Prime Minister of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan
日本国内閣総理大臣
The Seal & Standard of the Prime Minister of Japan
Incumbent
Sanae Takaichi
since 21 October 2025
Executive Branch of the Japanese Government
Office of the Prime Minister
StyleHer Excellency (formal)
StatusHead of Government
AbbreviationPMOJ
Member ofCabinet
National Security Council
National Diet
ResidenceKantei
SeatTokyo, Japan
NominatorNational Diet
AppointerThe Emperor
(Naruhito
since 1 May 2019)
The monarch invites the designated prime minister confirmed by the Diet to form a government
Term lengthFour years or fewer, renewable indefinitely.[a]
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Japan
PrecursorShogun of Japan
Inaugural holderItō Hirobumi
Formation22 December 1885 (1885-12-22)
(140 years, 6 months ago)
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister of Japan
Salary¥ 40,490,000 ($377,180) annually[1]
Websitewww.kantei.go.jp

The prime minister of Japan (日本国内閣総理大臣, Naikaku sōri daijin) is the head of the government of Japan as well as the director and chief of the executive branch of the central government. The prime minister appoints the cabinet and wields the power to dismiss any cabinet minister.

The current prime minister is Sanae Takaichi since 21 October 2025.

Background

The longest-serving prime minister was Shinzo Abe, who served over eight years across two non-consecutive terms, and the shortest-serving was Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, who served fifty-four days. Abe was also the youngest person to become prime minister at aged 52. Kantarō Suzuki is the oldest person to become prime minister at the age of 77. In 2025, Sanae Takaichi became the first female prime minister.

List of prime ministers

Living former prime ministers

NumberNameTenureDate of birthAge
1Yasuo Fukuda2007–200816 July 193689 years, 348 days
2Yoshirō Mori2000–200114 July 193788 years, 350 days
3Morihiro Hosokawa1993–199414 January 193888 years, 166 days
4Tarō Asō2008–200920 September 194085 years, 282 days
5Junichiro Koizumi2001–20068 January 194284 years, 172 days
6Naoto Kan2010–201110 October 194679 years, 262 days
7Yukio Hatoyama2009–201011 February 194779 years, 138 days
8Yoshihide Suga2020–20216 December 194877 years, 205 days
9Shigeru Ishiba2024–20254 February 195769 years, 145 days
10Yoshihiko Noda2011–201220 May 195769 years, 40 days
11Fumio Kishida2021–202429 July 195768 years, 335 days

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Travel

References

  1. ↑ "IG.com Pay Check". IG. Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  2. ↑ Updated daily according to UTC.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Cabinet shall resign en masse after a general election of members of the House of Representatives. Their term of office is four years which can be terminated earlier. No limits are imposed on the number of terms or tenures the Prime Minister may hold. The Prime Minister is, by convention, the leader of the victorious party, though some prime ministers have been elected from junior coalition partners or minority parties.

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