Prime Minister of Japan
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The prime minister of Japan is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its ministers of state. The prime minister also
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Itō Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister of Japan
The document appointing Noboru Takeshita as prime minister. The Privy Seal of Japan and signature of Crown Prince Akihito (then temporarily performing state acts during the illness of Emperor Hirohito) can be seen in the centre, and the signature of the outgoing prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone on the left
Naikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei, the Prime Minister's Office of Japan
Naikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei
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The Naikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei or Prime Minister's Office is the official workplace of the prime minister of Japan. It is commonly referred to as Shushō Kantei, or simply Kantei. Naikaku Sōri Daijin K
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…in the governing coalition, though there have been cabinet prime ministers from junior coalition partners. The prime minister lives and works at the Naikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei (Prime Minister's Official Residence) in Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, close to the National Diet Building. Before the adoption of the Meiji Constitution…
The west façade of the Kantei (valley side)
Kantei viewed from the Kasumigaseki Building in 2010
Ministerial reception room