List of Prime Ministers of Japan - wikipedia List of Prime Ministers of Japan Shinzō Abe was appointed on 26 December 2012 This is a list of Prime Ministers of Japan, including those of the Empire of Japan, from when the first Japanese prime minister ( in the modern sense ), Itō Hirobumi, took office in 1885, until the present day. The office is currently held by Shinzō Abe. Those Prime Ministers under the Meiji Constitution had a mandate from the Emperor. The `` electoral mandates '' shown are for the lower house of the Imperial Diet that was not constitutionally guaranteed to have any influence on the appointment of the Prime Minister. Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed and counted in the first column ( administration number ) and the second column counts individuals. For example, Hatoyama Yukio, is listed as the 60th individual to hold the office of prime minister, whilst his first cabinet is the 93rd since Itō Hirobumi. Contents 1 Key 2 Prime Ministers of the Empire of Japan ( 1868 -- 1947 ) 2.1 Daijō - daijin ( Chancellor of the Realm ) during the Meiji period 2.2 Prime Ministers during the Meiji period ( 1868 -- 1912 ) 2.3 Prime Ministers during the Taishō period ( 1912 -- 1926 ) 2.4 Prime Ministers during the Shōwa period ( 1926 -- 1947 ) 3 Prime Ministers of the State of Japan ( 1947 -- present ) 3.1 Prime Ministers during the Shōwa period ( 1947 -- 1989 ) 3.2 Prime Ministers during the Heisei period ( 1989 -- present ) 4 Timeline 5 Rank by length of consecutive tenures 6 Living former Prime Ministers 7 Relations between Japanese prime ministers 8 See also 9 Notes and references 10 External links Key Military and non-partisan : None Imperial Rule Assistance Association Military The Imperial Family Meiji era liberals, conservative mainstream : Kenseitō Rikken Seiyūkai Japan Liberal Democratic Liberal -- Liberal Prewar liberals : Rikken Dōshikai Kenseikai Rikken Minseitō Democratic -- Japan Democratic Japan Progressive Party Unified conservatives : Liberal Democratic Modern era reformist conservatives, liberals, socialists : Renewal Japan New Democratic Socialist Prime Ministers of the Empire of Japan ( 1868 -- 1947 ) Daijō - daijin ( Chancellor of the Realm ) during the Meiji period The office of Daijō - daijin ( 太 政 大臣, Chancellor of the Realm of Japan ) was the equivalent of what would become the office of Prime Minister. It was an ancient role that had been discontinued in the 18th century and was briefly revived under the Meiji constitution. 1871 -- 1885 Sanjo Sanetomi ( 三条 実 美 ) ( 1837 -- 1891 ) The office of Daijō - daijin was abolished in December 1885 with the appointment of Itō Hirobumi in the new position of Prime Minister. Prime Ministers during the Meiji period ( 1868 -- 1912 ) Under the Meiji Emperor No Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected Ref Portrait Name ( Birth -- Death ) Took Office Left Office Days Itō Hirobumi 伊藤 博文 Itō Hirobumi ( 1841 -- 1909 ) 22 December 1885 30 April 1888 860 None 1. Itō I -- The first Prime Minister of the Empire of Japan. Kuroda Kiyotaka 黒田 清隆 Kuroda Kiyotaka ( 1840 -- 1900 ) 30 April 1888 25 October 1889 543 None 2. Kuroda -- 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. Yamagata Aritomo 山縣 有朋 Yamagata Aritomo ( 1838 -- 1922 ) 24 December 1889 6 May 1891 498 Military ( Army ) 3. Yamagata I 1890 Matsukata Masayoshi 松方 正義 Matsukata Masayoshi ( 1835 -- 1924 ) 6 May 1891 8 August 1892 460 None 4. Matsukata I 1892 ( 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 First Sino - Japanese War 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 -- ( 1 ) Itō Hirobumi 伊藤 博文 Itō Hirobumi ( 1841 -- 1909 ) 12 January 1898 30 June 1898 169 None 7. Itō III Mar. 1898 5 Ōkuma Shigenobu 大隈 重信 Ōkuma Shigenobu ( 1838 -- 1922 ) 30 June 1898 8 November 1898 131 Kenseitō 8. Ōkuma I Sept. 1898 ( 3 ) Yamagata Aritomo 山縣 有朋 Yamagata Aritomo ( 1838 -- 1922 ) 8 November 1898 19 October 1900 710 Military ( Army ) 9. Yamagata II -- ( 1 ) Itō Hirobumi 伊藤 博文 Itō Hirobumi ( 1841 -- 1909 ) 19 October 1900 10 May 1901 203 Rikken Seiyūkai 10. Itō IV -- 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 Military ( Army ) 11. Katsura I 1902 1903 1904 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 ( 6 ) Katsura Tarō 桂 太郎 Katsura Tarō ( 1848 -- 1913 ) 14 July 1908 30 August 1911 1142 Military ( Army ) 13. Katsura II -- ( 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 Prime Ministers during the taishō period ( 1912 -- 1926 ) Under the Taishō Emperor No Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected Ref Portrait Name ( Birth -- Death ) 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 -- 8 Yamamoto Gonnohyōe 山本 權 兵衛 Yamamoto Gonnohyōe ( 1852 -- 1933 ) 20 February 1913 16 April 1914 420 Military ( Navy ) 16. Yamamoto I -- ( 5 ) Ōkuma Shigenobu 大隈 重信 Ōkuma Shigenobu ( 1838 -- 1922 ) 16 April 1914 9 October 1916 907 Rikken Dōshikai 17. Ōkuma II 1915 9 Terauchi Masatake 寺内 正毅 Terauchi Masatake ( 1852 -- 1919 ) 9 October 1916 29 September 1918 720 Military ( Army ) 18. Terauchi 1917 10 Hara Takashi 原 敬 Hara Takashi ( 1856 -- 1921 ) 29 September 1918 4 November 1921 1132 Rikken Seiyūkai 19. Hara 1920 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 -- 12 Katō Tomosaburō 加藤 友三郎 Katō Tomosaburō ( 1861 -- 1923 ) 12 June 1922 24 August 1923 438 Military ( Navy ) 21. Katō To. -- 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 -- 13 Kiyoura Keigo 清浦 奎吾 Kiyoura Keigo ( 1850 -- 1942 ) 7 January 1924 11 June 1924 156 None 23. Kiyoura 1924 14 Katō Takaaki 加藤 高明 Katō Takaaki ( 1860 -- 1926 ) 11 June 1924 2 August 1925 596 Kenseikai 24. Katō Ta. -- 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 -- Prime Ministers during the Showa period ( 1926 -- 1947 ) Under the Shōwa Emperor No Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected Ref Portrait Name ( Birth -- Death ) 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 17 Osachi Hamaguchi 濱口 雄幸 Hamaguchi Osachi ( 1870 -- 1931 ) 2 July 1929 14 April 1931 651 Rikken Minseitō 27. Hamaguchi 1930 Incapacitated due to serious wound from assassination plot on 14 November 1930. Foreign Minister Kijūrō Shidehara served as Deputy Prime Minister until Hamaguchi 's return to the office on 10 March 1931. ( 15 ) Wakatsuki Reijirō 若槻 禮 次 郞 Wakatsuki Reijirō ( 1866 -- 1949 ) 14 April 1931 13 December 1931 243 Rikken Minseitō 28. Wakatsuki II -- 18 Inukai Tsuyoshi 犬養 毅 Inukai Tsuyoshi ( 1855 -- 1932 ) 13 December 1931 15 May 1932 154 Rikken Seiyūkai 29. Inukai 1932 Assassinated. During this interval, Finance Minister Takahashi Korekiyo ( 高橋 是 淸 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 -- 20 Keisuke Okada 岡田 啓介 Okada Keisuke ( 1868 -- 1952 ) 8 July 1934 9 March 1936 610 Military ( Navy ) 31. Okada 1936 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 -- 22 Senjūrō Hayashi 林 銑 十 郞 Hayashi Senjūrō ( 1876 -- 1943 ) 2 February 1937 4 June 1937 122 Military ( Army ) 33. Hayashi 1937 23 Fumimaro Konoe 近 衞 文麿 Konoe Fumimaro ( 1891 -- 1945 ) 4 June 1937 5 January 1939 580 None 34. Konoe I -- 24 Hiranuma Kiichirō 平沼 騏 一 郞 Hiranuma Kiichirō ( 1867 -- 1952 ) 5 January 1939 30 August 1939 237 None 35. Hiranuma -- 25 Nobuyuki Abe 阿部 信行 Abe Nobuyuki ( 1875 -- 1953 ) 30 August 1939 16 January 1940 139 Military ( Army ) 36. Abe N. -- 26 Mitsumasa Yonai 米内 光政 Yonai Mitsumasa ( 1880 -- 1948 ) 16 January 1940 22 July 1940 188 Military ( Navy ) 37. Yonai -- Fumimaro Konoe 近 衞 文麿 Konoe Fumimaro ( 1891 -- 1945 ) 22 July 1940 12 October 1940 453 None 38. Konoe II -- ( 23 ) 12 October 1940 18 July 1941 IRAA Taisei Yokusankai 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 IRAA Taisei Yokusankai 40. Tōjō 1942 28 Kuniaki Koiso 小磯 國昭 Koiso Kuniaki ( 1880 -- 1950 ) 22 July 1944 7 April 1945 259 IRAA Taisei Yokusankai 41. Koiso -- 29 Kantarō Suzuki 鈴木 貫太 郞 Suzuki Kantarō ( 1868 -- 1948 ) 7 April 1945 13 June 1945 132 IRAA Taisei Yokusankai 42. Suzuki K. -- 13 June 1945 17 August 1945 None 30 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni 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 no miya -- The only member of the Imperial Family to serve as Prime Minister. 31 Kijūrō Shidehara 幣 原 喜重 郞 Shidehara Kijūrō ( 1872 -- 1951 ) 9 October 1945 22 May 1946 225 JPP Nihon Shimpotō 44. Shidehara 1946 32 Shigeru Yoshida 吉田 茂 Yoshida Shigeru ( 1878 -- 1967 ) 22 May 1946 24 May 1947 367 Liberal Jiyūtō 45. Yoshida I -- Prime Ministers of the State of Japan ( 1947 -- present ) Prime Ministers during the Showa period ( 1947 -- 1989 ) Under the Shōwa Emperor No 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 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 -- -- 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 -- -- 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 -- -- 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 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 -- -- 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 -- -- 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 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 -- -- 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 -- 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 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 -- -- 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 45 Yasuhiro Nakasone 中曽根 康弘 Nakasone Yasuhiro ( 1918 -- ) Rep for Gunma 3rd 27 November 1982 27 December 1983 1805 LDP Jimintō 71. Nakasone I LDP -- -- 27 December 1983 22 July 1986 72. Nakasone II ( Reshuffle 1 2 ) LDP -- NLC 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 -- -- The Recruit scandal forced his resignation in 1989. Later `` Shadow Shogun. '' Prime Ministers during the heisei period ( 1989 -- present ) Under Emperor Akihito No 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 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 -- -- 28 February 1990 5 November 1991 77. Kaifu II ( Reshuffle ) LDP -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- -- 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 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 -- -- 7 November 1996 30 July 1998 83. Hashimoto II ( Reshuffle ) LDP -- JSP -- NPS 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 ) -- -- 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 -- -- 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 19 November 2003 21 September 2005 88. Koizumi II ( Reshuffle ) LDP -- Komeitō 2003 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 -- ) Rep for Yamaguchi 4th 26 September 2006 26 September 2007 365 LDP Jimintō 90. Abe S. I ( Reshuffle ) LDP -- Komeitō -- 2007 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 -- -- 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 -- -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- -- 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 -- ) Rep for Yamaguchi 4th 26 December 2012 24 December 2014 1914 LDP Jimintō 96. Abe S. II ( Reshuffle ) LDP -- Komeitō 2012 2013 24 December 2014 1 November 2017 97. Abe S. III ( Reshuffle 1 2 3 ) LDP -- Komeitō 2014 2016 1 November 2017 Incumbent 98. Abe S. IV LDP -- Komeitō 2017 -- Current Prime Minister of Japan, and first 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 since 1993. Timeline Rank by length of consecutive tenures Rank Prime Minister Party Start of 1st Administration Terms Days ( * ) Katsura ! Katsura Tarō None 1902 2883 Satō ! Eisaku Satō LDP 1964 2797 Ito ! Itō Hirobumi None 1885 2716 Yoshida ! Shigeru Yoshida ( 1 ) Liberal / DLP / Liberal 1948 5 2614 5 Abe ! Shinzō Abe LDP 2006 2279 ( Incumbent ) 6 Koizumi ! Junichirō Koizumi ( 2 ) LDP 2001 1979 7 Nakasone ! Yasuhiro Nakasone LDP 1982 1805 8 Ikeda ! Hayato Ikeda LDP 1960 1574 9 Saionji ! Saionji Kinmochi Rikken Seiyūkai 1908 1398 10 Kishi ! Nobusuke Kishi LDP 1957 1240 11 Yamagata ! Yamagata Aritomo None 1889 1208 12 Hara ! Hara Takashi ( 3 ) Rikken Seiyūkai 1918 1132 13 Ōkuma ! Ōkuma Shigenobu Kenseitō 1898 1038 14 Konoe ! Fumimaro Konoe None / IRAA 1937 1033 15 Tōjō ! Tōjō Hideki IRAA 1941 1008 16 Matsukata ! Matsukata Masayoshi None 1891 941 17 Hashimoto ! Ryūtarō Hashimoto LDP 931 18 Tanaka ! Kakuei Tanaka LDP 1972 885 19 Suzuki ! Zenkō Suzuki LDP 1980 863 20 Kaifu ! Toshiki Kaifu LDP 1989 817 21 Tanaka ! Tanaka Giichi Rikken Seiyūkai 1927 804 22 Saitō ! Saitō Makoto Military 1934 773 23 Hatoyama ! Ichirō Hatoyama JDP / LDP 1954 744 Notes : ( * ) The table only includes PMs who have cumulatively served 2 years ( 730 days ) or more. A fully detailed list is available at List of Japanese prime ministers by longevity. ( 1 ) Served under the Allied Occupation of Japan until 28 April 1952 ( 2 ) Resigned due to the term - limit of the LDP presidency ( 3 ) Assassinated in office ( the only other PM killed in office was Inukai Tsuyoshi ) Living former Prime Ministers As of March 2018, eleven former Prime Ministers of Japan are alive. The most recent death of a former Prime Minister of Japan is that of Tsutomu Hata ( 1994 ) on August 28, 2017. Shinzō Abe, who served as Prime Minister from 2006 to 2007, is currently serving and thus is not included on this list. Number Name Tenure Date of birth Age Nakasone ! Yasuhiro Nakasone 1982 -- 1987 ( 1918 - 05 - 27 ) 27 May 1918 99 Kaifu ! Toshiki Kaifu 1989 -- 1991 ( 1931 - 01 - 02 ) 2 January 1931 87 Hosokawa ! Morihiro Hosokawa 1993 -- 1994 ( 1938 - 01 - 14 ) 14 January 1938 80 Murayama ! Tomiichi Murayama 1994 -- 1996 ( 1924 - 03 - 03 ) 3 March 1924 94 5 Mori ! Yoshirō Mori 2000 -- 2001 ( 1937 - 07 - 14 ) 14 July 1937 80 6 Koizumi ! Junichiro Koizumi 2001 -- 2006 ( 1942 - 01 - 08 ) 8 January 1942 76 7 Fukuda ! Yasuo Fukuda 2007 -- 2008 ( 1936 - 07 - 16 ) 16 July 1936 81 8 Aso ! Taro Aso 2008 -- 2009 ( 1940 - 09 - 20 ) 20 September 1940 77 9 Hatoyama ! Yukio Hatoyama 2009 -- 2010 ( 1947 - 02 - 11 ) 11 February 1947 71 10 Kan ! Naoto Kan 2010 -- 2011 ( 1946 - 10 - 10 ) 10 October 1946 71 11 Noda ! Yoshihiko Noda 2011 -- 2012 ( 1957 - 05 - 20 ) 20 May 1957 60 Relations between Japanese prime ministers Nobusuke Kishi and Eisaku Satō : brothers Nobusuke Kishi and Shinzō Abe : grandfather and grandson Takeo Fukuda and Yasuo Fukuda : father and son Ichirō Hatoyama and Yukio Hatoyama : grandfather and grandson Prince Fumimaro Konoe and Morihiro Hosokawa : grandfather and grandson Shigeru Yoshida and Tarō Asō : grandfather and grandson Zenkō Suzuki and Tarō Asō : father - in - law and son - in - law See also List of Deputy Prime Ministers of Japan Notes and references ^ Jump up to : 第 1 5 7 10 代 伊藤 博文 ( 1st / 5th / 7th / 10th Itō Hirobumi ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 28 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 2 代 黑 田 清隆 ( 2nd Kuroda Kiyotaka ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : 第 3 9 代 山縣 有朋 ( 3rd / 9th Yamagata Aritomo ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 28 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : 第 4 5 代 松方 正義 ( 3rd / 9th Matsukata Masayoshi ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 28 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : 第 8 17 代 大隈 重信 ( 8th / 17th Ōkuma Shigenobu ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 28 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : 第 11 13 15 代 桂 太郎 ( 8th / 17th Katsura Tarō ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 28 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : 第 12 14 代 西園寺 公望 ( 12th / 14th Saionji Kinmochi ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 28 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : 第 16 22 代 山本 權 兵 衞 ( 16th / 22nd Yamamoto Gonnohyōe ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 28 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 18 代 寺内 正毅 ( 18th Terauchi Masatake ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 28 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 19 代 原 敬 ( 19th Hara Takashi ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 28 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 20 代 高橋 是 清 ( 20th Takahashi Korekiyo ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 28 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 21 代 加藤 友三郎 ( 21st Katō Tomosaburō ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 28 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 23 代 清浦 奎吾 ( 23rd Kiyoura Keigo ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 28 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 24 代 加藤 高明 ( 24th Katō Takaaki ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 28 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : 第 25 28 代 若槻 禮次郎 ( 25th / 28th Wakatsuki Reijirō ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 26 代 田中 義一 ( 26th Tanaka Giichi ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 27 代 濱口 雄幸 ( 27th Osachi Hamaguchi ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 29 代 犬養 毅 ( 29th Inukai Tsuyoshi ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 30 代 齋藤 實 ( 30th Saito Makoto ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 31 代 岡田 啓介 ( 31st Keisuke Okada ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 32 代 廣田 弘毅 ( 32nd Koki Hirota ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 33 代 林 銑十郎 ( 33rd Senjuro Hayashi ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : 第 34 38 39 代 近 衞 文麿 ( 34th / 38th / 39th Fumimaro Konoe ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 35 代 平沼 騏一郎 ( 35th Hiranuma Kiichiro ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 36 代 阿部 信行 ( 36th Nobuyuki Abe ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 37 代 米内 光政 ( 37th Mitsumasa Yonai ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 40 代 東條 英機 ( 40th Hideki Tojo ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 41 代 小磯 國昭 ( 41st Kuniaki Koiso ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 42 代 鈴木 貫太郎 ( 42nd Kantaro Suzuki ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 43 代 東 久邇 宮 稔彦 王 ( 43rd Higashikuni Naruhiko ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 44 代 幣 原 喜重郎 ( 44th Kijuro Shidehara ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : 第 45 48 49 50 51 代 吉田 茂 ( 45th / 48th / 49th / 50th / 51st Shigeru Yoshida ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 46 代 片山 哲 ( 46th Tetsu Katayama ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 47 代 芦田 均 ( 47th Hitoshi Ashida ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 52 53 54 代 鳩山 一郎 ( 52nd / 53rd / 54th Sosuke Uno ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 55 代 石橋 湛山 ( 55th Tanzan Ishibashi ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 56 57 代 岸 信介 ( 56th / 57th Nobusuke Kishi ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 58 59 60 代 池田 勇人 ( 58th / 59th / 60th Hayato Ikeda ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 61 62 63 代 佐藤 榮作 ( 61st / 62nd / 63rd Eisaku Sato ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 64 65 代 田中 角 榮 ( 64th / 65th Kakuei Tanaka ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 66 代 三木 武夫 ( 66th Takeo Miki ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 67 代 福田 赳夫 ( 67th Takeo Fukuda ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 68 69 代 大平 正芳 ( 68 / 69th Masayoshi Ohira ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 70 代 鈴木 善幸 ( 70th Zenkō Suzuki ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 71 72 73 代 中曽根 康弘 ( 71st / 72nd / 73rd Yasuhiro Nakasone ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 74 代 竹下 登 ( 74th Noboru Takeshita ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 75 代 宇野 宗佑 ( 75th Sosuke Uno ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 76 77 代 海部 俊樹 ( 76th / 77th Toshiki Kaifu ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 78 代 宮澤 喜一 ( 78th Kiichi Miyazawa ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 79 代 細川 護煕 ( 79th Morihiro Hosokawa ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 80 代 羽田 孜 ( 80th Tsutomu Hata ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 81 代 村山 富 市 ( 81st Tomiichi Murayama ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 82 83 代 橋本 龍太郎 ( 82nd / 83rd Ryutaro Hashimoto ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 84 代 小渕 恵三 ( 84th Keizo Obuchi ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 85 86 代 森 喜朗 ( 85th / 86th Yoshiro Mori ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 87 88 89 代 小泉 純一郎 ( 87th / 88th / 89th Junichiro Koizumi ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : 第 90 96 97 代 安倍 晋三 ( 90th / 96th / 97th Shinzo Abe ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 91 代 福田 康夫 ( 91st Yasuo Fukuda ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 92 代 麻生 太郎 ( 92nd Tarō Asō ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 93 代 鳩山 由紀夫 ( 93rd Yukio Hatoyama ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 94 代 菅 直人 ( 94th Naoto Kan ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Jump up ^ 第 95 代 野田 佳彦 ( 95th Yoshihiko Noda ) ( in Japanese ). Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan. Retrieved 26 December 2012. 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Question: who became the prime minister of japan on 26 april 2001
Answer: Junichirō Koizumi