traditional dates.[73]
68 1016–1036   Emperor Go-Ichijō Atsuhira Traditional dates.[74]
69 1036–1045   Emperor Go-Suzaku Atsunaga/Atsuyoshi Traditional dates.[75]
70 1045–1068   Emperor Go-Reizei Chikahito Traditional dates.[76]
71 1068–1073   Emperor Go-Sanjō Takahito Traditional dates.[77]
72 1073–1086   Emperor Shirakawa Sadahito Traditional dates.[78]
73 1087–1107   Emperor Horikawa Taruhito Traditional dates.[79]
74 1107–1123   Emperor Toba Munehito Traditional dates.[80]
75 1123–1142   Emperor Sutoku Akihito Traditional dates.[81]
76 1142–1155   Emperor Konoe Narihito Traditional dates.[82]
77 1155–1158   Emperor Go-Shirakawa Masahito Traditional dates.[83]
78 1158–1165   Emperor Nijō Morihito Traditional dates.[84]
79 1165–1168   Emperor Rokujō Yorihito Traditional dates.[85]
80 1168–1180   Emperor Takakura Norihito Traditional dates.[85]
81 1180–1185   Emperor Antoku Tokihito Traditional dates.[86]
Kamakura period (1185–1333)
82 1183–1198   Emperor Go-Toba Takahira Traditional dates.[87]
83 1198–1210   Emperor Tsuchimikado Tamehito Traditional dates.[88]
84 1210–1221   Emperor Juntoku Morihira/Morinari Traditional dates.[89]
85 1221   Emperor Chūkyō Kanehira/Kanenari Posthumously named (1870)[90]
86 1221–1232   Emperor Go-Horikawa Yutahito Traditional dates.[91]
87 1232–1242   Emperor Shijō Mitsuhito/Hidehito Traditional dates.[92]
88 1242–1246   Emperor Go-Saga Kunihito Traditional dates.[93]
89 1246–1260   Emperor Go-Fukakusa Hisahito Traditional dates.[94]
90 1260–1274   Emperor Kameyama Tsunehito Traditional dates.[95]
91 1274–1287   Emperor Go-Uda Yohito Traditional dates.[96]
92 1287–1298   Emperor Fushimi Hirohito Traditional dates.[97]
93 1298–1301   Emperor Go-Fushimi Tanehito Traditional dates.[98]
94 1301–1308   Emperor Go-Nijō Kuniharu Traditional dates.[99]
95 1308–1318   Emperor Hanazono Tomihito Traditional dates.[100]
96 1318–1339   Emperor Go-Daigo Takaharu Traditional dates;[101] Southern Court
Northern Court (1333–1392)
1331–1333   Emperor Kōgon Kazuhito [102]
1336–1348   Emperor Kōmyō Yutahito [103]
1348–1351   Emperor Sukō Okihito [104]
1351–1352 Interregnum
1352–1371   Emperor Go-Kōgon Iyahito [105]
1371–1382   Emperor Go-En'yū Ohito [106]
1382–1392   Emperor Go-Komatsu Motohito Reunified courts in 1392, see 100 below[107]
Muromachi period (1333–1573)
96 1318–1339   Emperor Go-Daigo Takaharu Traditional dates;[101] Southern Court
97 1339–1368   Emperor Go-Murakami Norinaga/Noriyoshi [108] Southern Court
98 1368–1383   Emperor Chōkei Yutanari [109] Southern Court
99 1383–1392   Emperor Go-Kameyama Hironari [110] Southern Court
100 1392–1412   Emperor Go-Komatsu Motohito Reunified courts, see also entry in Northern Court section.[111]
101 1412–1428   Emperor Shōkō Mihito Traditional dates.[112]
102 1428–1464   Emperor Go-Hanazono Hikohito Traditional dates.[113]
103 1464–1500   Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado Fusahito Traditional dates.[114]
104 1500–1526   Emperor Go-Kashiwabara Katsuhito Traditional dates.[115]
105 1526–1557   Emperor Go-Nara Tomohito Traditional dates.[116]
106 1557–1586   Emperor Ōgimachi Michihito Traditional dates.[117]
Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573–1603)
106 1557–1586   Emperor Ōgimachi Michihito Traditional dates.[117]
107 1586–1611   Emperor Go-Yōzei Kazuhito/Katahito Traditional dates.[118]
Edo period (1603–1868)
107 1586–1611   Emperor Go-Yōzei Kazuhito/Katahito Traditional dates.[118]
108 1611–1629   Emperor Go-Mizunoo
(Go-Minoo) 		Kotohito Traditional dates.[119]
109 1629–1643   Empress Meishō Okiko Traditional dates.[120]
110 1643–1654   Emperor Go-Kōmyō Tsuguhito Traditional dates.[121]
111 1655–1663   Emperor Go-Sai Nagahito Traditional dates.[122]
112 1663–1687   Emperor Reigen Satohito Traditional dates.[123]
113 1687–1709   Emperor Higashiyama Asahito Traditional dates.[124]
114 1709–1735   Emperor Nakamikado Yasuhito Traditional dates.[125]
115 1735–1747   Emperor Sakuramachi Teruhito Traditional dates.[126]
116 1747–1762   Emperor Momozono Toohito Traditional dates.[127]
117 1762–1771   Empress Go-Sakuramachi Toshiko Traditional dates.[128]
118 1771–1779   Emperor Go-Momozono Hidehito Traditional dates.[129]
119 1780–1817   Emperor Kōkaku Tomohito Traditional dates.[130]
120 1817–1846   Emperor Ninkō Ayahito Traditional dates.[131]
121 1846–1867   Emperor Kōmei Osahito
Modern Japan (Imperial and Postwar) (1867–present)
122 1867–1912   Emperor Meiji Mutsuhito First Emperor of the Empire of Japan.
123 1912–1926   Emperor Taishō Yoshihito Crown Prince Hirohito served as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926.
124 1926–1989   Emperor Shōwa Hirohito Served as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926. Last Emperor of the Empire of Japan.
125 1989–2019   Emperor Akihito Akihito Referred 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.
126 2019–   Emperor "Kinjō"
(Reigning monarch) 		Naruhito Referred 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 edit

 
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 edit

 
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 edit

  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 edit

Number Tokugawas Took office Left office
1   Tokugawa Ieyasu 1603 1605
2   Tokugawa Hidetada 1605 1623
3   Tokugawa Iemitsu 1623 1651
4   Tokugawa Ietsuna 1651 1680
5   Tokugawa Tsunayoshi 1680 1709
6   Tokugawa Ienobu 1709 1712
7   Tokugawa Ietsugu 1713 1716
8   Tokugawa Yoshimune 1716 1745
9   Tokugawa Ieshige 1745 1760
10   Tokugawa Ieharu 1760 1786
11   Tokugawa Ienari 1786 1837
12   Tokugawa Ieyoshi 1837 1853
13   Tokugawa Iesada 1853 August 14, 1858
14   Tokugawa Iemochi August 14, 1858 August 29, 1866
15   Tokugawa Yoshinobu August 29, 1866 November 19, 1867

Over the course of the Edo period, influential relatives of the shōgun included:

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Prime Ministers during the Meiji period (1868–1912) edit

Under the Meiji Emperor

No. Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected Ref
Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Days
1   Itō Hirobumi
伊藤 博文
Itō Hirobumi
(1841–1909) 		22 December 1885 30 April 1888 860 None 1. Itō I — [171]
The first Prime Minister of the Empire of Japan.
2   Kuroda Kiyotaka
黑田 清隆
Kuroda Kiyotaka
(1840–1900) 		30 April 1888 25 October 1889 543 None 2. Kuroda — [172]
Oversaw promulgation of the Meiji Constitution. Failed to secure revision of the unequal treaties; resigned.
—   Sanjō Sanetomi
三條 實美
Sanjō Sanetomi
(1837–1891) 		25 October 1889 24 December 1889 60 None 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
山縣 有朋
Yamagata Aritomo
(1838–1922) 		24 December 1889 6 May 1891 498 None 3. Yamagata I 1890 [173]
4   Matsukata Masayoshi
松方 正義
Matsukata Masayoshi
(1835–1924) 		6 May 1891 8 August 1892 460 None 4. Matsukata I 1892 [174]
(1)   Itō Hirobumi
伊藤 博文
Itō Hirobumi
(1841–1909) 		8 August 1892 31 August 1896 1484 None 5. 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)   Matsukata Masayoshi
松方 正義
Matsukata Masayoshi
(1835–1924) 		18 September 1896 12 January 1898 481 None 6. Matsukata II — [174]
(1)   Itō Hirobumi
伊藤 博文
Itō Hirobumi
(1841–1909) 		12 January 1898 30 June 1898 169 None 7. Itō III Mar. 1898 [171]
5   Ōkuma Shigenobu
大隈 重信
Ōkuma Shigenobu
(1838–1922) 		30 June 1898 8 November 1898 131 Kenseitō 8. Ōkuma I Sept. 1898 [175]
(3)   Yamagata Aritomo
山縣 有朋
Yamagata Aritomo
(1838–1922) 		8 November 1898 19 October 1900 710 None 9. Yamagata II — [173]
(1)   Itō Hirobumi
伊藤 博文
Itō Hirobumi
(1841–1909) 		19 October 1900 10 May 1901 203 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   Katsura Tarō
桂 太郎
Katsura Tarō
(1848–1913) 		2 June 1901 7 January 1906 1680 None (Retired General) 11. Katsura I 1902
1903
1904 		[176]
7   Saionji Kinmochi
西園寺 公望
Saionji Kinmochi
(1849–1940) 		7 January 1906 14 July 1908 919 Rikken Seiyūkai 12. Saionji I 1908 [177]
(6)   Katsura Tarō
桂 太郎
Katsura Tarō
(1848–1913) 		14 July 1908 30 August 1911 1142 None (Retired General) 13. Katsura II — [176]
(7)   Saionji Kinmochi
西園寺 公望
Saionji Kinmochi
(1849–1940) 		30 August 1911 21 December 1912 479 Rikken Seiyūkai 14. Saionji II 1912 [177]

Prime Ministers during the Taishō period (1912–1926) edit

Under the Taishō Emperor

No. Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected Ref
Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Days
(6)   Katsura Tarō
桂 太郎
Katsura Tarō
(1848–1913) 		21 December 1912 20 February 1913 61 None (Retired General) 15. Katsura III — [176]
8   Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
山本 權兵衛
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
(1852–1933) 		20 February 1913 16 April 1914 420 Military (Navy) 16. Yamamoto I — [178]
(5)   Ōkuma Shigenobu
大隈 重信
Ōkuma Shigenobu
(1838–1922) 		16 April 1914 9 October 1916 907 Rikken Dōshikai 17. Ōkuma II 1915 [175]
9   Terauchi Masatake
寺内 正毅
Terauchi Masatake
(1852–1919) 		9 October 1916 29 September 1918 720 Military (Army) 18. Terauchi 1917 [179]
10   Hara Takashi
原 敬
Hara Takashi
(1856–1921) 		29 September 1918 4 November 1921 1132 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
高橋 是清
Takahashi Korekiyo
(1854–1936) 		13 November 1921 12 June 1922 220 Rikken Seiyūkai 20. Takahashi — [181]
12   Katō Tomosaburō
加藤 友三郎
Katō Tomosaburō
(1861–1923) 		12 June 1922 24 August 1923 438 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)   Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
山本 權兵衛
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
(1852–1933) 		2 September 1923 7 January 1924 125 Military (Navy) 22. Yamamoto II — [178]
13   Kiyoura Keigo
清浦 奎吾
Kiyoura Keigo
(1850–1942) 		7 January 1924 11 June 1924 156 None 23. Kiyoura 1924 [183]
14   Katō Takaaki
加藤 高明
Katō Takaaki
(1860–1926) 		11 June 1924 2 August 1925 596 Kenseikai 24. Katō Ta. — [184]
2 August 1925 28 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   Wakatsuki Reijirō
若槻 禮次郎
Wakatsuki Reijirō
(1866–1949) 		30 January 1926 20 April 1927 445 Kenseikai 25. Wakatsuki I — [185]

Prime Ministers during the Shōwa period (1926–1947) edit

Under the Shōwa Emperor

No. Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected Ref
Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Days
16   Tanaka Giichi
田中 義一
Tanaka Giichi
(1864–1929) 		20 April 1927 2 July 1929 804 Rikken Seiyūkai 26. Tanaka G. 1928 [186]
17   Osachi Hamaguchi
濱口 雄幸
Hamaguchi Osachi
(1870–1931) 		2 July 1929 14 April 1931 651 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)   Wakatsuki Reijirō
若槻 禮次郎
Wakatsuki Reijirō
(1866–1949) 		14 April 1931 13 December 1931 243 Rikken Minseitō 28. Wakatsuki II — [185]
18   Inukai Tsuyoshi
犬養 毅
Inukai Tsuyoshi
(1855–1932) 		13 December 1931 15 May 1932 154 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   Saitō Makoto
齋藤 實
Saitō Makoto
(1858–1936) 		26 May 1932 8 July 1934 773 Military (Navy) 30. Saitō — [189]
20   Keisuke Okada
岡田 啓介
Okada Keisuke
(1868–1952) 		8 July 1934 9 March 1936 610 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   Kōki Hirota
廣田 弘毅
Hirota Kōki
(1878–1948) 		9 March 1936 2 February 1937 330 None 32. Hirota — [191]
22   Senjūrō Hayashi
林 銑十郎
Hayashi Senjūrō
(1876–1943) 		2 February 1937 4 June 1937 122 Military (Army) 33. Hayashi 1937 [192]
23   Fumimaro Konoe
近衞 文麿
Konoe Fumimaro
(1891–1945) 		4 June 1937 5 January 1939 580 None 34. Konoe I — [193]
24   Hiranuma Kiichirō
平沼 騏一郎
Hiranuma Kiichirō
(1867–1952) 		5 January 1939 30 August 1939 237 None 35. Hiranuma — [194]
25   Nobuyuki Abe
阿部 信行
Abe Nobuyuki
(1875–1953) 		30 August 1939 16 January 1940 139 Military (Army) 36. Abe N. — [195]
26   Mitsumasa Yonai
米内 光政
Yonai Mitsumasa
(1880–1948) 		16 January 1940 22 July 1940 188 Military (Navy) 37. Yonai — [196]
(23)   Fumimaro Konoe
近衞 文麿
Konoe Fumimaro
(1891–1945) 		22 July 1940 18 July 1941 453 Taisei Yokusankai 38. Konoe II — [193]
18 July 1941 18 October 1941 39. Konoe III —
27   Hideki Tōjō
東條 英機
Tōjō Hideki
(1884–1948) 		18 October 1941 22 July 1944 1008 Taisei Yokusankai 40. Tōjō 1942 [197]
28   Kuniaki Koiso
小磯 國昭
Koiso Kuniaki
(1880–1950) 		22 July 1944 7 April 1945 259 Military (Army) 41. Koiso — [198]
29   Kantarō Suzuki
鈴木 貫太郎
Suzuki Kantarō
(1868–1948) 		7 April 1945 17 August 1945 132 Taisei Yokusankai 42. Suzuki K. — [199]
30   Higashikuni Naruhiko
東久邇宮 稔彦 王
Higashikuni no miya Naruhiko ō
(1887–1990) 		17 August 1945 9 October 1945 53 Imperial Family 43. Higashikuni — [200]
The only member of the Imperial Family to serve as Prime Minister.
31   Kijūrō Shidehara
幣原 喜重郎
Shidehara Kijūrō
(1872–1951) 		9 October 1945 22 May 1946 225 None 44. Shidehara — [201]
32   Shigeru Yoshida
吉田 茂
Yoshida Shigeru
(1878–1967) 		22 May 1946 24 May 1947 367 Japan Liberal 45. Yoshida I 1946 [202]

Prime Ministers during the Shōwa period (1947–1989) edit

Under the Emperor Shōwa

№ Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected Ref
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took Office Left Office Days Gen. Coun.
33   Tetsu Katayama
片山 哲
Katayama Tetsu
(1887–1978)
Rep for Kanagawa 3rd 		24 May 1947 10 March 1948 291 JSP
Nihon Shakaitō 		46. Katayama
JSP–DP–PCP 		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
芦田 均
Ashida Hitoshi
(1887–1959)
Rep for Kyōto 2nd 		10 March 1948 15 October 1948 219 DP
Minshutō 		47. Ashida
DP–JSP–PCP 		— — [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
吉田 茂
Yoshida Shigeru
(1878–1967)
Rep for Kōchi at-large 		15 October 1948 16 February 1949 2247 DLP
Minshu Jiyūtō
(until 1950);
Liberal
Jiyūtō 		48. Yoshida II
DLP 		— — [202]
16 February 1949 30 October 1952 49. Yoshida III
(Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3)
DLP/Liberal–DP 		1949 1950
30 October 1952 21 May 1953 50. Yoshida IV
Liberal 		1952 —
21 May 1953 10 December 1954 51. 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   Ichirō Hatoyama
鳩山 一郎
Hatoyama Ichirō
(1883–1959)
Rep for Tokyo 1st 		10 December 1954 19 March 1955 744 JDP
Nihon Minshutō 		52. Hatoyama I. I
JDP 		— — [205]
19 March 1955 22 November 1955 53. Hatoyama I. II
JDP 		1955 —
22 November 1955 23 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
石橋 湛山
Ishibashi Tanzan
(1884–1973)
Rep for Shizuoka 2nd 		23 December 1956 25 February 1957 64 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
岸 信介
Kishi Nobusuke
(1896–1987)
Rep for Yamaguchi 1st 		25 February 1957 12 June 1958 1240 LDP
Jimintō 		56. Kishi I
(Reshuffle)
LDP 		— — [207]
12 June 1958 19 July 1960 57. Kishi II
(Reshuffle)
LDP 		1958 1959
38   Hayato Ikeda
池田 勇人
Ikeda Hayato
(1899–1965)
Rep for Hiroshima 2nd 		19 July 1960 8 December 1960 1574 LDP
Jimintō 		58. Ikeda I
LDP 		— — [208]
8 December 1960 9 December 1963 59. Ikeda II
(Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3)
LDP 		1960 1962
9 December 1963 9 November 1964 60. Ikeda III
(Reshuffle)
LDP 		1963 —
39   Eisaku Satō
佐藤 榮作
Satō Eisaku
(1901–1975)
Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd 		9 November 1964 17 February 1967 2797 LDP
Jimintō 		61. Satō I
(Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3)
LDP 		— 1965 [209]
17 February 1967 14 January 1970 62. Satō II
(Reshuffle 1 · 2)
LDP 		1967 1968
14 January 1970 7 July 1972 63. Satō III
(Reshuffle) 		1969 1971
40   Kakuei Tanaka
田中 角榮
Tanaka Kakuei
(1918–1993)
Rep for Niigata 3rd 		7 July 1972 22 December 1972 885 LDP
Jimintō 		64. Tanaka K. I
LDP 		— — [210]
22 December 1972 9 December 1974 65. Tanaka K. II
(Reshuffle 1 · 2)
LDP 		1972 —
resigned in the midst of scandal. Later, "shadow shogun".
41   Takeo Miki
三木 武夫
Miki Takeo
(1907–1988)
Rep for Tokushima at-large 		9 December 1974 24 December 1976 746 LDP
Jimintō 		66. Miki
(Reshuffle)
LDP 		— 1974 [211]
42   Takeo Fukuda
福田 赳夫
Fukuda Takeo
(1905–1995)
Rep for Gunma 3rd 		24 December 1976 7 December 1978 713 LDP
Jimintō 		67. Fukuda T.
(Reshuffle)
LDP 		1976 1977 [212]
43   Masayoshi Ōhira
大平 正芳
Ōhira Masayoshi
(1910–1980)
Rep for Kagawa 2nd 		7 December 1978 9 November 1979 553 LDP
Jimintō 		68. Ōhira I
LDP 		— — [213]
9 November 1979 12 June 1980 69. 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   Zenkō Suzuki
鈴木 善幸
Suzuki Zenkō
(1911–2004)
Rep for Iwate 1st 		17 July 1980 27 November 1982 863 LDP
Jimintō 		70. Suzuki Z.
(Reshuffle)
LDP 		1980 1980 [214]
45   Yasuhiro Nakasone
中曽根　康弘
Nakasone Yasuhiro
(1918–2019)
Rep for Gunma 3rd 		27 November 1982 27 December 1983 1805 LDP
Jimintō 		71. Nakasone I
LDP 		— — [215]
27 December 1983 22 July 1986 72. Nakasone II
(Reshuffle 1 · 2)
LDP–NLC 		1983 1983
22 July 1986 6 November 1987 73. Nakasone III
LDP 		1986 1986
46   Noboru Takeshita
竹下 登
Takeshita Noboru
(1924–2000)
Rep for Shimane at-large 		6 November 1987 3 June 1989 575 LDP
Jimintō 		74. Takeshita
(Reshuffle)
LDP 		— — [216]
The Recruit scandal forced his resignation in 1989. Later "Shadow Shogun."

Prime Ministers during the Heisei period (1989–2019) edit

Under the Emperor Akihito

№ Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected Ref
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took Office Left Office Days Gen. Coun.
47   Sōsuke Uno
宇野 宗佑
Uno Sōsuke
(1922–1998)
Rep for Shiga at-large 		3 June 1989 10 August 1989 68 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
海部 俊樹
Kaifu Toshiki
(1931–)
Rep for Aichi 3rd 		10 August 1989 28 February 1990 817 LDP
Jimintō 		76. Kaifu I
LDP 		— — [218]
28 February 1990 5 November 1991 77. 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
宮澤 喜一
Miyazawa Kiichi
(1919–2007)
Rep for Hiroshima 3rd 		5 November 1991 9 August 1993 643 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
細川 護熙
Hosokawa Morihiro
(1938–)
Rep for Kumamoto 1st 		9 August 1993 28 April 1994 262 JNP
Nihon Shintō 		79. Hosokawa
JNP–JSP–JRP–Komeitō–NPS–DSP–SDF 		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
羽田 孜
Hata Tsutomu
(1935–2017)
Rep for Nagano 2nd 		28 April 1994 30 June 1994 63 JRP
Shinseitō 		80. Hata
JRP–JNP–JSP–SDP–SDF–Komeitō–NPS 		— — [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
村山 富市
Murayama Tomiichi
(1924–)
Rep for Ōita 1st 		30 June 1994 11 January 1996 560 JSP
Nihon Shakaitō 		81. Murayama
(Reshuffle)
JSP–LDP–NPS 		— 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   Ryūtarō Hashimoto
橋本 龍太郎
Hashimoto Ryūtarō
(1937–2006)
Rep for Okayama 4th 		11 January 1996 7 November 1996 931 LDP
Jimintō 		82. Hashimoto I
LDP–JSP–NPS 		— — [223]
7 November 1996 30 July 1998 83. Hashimoto II
(Reshuffle)
LDP–NPS 		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   Keizō Obuchi
小渕 恵三
Obuchi Keizō
(1937–2000)
Rep for Gunma 5th 		30 July 1998 5 April 2000 615 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   Yoshirō Mori
森 喜朗
Mori Yoshirō
(1937–)
Rep for Ishikawa 2nd 		5 April 2000 4 July 2000 386 LDP
Jimintō 		85. Mori I
LDP–Komeitō–NCP 		— — [225]
4 July 2000 26 April 2001 86. Mori II
(Reshuffle 1 · 2)
LDP–Komeitō–NCP 		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   Junichirō Koizumi
小泉 純一郎
Koizumi Jun'ichirō
(1942–)
Rep for Kanagawa 11th 		26 April 2001 19 November 2003 1979 LDP
Jimintō 		87. Koizumi I
(Reshuffle 1 · 2)
LDP–Komeitō–NCP 		— 2001 [226]
19 November 2003 21 September 2005 88. Koizumi II
(Reshuffle)
LDP–Komeitō 		2003 2004
21 September 2005 26 September 2006 89. Koizumi III
(Reshuffle)
LDP–Komeitō 		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   Shinzō Abe
安倍 晋三
Abe Shinzō
(1954–2022)
Rep for Yamaguchi 4th 		26 September 2006 26 September 2007 365 LDP
Jimintō 		90. Abe S. I
(Reshuffle)
LDP–Komeitō 		— 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
福田 康夫
Fukuda Yasuo
(1936–)
Rep for Gunma 4th 		26 September 2007 24 September 2008 364 LDP
Jimintō 		91. Fukuda Y.
(Reshuffle)
LDP–Komeitō 		— — [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   Tarō Asō
麻生 太郎
Asō Tarō
(1940–)
Rep for Fukuoka 8th 		24 September 2008 16 September 2009 357 LDP
Jimintō 		92. Asō
LDP–Komeitō 		— — [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
鳩山 由紀夫
Hatoyama Yukio
(1947–)
Rep for Hokkaido 9th 		16 September 2009 8 June 2010 265 DPJ
Minshutō 		93. Hatoyama Y.
DPJ–SDP–PNP 		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   Naoto Kan
菅 直人
Kan Naoto
(1946–)
Rep for Tokyo 18th 		8 June 2010 2 September 2011 451 DPJ
Minshutō 		94. Kan
(Reshuffle 1 · 2)
DPJ–PNP 		— 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
野田 佳彦
Noda Yoshihiko
(1957–)
Rep for Chiba 4th 		2 September 2011 26 December 2012 481 DPJ
Minshutō 		95. Noda
(Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3)
DPJ–PNP 		— — [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)   Shinzō Abe
安倍 晋三
Abe Shinzō
(1954–2022)
Rep for Yamaguchi 4th 		26 December 2012 24 December 2014 2821 LDP
Jimintō 		96. Abe S. II
(Reshuffle)
LDP–Komeitō 		2012 2013 [227]
24 December 2014 1 November 2017 97. Abe S. III
(Reshuffle 1 · 2 · 3)
LDP–Komeitō 		2014 2016
1 November 2017 16 September 2020 98. Abe S. IV
(Reshuffle 1 · 2)
LDP–Komeitō 		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

Prime Ministers during the Reiwa period (2019–present) edit

Under the Emperor Naruhito

№ Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected Ref
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took Office Left Office Days Gen. Coun.
63   Yoshihide Suga
菅 義偉
Suga Yoshihide
(1948–)
Rep for Kanagawa 2nd 		16 September 2020 4 October 2021 383 LDP
Jimintō 		99. Suga
LDP–Komeitō 		— —
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 Miniser in 2021
64   Fumio Kishida
岸田 文雄
Kishida Fumio
(1957–)
Rep for Hiroshima 1st 		4 October 2021 10 November 2021 807 LDP
Jimintō 		100. Kishida I
LDP–Komeitō 		— —
10 November 2021 Incumbent 101. Kishida II
(Reshuffle)
LDP–Komeitō 		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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This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is All post 1868 names need to be written in standard given name family name order Please help improve this article if you can April 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This is a list of notable Japanese people To be included in this list the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Japanese Contents 1 Architects 2 Artists 3 Athletes 4 Authors 5 Company founders 6 Educators 7 Emperors 8 Historians 9 Military leaders 9 1 Samurai 9 1 1 A 9 1 2 B 9 1 3 C 9 1 4 D 9 1 5 E 9 1 6 F 9 1 7 G 9 1 8 H 9 1 9 I 9 1 10 K 9 1 11 M 9 1 12 N 9 1 13 O 9 1 14 R 9 1 15 S 9 1 16 T 9 1 17 U 9 1 18 W 9 1 19 Y 9 2 Kamakura shōguns 9 2 1 Kamakura shikken 9 3 Ashikaga shōguns 9 4 Tokugawa shōguns 9 5 Pre modern 9 5 1 Emperors 9 5 2 Commanders from loyal family 9 5 3 Commanders in Thirty Eight Years War 9 6 Modern 10 Musicians 11 Personalities 11 1 Comedians 11 2 Idols male 11 3 Idols female 11 4 Models 11 5 Musicians and singers male 11 6 Musicians and singers female 11 7 Tarento 11 8 Actors 11 9 Actresses 11 10 TV and radio personalities 11 11 Others 12 Prime Ministers 12 1 Prime Ministers 12 1 1 Prime Ministers during the Meiji period 1868 1912 12 1 2 Prime Ministers during the Taishō period 1912 1926 12 1 3 Prime Ministers during the Shōwa period 1926 1947 12 1 4 Prime Ministers during the Shōwa period 1947 1989 12 1 5 Prime Ministers during the Heisei period 1989 2019 12 1 6 Prime Ministers during the Reiwa period 2019 present 13 Politicians 14 Religious leaders 15 Scientists 16 Mathematicians 17 Economists 18 Other notables 19 Other Japanese 20 See also 21 ReferencesArchitects editMain article List of Japanese architectsArtists editMain articles List of Japanese artists and List of Japanese photographersAthletes editMain article List of Japanese sportspeopleAuthors editMain article List of Japanese writers Kobo Abe author of The Woman in the Dunes 1 Ryunosuke Akutagawa Matsuo Basho author of The Narrow Road to the Deep North 2 Osamu Dazai author of No Longer Human Yasunari Kawabata winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 3 Yukio Mishima 1 Haruki Murakami Kenzaburo Oe winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 4 Murasaki Shikibu author of The Tale of Genji 2 5 Sei Shonagon author of The Pillow Book 2 Natsume Soseki author of Kokoro 1 Junichiro Tanizaki 1 Kenko Yoshida author of Essays in Idleness 2 Company founders editMain article List of Japanese entrepreneurs Yoshisuke Aikawa 1880 1967 founder of Nissan Takeo Fujisawa 1910 1988 co founder of the automobile manufacturer Honda Hirotoshi Honda founder of Mugen Motorsports Konosuke Matsushita founder of Panasonic Hiroshi Mikitani founder of Rakuten Mitsui Takatoshi 1622 1694 founder of Mitsui Mikimoto Kokichi 1858 1954 founder of Mikimoto Soichiro Honda 1906 1991 co founder of the automobile manufacturer Honda Jujiro Matsuda 1875 1952 founder of Mazda automobile company Michio Suzuki 1887 1982 founder of Suzuki Eiji Toyoda 1913 2013 founder of luxury automobile manufacturer Lexus Kiichiro Toyoda 1894 1952 founder of automobile manufacturer Toyota in 1937 Sakichi Toyoda 1867 1930 founder of Toyota Industries and Toyota GroupEducators editMori Arinori Tsunesaburō Makiguchi Midori Suzuki Fukuzawa Yukichi Tsuda Yukio Kanō Jigorō Imai YoneEmperors editMain article List of Emperors of Japan No Reign Portrait Posthumous name Personal name imina NotesLegendary Emperors1 660 BC 585 BCE nbsp Emperor Jimmu Kan yamato Iwarebiko presumed legendary claimed descent from the sun goddess Amaterasu 6 2 581 BCE 549 BCE nbsp Emperor Suizei Kamu Nunagawamimi no Mikoto presumed legendary 7 3rd son of Jimmu 8 3 549 BCE 511 BCE nbsp Emperor Annei Shikitsuhiko Tamademi no Mikoto presumed legendary 9 son and heir of Suizei 8 4 510 BCE 476 BCE nbsp Emperor Itoku Oho Yamatohiko Sukitomo no Mikoto presumed legendary 9 2nd son of Annei 8 5 475 BCE 393 BCE nbsp Emperor Kōshō Mimatsuhiko Kaeshine no Mikoto presumed legendary 10 son and heir of Itoku 8 6 392 BCE 291 BCE nbsp Emperor Kōan Oho Yamato Tarasihiko Kunioshi Hito no Mikoto presumed legendary 11 2nd son of Kōshō 8 7 290 BCE 215 BCE nbsp Emperor Kōrei Oho Yamato Nekohiko Futoni no Mikoto presumed legendary 12 8 214 BCE 158 BCE nbsp Emperor Kōgen Oho Yamato Nekohiko Kuni Kuru no Mikoto presumed legendary 13 9 157 BCE 98 BCE nbsp Emperor Kaika Waka Yamato Nekohiko Oho Bibino no Mikoto presumed legendary 14 10 97 BCE 30 BCE nbsp Emperor Sujin Mimaki Irihiko Inie no Mikoto first emperor with a direct possibility of existence 15 11 29 BCE 70 CE nbsp Emperor Suinin Ikume Irihiko Isachi no Mikoto 16 12 71 130 nbsp Emperor Keikō Oho Tarasihiko Osirowake no Mikoto 17 13 131 191 nbsp Emperor Seimu Waka Tarasihiko 18 14 192 200 nbsp Emperor Chuai Tarasi Nakatsuhiko no Mikoto 19 201 269 nbsp Empress Jingu Okinaga Tarashihime no Mikoto Served as regent for Emperor Ōjin not counted among the officially numbered emperors 20 Kofun period15 270 310 nbsp Emperor Ōjin Honda no Sumera mikoto Ōtomowake no Mikoto Homutawake no Mikoto Last proto historical emperor deified as Hachiman 21 16 313 399 nbsp Emperor Nintoku Ō Sazaki no Mikoto Inaccurate dates 22 17 400 405 nbsp Emperor Richu Isaho Wake no Mikoto Inaccurate dates 23 18 406 410 nbsp Emperor Hanzei Tajihi Mizuha Wake no Mikoto Inaccurate dates 24 19 411 453 nbsp Emperor Ingyō Wo Asazuma Wakugo no Sukune Inaccurate dates 25 20 453 456 nbsp Emperor Ankō Anaho no Mikoto Inaccurate dates 26 21 456 479 nbsp Emperor Yuryaku Oho Hatsuse Wakatakeru no Mikoto Inaccurate dates 27 22 480 484 nbsp Emperor Seinei Siraka Takehiro Kuni Osi Waka Yamato Neko no Mikoto Inaccurate dates 28 23 485 487 nbsp Emperor Kenzō Ohoke no Mikoto Inaccurate dates 29 24 488 498 nbsp Emperor Ninken Ohosi Ohosu no Mikoto Simano Iratsuko Inaccurate dates 30 25 498 506 nbsp Emperor Buretsu Wohatsuse Wakasazaki Inaccurate dates 31 26 507 531 nbsp Emperor Keitai Ōto Hikofuto Hikofuto no Mikoto Ōdo no Sumera Mikoto Genealogy from this point is considered accurate 32 27 531 535 nbsp Emperor Ankan Hirokuni Oshitake Kanahi no Mikoto Inaccurate dates 33 28 535 539 nbsp Emperor Senka Takeo Hirokuni Oshitate no Mikoto Inaccurate dates 34 Asuka period 592 710 29 539 571 nbsp Emperor Kinmei Amekuni Oshiharuki Hironiwa no Sumera Mikoto Traditional dates 35 30 572 585 nbsp Emperor Bidatsu Osada no Nunakura no Futotamashiki no Mikoto Traditional dates 36 31 585 587 nbsp Emperor Yōmei Ooe Tachibana no Toyohi no Sumera Mikoto Traditional dates 37 32 587 592 nbsp Emperor Sushun Hatsusebe no Wakasasagi Mikoto Traditional dates 38 33 592 628 nbsp Empress Suiko Nukatabe Toyomike Kashikiyahime First non legendary female emperor Prince Shotoku acted as her regent traditional dates 39 34 629 641 nbsp Emperor Jomei Tamura Oki Nagatarashihi Hironuka no Sumera Mikoto Traditional dates 40 35 642 645 nbsp Empress Kōgyoku Takara Ame Toyotakaraikashi Hitarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto Traditional dates 41 reigned twice36 645 654 nbsp Emperor Kōtoku Karu Ame Yorozu Toyohi no Sumera Mikoto Traditional dates 42 37 655 661 nbsp Empress Saimei Takara Ame Toyotakaraikashi Hitarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto Second reign of Empress Kōgyoku 35 traditional dates 43 38 661 672 nbsp Emperor Tenji Katsuragi Nakano ooe Ame Mikoto Hirakasuwake no Mikoto Amatsu Mikoto Sakiwake no Mikoto Traditional dates 44 39 672 nbsp Emperor Kōbun Ōtomo Posthumously named 1870 45 usurped by Temmu40 672 686 nbsp Emperor Tenmu Ōama Ohoshiama Ōsama Ame no Nunahara Oki no Mahito no Sumera Mikoto Traditional dates 46 41 686 697 nbsp Empress Jitō Unonosarara Takama no Harahiro no Hime no Sumera Mikoto Traditional dates 47 42 697 707 nbsp Emperor Monmu Karu Ame no Mamune Toyoohoji no Sumera Mikoto Traditional dates 48 43 707 715 nbsp Empress Genmei Ahe Yamatoneko Amatsu Mishiro Toyokuni Narihime no Sumera Mikoto Traditional dates 49 Nara period 710 794 43 707 715 nbsp Empress Genmei Ahe Yamatoneko Amatsu Mishiro Toyokuni Narihime no Sumera Mikoto Traditional dates 49 44 715 724 nbsp Empress Genshō Hidaka Niinomi Yamatoneko Takamizu Kiyotarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto Traditional dates 50 45 724 749 nbsp Emperor Shōmu Obito Ameshirushi Kunioshiharuki Toyosakurahiko no Sumera Mikoto Traditional dates 51 46 749 758 nbsp Empress Kōken Abe Yamatoneko no Sumera Mikoto Traditional dates 52 reigned twice47 758 764 nbsp Emperor Junnin Ōi Posthumously named 1870 53 dethroned by Shōtoku48 764 770 nbsp Empress Shōtoku Abe Yamatoneko no Sumera Mikoto Second reign of Empress Kōken 46 traditional dates 54 49 770 781 nbsp Emperor Kōnin Shirakabe Amemune Takatsugi no Mikoto Traditional dates 55 50 781 806 nbsp Emperor Kanmu Yamabe Yamatoneko Amatsu Hitsugi Iyaderi no Mikoto Traditional dates 56 Heian period 794 1185 50 781 806 nbsp Emperor Kanmu Yamabe Yamatoneko Amatsu Hitsugi Iyaderi no Mikoto Traditional dates 56 51 806 809 nbsp Emperor Heizei Ate Yamatoneko Ameoshikuni Takahiko no Mikoto Traditional dates 57 52 809 823 nbsp Emperor Saga Kamino Traditional dates 58 53 823 833 nbsp Emperor Junna Ōtomo Traditional dates 59 54 833 850 nbsp Emperor Ninmyō Masara Traditional dates 60 55 850 858 nbsp Emperor Montoku Michiyasu Traditional dates 61 56 858 876 nbsp Emperor Seiwa Korehito Traditional dates 62 57 876 884 nbsp Emperor Yōzei Sadaakira Traditional dates 63 58 884 887 nbsp Emperor Kōkō Tokiyasu Traditional dates 64 59 887 897 nbsp Emperor Uda Sadami Traditional dates 65 60 897 930 nbsp Emperor Daigo Atsuhito Traditional dates 66 61 930 946 Emperor Suzaku Yutaakira Traditional dates 67 62 946 967 nbsp Emperor Murakami Nariakira Traditional dates 68 63 967 969 nbsp Emperor Reizei Norihira Traditional dates 69 64 969 984 nbsp Emperor En yu Morihira Traditional dates 70 65 984 986 nbsp Emperor Kazan Morosada Traditional dates 71 66 986 1011 nbsp Emperor Ichijō Yasuhito Kanehito Traditional dates 72 67 1011 1016 nbsp Emperor Sanjō Okisada Iyasada Traditional dates 73 68 1016 1036 nbsp Emperor Go Ichijō Atsuhira Traditional dates 74 69 1036 1045 nbsp Emperor Go Suzaku Atsunaga Atsuyoshi Traditional dates 75 70 1045 1068 nbsp Emperor Go Reizei Chikahito Traditional dates 76 71 1068 1073 nbsp Emperor Go Sanjō Takahito Traditional dates 77 72 1073 1086 nbsp Emperor Shirakawa Sadahito Traditional dates 78 73 1087 1107 nbsp Emperor Horikawa Taruhito Traditional dates 79 74 1107 1123 nbsp Emperor Toba Munehito Traditional dates 80 75 1123 1142 nbsp Emperor Sutoku Akihito Traditional dates 81 76 1142 1155 nbsp Emperor Konoe Narihito Traditional dates 82 77 1155 1158 nbsp Emperor Go Shirakawa Masahito Traditional dates 83 78 1158 1165 nbsp Emperor Nijō Morihito Traditional dates 84 79 1165 1168 nbsp Emperor Rokujō Yorihito Traditional dates 85 80 1168 1180 nbsp Emperor Takakura Norihito Traditional dates 85 81 1180 1185 nbsp Emperor Antoku Tokihito Traditional dates 86 Kamakura period 1185 1333 82 1183 1198 nbsp Emperor Go Toba Takahira Traditional dates 87 83 1198 1210 nbsp Emperor Tsuchimikado Tamehito Traditional dates 88 84 1210 1221 nbsp Emperor Juntoku Morihira Morinari Traditional dates 89 85 1221 nbsp Emperor Chukyō Kanehira Kanenari Posthumously named 1870 90 86 1221 1232 nbsp Emperor Go Horikawa Yutahito Traditional dates 91 87 1232 1242 nbsp Emperor Shijō Mitsuhito Hidehito Traditional dates 92 88 1242 1246 nbsp Emperor Go Saga Kunihito Traditional dates 93 89 1246 1260 nbsp Emperor Go Fukakusa Hisahito Traditional dates 94 90 1260 1274 nbsp Emperor Kameyama Tsunehito Traditional dates 95 91 1274 1287 nbsp Emperor Go Uda Yohito Traditional dates 96 92 1287 1298 nbsp Emperor Fushimi Hirohito Traditional dates 97 93 1298 1301 nbsp Emperor Go Fushimi Tanehito Traditional dates 98 94 1301 1308 nbsp Emperor Go Nijō Kuniharu Traditional dates 99 95 1308 1318 nbsp Emperor Hanazono Tomihito Traditional dates 100 96 1318 1339 nbsp Emperor Go Daigo Takaharu Traditional dates 101 Southern CourtNorthern Court 1333 1392 1331 1333 nbsp Emperor Kōgon Kazuhito 102 1336 1348 nbsp Emperor Kōmyō Yutahito 103 1348 1351 nbsp Emperor Sukō Okihito 104 1351 1352 Interregnum1352 1371 nbsp Emperor Go Kōgon Iyahito 105 1371 1382 nbsp Emperor Go En yu Ohito 106 1382 1392 nbsp Emperor Go Komatsu Motohito Reunified courts in 1392 see 100 below 107 Muromachi period 1333 1573 96 1318 1339 nbsp Emperor Go Daigo Takaharu Traditional dates 101 Southern Court97 1339 1368 nbsp Emperor Go Murakami Norinaga Noriyoshi 108 Southern Court98 1368 1383 nbsp Emperor Chōkei Yutanari 109 Southern Court99 1383 1392 nbsp Emperor Go Kameyama Hironari 110 Southern Court100 1392 1412 nbsp Emperor Go Komatsu Motohito Reunified courts see also entry in Northern Court section 111 101 1412 1428 nbsp Emperor Shōkō Mihito Traditional dates 112 102 1428 1464 nbsp Emperor Go Hanazono Hikohito Traditional dates 113 103 1464 1500 nbsp Emperor Go Tsuchimikado Fusahito Traditional dates 114 104 1500 1526 nbsp Emperor Go Kashiwabara Katsuhito Traditional dates 115 105 1526 1557 nbsp Emperor Go Nara Tomohito Traditional dates 116 106 1557 1586 nbsp Emperor Ōgimachi Michihito Traditional dates 117 Azuchi Momoyama period 1573 1603 106 1557 1586 nbsp Emperor Ōgimachi Michihito Traditional dates 117 107 1586 1611 nbsp Emperor Go Yōzei Kazuhito Katahito Traditional dates 118 Edo period 1603 1868 107 1586 1611 nbsp Emperor Go Yōzei Kazuhito Katahito Traditional dates 118 108 1611 1629 nbsp Emperor Go Mizunoo Go Minoo Kotohito Traditional dates 119 109 1629 1643 nbsp Empress Meishō Okiko Traditional dates 120 110 1643 1654 nbsp Emperor Go Kōmyō Tsuguhito Traditional dates 121 111 1655 1663 nbsp Emperor Go Sai Nagahito Traditional dates 122 112 1663 1687 nbsp Emperor Reigen Satohito Traditional dates 123 113 1687 1709 nbsp Emperor Higashiyama Asahito Traditional dates 124 114 1709 1735 nbsp Emperor Nakamikado Yasuhito Traditional dates 125 115 1735 1747 nbsp Emperor Sakuramachi Teruhito Traditional dates 126 116 1747 1762 nbsp Emperor Momozono Toohito Traditional dates 127 117 1762 1771 nbsp Empress Go Sakuramachi Toshiko Traditional dates 128 118 1771 1779 nbsp Emperor Go Momozono Hidehito Traditional dates 129 119 1780 1817 nbsp Emperor Kōkaku Tomohito Traditional dates 130 120 1817 1846 nbsp Emperor Ninkō Ayahito Traditional dates 131 121 1846 1867 nbsp Emperor Kōmei OsahitoModern Japan Imperial and Postwar 1867 present 122 1867 1912 nbsp Emperor Meiji Mutsuhito First Emperor of the Empire of Japan 123 1912 1926 nbsp Emperor Taishō Yoshihito Crown Prince Hirohito served as Sesshō Prince Regent 1921 1926 124 1926 1989 nbsp Emperor Shōwa Hirohito Served as Sesshō Prince Regent 1921 1926 Last Emperor of the Empire of Japan 125 1989 2019 nbsp Emperor Akihito Akihito Referred 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 126 2019 nbsp Emperor Kinjō Reigning monarch Naruhito Referred 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 Historians editIenaga Saburō Kanda Nobuo Maruyama Masao Naitō Torajirō Ikuhiko Hata Shinichi Kitaoka Kan Kimura Ichirō Inaba Naoki InoseMilitary leaders editSamurai edit A edit Abe Masakatsu Adachi Kagemori Adams William foreign born Akao Kiyotsuna Akechi Mitsuhide Akiyama Nobutomo Amago Haruhisa Amago Yoshihisa See also Amago clan Ankokuji Ekei Aochi Shigetsuna Arai Hakuseki Araki Murashige Arima Kihei Asakura Yoshikage Azai Hisamasa Azai Nagamasa Azai SukemasaB edit Baba Nobufusa Bessho NagaharuC edit Chōsokabe Morichika Chōsokabe Kunichika Chōsokabe Motochika Chōsokabe Nobuchika Collache EugeneD edit Date Masamune See also Date clan Doi ToshikatsuE edit Endō Naotsune Enomoto TakeakiF edit Fuma Kotarō Fuwa Mitsuharu Fujiwara no Hidesato Tawara no Tōda Fukushima MasanoriG edit Gamō Katahide Gamō UjisatoH edit Hasekura Tsunenaga Hattori Hanzō Hatano Hideharu Hirate Masahide Hitotsubashi Keiki Hōjō Masako Hōjō Tokimune Hōjō Ujiyasu Hōjō Ujimasa Honda Tadakatsu Honda Komatsu Inahime Honganji Kennyo Hosokawa Fujitaka Hosokawa Gracia Hosokawa Tadaoki Hotta MasatoshiI edit Ii Naomasa Ii Naomori Ii Naosuke Ii Naotaka Ii Naoyuki Iizasa Ienao Ijuin Tada aki Imagawa Yoshimoto Imai Kanehira Ishida Mitsunari Itagaki Nobukata Itagaki Taisuke Itō Hirobumi Iwanari TomomichiK edit Kaneko Ietada Katagiri Katsumoto Katō Kiyomasa Kawakami Gensai Kido Takayoshi Kikkawa Hiroie Kimotsuki Kanetsugu Kobayakawa Hideaki Kobayakawa Hidekane Kobayakawa Takakage Kojima Toyoharu Kuroda Denta Kuroda Kanbei Don Sim e on Josui Yoshitaka Kuroda Kiyotaka Kusunoki Masashige Kumagai NaozaneM edit Maeda Keiji Maeda Nagatane Maeda Toshiie Maeda Toshinaga Maeda Toshitsune Manabe Akifusa Matsudaira Nobutsuna Matsudaira Nobuyasu Matsudaira Higo no Kami Katamori Matsudaira Sadanobu Matsudaira Tadayoshi Matsudaira Teru Matsunaga Hisahide Matsuo Bashō Matsudaira Motoyasu Minamoto no Mitsunaka Minamoto no Yoshiie Minamoto no Yoshimitsu Minamoto no Yoshinaka Minamoto no Yoshitomo Minamoto no Yoshitsune Minamoto no Tameyoshi Minamoto no Yorimasa Minamoto no Yorimitsu Minamoto no Yoritomo Minamoto no Noriyori Mirei Kiritani Miura Anjin Miura Yoshimoto Miyamoto Musashi Miyoshi Chōkei Miyoshi Yoshitsugu Mizuno Tadakuni Mōri Motonari Mori Nagayoshi Mōri Okimoto Mori Ranmaru Mōri Takamoto Mōri Terumoto Mori YoshinariN edit Nagakura Shinpachi Nagao Harukage Nagao Masakage Nagao Tamekage Naoe Kanetsugu Nakagawa Kiyohide Naoe Kagetsuna Naoe Kanetsugu Nihonmatsu Yoshitsugu Niimi Nishiki Niiro Tadamoto Niwa Nagahide Niwa NagashigeO edit Oda Nobuhide Oda Nobunaga Oda Nobutada Oda Nobutomo Oda Nobukatsu Ogasawara Shōsai Ōishi Kuranosuke Okada Izō Judge Ōoka Ōta Dōkan Ōtomo Sōrin Okita Sōji Ōkubo Toshimichi Ōuchi YoshitakaR edit Rokkaku Yoshitaka Rusu Masakage Ryuzōji Takanobu See also Ryuzōji clanS edit Saigo Kiyokazu Sagara Taketō Saigō Takamori Saigō Yoshikatsu Saitō Dōsan Saitō Hajime Saitō Yoshitatsu Sakai Tadakiyo Sakai Tadashige Sakai Tadayo Sakamoto Ryōma Sakuma Morimasa Sakuma Nobumori Sanada Masayuki Sanada Nobuyuki Sanada Yukimura Sasaki Kojirō Sasaki Yoshikiyo Serizawa Kamo Shibata Katsuie Shima Sakon Shimada Ichirō Shimazu Katsuhisa Shimazu Tadahisa Shimazu Tadatsune Shimazu Tadayoshi Shimazu Takahisa Shimazu Yoshihiro Shimazu Yoshihisa Sue YoshitakaT edit Tachibana Muneshige Tachibana Dōsetsu Tachibana Ginchiyo Taigen Sessai Taira no Kiyomori Taira no Masakado Takahashi Shigetane Takenaka Shigeharu Takaoka Muneyasu Takasugi Shinsaku Takayama Justo Shigetomo Takayama Ukon Takechi Hanpeita Takeda Katsuyori Takeda Nobushige Takeda Shingen Tani Tateki Toki Yorinari Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Hidetada Tokugawa Nariaki Tokugawa Yoshinobu Toyotomi Hideyoshi Toyotomi Hideyori Tozuka Tadaharu Tsukahara BokudenU edit Uesugi Kagekatsu Uesugi Kagetora Uesugi Kenshin Ukita Naoie Umezawa Michiharu Usami SadamitsuW edit Watanabe Kazan Watanabe no TsunaY edit Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi Yasuke foreign born Yamada Arinaga Yamada Arinobu Yamada Nagamasa Yamagata Masakage Yamanami Keisuke Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu Yonekura Shigetsugu Yagyu Munenori Yamauchi Kazutoyo Yuki Hideyasu Kamakura shōguns edit nbsp Grave of Minamoto no YoritomoMinamoto no Yoritomo r 1192 1199 132 Minamoto no Yoriie r 1202 1203 133 Minamoto no Sanetomo r 1203 1219 134 Kujō Yoritsune r 1226 1244 135 Kujō Yoritsugu r 1244 1252 136 Prince Munetaka r 1252 1266 137 Prince Koreyasu r 1266 1289 138 Prince Hisaakira r 1289 1308 139 Prince Morikuni r 1308 1333 140 Prince Morinaga r 1333 1334 141 Prince Norinaga r 1334 1338Kamakura shikken edit nbsp Site of Hōjō Takatoki s deathHōjō Tokimasa r 1203 1205 142 Hōjō Yoshitoki r 1205 1224 143 Hōjō Yasutoki r 1224 1242 144 Hōjō Tsunetoki r 1242 1246 145 Hōjō Tokiyori r 1246 1256 146 Hōjō Tokimune r 1268 1284 147 Hōjō Sadatoki r 1284 1301 148 Hōjō Morotoki r 1301 1311 149 Hōjō Takatoki r 1316 1326 150 Ashikaga shōguns edit Ashikaga Takauji ruled 1338 1358 151 Ashikaga Yoshiakira r 1359 1368 152 Ashikaga Yoshimitsu r 1368 1394 153 Ashikaga Yoshimochi r 1395 1423 154 Ashikaga Yoshikazu r 1423 1425 155 Ashikaga Yoshinori r 1429 1441 156 Ashikaga Yoshikatsu r 1442 1443 157 Ashikaga Yoshimasa r 1449 1473 158 Ashikaga Yoshihisa r 1474 1489 159 Ashikaga Yoshitane r 1490 1493 1508 1521 160 Ashikaga Yoshizumi r 1494 1508 161 Ashikaga Yoshiharu r 1521 1546 162 Ashikaga Yoshiteru r 1546 1565 163 Ashikaga Yoshihide r 1568 164 Ashikaga Yoshiaki r 1568 1573 165 Tokugawa shōguns edit Number Tokugawas Took office Left office1 nbsp Tokugawa Ieyasu 1603 16052 nbsp Tokugawa Hidetada 1605 16233 nbsp Tokugawa Iemitsu 1623 16514 nbsp Tokugawa Ietsuna 1651 16805 nbsp Tokugawa Tsunayoshi 1680 17096 nbsp Tokugawa Ienobu 1709 17127 nbsp Tokugawa Ietsugu 1713 17168 nbsp Tokugawa Yoshimune 1716 17459 nbsp Tokugawa Ieshige 1745 176010 nbsp Tokugawa Ieharu 1760 178611 nbsp Tokugawa Ienari 1786 183712 nbsp Tokugawa Ieyoshi 1837 185313 nbsp Tokugawa Iesada 1853 August 14 185814 nbsp Tokugawa Iemochi August 14 1858 August 29 186615 nbsp Tokugawa Yoshinobu August 29 1866 November 19 1867Over the course of the Edo period influential relatives of the shōgun included Tokugawa Mitsukuni of the Mito domain 166 Tokugawa Nariaki of the Mito domain 167 Tokugawa Mochiharu of the Hitotsubashi branch Tokugawa Munetake of the Tayasu branch 168 Matsudaira Katamori of the Aizu branch 169 Matsudaira Sadanobu born into the Tayasu branch adopted into the Hisamatsu Matsudaira of Shirakawa 170 Pre modern edit Emperors edit Emperor Jinmu Emperor Kōbun Emperor Tenmu Emperor Go Toba Emperor Go DaigoCommanders from loyal family edit Kibitsuhiko no mikoto Yamato Takeru Empress JinguCommanders in Thirty Eight Years War edit Ōtomo no Otomaro Sakanoue no Tamuramaro AteruiModern edit Anami Korechika Doihara Kenji Enomoto Takeaki Kuroki Itei Kuroki Tamemoto Matsui Iwane Ōta Minoru Suzuki Kantarō Tōgō Heihachirō Tōjō Hideki Yamamoto Isoroku Shiro Kawase Ishiwara KanjiMusicians editMain page Category Lists of Japanese musiciansPersonalities editComedians edit Main article List of Japanese comedians Idols male edit Daiki Arioka Goro Inagaki Hikaru Yaotome Hiroki Uchi Jin Akanishi Jun Matsumoto Junnosuke Taguchi Junichi Okada Kanata Hongō Katori Shingo Kazunari Ninomiya Kazuya Kamenashi Kei Inoo Keiichiro Koyama Keita Tachibana Keito Okamoto Kimura Takuya Koichi Domoto Koike Teppei Kota Yabu Kusano Hironori Masahiro Nakai Masaki Aiba Ryutaro Morimoto Shingo Murakami Ryo Nishikido Ryohei Chiba Ryuichi Ogata Ryosuke Yamada Satoshi Ohno Shigeaki Kato Shingo Murakami Sho Sakurai Shota Yasuda Subaru Shibutani Takahisa Masuda Tanaka Koki Tatsuya Ueda Tsuyoshi Domoto Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Tomohisa Yamashita Toma Ikuta Yu Yokoyama Yuichi Nakamaru Yuma Nakayama Yuto Nakajima Yuuri Chinen Yuya Tegoshi Yuya Takaki Idols female edit Sayaka Akimoto Rina Akiyama Momoka Ariyasu Mizuki Fukumura Yui Hiwatashi Haruna Iikubo Erina Ikuta Ayumi Ishida Tomomi Itano Tomomi Kasai Yuki Kashiwagi Umika Kawashima Rie Kitahara Eiko Koike Haruna Kojima Haruka Kudo Koharu Kusumi Atsuko Maeda Erina Mano Jurina Matsui Rena Matsui Aya Matsuura Sayumi Michishige Minami Minegishi Kanako Momota Haruka Nakagawa Shoko Nakagawa Chise Nakamura Jun Natsukawa Yuko Oshima Ayaka Sasaki Masaki Sato Riho Sayashi Rino Sashihara Mariko Shinoda Kanon Suzuki Reni Takagi Aki Takajo Minami Takahashi Shiori Tamai Takako Uehara Aya Ueto Mayu Watanabe Azusa Yamamoto Models edit Seika Furuhata Kanata Hongō Aki Hoshino May J Meisa Kuroki Riyo Mori Suzuka Morita Mariya Nishiuchi Fujiwara Norika Tao Okamoto Oshikiri Moe Umemiya Anna Inoue Waka Yamada Yu Ebihara Yuri Musicians and singers male edit Eiichi Ohtaki Eikichi Yazawa Gackt Haruomi Hosono hide Hiromi Go Kiyoshiro Imawano Hideaki Tokunaga Hyde Kazumasa Oda Keisuke Kuwata Koshi Inaba Kōji Tamaki Kyosuke Himuro Miyavi Noriyuki Makihara Ryuichi Sakamoto Saijo Hideki Takanori Nishikawa Tamio Okuda Tatsuya Ishii Tatsuro Yamashita Tomoyasu Hotei Toshi Kubota Toshiki Kadomatsu Yasuyuki Okamura Yoshiki Yōsui Inoue Yukihiro Takahashi Musicians and singers female edit Ai Otsuka Ai Takahashi Aiko Kayō Akiko Wada Alisa Durbrow Angela Aki Anna Tsuchiya Airi Suzuki Aya Hirano Aya Matsuura Aya Ueto Ayaka Hirahara Ayaka Komatsu Ayaka Ayumi Hamasaki Ayumi Kinoshita Beni Arashiro Bonnie Pink Chiaki Kuriyama Chihiro Onitsuka Chisaki Hama Chitose Hajime Crystal Kay Erika Sawajiri Emi Hinouchi Emi Maria Eri Ito Emyli Garnet Crow Goto Maki Hagiwara Mai Halna Hikaru Nishida Hiro Hiroko Anzai Hiroko Shimabukuro Hitomi Ikue Sakakibara Imai Eriko JASMINE Jhene Aiko Jun Natsukawa Junko Sakurada JYONGRI Kanako Enomoto Kanbe Miyuki Kanon Wakeshima Kawabe Chieco Kawase Tomoko Keiko Kitagawa Kumi Koda Kusumi Koharu Lia Maaya Sakamoto Maeda Atsuko May J Mari Amachi Masako Mori Meisa Kuroki Megumi Odaka Megumi Megumi Hayashibara Melody Mew Azama Mihiro Taniguchi Miho Komatsu Miho Nakayama Miki Fujimoto Miki Jinbo Miliyah Kato MINMI Miyuu Sawai Mizuki Nana Momoe Yamaguchi Myco Mika Nakashima Namie Amuro Natsuyaki Miyabi Noriko Sakai Reina Tanaka Reon Kadena Ribbon Ryōko Hirosue Saori Minami Sayaka Sayumi Michishige Seiko Matsuda Shoko Nakagawa Takako Ōta Takako Uehara Thelma Aoyama Toko Yasuda Tomomi Itano Tsugunaga Momoko Hikaru Utada Waka Inoue Yui Yui Makino Yukiko Okada Yuko Ogura Yuna Ito Tarento edit Aya Ueto Becky Kazushige Nagashima Kano sisters Matt Kuwata Mina Fukui Momoiro Clover Z Naomi Watanabe Roland Japanese host Actors edit Main article List of Japanese actors Actresses edit Main article List of Japanese actresses TV and radio personalities edit Iijima Ai Mao Inoue Kano sisters Sugita Kaoru Mino Monta Shinohara TomoeOthers edit Kurihara Harumi Ghib Ojisan Papaya Suzuki Rina GonoiPrime Ministers editPrime Ministers edit Prime Ministers during the Meiji period 1868 1912 edit Under the Meiji Emperor No Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected RefPortrait Name Took Office Left Office Days1 nbsp Itō Hirobumi伊藤 博文 Itō Hirobumi 1841 1909 22 December 1885 30 April 1888 860 None 1 Itō I 171 The first Prime Minister of the Empire of Japan 2 nbsp Kuroda Kiyotaka黑田 清隆 Kuroda Kiyotaka 1840 1900 30 April 1888 25 October 1889 543 None 2 Kuroda 172 Oversaw promulgation of the Meiji Constitution Failed to secure revision of the unequal treaties resigned nbsp Sanjō Sanetomi三條 實美 Sanjō Sanetomi 1837 1891 25 October 1889 24 December 1889 60 None 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 nbsp Yamagata Aritomo山縣 有朋 Yamagata Aritomo 1838 1922 24 December 1889 6 May 1891 498 None 3 Yamagata I 1890 173 4 nbsp Matsukata Masayoshi松方 正義 Matsukata Masayoshi 1835 1924 6 May 1891 8 August 1892 460 None 4 Matsukata I 1892 174 1 nbsp Itō Hirobumi伊藤 博文 Itō Hirobumi 1841 1909 8 August 1892 31 August 1896 1484 None 5 Itō II Mar 1894Sept 1894 171 Resigned During this interval Privy Council Chairman Kuroda Kiyotaka 黑田 清隆 Kuroda Kiyotaka was the Acting Prime Minister 4 nbsp Matsukata Masayoshi松方 正義 Matsukata Masayoshi 1835 1924 18 September 1896 12 January 1898 481 None 6 Matsukata II 174 1 nbsp Itō Hirobumi伊藤 博文 Itō Hirobumi 1841 1909 12 January 1898 30 June 1898 169 None 7 Itō III Mar 1898 171 5 nbsp Ōkuma Shigenobu大隈 重信 Ōkuma Shigenobu 1838 1922 30 June 1898 8 November 1898 131 Kenseitō 8 Ōkuma I Sept 1898 175 3 nbsp Yamagata Aritomo山縣 有朋 Yamagata Aritomo 1838 1922 8 November 1898 19 October 1900 710 None 9 Yamagata II 173 1 nbsp Itō Hirobumi伊藤 博文 Itō Hirobumi 1841 1909 19 October 1900 10 May 1901 203 Rikken Seiyukai 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 nbsp Katsura Tarō桂 太郎 Katsura Tarō 1848 1913 2 June 1901 7 January 1906 1680 None Retired General 11 Katsura I 190219031904 176 7 nbsp Saionji Kinmochi西園寺 公望 Saionji Kinmochi 1849 1940 7 January 1906 14 July 1908 919 Rikken Seiyukai 12 Saionji I 1908 177 6 nbsp Katsura Tarō桂 太郎 Katsura Tarō 1848 1913 14 July 1908 30 August 1911 1142 None Retired General 13 Katsura II 176 7 nbsp Saionji Kinmochi西園寺 公望 Saionji Kinmochi 1849 1940 30 August 1911 21 December 1912 479 Rikken Seiyukai 14 Saionji II 1912 177 Prime Ministers during the Taishō period 1912 1926 edit Under the Taishō Emperor No Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected RefPortrait Name Took Office Left Office Days 6 nbsp Katsura Tarō桂 太郎 Katsura Tarō 1848 1913 21 December 1912 20 February 1913 61 None Retired General 15 Katsura III 176 8 nbsp Yamamoto Gonnohyōe山本 權兵衛 Yamamoto Gonnohyōe 1852 1933 20 February 1913 16 April 1914 420 Military Navy 16 Yamamoto I 178 5 nbsp Ōkuma Shigenobu大隈 重信 Ōkuma Shigenobu 1838 1922 16 April 1914 9 October 1916 907 Rikken Dōshikai 17 Ōkuma II 1915 175 9 nbsp Terauchi Masatake寺内 正毅 Terauchi Masatake 1852 1919 9 October 1916 29 September 1918 720 Military Army 18 Terauchi 1917 179 10 nbsp Hara Takashi原 敬 Hara Takashi 1856 1921 29 September 1918 4 November 1921 1132 Rikken Seiyukai 19 Hara 1920 180 Assassinated During this interval Foreign Minister Uchida Kosai 内田 康哉 Uchida Kōsai was the Acting Prime Minister 11 nbsp Takahashi Korekiyo高橋 是清 Takahashi Korekiyo 1854 1936 13 November 1921 12 June 1922 220 Rikken Seiyukai 20 Takahashi 181 12 nbsp Katō Tomosaburō加藤 友三郎 Katō Tomosaburō 1861 1923 12 June 1922 24 August 1923 438 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 nbsp Yamamoto Gonnohyōe山本 權兵衛 Yamamoto Gonnohyōe 1852 1933 2 September 1923 7 January 1924 125 Military Navy 22 Yamamoto II 178 13 nbsp Kiyoura Keigo清浦 奎吾 Kiyoura Keigo 1850 1942 7 January 1924 11 June 1924 156 None 23 Kiyoura 1924 183 14 nbsp Katō Takaaki加藤 高明 Katō Takaaki 1860 1926 11 June 1924 2 August 1925 596 Kenseikai 24 Katō Ta 184 2 August 1925 28 January 1926Resigned 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 nbsp Wakatsuki Reijirō若槻 禮次郎 Wakatsuki Reijirō 1866 1949 30 January 1926 20 April 1927 445 Kenseikai 25 Wakatsuki I 185 Prime Ministers during the Shōwa period 1926 1947 edit Under the Shōwa Emperor No Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected RefPortrait Name Took Office Left Office Days16 nbsp Tanaka Giichi田中 義一 Tanaka Giichi 1864 1929 20 April 1927 2 July 1929 804 Rikken Seiyukai 26 Tanaka G 1928 186 17 nbsp Osachi Hamaguchi濱口 雄幸 Hamaguchi Osachi 1870 1931 2 July 1929 14 April 1931 651 Rikken Minseitō 27 Hamaguchi 1930 187 Incapacitated due to serious wound from assassination plot on 14 November 1930 Foreign Minister Shidehara Kijurō served as Deputy Prime Minister until Hamaguchi s return to the office on 10 March 1931 15 nbsp Wakatsuki Reijirō若槻 禮次郎 Wakatsuki Reijirō 1866 1949 14 April 1931 13 December 1931 243 Rikken Minseitō 28 Wakatsuki II 185 18 nbsp Inukai Tsuyoshi犬養 毅 Inukai Tsuyoshi 1855 1932 13 December 1931 15 May 1932 154 Rikken Seiyukai 29 Inukai 1932 188 Assassinated During this interval Finance Minister Takahashi Korekiyo 高橋 是清 Takahashi Korekiyo was the Acting Prime Minister 19 nbsp Saitō Makoto齋藤 實 Saitō Makoto 1858 1936 26 May 1932 8 July 1934 773 Military Navy 30 Saitō 189 20 nbsp Keisuke Okada岡田 啓介 Okada Keisuke 1868 1952 8 July 1934 9 March 1936 610 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 nbsp Kōki Hirota廣田 弘毅 Hirota Kōki 1878 1948 9 March 1936 2 February 1937 330 None 32 Hirota 191 22 nbsp Senjurō Hayashi林 銑十郎 Hayashi Senjurō 1876 1943 2 February 1937 4 June 1937 122 Military Army 33 Hayashi 1937 192 23 nbsp Fumimaro Konoe近衞 文麿 Konoe Fumimaro 1891 1945 4 June 1937 5 January 1939 580 None 34 Konoe I 193 24 nbsp Hiranuma Kiichirō平沼 騏一郎 Hiranuma Kiichirō 1867 1952 5 January 1939 30 August 1939 237 None 35 Hiranuma 194 25 nbsp Nobuyuki Abe阿部 信行 Abe Nobuyuki 1875 1953 30 August 1939 16 January 1940 139 Military Army 36 Abe N 195 26 nbsp Mitsumasa Yonai米内 光政 Yonai Mitsumasa 1880 1948 16 January 1940 22 July 1940 188 Military Navy 37 Yonai 196 23 nbsp Fumimaro Konoe近衞 文麿 Konoe Fumimaro 1891 1945 22 July 1940 18 July 1941 453 Taisei Yokusankai 38 Konoe II 193 18 July 1941 18 October 1941 39 Konoe III 27 nbsp Hideki Tōjō東條 英機 Tōjō Hideki 1884 1948 18 October 1941 22 July 1944 1008 Taisei Yokusankai 40 Tōjō 1942 197 28 nbsp Kuniaki Koiso小磯 國昭 Koiso Kuniaki 1880 1950 22 July 1944 7 April 1945 259 Military Army 41 Koiso 198 29 nbsp Kantarō Suzuki鈴木 貫太郎 Suzuki Kantarō 1868 1948 7 April 1945 17 August 1945 132 Taisei Yokusankai 42 Suzuki K 199 30 nbsp Higashikuni Naruhiko東久邇宮 稔彦 王 Higashikuni no miya Naruhiko ō 1887 1990 17 August 1945 9 October 1945 53 Imperial Family 43 Higashikuni 200 The only member of the Imperial Family to serve as Prime Minister 31 nbsp Kijurō Shidehara幣原 喜重郎 Shidehara Kijurō 1872 1951 9 October 1945 22 May 1946 225 None 44 Shidehara 201 32 nbsp Shigeru Yoshida吉田 茂 Yoshida Shigeru 1878 1967 22 May 1946 24 May 1947 367 Japan Liberal 45 Yoshida I 1946 202 Prime Ministers during the Shōwa period 1947 1989 edit Under the Emperor Shōwa Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected RefPortrait Name Birth Death Took Office Left Office Days Gen Coun 33 nbsp Tetsu Katayama片山 哲 Katayama Tetsu 1887 1978 Rep for Kanagawa 3rd 24 May 1947 10 March 1948 291 JSPNihon Shakaitō 46 KatayamaJSP DP PCP 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 nbsp Hitoshi Ashida芦田 均 Ashida Hitoshi 1887 1959 Rep for Kyōto 2nd 10 March 1948 15 October 1948 219 DPMinshutō 47 AshidaDP JSP PCP 204 Under Allied Occupation Ashida s cabinet resigned after seven months in office due to alleged ministerial corruption in the Showa Electric scandal 32 nbsp Shigeru Yoshida吉田 茂 Yoshida Shigeru 1878 1967 Rep for Kōchi at large 15 October 1948 16 February 1949 2247 DLPMinshu Jiyutō until 1950 LiberalJiyutō 48 Yoshida IIDLP 202 16 February 1949 30 October 1952 49 Yoshida III Reshuffle 1 2 3 DLP Liberal DP 1949 195030 October 1952 21 May 1953 50 Yoshida IVLiberal 1952 21 May 1953 10 December 1954 51 Yoshida VLiberal 1953 1953Under 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 nbsp Ichirō Hatoyama鳩山 一郎 Hatoyama Ichirō 1883 1959 Rep for Tokyo 1st 10 December 1954 19 March 1955 744 JDPNihon Minshutō 52 Hatoyama I IJDP 205 19 March 1955 22 November 1955 53 Hatoyama I IIJDP 1955 22 November 1955 23 December 1956 LDPJimintō 54 Hatoyama I IIILDP 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 nbsp Tanzan Ishibashi石橋 湛山 Ishibashi Tanzan 1884 1973 Rep for Shizuoka 2nd 23 December 1956 25 February 1957 64 LDPJimintō 55 IshibashiLDP 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 nbsp Nobusuke Kishi岸 信介 Kishi Nobusuke 1896 1987 Rep for Yamaguchi 1st 25 February 1957 12 June 1958 1240 LDPJimintō 56 Kishi I Reshuffle LDP 207 12 June 1958 19 July 1960 57 Kishi II Reshuffle LDP 1958 195938 nbsp Hayato Ikeda池田 勇人 Ikeda Hayato 1899 1965 Rep for Hiroshima 2nd 19 July 1960 8 December 1960 1574 LDPJimintō 58 Ikeda ILDP 208 8 December 1960 9 December 1963 59 Ikeda II Reshuffle 1 2 3 LDP 1960 19629 December 1963 9 November 1964 60 Ikeda III Reshuffle LDP 1963 39 nbsp Eisaku Satō佐藤 榮作 Satō Eisaku 1901 1975 Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd 9 November 1964 17 February 1967 2797 LDPJimintō 61 Satō I Reshuffle 1 2 3 LDP 1965 209 17 February 1967 14 January 1970 62 Satō II Reshuffle 1 2 LDP 1967 196814 January 1970 7 July 1972 63 Satō III Reshuffle 1969 197140 nbsp Kakuei Tanaka田中 角榮 Tanaka Kakuei 1918 1993 Rep for Niigata 3rd 7 July 1972 22 December 1972 885 LDPJimintō 64 Tanaka K ILDP 210 22 December 1972 9 December 1974 65 Tanaka K II Reshuffle 1 2 LDP 1972 resigned in the midst of scandal Later shadow shogun 41 nbsp Takeo Miki三木 武夫 Miki Takeo 1907 1988 Rep for Tokushima at large 9 December 1974 24 December 1976 746 LDPJimintō 66 Miki Reshuffle LDP 1974 211 42 nbsp Takeo Fukuda福田 赳夫 Fukuda Takeo 1905 1995 Rep for Gunma 3rd 24 December 1976 7 December 1978 713 LDPJimintō 67 Fukuda T Reshuffle LDP 1976 1977 212 43 nbsp Masayoshi Ōhira大平 正芳 Ōhira Masayoshi 1910 1980 Rep for Kagawa 2nd 7 December 1978 9 November 1979 553 LDPJimintō 68 Ōhira ILDP 213 9 November 1979 12 June 1980 69 Ōhira IILDP 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 nbsp Zenkō Suzuki鈴木 善幸 Suzuki Zenkō 1911 2004 Rep for Iwate 1st 17 July 1980 27 November 1982 863 LDPJimintō 70 Suzuki Z Reshuffle LDP 1980 1980 214 45 nbsp Yasuhiro Nakasone中曽根 康弘 Nakasone Yasuhiro 1918 2019 Rep for Gunma 3rd 27 November 1982 27 December 1983 1805 LDPJimintō 71 Nakasone ILDP 215 27 December 1983 22 July 1986 72 Nakasone II Reshuffle 1 2 LDP NLC 1983 198322 July 1986 6 November 1987 73 Nakasone IIILDP 1986 198646 nbsp Noboru Takeshita竹下 登 Takeshita Noboru 1924 2000 Rep for Shimane at large 6 November 1987 3 June 1989 575 LDPJimintō 74 Takeshita Reshuffle LDP 216 The Recruit scandal forced his resignation in 1989 Later Shadow Shogun Prime Ministers during the Heisei period 1989 2019 edit Under the Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected RefPortrait Name Birth Death Took Office Left Office Days Gen Coun 47 nbsp Sōsuke Uno宇野 宗佑 Uno Sōsuke 1922 1998 Rep for Shiga at large 3 June 1989 10 August 1989 68 LDPJimintō 75 UnoLDP 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 nbsp Toshiki Kaifu海部 俊樹 Kaifu Toshiki 1931 Rep for Aichi 3rd 10 August 1989 28 February 1990 817 LDPJimintō 76 Kaifu ILDP 218 28 February 1990 5 November 1991 77 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 nbsp Kiichi Miyazawa宮澤 喜一 Miyazawa Kiichi 1919 2007 Rep for Hiroshima 3rd 5 November 1991 9 August 1993 643 LDPJimintō 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 nbsp Morihiro Hosokawa細川 護熙 Hosokawa Morihiro 1938 Rep for Kumamoto 1st 9 August 1993 28 April 1994 262 JNPNihon Shintō 79 HosokawaJNP JSP JRP Komeitō NPS DSP SDF 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 nbsp Tsutomu Hata羽田 孜 Hata Tsutomu 1935 2017 Rep for Nagano 2nd 28 April 1994 30 June 1994 63 JRPShinseitō 80 HataJRP JNP JSP SDP SDF Komeitō NPS 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 nbsp Tomiichi Murayama村山 富市 Murayama Tomiichi 1924 Rep for Ōita 1st 30 June 1994 11 January 1996 560 JSPNihon Shakaitō 81 Murayama Reshuffle JSP LDP NPS 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 nbsp Ryutarō Hashimoto橋本 龍太郎 Hashimoto Ryutarō 1937 2006 Rep for Okayama 4th 11 January 1996 7 November 1996 931 LDPJimintō 82 Hashimoto ILDP JSP NPS 223 7 November 1996 30 July 1998 83 Hashimoto II Reshuffle LDP NPS 1996 1998He 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 nbsp Keizō Obuchi小渕 恵三 Obuchi Keizō 1937 2000 Rep for Gunma 5th 30 July 1998 5 April 2000 615 LDPJimintō 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 nbsp Yoshirō Mori森 喜朗 Mori Yoshirō 1937 Rep for Ishikawa 2nd 5 April 2000 4 July 2000 386 LDPJimintō 85 Mori ILDP Komeitō NCP 225 4 July 2000 26 April 2001 86 Mori II Reshuffle 1 2 LDP Komeitō NCP 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 nbsp Junichirō Koizumi小泉 純一郎 Koizumi Jun ichirō 1942 Rep for Kanagawa 11th 26 April 2001 19 November 2003 1979 LDPJimintō 87 Koizumi I Reshuffle 1 2 LDP Komeitō NCP 2001 226 19 November 2003 21 September 2005 88 Koizumi II Reshuffle LDP Komeitō 2003 200421 September 2005 26 September 2006 89 Koizumi III Reshuffle LDP Komeitō 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 nbsp Shinzō Abe安倍 晋三 Abe Shinzō 1954 2022 Rep for Yamaguchi 4th 26 September 2006 26 September 2007 365 LDPJimintō 90 Abe S I Reshuffle LDP Komeitō 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 nbsp Yasuo Fukuda福田 康夫 Fukuda Yasuo 1936 Rep for Gunma 4th 26 September 2007 24 September 2008 364 LDPJimintō 91 Fukuda Y Reshuffle LDP Komeitō 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 nbsp Tarō Asō麻生 太郎 Asō Tarō 1940 Rep for Fukuoka 8th 24 September 2008 16 September 2009 357 LDPJimintō 92 AsōLDP Komeitō 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 nbsp Yukio Hatoyama鳩山 由紀夫 Hatoyama Yukio 1947 Rep for Hokkaido 9th 16 September 2009 8 June 2010 265 DPJMinshutō 93 Hatoyama Y DPJ SDP PNP 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 nbsp Naoto Kan菅 直人 Kan Naoto 1946 Rep for Tokyo 18th 8 June 2010 2 September 2011 451 DPJMinshutō 94 Kan Reshuffle 1 2 DPJ PNP 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 nbsp Yoshihiko Noda野田 佳彦 Noda Yoshihiko 1957 Rep for Chiba 4th 2 September 2011 26 December 2012 481 DPJMinshutō 95 Noda Reshuffle 1 2 3 DPJ PNP 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 nbsp Shinzō Abe安倍 晋三 Abe Shinzō 1954 2022 Rep for Yamaguchi 4th 26 December 2012 24 December 2014 2821 LDPJimintō 96 Abe S II Reshuffle LDP Komeitō 2012 2013 227 24 December 2014 1 November 2017 97 Abe S III Reshuffle 1 2 3 LDP Komeitō 2014 20161 November 2017 16 September 2020 98 Abe S IV Reshuffle 1 2 LDP Komeitō 2017 2019The 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 2020Prime Ministers during the Reiwa period 2019 present edit Under the Emperor Naruhito Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected RefPortrait Name Birth Death Took Office Left Office Days Gen Coun 63 nbsp Yoshihide Suga菅 義偉 Suga Yoshihide 1948 Rep for Kanagawa 2nd 16 September 2020 4 October 2021 383 LDPJimintō 99 SugaLDP Komeitō 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 Miniser in 202164 nbsp Fumio Kishida岸田 文雄 Kishida Fumio 1957 Rep for Hiroshima 1st 4 October 2021 10 November 2021 807 LDPJimintō 100 Kishida ILDP Komeitō 10 November 2021 Incumbent 101 Kishida II Reshuffle LDP Komeitō 2021 2022Kishida 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 Politicians editMain article List of Japanese politiciansReligious leaders editDogen Eisai Kukai Miki Nakayama Nichiren Nikkō Ryōkan Saigyo Shinran Asahara Shōko Taisen Deshimaru Peter Doi Nichidatsu Fujii Joseph Satoshi Fukahori Keido Fukushima Stephen Fumio Hamao Januarius Kyunosuke Hayasaka Peter Takaaki Hirayama Daisaku Ikeda Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami Kōshu Itabashi Terasawa Junsei Petro Kasui Kibe Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka Sōyu Matsuoka Paulo Miki Joseph Atsumi Misue Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe Magdalene of Nagasaki Teshima Ikurō Uchimura Kanzo Yoshihiko Kikuchi Peter Takeo Okada Joseph Asajiro Satowaki Kōdō Sawaki Nyogen Senzaki Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto Peter Shirayanagi Takuan Sōhō Shunryu Suzuki Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi Joseph Mitsuaki Takami Jacobo Kyushei Tomonaga Mitsumyo Tottori Paul Tsuchihashi Thomas Tsugi Kōshō Uchiyama Taitetsu Unno Paul 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