Prime Minister of Japan

The  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.

The current prime minister is Sanae Takaichi since 21 October 2025.

Background
The longest-serving prime minister was Shinzo Abe, who served over eight years across two non-consecutive terms, and the shortest-serving was Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, who served fifty-four days. Abe was also the youngest person to become prime minister at aged 52. Kantarō Suzuki is the oldest person to become prime minister at the age of 77. In 2025, Sanae Takaichi became the first female prime minister.

List of prime ministers

Living former prime ministers
NumberName TenureDate of birthAge 1 Yasuo Fukuda2007–2008 2 Yoshirō Mori2000–2001 3 Morihiro Hosokawa1993–1994 4 Tarō Asō2008–2009 5 Junichiro Koizumi2001–2006 6 Naoto Kan2010–2011 7 Yukio Hatoyama2009–2010 8 Yoshihide Suga2020–2021 9 Shigeru Ishiba2024–2025 10 Yoshihiko Noda2011–2012 11  Fumio Kishida2021–2024
Updated daily according to UTC.

 Travel 

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

References

Notes

Other websites
Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Official website