Prime Minister of Japan

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.

Prime Minister of Japan 日本国内閣総理大臣
The Seal & Standard of the Prime Minister of Japan
Incumbent Shigeru Ishiba since 1 October 2024
Executive Branch of the Japanese Government Office of the Prime Minister
Style	His Excellency (formal)
Status	Head of Government
Abbreviation	PMOJ
Member of	Cabinet National Security Council National Diet
Residence	Kantei
Seat	Tokyo, Japan
Nominator	National Diet
Appointer	The Emperor (Naruhito since 1 May 2019) The monarch invites the designated prime minister confirmed by the Diet to form a government
Term length	Four years or fewer, renewable indefinitely.[a]
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Japan
Precursor	Shogun of Japan
Inaugural holder	Itō Hirobumi
Formation	22 December 1885 (1885-12-22) (138 years, 11 months ago)
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Japan
Salary	¥ 40,490,000 ($377,180) annually[1]
Website	www.kantei.go.jp

The current prime minister is Shigeru Ishiba since 1 October 2024.

List of prime ministers

See the main article: List of prime ministers of Japan

Living former prime ministers

Number	Name	Tenure	Date of birth	Age
1	Tomiichi Murayama	1994–1996	(1924-03-03)3 March 1924	100 years, 274 days
2	Yasuo Fukuda	2007–2008	(1936-07-16)16 July 1936	88 years, 139 days
3	Yoshirō Mori	2000–2001	(1937-07-14)14 July 1937	87 years, 141 days
4	Morihiro Hosokawa	1993–1994	(1938-01-14)14 January 1938	86 years, 323 days
5	Tarō Asō	2008–2009	(1940-09-20)20 September 1940	84 years, 73 days
6	Junichiro Koizumi	2001–2006	(1942-01-08)8 January 1942	82 years, 329 days
7	Naoto Kan	2010–2011	(1946-10-10)10 October 1946	78 years, 53 days
8	Yukio Hatoyama	2009–2010	(1947-02-11)11 February 1947	77 years, 295 days
9	Yoshihide Suga	2020–2021	(1948-12-06)6 December 1948	75 years, 362 days
10	Yoshihiko Noda	2011–2012	(1957-05-20)20 May 1957	67 years, 196 days
11	Fumio Kishida	2021–2024	(1957-07-29)29 July 1957	67 years, 126 days

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Travel

• Prime Minister's Official Residence
• Japanese Air Force One
• Prime Minister's Official Car
• List of spouses of prime ministers of Japan

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.

Other websites

• Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Official website