# Lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Japan

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Japan. Sixty-five men have served as the prime minister of Japan since the office came into existence in 1885. They are listed in order of office.

## Graphical representation

The following chart shows prime ministers by their age (living prime ministers in green), with the years of their premiership in blue.

## List of prime ministers
### Key to table

Living  Currently in office  Prime Ministers who served two or more non-consecutive tenures $^a$ indicates the prime minister died in office.
| No. | Name | Born | Date of appointment (first) | Age | End of service (final) | Age | Time in office | Post–premiership/ Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics) | Death | Lifespan |
| 1 | Itō Hirobumi (Tenure 1) | (1841-10-16)16 October 1841 | 22 December 1885 (1885-12-22) | 44-06744 years, 67 days | 30 April 1888 (1888-04-30) | 46 years, 197 days | 00,860860 days | 4 years, 100 days | (1909-10-26)26 October 1909 | 68 years, 10 days (24,846 days) |
| 2 | Kuroda Kiyotaka | (1840-11-09)9 November 1840 | 30 April 1888 (1888-04-30) | 47-17347 years, 173 days | 25 October 1889 (1889-10-25) | 48 years, 350 days | 00,543543 days | 10 years, 302 days | (1900-08-23)23 August 1900 | 59 years, 287 days (21,836 days) |
| 3 | Yamagata Aritomo (Tenure 1) | (1838-06-14)14 June 1838 | 24 December 1889 (1889-12-24) | 51-19351 years, 193 days | 6 May 1891 (1891-05-06) | 52 years, 326 days | 00,498498 days | 7 years, 186 days | (1922-02-01)1 February 1922 | 83 years, 232 days (30,547 days) |
| 4 | Matsukata Masayoshi (Tenure 1) | (1835-03-23)23 March 1835 | 6 May 1891 (1891-05-06) | 56-04456 years, 44 days | 8 August 1892 (1892-08-08) | 57 years, 138 days | 00,460460 days | 4 years, 41 days | (1924-07-02)2 July 1924 | 89 years, 101 days (32,608 days) |
| (1.) | Itō Hirobumi (Tenure 2) | (1841-10-16)16 October 1841 | 8 August 1892 (1892-08-08) | 50-29750 years, 297 days | 31 August 1896 (1896-08-31) | 54 years, 320 days | 01,4841,484 days | 1 year, 134 days | (1909-10-26)26 October 1909 | 68 years, 10 days (24,846 days) |
| (4.) | Matsukata Masayoshi (Tenure 2) | (1835-03-23)23 March 1835 | 18 September 1896 (1896-09-18) | 61-17961 years, 179 days | 12 January 1898 (1898-01-12) | 62 years, 295 days | 00,481481 days | 26 years, 172 days | (1924-07-02)2 July 1924 | 89 years, 101 days (32,608 days) |
| (1.) | Itō Hirobumi (Tenure 3) | (1841-10-16)16 October 1841 | 12 January 1898 (1898-01-12) | 56-08856 years, 88 days | 30 June 1898 (1898-06-30) | 56 years, 257 days | 00,169169 days | 2 years, 111 days | (1909-10-26)26 October 1909 | 68 years, 10 days (24,846 days) |
| 5 | Ōkuma Shigenobu (Tenure 1) | (1838-03-11)11 March 1838 | 30 June 1898 (1898-06-30) | 60-11160 years, 111 days | 8 November 1898 (1898-11-08) | 60 years, 242 days | 00,131131 days | 15 years, 159 days | (1922-01-10)10 January 1922 | 83 years, 305 days (30,620 days) |
| (3.) | Yamagata Aritomo (Tenure 2) | (1838-06-14)14 June 1838 | 8 November 1898 (1898-11-08) | 60-14760 years, 147 days | 19 October 1900 (1900-10-19) | 62 years, 127 days | 00,710710 days | 21 years, 105 days | (1922-02-01)1 February 1922 | 83 years, 232 days (30,547 days) |
| (1.) | Itō Hirobumi (Tenure 4) | (1841-10-16)16 October 1841 | 19 October 1900 (1900-10-19) | 59-00359 years, 3 days | 10 May 1901 (1901-05-10) | 59 years, 206 days | 00,203203 days | 8 years, 169 days | (1909-10-26)26 October 1909 | 68 years, 10 days (24,846 days) |
| 6 | Katsura Tarō (Tenure 1) | (1848-01-04)4 January 1848 | 2 June 1901 (1901-06-02) | 53-14953 years, 149 days | 7 January 1906 (1906-01-07) | 58 years, 3 days | 01,6801,680 days | 2 years, 189 days | (1913-10-10)10 October 1913 | 65 years, 279 days (24,020 days) |
| 7 | Saionji Kinmochi (Tenure 1) | (1849-12-07)7 December 1849 | 7 January 1906 (1906-01-07) | 56-03156 years, 31 days | 14 July 1908 (1908-07-14) | 58 years, 220 days | 00,919919 days | 3 years, 47 days | (1940-11-24)24 November 1940 | 90 years, 353 days (33,224 days) |
| (6.) | Katsura Tarō (Tenure 2) | (1848-01-04)4 January 1848 | 14 July 1908 (1908-07-14) | 60-19260 years, 192 days | 30 August 1911 (1911-08-30) | 63 years, 238 days | 01,1421,142 days | 1 year, 113 days | (1913-10-10)10 October 1913 | 65 years, 279 days (24,020 days) |
| (7.) | Saionji Kinmochi (Tenure 2) | (1849-12-07)7 December 1849 | 30 August 1911 (1911-08-30) | 61-26661 years, 266 days | 21 December 1912 (1912-12-21) | 63 years, 14 days | 00,479479 days | 27 years, 339 days | (1940-11-24)24 November 1940 | 90 years, 353 days (33,224 days) |
| (6.) | Katsura Tarō (Tenure 3) | (1848-01-04)4 January 1848 | 21 December 1912 (1912-12-21) | 64-35264 years, 352 days | 20 February 1913 (1913-02-20) | 65 years, 47 days | 00,06161 days | 232 days | (1913-10-10)10 October 1913 | 65 years, 279 days (24,020 days) |
| 8 | Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (Tenure 1) | (1852-11-26)26 November 1852 | 20 February 1913 (1913-02-20) | 60-08660 years, 86 days | 16 April 1914 (1914-04-16) | 61 years, 141 days | 00,420420 days | 9 years, 139 days | (1933-12-08)8 December 1933 | 81 years, 12 days (29,596 days) |
| (5.) | Ōkuma Shigenobu (Tenure 2) | (1838-03-11)11 March 1838 | 16 April 1914 (1914-04-16) | 76-03676 years, 36 days | 9 October 1916 (1916-10-09) | 78 years, 212 days | 00,907907 days | 5 years, 93 days | (1922-01-10)10 January 1922 | 83 years, 305 days (30,620 days) |
| 9 | Terauchi Masatake | (1852-02-24)24 February 1852 | 9 October 1916 (1916-10-09) | 64-22864 years, 228 days | 29 September 1918 (1918-09-29) | 66 years, 217 days | 00,720720 days | 1 year, 35 days | (1919-11-03)3 November 1919 | 67 years, 252 days (24,723 days) |
| 10 | Hara Takashi | (1856-03-15)15 March 1856 | 29 September 1918 (1918-09-29) | 62-19862 years, 198 days | 4 November 1921 (1921-11-04) | 65 years, 234 days | 01,1321,132 days | 0 days | (1921-11-04)4 November 1921$^a$ | 65 years, 234 days (23,974 days) |
| 11 | Takahashi Korekiyo | (1853-09-19)19 September 1853 | 13 November 1920 (1920-11-13) | 67-05567 years, 55 days | 12 June 1923 (1923-06-12) | 69 years, 266 days | 00,941941 days | 12 years, 259 days | 26 February 1936 | 82 years, 160 days (30,109 days) |
| 12 | Katō Tomosaburō | (1861-04-01)1 April 1861 | 12 June 1922 (1922-06-12) | 61-07261 years, 72 days | 24 August 1923 (1923-08-24) | 62 years, 145 days | 00,438438 days | 0 days | (1923-08-24)24 August 1923$^a$ | 62 years, 145 days (22,789 days) |
| (8.) | Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (Tenure 2) | (1852-11-26)26 November 1852 | 2 September 1923 (1923-09-02) | 70-28070 years, 280 days | 7 January 1924 (1924-01-07) | 71 years, 42 days | 00,127127 days | 9 years, 335 days | (1933-12-08)8 December 1933 | 81 years, 12 days (29,596 days) |
| 13 | Kiyoura Keigo | (1850-03-27)27 March 1850 | 7 January 1924 (1924-01-07) | 73-28673 years, 286 days | 11 June 1924 (1924-06-11) | 74 years, 76 days | 00,156156 days | 18 years, 147 days | (1942-11-05)5 November 1942 | 92 years, 223 days (33,825 days) |
| 14 | Katō Takaaki | (1860-01-25)25 January 1860 | 11 June 1924 (1924-06-11) | 64-13864 years, 138 days | 28 January 1926 (1926-01-28) | 66 years, 3 days | 00,596596 days | 0 days | (1926-01-28)28 January 1926$^a$ | 66 years, 3 days (24,109 days) |
| 15 | Wakatsuki Reijirō (Tenure 1) | (1866-03-21)21 March 1866 | 30 January 1926 (1926-01-30) | 59-31559 years, 315 days | 20 April 1927 (1927-04-20) | 61 years, 30 days | 00,445445 days | 3 years, 359 days | (1949-11-20)20 November 1949 | 83 years, 244 days (30,559 days) |
| 16 | Tanaka Giichi | (1864-07-25)25 July 1864 | 20 April 1927 (1927-04-20) | 62-26962 years, 269 days | 2 July 1929 (1929-07-02) | 64 years, 342 days | 00,804804 days | 89 days | (1929-09-29)29 September 1929 | 65 years, 66 days (23,806 days) |
| 17 | Hamaguchi Osachi | (1870-05-01)1 May 1870 | 2 July 1929 (1929-07-02) | 59-06259 years, 62 days | 14 April 1931 (1931-04-14) | 60 years, 348 days | 00,651651 days | 134 days | (1931-08-26)26 August 1931 | 61 years, 117 days (22,396 days) |
| (15.) | Wakatsuki Reijirō (Tenure 2) | (1866-03-21)21 March 1866 | 14 April 1931 (1931-04-14) | 65-02465 years, 24 days | 13 December 1931 (1931-12-13) | 65 years, 267 days | 00,243243 days | 17 years, 342 days | (1949-11-20)20 November 1949 | 83 years, 244 days (30,559 days) |
| 18 | Inukai Tsuyoshi | (1855-06-04)4 June 1855 | 13 December 1931 (1931-12-13) | 76-19276 years, 192 days | 15 May 1932 (1932-05-15) | 76 years, 346 days | 00,154154 days | 0 days | 15 May 1932$^a$ | 76 years, 346 days (28,104 days) |
| 19 | Saitō Makoto | (1858-12-02)2 December 1858 | 26 May 1932 (1932-05-26) | 73-17673 years, 176 days | 8 July 1934 (1934-07-08) | 75 years, 218 days | 00,773773 days | 1 year, 233 days | 26 February 1936 | 77 years, 86 days (28,209 days) |
| 20 | Keisuke Okada | (1868-02-14)14 February 1868 | 8 July 1934 (1934-07-08) | 66-14466 years, 144 days | 9 March 1936 (1936-03-09) | 68 years, 24 days | 00,610610 days | 16 years, 222 days | (1952-10-17)17 October 1952 | 84 years, 246 days (30,926 days) |
| 21 | Kōki Hirota | (1878-02-14)14 February 1878 | 9 March 1936 (1936-03-09) | 58-02458 years, 24 days | 2 February 1937 (1937-02-02) | 58 years, 354 days | 00,330330 days | 11 years, 325 days | 23 December 1948 | 70 years, 313 days (25,879 days) |
| 22 | Senjūrō Hayashi | (1876-02-23)23 February 1876 | 2 February 1937 (1937-02-02) | 60-34560 years, 345 days | 4 June 1937 (1937-06-04) | 61 years, 101 days | 00,122122 days | 5 years, 245 days | (1943-02-04)4 February 1943 | 66 years, 346 days (24,452 days) |
| 23 | Fumimaro Konoe (Tenure 1) | (1891-10-12)12 October 1891 | 4 June 1937 (1937-06-04) | 45-23545 years, 235 days | 5 January 1939 (1939-01-05) | 47 years, 85 days | 00,580580 days | 1 year, 199 days | (1945-12-16)16 December 1945 | 54 years, 65 days (19,788 days) |
| 24 | Hiranuma Kiichirō | (1867-10-25)25 October 1867 | 5 January 1939 (1939-01-05) | 71-07271 years, 72 days | 30 August 1939 (1939-08-30) | 71 years, 309 days | 00,237237 days | 12 years, 358 days | (1952-08-22)22 August 1952 | 84 years, 302 days (30,982 days) |
| 25 | Nobuyuki Abe | (1875-11-24)24 November 1875 | 30 August 1939 (1939-08-30) | 63-27963 years, 279 days | 16 January 1940 (1940-01-16) | 64 years, 53 days | 00,139139 days | 13 years, 234 days | (1953-09-07)7 September 1953 | 77 years, 287 days (28,411 days) |
| 26 | Mitsumasa Yonai | (1880-03-02)2 March 1880 | 16 January 1940 (1940-01-16) | 59-32059 years, 320 days | 22 July 1940 (1940-07-22) | 60 years, 142 days | 00,188188 days | 7 years, 273 days | (1948-04-20)20 April 1948 | 68 years, 49 days (24,885 days) |
| (23.) | Fumimaro Konoe (Tenure 2) | (1891-10-12)12 October 1891 | 22 July 1940 (1940-07-22) | 48-28448 years, 284 days | 18 October 1941 (1941-10-18) | 50 years, 6 days | 00,454453 days | 4 years, 59 days | (1945-12-16)16 December 1945 | 54 years, 65 days (19,788 days) |
| 27 | Hideki Tojo | (1884-12-30)30 December 1884 | 18 October 1941 (1941-10-18) | 56-29256 years, 292 days | 22 July 1944 (1944-07-22) | 59 years, 205 days | 01,0081,008 days | 4 years, 154 days | 23 December 1948 | 63 years, 359 days (23,368 days) |
| 28 | Kuniaki Koiso | (1880-03-22)22 March 1880 | 22 July 1944 (1944-07-22) | 64-12264 years, 122 days | 7 April 1945 (1945-04-07) | 65 years, 16 days | 00,259259 days | 5 years, 210 days | (1950-11-03)3 November 1950 | 70 years, 226 days (25,792 days) |
| 29 | Kantarō Suzuki | (1868-01-18)18 January 1868 | 7 April 1945 (1945-04-07) | 77-07977 years, 79 days | 17 August 1945 (1945-08-17) | 77 years, 211 days | 00,132132 days | 2 years, 244 days | (1948-04-17)17 April 1948 | 80 years, 90 days (29,309 days) |
| 30 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | (1887-12-03)3 December 1887 | 17 August 1945 (1945-08-17) | 57-25757 years, 257 days | 9 October 1945 (1945-10-09) | 57 years, 310 days | 00,05353 days | 44 years, 103 days | (1990-01-20)20 January 1990 | 102 years, 48 days (37,303 days) |
| 31 | Kijūrō Shidehara | (1872-09-13)13 September 1872 | 9 October 1945 (1945-10-09) | 73-02673 years, 26 days | 22 May 1946 (1946-05-22) | 73 years, 251 days | 00,225225 days | 4 years, 292 days | (1951-03-10)10 March 1951 | 78 years, 178 days (28,666 days) |
| 32 | Shigeru Yoshida (Tenure 1) | (1878-09-22)22 September 1878 | 22 May 1946 (1946-05-22) | 67-24267 years, 242 days | 24 May 1947 (1947-05-24) | 68 years, 244 days | 00,367367 days | 1 year, 144 days | (1967-10-20)20 October 1967 | 89 years, 28 days (32,534 days) |
| 33 | Tetsu Katayama | (1887-07-28)28 July 1887 | 24 May 1947 (1947-05-24) | 59-30059 years, 300 days | 10 March 1948 (1948-03-10) | 60 years, 226 days | 00,291291 days | 30 years, 81 days | (1978-05-30)30 May 1978 | 90 years, 306 days (33,178 days) |
| 34 | Hitoshi Ashida | (1887-11-15)15 November 1887 | 10 March 1948 (1948-03-10) | 60-11660 years, 116 days | 15 October 1948 (1948-10-15) | 60 years, 335 days | 00,219219 days | 10 years, 248 days | (1959-06-20)20 June 1959 | 71 years, 217 days (26,149 days) |
| (32.) | Shigeru Yoshida (Tenure 2) | (1878-09-22)22 September 1878 | 15 October 1948 (1948-10-15) | 70-02370 years, 23 days | 10 December 1954 (1954-12-10) | 76 years, 79 days | 02,6142,247 days | 12 years, 314 days | (1967-10-20)20 October 1967 | 89 years, 28 days (32,534 days) |
| 35 | Ichirō Hatoyama | (1883-01-01)1 January 1883 | 10 December 1954 (1954-12-10) | 71-34371 years, 343 days | 23 December 1956 (1956-12-23) | 73 years, 357 days | 00,744744 days | 2 years, 74 days | (1959-03-07)7 March 1959 | 76 years, 65 days (27,823 days) |
| 36 | Tanzan Ishibashi | (1884-09-25)25 September 1884 | 23 December 1956 (1956-12-23) | 72-08972 years, 89 days | 25 February 1957 (1957-02-25) | 72 years, 153 days | 00,06464 days | 16 years, 59 days | (1973-04-25)25 April 1973 | 88 years, 212 days (32,353 days) |
| 37 | Nobusuke Kishi | (1896-11-13)13 November 1896 | 25 February 1957 (1957-02-25) | 60-10460 years, 104 days | 19 July 1960 (1960-07-19) | 63 years, 249 days | 01,2401,240 days | 27 years, 19 days | (1987-08-07)7 August 1987 | 90 years, 267 days (33,138 days) |
| 38 | Hayato Ikeda | (1899-12-03)3 December 1899 | 19 July 1960 (1960-07-19) | 60-22960 years, 229 days | 9 November 1964 (1964-11-09) | 64 years, 342 days | 01,5741,574 days | 277 days | (1965-08-13)13 August 1965 | 65 years, 253 days (23,994 days) |
| 39 | Eisaku Satō | (1901-03-27)27 March 1901 | 9 November 1964 (1964-11-09) | 63-22763 years, 227 days | 7 July 1972 (1972-07-07) | 71 years, 102 days | 02,7972,797 days | 2 years, 331 days | (1975-06-03)3 June 1975 | 74 years, 68 days (0 days) |
| 40 | Kakuei Tanaka | (1918-05-04)4 May 1918 | 7 July 1972 (1972-07-07) | 54-06454 years, 64 days | 9 December 1974 (1974-12-09) | 56 years, 219 days | 00,885885 days | 19 years, 7 days | (1993-12-16)16 December 1993 | 75 years, 226 days (27,620 days) |
| 41 | Takeo Miki | (1907-03-17)17 March 1907 | 9 December 1974 (1974-12-09) | 67-26767 years, 267 days | 24 December 1976 (1976-12-24) | 69 years, 282 days | 00,746746 days | 11 years, 326 days | (1988-11-14)14 November 1988 | 81 years, 242 days (29,828 days) |
| 42 | Takeo Fukuda | (1905-01-14)14 January 1905 | 24 December 1976 (1976-12-24) | 71-34571 years, 345 days | 7 December 1978 (1978-12-07) | 73 years, 327 days | 00,713713 days | 16 years, 210 days | (1995-07-05)5 July 1995 | 90 years, 172 days (33,044 days) |
| 43 | Masayoshi Ōhira | (1910-03-12)12 March 1910 | 7 December 1978 (1978-12-07) | 68-27068 years, 270 days | 12 June 1980 (1980-06-12) | 70 years, 92 days | 00,553553 days | 0 days | (1980-06-12)12 June 1980$^a$ | 70 years, 92 days (25,660 days) |
| 44 | Zenkō Suzuki | (1911-01-11)11 January 1911 | 17 July 1980 (1980-07-17) | 69-18869 years, 188 days | 27 November 1982 (1982-11-27) | 71 years, 320 days | 00,863863 days | 21 years, 235 days | (2004-07-19)19 July 2004 | 93 years, 190 days (34,158 days) |
| 45 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | (1918-05-27)27 May 1918 | 27 November 1982 (1982-11-27) | 64-18464 years, 184 days | 6 November 1987 (1987-11-06) | 69 years, 163 days | 01,8051,805 days | 32 years, 23 days | (2019-11-29)29 November 2019 | 101 years, 186 days (37,076 days) |
| 46 | Noboru Takeshita | (1924-02-26)26 February 1924 | 6 November 1987 (1987-11-06) | 63-25363 years, 253 days | 3 June 1989 (1989-06-03) | 65 years, 97 days | 00,575575 days | 11 years, 16 days | (2000-06-19)19 June 2000 | 76 years, 114 days (27,873 days) |
| 47 | Sōsuke Uno | (1922-08-27)27 August 1922 | 3 June 1989 (1989-06-03) | 66-28066 years, 280 days | 10 August 1989 (1989-08-10) | 66 years, 348 days | 00,06868 days | 8 years, 282 days | (1998-05-19)19 May 1998 | 75 years, 265 days (27,659 days) |
| 48 | Toshiki Kaifu | (1931-01-02)2 January 1931 | 10 August 1989 (1989-08-10) | 58-22058 years, 220 days | 5 November 1991 (1991-11-05) | 60 years, 307 days | 00,817817 days | 30 years, 65 days | (2022-01-09)9 January 2022 | 91 years, 7 days (33,245 days) |
| 49 | Kiichi Miyazawa | (1919-10-08)8 October 1919 | 5 November 1991 (1991-11-05) | 72-02872 years, 28 days | 9 August 1993 (1993-08-09) | 73 years, 305 days | 00,643643 days | 13 years, 323 days | (2007-06-28)28 June 2007 | 87 years, 263 days (32,040 days) |
| 50 | Morihiro Hosokawa | (1938-01-14)14 January 1938 | 9 August 1993 (1993-08-09) | 55-20755 years, 207 days | 28 April 1994 (1994-04-28) | 56 years, 104 days | 00,262262 days | 30 years, 257 days | | 86 years, 362 days (31,773 days) |
| 51 | Tsutomu Hata | (1935-08-24)24 August 1935 | 28 April 1994 (1994-04-28) | 58-24758 years, 247 days | 30 June 1994 (1994-06-30) | 58 years, 310 days | 00,06363 days | 23 years, 59 days | (2017-08-28)28 August 2017 | 82 years, 4 days (29,955 days) |
| 52 | Tomiichi Murayama | (1924-03-03)3 March 1924 | 30 June 1994 (1994-06-30) | 70-11970 years, 119 days | 11 January 1996 (1996-01-11) | 71 years, 314 days | 00,560560 days | 28 years, 365 days | | 100 years, 313 days (36,838 days) |
| 53 | Ryutaro Hashimoto | (1937-07-29)29 July 1937 | 11 January 1996 (1996-01-11) | 58-16658 years, 166 days | 30 July 1998 (1998-07-30) | 61 years, 1 day | 00,931931 days | 7 years, 336 days | (2006-07-01)1 July 2006 | 68 years, 337 days (25,174 days) |
| 54 | Keizō Obuchi | (1937-06-25)25 June 1937 | 30 July 1998 (1998-07-30) | 61-03561 years, 35 days | 5 April 2000 (2000-04-05) | 62 years, 285 days | 00,615615 days | 39 days | (2000-05-14)14 May 2000 | 62 years, 324 days (22,969 days) |
| 55 | Yoshirō Mori | (1937-07-14)14 July 1937 | 5 April 2000 (2000-04-05) | 62-26662 years, 266 days | 26 April 2001 (2001-04-26) | 63 years, 286 days | 00,386386 days | 23 years, 259 days | | 87 years, 180 days (31,957 days) |
| 56 | Junichiro Koizumi | (1942-01-08)8 January 1942 | 26 April 2001 (2001-04-26) | 59-10859 years, 108 days | 26 September 2006 (2006-09-26) | 64 years, 261 days | 01,9791,979 days | 18 years, 106 days | | 83 years, 2 days (30,318 days) |
| 57 | Shinzo Abe (Tenure 1) | (1954-09-21)21 September 1954 | 26 September 2006 (2006-09-26) | 52-00552 years, 5 days | 26 September 2007 (2007-09-26) | 53 years, 5 days | 00,365365 days | 5 years, 91 days | 8 July 2022 | 67 years, 290 days (24,762 days) |
| 58 | Yasuo Fukuda | (1936-07-16)16 July 1936 | 26 September 2007 (2007-09-26) | 71-07271 years, 72 days | 24 September 2008 (2008-09-24) | 72 years, 70 days | 00,364364 days | 16 years, 108 days | | 88 years, 178 days (32,320 days) |
| 59 | Tarō Asō | (1940-09-20)20 September 1940 | 24 September 2008 (2008-09-24) | 68-00468 years, 4 days | 16 September 2009 (2009-09-16) | 68 years, 361 days | 00,357357 days | 15 years, 116 days | | 84 years, 112 days (30,793 days) |
| 60 | Yukio Hatoyama | (1947-02-11)11 February 1947 | 16 September 2009 (2009-09-16) | 62-21762 years, 217 days | 8 June 2010 (2010-06-08) | 63 years, 117 days | 00,265265 days | 14 years, 216 days | | 77 years, 334 days (28,458 days) |
| 61 | Naoto Kan | (1946-10-10)10 October 1946 | 8 June 2010 (2010-06-08) | 63-24163 years, 241 days | 2 September 2011 (2011-09-02) | 64 years, 327 days | 00,451451 days | 13 years, 130 days | | 78 years, 92 days (28,582 days) |
| 62 | Yoshihiko Noda | (1957-05-20)20 May 1957 | 2 September 2011 (2011-09-02) | 54-10554 years, 105 days | 26 December 2012 (2012-12-26) | 55 years, 220 days | 00,481481 days | 12 years, 15 days | | 67 years, 235 days (24,707 days) |
| (57.) | Shinzo Abe (Tenure 2) | (1954-09-21)21 September 1954 | 26 December 2012 (2012-12-26) | 58-09658 years, 96 days | 16 September 2020 (2020-09-16) | 65 years, 361 days | 02,8232,821 days | 1 year, 295 days | 8 July 2022 | 67 years, 290 days (24,762 days) |
| 63 | Yoshihide Suga | (1948-12-06)6 December 1948 | 16 September 2020 (2020-09-16) | 71-28571 years, 285 days | 4 October 2021 (2021-10-04) | 72 years, 302 days | 00,383383 days | 3 years, 98 days | | 76 years, 35 days (27,794 days) |
| 64 | Fumio Kishida | (1957-07-29)29 July 1957 | 4 October 2021 (2021-10-04) | 64-06764 years, 67 days | 1 October 2024 (2024-10-01) | 67 years, 64 days | 01,0931,093 days | 101 days | | 67 years, 165 days (24,637 days) |
| 65 | Shigeru Ishiba | (1957-02-04)4 February 1957 | 1 October 2024 (2024-10-01) | 67-24067 years, 240 days | Incumbent | | 0101101 days | | | 67 years, 341 days (24,812 days) |
| No. | Name | Born | Date (first appointment) | Age | End of service | Age | Time in office | Post–premiership/Time period between two non-consecutive tenures (in italics) | Date of death | Lifespan |

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* Prime Minister's Office of Japan. "Previous Prime Ministers". Retrieved April 6, 2024.