List of prime ministers of Japan

The west facade of the Naikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei (valley side), the office of the prime minister

The east facade of the Kantei

The prime minister of Japan is the country's head of government and the leader of the Cabinet. This is a list of prime ministers of Japan, from when the first Japanese prime minister (in the modern sense), Itō Hirobumi, took office in 1885, until the present day.

32 prime ministers under the Meiji Constitution had a mandate from the Emperor. The "electoral mandates" shown are for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Imperial Diet, which was not constitutionally guaranteed to have any influence on the appointment of the prime minister.

The prime minister under the Constitution of Japan is designated from among the members of the National Diet, and appointed by the Emperor after being nominated by the National Diet.

The prime ministership of Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, who was prime minister for fifty-four days in 1945, was the shortest in Japanese history. Shinzo Abe served the longest, with eight years over two non-consecutive periods.

The current prime minister is Shigeru Ishiba, who assumed office on 1 October 2024.[1] There are currently eleven living former prime ministers. The most recent former prime minister to die, Shinzo Abe, was assassinated on 8 July 2022.[2]

## From 1871 to 1885

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The office of daijō-daijin (太政大臣, chancellor of the realm) was the equivalent of what would become the office of prime minister. It was an ancient role which had been discontinued in the 18th century and was briefly revived during the Meiji era.

### Daijō-daijin (chancellor of the realm)

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List of daijō-daijin (chancellor of the realm) (1871–1885)  Portrait  | Daijō-daijin
Office
(Lifespan) | Term of office  | Mandate  | Party  | Government | Emperor

Reign

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Start  | End  | Duration
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Sanjō Sanetomi
三條 實美
(1837–1891) | 13 September
1871  | 22 December
1885  | 14 years, 101 days | — | None |  | Meiji

r. 1867–1912
(Meiji era)

The office of Daijō-daijin was abolished in December 1885 with the appointment of Itō Hirobumi in the new position of prime minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣, Naikaku Sōri-Daijin).

## Since 1885

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### Prime ministers

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*     * 19th century
* 20th century
* 21st century

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*     * Meiji
* Taishō
* Shōwa
* Heisei
* Reiwa

* * *

*     * Nonpartisan (9)
* Military (Army) (6)

* Military (Navy) (5)

* Kenseitō (1)
* Rikken Seiyūkai (6)
* Rikken Dōshikai (1)

* Kenseikai (2)
* Rikken Minseitō (2)
* Taisei Yokusankai (4)
* Imperial Family (1)

* Liberal (1945–1948) (1)
* Socialist (2)
* Democratic (1947–1950) (1)
* Democratic Liberal (1)
* Liberal (1950–1955) (1)
* Democratic (1954–1955) (1)

* Liberal Democratic (25)
* New (1)
* Renewal (1)
* Democratic (1998–2016) (3)

List of prime ministers of Japan since 1885  Portrait  | Prime minister
Office
(Lifespan) | Term of office  | Mandate  | Party  | Government | Emperor

Reign

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Start  | End  | Duration
|  | Count
Itō Hirobumi
伊藤󠄃 博文
(1841–1909) | 22 December
1885  | 30 April
1888  | 2 years, 131 days | —  | Independent
(Meiji oligarchy) | 1\. Itō I | Meiji

r. 1867–1912
(Meiji era)

| [3]
|  | Count
Kuroda Kiyotaka
黒田 清隆
(1840–1900) | 30 April
1888  | 25 October
1889  | 1 year, 179 days | —  | Military
(Army) | 2\. Kuroda | [4]
|  | Prince
Sanjō Sanetomi
三條 實美
(1837–1891)
Acting Prime Minister | 25 October
1889 | 24 December
1889 | 61 days | —  | Independent | Sanjō caretaker |
|  | Count
Yamagata Aritomo
山縣 有朋
(1838–1922) | 24 December
1889  | 6 May
1891  | 1 year, 134 days | —  | Military
(Army) | 3\. Yamagata I | [5]
1890
|  | Count
Matsukata Masayoshi
松方 正義
(1835–1924) | 6 May
1891  | 8 August
1892  | 1 year, 95 days | —  | Independent
(Meiji oligarchy) | 4\. Matsukata I | [6]
1892
|  | Marquess
Itō Hirobumi
伊藤󠄃 博文
(1841–1909) | 8 August
1892  | 31 August
1896  | 4 years, 24 days | —  | Independent
(Meiji oligarchy) | 5\. Itō II | [7]
Mar.1894
Sep.1894
During this interval, Privy Council President Kuroda Kiyotaka was the acting prime minister.
|  | Count
Matsukata Masayoshi
松方 正義
(1835–1924) | 18 September
1896  | 12 January
1898  | 1 year, 117 days | —  | Independent
(Meiji oligarchy) | 6\. Matsukata II | [8]
|  | Marquess
Itō Hirobumi
伊藤󠄃 博文
(1841–1909) | 12 January
1898  | 30 June
1898  | 170 days | —  | Independent
(Meiji oligarchy) | 7\. Itō III | [9]
Mar.1898
|  | Count
Ōkuma Shigenobu
大隈 重信
(1838–1922) | 30 June
1898  | 8 November
1898  | 132 days | —  | Kenseitō | 8\. Ōkuma I | [10]
Aug.1898
|  | Count
Yamagata Aritomo
山縣 有朋
(1838–1922) | 8 November
1898  | 19 October
1900  | 1 year, 346 days | —  | Military
(Army) | 9\. Yamagata II | [11]
|  | Marquess
Itō Hirobumi
伊藤󠄃 博文
(1841–1909) | 19 October
1900  | 10 May
1901  | 204 days | —  | Rikken Seiyūkai | 10\. Itō IV | [12]
During this interval, Privy Council President Saionji Kinmochi was the acting prime minister.
|  | Count
Katsura Tarō
桂 太郞
(1848–1913) | 2 June
1901  | 7 January
1906  | 4 years, 220 days | —  | Military
(Army) | 11\. Katsura I | [13]
1902
1903
1904
|  | Marquess
Saionji Kinmochi
西園寺 公望
(1849–1940) | 7 January
1906  | 14 July
1908  | 2 years, 190 days | —  | Rikken Seiyūkai | 12\. Saionji I | [14]
1908
|  | Prince
Katsura Tarō
桂 太郞
(1848–1913) | 14 July
1908  | 30 August
1911  | 3 years, 48 days | —  | Military
(Army) | 13\. Katsura II | [15]
|  | Marquess
Saionji Kinmochi
西園寺 公望
(1849–1940) | 30 August
1911  | 21 December
1912  | 1 year, 114 days | —  | Rikken Seiyūkai | 14\. Saionji II | [16]
1912
Taishō

r. 1912–1926
(Taishō era)

|  | Prince
Katsura Tarō
桂 太郞
(1848–1913) | 21 December
1912  | 20 February
1913  | 62 days | —  | Independent | 15\. Katsura III | [17]
|  | Count
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
山本 權兵衛
(1852–1933) | 20 February
1913  | 16 April
1914  | 1 year, 56 days | —  | Military
(Navy) | 16\. Yamamoto I | [18]
|  | Marquess
Ōkuma Shigenobu
大隈 重信
(1838–1922) | 16 April
1914  | 9 October
1916  | 2 years, 177 days | —  | Rikken Dōshikai | 17\. Ōkuma II | [19]
1915
|  | Count
Terauchi Masatake
寺内 正毅
(1852–1919) | 9 October
1916  | 29 September
1918  | 1 year, 356 days | —  | Military
(Army) | 18\. Terauchi | [20]
1917
|  | Hara Takashi
原 敬
Rep for Morioka
(1856–1921) | 29 September
1918  | 4 November
1921  | 3 years, 37 days[†] | —  | Rikken Seiyūkai | 19\. Hara | [21]
1920
During this interval, Foreign Minister Uchida Kōsai was the acting prime minister.
|  | Viscount
Takahashi Korekiyo
高橋 是清
(1854–1936) | 13 November
1921  | 12 June
1922  | 212 days | —  | Rikken Seiyūkai | 20\. Takahashi | [22]
|  | Baron
Katō Tomosaburō
加藤 友三郞
(1861–1923) | 12 June
1922  | 24 August
1923  | 1 year, 74 days[†] | —  | Military
(Navy) | 21\. Katō To. | [23]
During this interval, Foreign Minister Uchida Kōsai was the acting prime minister.
|  | Count
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
山本 權兵衛
(1852–1933) | 2 September
1923  | 7 January
1924  | 128 days | —  | Military
(Navy) | 22\. Yamamoto II | [24]
|  | Viscount
Kiyoura Keigo
清浦 奎吾
(1850–1942) | 7 January
1924  | 11 June
1924  | 157 days | —  | Independent | 23\. Kiyoura | [25]
|  | Viscount
Katō Takaaki
加藤 高明
(1860–1926) | 11 June
1924  | 28 January
1926  | 1 year, 232 days[†] | 1924 | Kenseikai | 24\. Katō Ta. | [26]
During this interval, Interior Minister Wakatsuki Reijirō was the acting prime minister.
|  | Wakatsuki Reijirō
若槻 禮次郞
(1866–1949) | 30 January
1926  | 20 April
1927  | 1 year, 81 days | —  | Kenseikai | 25\. Wakatsuki I | [27]
Shōwa

r. 1926–1989
(Shōwa era)

|  | Baron
Tanaka Giichi
田中 義一
(1864–1929) | 20 April
1927  | 2 July
1929  | 2 years, 74 days | —  | Rikken Seiyūkai | 26\. Tanaka G. | [28]
1928
|  | Hamaguchi Osachi
濱口 雄幸
Rep for Kochi 2nd
(1870–1931) | 2 July
1929  | 14 April
1931  | 1 year, 287 days | —  | Rikken Minseitō | 27\. Hamaguchi | [29]
1930
During this interval, Foreign Minister Kijūrō Shidehara was the acting prime minister.
|  | Baron
Wakatsuki Reijirō
若槻 禮次郞
(1866–1949) | 14 April
1931  | 13 December
1931  | 244 days | —  | Rikken Minseitō | 28\. Wakatsuki II | [30]
|  | Inukai Tsuyoshi
犬養 毅
Rep for Okayama 2nd
(1855–1932) | 13 December
1931  | 15 May
1932  | 155 days[†] | —  | Rikken Seiyūkai | 29\. Inukai | [31]
1932
During this interval, Finance Minister Takahashi Korekiyo was the acting prime minister.
|  | Viscount
Saitō Makoto
齋藤 實
(1858–1936) | 26 May
1932  | 8 July
1934  | 2 years, 44 days | —  | Military
(Navy) | 30\. Saitō | [32]
|  | Keisuke Okada
岡田 啓介
(1868–1952) | 8 July
1934  | 9 March
1936  | 1 year, 246 days | —  | Military
(Navy) | 31\. Okada | [33]
1936
During this interval, Interior Minister Fumio Gotō was the acting prime minister.
|  | Kōki Hirota
廣田 弘毅
(1878–1948) | 9 March
1936  | 2 February
1937  | 331 days | —  | Independent | 32\. Hirota | [34]
|  | Senjūrō Hayashi
林 銑十郞
(1876–1943) | 2 February
1937  | 4 June
1937  | 123 days | —  | Military
(Army) | 33\. Hayashi | [35]
1937
|  | Prince
Fumimaro Konoe
近衞 文麿
(1891–1945) | 4 June
1937  | 5 January
1939  | 1 year, 216 days | —  | Independent | 34\. Konoe I | [36]
|  | Baron
Kiichirō Hiranuma
平沼 騏一郞
(1867–1952) | 5 January
1939  | 30 August
1939  | 238 days | —  | Independent | 35\. Hiranuma | [37]
|  | Nobuyuki Abe
阿部 信行
(1875–1953) | 30 August
1939  | 16 January
1940  | 140 days | —  | Military
(Army) | 36\. N. Abe | [38]
|  | Mitsumasa Yonai
米内 光政
(1880–1948) | 16 January
1940  | 22 July
1940  | 189 days | —  | Military
(Navy) | 37\. Yonai | [39]
|  | Prince
Fumimaro Konoe
近衞 文麿
(1891–1945) | 22 July
1940  | 18 October
1941  | 1 year, 89 days | —  | Independent | 38\. Konoe II | [40]
| Taisei Yokusankai
39\. Konoe III | [41]
|  | Hideki Tojo
東條 英機
(1884–1948) | 18 October
1941  | 22 July
1944  | 2 years, 279 days | —  | Taisei Yokusankai | 40\. Tōjō | [42]
1942
|  | Kuniaki Koiso
小磯 國昭
(1880–1950) | 22 July
1944  | 7 April
1945  | 260 days | —  | Taisei Yokusankai | 41\. Koiso | [43]
|  | Baron
Kantarō Suzuki
鈴木 貫太郞
(1868–1948) | 7 April
1945  | 17 August
1945  | 133 days | —  | Taisei Yokusankai | 42\. K. Suzuki | [44]
| Independent
|  | Prince
Naruhiko Higashikuni
東久邇宮稔彦王
(1887–1990) | 17 August
1945  | 9 October
1945  | 54 days | —  | Imperial Family | 43\. Higashikuni | [45]
|  | Baron
Kijūrō Shidehara
幣原 喜重郞
(1872–1951) | 9 October
1945  | 22 May
1946  | 226 days | —  | Independent
(Japan Progressive–affiliated) | 44\. Shidehara | [46]
|  | Shigeru Yoshida
吉田 茂
(1878–1967) | 22 May
1946  | 24 May
1947  | 1 year, 3 days | 1946 | Liberal | 45\. Yoshida I | [47]
|  | Tetsu Katayama
片山 哲
Rep for Kanagawa 3rd
(1887–1978) | 24 May
1947  | 10 March
1948  | 292 days | 1947 | Socialist | 46\. Katayama | [48]
|  | Hitoshi Ashida
蘆田 均
Rep for Kyōto 2nd
(1887–1959) | 10 March
1948  | 15 October
1948  | 220 days | —  | Democratic | 47\. Ashida | [49]
|  | Shigeru Yoshida
吉田 茂
Rep for Kōchi at-large
(1878–1967) | 15 October
1948  | 10 December
1954  | 6 years, 57 days | —  | Democratic Liberal | 48\. Yoshida II | [50]
1949 | 49\. Yoshida III | [51]
| Liberal
1952 | 50\. Yoshida IV | [52]
1953 | 51\. Yoshida V | [53]
|  | Ichirō Hatoyama
鳩山 一郞
Rep for Tokyo 1st
(1883–1959) | 10 December
1954  | 23 December
1956  | 2 years, 14 days | —  | Japan Democratic | 52\. Hatoyama I. I | [54]
1955 | 53\. Hatoyama I. II | [55]
| —  | Liberal Democratic | 54\. Hatoyama I. III | [56]
|  | Tanzan Ishibashi
石橋 湛山
Rep for Shizuoka 2nd
(1884–1973) | 23 December
1956  | 25 February
1957  | 65 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(New liberal faction)[57] | 55\. Ishibashi | [58]
|  | Nobusuke Kishi
岸 信介
Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd
(1896–1987) | 25 February
1957  | 19 July
1960  | 3 years, 146 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Tokakai faction) | 56\. Kishi I | [59]
1958 | 57\. Kishi II | [60]
|  | Hayato Ikeda
池田 勇人
Rep for Hiroshima 2nd
(1899–1965) | 19 July
1960  | 9 November
1964  | 4 years, 114 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction) | 58\. Ikeda I | [61]
1960 | 59\. Ikeda II | [62]
1963 | 60\. Ikeda III | [63]
|  | Eisaku Satō
佐藤 榮作
Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd
(1901–1975) | 9 November
1964  | 7 July
1972  | 7 years, 242 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Shuzankai faction)[64] | 61\. Satō I | [65]
1967 | 62\. Satō II | [66]
1969 | 63\. Satō III | [67]
|  | Kakuei Tanaka
田中 角榮
Rep for Niigata 3rd
(1918–1993) | 7 July
1972  | 9 December
1974  | 2 years, 156 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Tanaka faction) | 64\. Tanaka K. I | [68]
1972 | 65\. Tanaka K. II | [69]
|  | Takeo Miki
三木 武夫
Rep for Tokushima at-large
(1907–1988) | 9 December
1974  | 24 December
1976  | 2 years, 16 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo faction) | 66\. Miki | [70]
|  | Takeo Fukuda
福田 赳夫
Rep for Gunma 3rd
(1905–1995) | 24 December
1976  | 7 December
1978  | 1 year, 349 days | 1976 | Liberal Democratic
(Pro-Reform bureaucrats faction) | 67\. Fukuda T. | [71]
|  | Masayoshi Ōhira
大平 正芳
Rep for Kagawa 2nd
(1910–1980) | 7 December
1978  | 12 June
1980  | 1 year, 189 days[†] | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction) | 68\. Ōhira I | [72]
1979 | 69\. Ōhira II | [73]
During this interval, Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Ito was the acting prime minister.
|  | Zenkō Suzuki
鈴木 善幸
Rep for Iwate 1st
(1911–2004) | 17 July
1980  | 27 November
1982  | 2 years, 134 days | 1980 | Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction) | 70\. Suzuki Z. | [74]
|  | Yasuhiro Nakasone
中曾根 康弘
Rep for Gunma 3rd
(1918–2019) | 27 November
1982  | 6 November
1987  | 4 years, 345 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Nakasone faction) | 71\. Nakasone I | [75]
1983 | 72\. Nakasone II | [76]
1986 | 73\. Nakasone III | [77]
|  | Noboru Takeshita
竹下 登
Rep for Shimane at-large
(1924–2000) | 6 November
1987  | 3 June
1989  | 1 year, 210 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Heisei Kenkyūkai faction) | 74\. Takeshita | [78]
Akihito
(Heisei)

r. 1989–2019
(Heisei era)

|  | Sōsuke Uno
宇野 宗佑
Rep for Shiga at-large
(1922–1998) | 3 June
1989  | 10 August
1989  | 69 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Allied with the Nakasone faction) | 75\. Uno | [79]
|  | Toshiki Kaifu
海︀部 俊樹
Rep for Aichi 3rd
(1931–2022) | 10 August
1989  | 5 November
1991  | 2 years, 88 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Kaifu faction) | 76\. Kaifu I | [80]
1990 | 77\. Kaifu II | [81]
|  | Kiichi Miyazawa
宮澤 喜一
Rep for Hiroshima 3rd
(1919–2007) | 5 November
1991  | 9 August
1993  | 1 year, 278 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction) | 78\. Miyazawa | [82]
|  | Morihiro Hosokawa
細川 護熙
Rep for Kumamoto 1st
(born 1938) | 9 August
1993  | 28 April
1994  | 263 days | 1993 | New | 79\. Hosokawa | [83]
|  | Tsutomu Hata
羽田 孜
Rep for Nagano 2nd
(1935–2017) | 28 April
1994  | 30 June
1994  | 64 days | —  | Renewal | 80\. Hata | [84]
|  | Tomiichi Murayama
村山 富市
Rep for Ōita 1st
(born 1924) | 30 June
1994  | 11 January
1996  | 1 year, 196 days | —  | Socialist | 81\. Murayama | [85]
|  | Ryutaro Hashimoto
橋本 龍太郞
Rep for Okayama 4th
(1937–2006) | 11 January
1996  | 30 July
1998  | 2 years, 201 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Heisei Kenkyūkai faction) | 82\. Hashimoto I | [86]
1996 | 83\. Hashimoto II | [87]
|  | Keizō Obuchi
小渕 惠三
Rep for Gunma 5th
(1937–2000) | 30 July
1998  | 5 April
2000  | 1 year, 251 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Heisei Kenkyūkai faction) | 84\. Obuchi | [88]
|  | Yoshirō Mori
森 喜朗
Rep for Ishikawa 2nd
(born 1937) | 5 April
2000  | 26 April
2001  | 1 year, 22 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai faction) | 85\. Mori I | [89]
2000 | 86\. Mori II | [90]
|  | Junichiro Koizumi
小泉 純一郞
Rep for Kanagawa 11th
(born 1942) | 26 April
2001  | 26 September
2006  | 5 years, 154 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai faction) | 87\. Koizumi I | [91]
2003 | 88\. Koizumi II | [92]
2005 | 89\. Koizumi III | [93]
|  | Shinzo Abe
安倍 晋三
Rep for Yamaguchi 4th
(1954–2022) | 26 September
2006  | 26 September
2007  | 1 year, 1 day | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai faction) | 90\. Abe S. I | [94]
|  | Yasuo Fukuda
福田 康夫
Rep for Gunma 4th
(born 1936) | 26 September
2007  | 24 September
2008  | 365 days | —  | Liberal Democratic | 91\. Fukuda Y. | [95]
|  | Tarō Asō
麻󠄁生 太郞
Rep for Fukuoka 8th
(born 1940) | 24 September
2008  | 16 September
2009  | 358 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Shikōkai faction) | 92\. Asō | [96]
|  | Yukio Hatoyama
鳩山 由紀夫
Rep for Hokkaido 9th
(born 1947) | 16 September
2009  | 8 June
2010  | 266 days | 2009 | Democratic | 93\. Hatoyama Y. | [97]
|  | Naoto Kan
菅 直人
Rep for Tokyo 18th
(born 1946) | 8 June
2010  | 2 September
2011  | 1 year, 87 days | —  | Democratic | 94\. Kan | [98]
|  | Yoshihiko Noda
野田 佳彦
Rep for Chiba 4th
(born 1957) | 2 September
2011  | 26 December
2012  | 1 year, 116 days | —  | Democratic | 95\. Noda | [99]
|  | Shinzo Abe
安倍 晋三
Rep for Yamaguchi 4th
(1954–2022) | 26 December
2012  | 16 September
2020  | 7 years, 266 days | 2012 | Liberal Democratic
(Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai faction) | 96\. Abe S. II | [100]
2014 | 97\. Abe S. III | [101]
2017 | 98\. Abe S. IV | [102]
Naruhito
(Reiwa)

r. 2019–present
(Reiwa era)

|  | Yoshihide Suga
菅 義偉󠄃
Rep for Kanagawa 2nd
(born 1948) | 16 September
2020  | 4 October
2021  | 1 year, 19 days | —  | Liberal Democratic | 99\. Suga | [103]
|  | Fumio Kishida
岸田 文雄
Rep for Hiroshima 1st
(born 1957) | 4 October
2021  | 1 October
2024  | 2 years, 364 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Kōchikai faction) | 100\. Kishida I | [104]
2021 | 101\. Kishida II | [105]
|  | Shigeru Ishiba
石破 茂
Rep for Tottori 1st
(born 1957) | 1 October
2024  | Incumbent  | 316 days | —  | Liberal Democratic
(Suigetsukai faction) | 102\. Ishiba I | [106]
2024 | 103\. Ishiba II |

## Timeline

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## Relations between Japanese prime ministers

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Relations | Japanese prime ministers

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brothers | 1\. Nobusuke Kishi (older) and Eisaku Satō (younger)
grandfathers and grandsons | 2\. Nobusuke Kishi and Shinzo Abe
3\. Ichirō Hatoyama and Yukio Hatoyama
4\. Fumimaro Konoe and Morihiro Hosokawa
5\. Shigeru Yoshida and Tarō Asō
great-uncle and great-nephew | 6\. Eisaku Satō and Shinzo Abe
father and son | 7\. Takeo Fukuda and Yasuo Fukuda
father-in-law and son-in-law | 8\. Zenkō Suzuki and Tarō Asō

## See also

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* List of prime ministers of Japan by time in office
* Lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Japan
* List of prime ministers of Japan by education
* List of prime ministers of Japan by home prefecture
* List of Japanese cabinets
* Deputy Prime Minister of Japan

## Notes

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* ^† Died in office

## References

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