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
Sanae Takaichi
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Sanae Takaichi is a Japanese politician who has been Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party since October 2025. She is the first woman to hold either of these positions
Prime Minister of Japan
…who served over eight years across two non-consecutive terms, and the shortest-serving was Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, who served fifty-four days. Sanae Takaichi succeeded Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister on 21 October 2025, following the 2025 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election; she is the first woman…
Official portrait, 2025
Takaichi in 1998
Takaichi giving a speech for LDP presidential election in Nagoya, September 2025
Takaichi is elected Prime Minister by the Diet, 21 October 2025