Editing List of Japanese people (section)

===Heisei period (1989–2019)===

''Prime Ministers of Emperor [[Akihito]]''
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!rowspan=2 style="width:25px;"|№
!colspan=2 style="width:280px;"|Prime Minister
!colspan=3|Term of office
! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"|Political Party
! style="width:160px;" rowspan="2"|Government
!colspan=2|Elected
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!Portrait
!width=180px|Name<br /><small>(Birth–Death)</small>
!Took Office
!Left Office
!Days
!Gen.
!Coun.
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!rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}; color:white"| 47
|rowspan=2|[[File:Sosuke Uno 19890603.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Sōsuke Uno]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">宇野 宗佑</span></span><br />{{small|''Uno Sōsuke''<br/>(1922–1998)<br/>Rep for [[Shiga at-large district (House of Representatives)|Shiga at-large]]}}
|3 June 1989
|10 August 1989
|{{age in days|1989|6|3|1989|8|10}}
| style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō</small>}}]]
|''75.'' [[:ja:宇野内閣|Uno]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
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|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1989|1989]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/75.html |script-title=ja:第75代 宇野 宗佑 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=75th Sosuke Uno |access-date=17 May 2012}}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| 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 [[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1989|1989 House of Councillors election]], for which he resigned. Served as [[Minister of Defense (Japan)|Minister of Defense]] (1974), [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology|Chief of the Science and Technology Agency]] (1976–1977), [[Chief of the Civil Administration Agency]] (1979–1980), [[Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)|Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry]] (1983), and [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]] (1987–1989). Member of the Diet from 1960 to 1996.}}
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!rowspan=3 style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}; color:white"| 48
|rowspan=3|[[File:Toshiki Kaifu 19890810.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=3|'''[[Toshiki Kaifu]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">海部 俊樹</span></span><br />{{small|''Kaifu Toshiki''<br/>(1931–)<br/>Rep for [[Aichi 3rd district (1947–1993)|Aichi 3rd]]}}
|10 August 1989
|28 February 1990
|rowspan=2|{{age in days|1989|8|10|1991|11|5}}
|rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō</small>}}]]
|''76.'' [[:ja:第1次海部内閣|Kaifu I]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
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|rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/76.html |script-title=ja:第76•77代 海部 俊樹 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=76th/77th Toshiki Kaifu |access-date=17 May 2012}}</ref>
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|28 February 1990
|5 November 1991
|''77.'' [[:ja:第2次海部内閣|Kaifu II]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第2次海部内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1990|1990]]
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| 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), [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology|Minister of Education]] (1976–1977, 1985–1986). Member of the Diet from 1960 to 2009.}}
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!rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}; color:white"| 49
|rowspan=2|[[File:Kiichi Miyazawa cropped 1 Kiichi Miyazawa 19911105.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Kiichi Miyazawa]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">宮澤 喜一</span></span><br />{{small|''Miyazawa Kiichi''<br/>(1919–2007)<br/>Rep for [[Hiroshima 3rd district (1947–1993)|Hiroshima 3rd]]}}
|5 November 1991
|9 August 1993
|{{age in days|1991|11|5|1993|8|9}}
| style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō</small>}}]]
|''78.'' [[:ja:宮澤内閣|Miyazawa]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:宮澤内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]}}
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| [[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1992|1992]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/78.html |script-title=ja:第78代 宮澤 喜一 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=78th Kiichi Miyazawa |access-date=17 May 2012}}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| 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 [[Japanese general election, 1993|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 (Japan)|Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry]] (1962–1964, 1966–1968, 1970–1971, 1977–1978), [[Chief Cabinet Secretary]] (1980–1982), [[Minister of Finance (Japan)|Minister of Finance]] (1986–1988), [[Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan)|Minister of Posts and Telecommunications]] (1993) and [[Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)|Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries]] (1993). Member of the [[House of Councillors]] (1952–1965). Member of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|House of Representatives]] (1967–2003).}}
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!rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Japan New Party}}; color:white"| 50
|rowspan=2|[[File:Morihiro Hosokawa 19930809.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Morihiro Hosokawa]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">細川 護熙</span></span><br />{{small|''Hosokawa Morihiro''<br/>(1938–)<br/>Rep for [[Kumamoto 1st district (1947–1993)|Kumamoto 1st]]}}
|9 August 1993
|28 April 1994
|{{age in days|1993|8|9|1994|4|28}}
| style="background:{{party color|Japan New Party}};"|[[Japan New Party|{{color|lightgrey|JNP<br/><small>Nihon Shintō</small>}}]]
|''79.'' [[Hosokawa Cabinet|Hosokawa]]<br/>{{small|[[Japan New Party|JNP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|JSP]]–[[Japan Renewal Party|JRP]]–[[Kōmeitō (1962–98)|Komeitō]]–[[New Party Sakigake|NPS]]–[[Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)|DSP]]–[[Socialist Democratic Federation (Japan)|SDF]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1993|1993]]
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|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/79.html |script-title=ja:第79代 細川 護煕 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=79th Morihiro Hosokawa |access-date=17 May 2012}}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| 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 (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]], he left the party in 1992 to form the [[Japan New Party]], which garnered 35 members in the [[Japanese general election, 1993|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 of Japan|House of Representatives]] from 1993 to 1998. }}
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!rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Japan Renewal Party}}; color:white"| 51
|rowspan=2|[[File:Tsutomu Hata 19940428.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Tsutomu Hata]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">羽田 孜</span></span><br />{{small|''Hata Tsutomu''<br/>(1935–2017)<br/>Rep for [[Nagano 2nd district (1947–1993)|Nagano 2nd]]}}
|28 April 1994
|30 June 1994
|{{age in days|1994|4|28|1994|6|30}}
| style="background:{{party color|Japan Renewal Party}};"|[[Japan Renewal Party|{{color|white|JRP<br/><small>Shinseitō</small>}}]]
|''80.'' [[Hata Cabinet|Hata]]<br/>{{small|[[Japan Renewal Party|JRP]]–[[Japan New Party|JNP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|JSP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|SDP]]–[[Socialist Democratic Federation (Japan)|SDF]]–[[Kōmeitō (1962–98)|Komeitō]]–[[New Party Sakigake|NPS]]}}
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!rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/rekidai/souri/80.html |script-title=ja:第80代 羽田 孜 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=80th Tsutomu Hata |access-date=17 May 2012}}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left|{{small| Originally member of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]], he left the party in 1993 with [[Ichirō Ozawa]] to establish the [[Japan Renewal Party]], which garnered 44 seats in the [[Japanese general election, 1993|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 of Japan|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 (Japan, 1998)|Democratic Party of Japan]], he is now one of the elder politicians of the party. Served as [[Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)|Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries]] (1985–1986, 1988–1989), [[Minister of Finance (Japan)|Minister of Finance]] (1991–1992), and [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]]. Member of the Diet from 1969 to 2012.}}
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!rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Japan Socialist Party}}; color:white"| 52
|rowspan=2|[[File:Tomiichi Murayama 19940630.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Tomiichi Murayama]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">村山 富市</span></span><br />{{small|''Murayama Tomiichi''<br/>(1924–)<br/>Rep for [[Ōita 1st district (1947–1993)|Ōita 1st]]}}
|30 June 1994
|11 January 1996
|{{age in days|1994|6|30|1996|1|11}}
| style="background:{{party color|Japan Socialist Party}};"|[[Japan Socialist Party|{{color|white|JSP<br/><small>Nihon Shakaitō</small>}}]]
|''81.'' [[Murayama Cabinet|Murayama]]<br/>{{small|([[Murayama Cabinet#Reshuffled Cabinet|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|JSP]]–[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[New Party Sakigake|NPS]]}}
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|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1995|1995]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/murayamasouri/index.html |script-title=ja:第81代 村山 富市 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=81st Tomiichi Murayama |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607164359/http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/murayamasouri/index.html |archive-date=7 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| Presided over a coalition that consisted of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]], the [[Socialist Party of Japan|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 [[Japanese general election, 1996|1996 general election]]. Served as General Secretary of the [[Socialist Party of Japan|Socialist Party]]. Member of the Diet from 1972 to 2000.}}
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!rowspan=3 style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}; color:white"| 53
|rowspan=3|[[File:Ryutaro Hashimoto cropped 1 Ryutaro Hashimoto 19960111.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=3|'''[[Ryutaro Hashimoto|Ryūtarō Hashimoto]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">橋本 龍太郎</span></span><br />{{small|''Hashimoto Ryūtarō''<br/>(1937–2006)<br/>Rep for [[Okayama 4th district|Okayama 4th]]}}
|11 January 1996
|7 November 1996
|rowspan=2|{{age in days|1996|1|11|1998|7|30}}
|rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō</small>}}]]
|''82.'' [[First Hashimoto Cabinet|Hashimoto I]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|JSP]]–[[New Party Sakigake|NPS]]}}
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|rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/hasimotosouri/index.html |script-title=ja:第82•83代 橋本 龍太郎 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=82nd/83rd Ryutaro Hashimoto |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412150709/http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/hasimotosouri/index.html |archive-date=12 April 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|7 November 1996
|30 July 1998
|''83.'' [[Second Hashimoto Cabinet|Hashimoto II]]<br/>{{small|([[Second Hashimoto Cabinet#Reshuffled Cabinet|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[New Party Sakigake|NPS]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 1996|1996]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 1998|1998]]
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| 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 (Japan)|Minister of Finance]] (1989–1991), [[Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)|Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry]] (1994–1996). Member of the Diet from 1963 to 2005.}}
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!rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}; color:white"| 54
|rowspan=2|[[File:Keizo Obuchi 19980730.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Keizō Obuchi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">小渕 恵三</span></span><br />{{small|''Obuchi Keizō''<br/>(1937–2000)<br/>Rep for [[Gunma 5th district|Gunma 5th]]}}
|30 July 1998
|5 April 2000
|{{age in days|1998|7|30|2000|4|5}}
| style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō</small>}}]]
|''84.'' [[Obuchi Cabinet|Obuchi]]<br/>{{small|([[Obuchi Cabinet#First Reshuffled Cabinet|Reshuffle 1]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-09-23|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Obuchi Cabinet#First Reshuffled Cabinet|reason= The anchor (First Reshuffled Cabinet) [[Special:Diff/1181861594|has been deleted]].}} · [[Obuchi Cabinet#Second Reshuffled Cabinet|2]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–([[Liberal Party (Japan, 1998)|Lib.]]–[[Komeitō]])}}
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|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/obutisouri/index.html |script-title=ja:第84代 小渕 恵三 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=84th Keizo Obuchi |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611193530/http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/obutisouri/index.html |archive-date=11 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| 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 [[Mikio Aoki|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 (Japan)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]] (1997–1998). Member of the Diet from 1963 to 2000.<!-- Note: Obuchi was brain dead by the morning of 3 April but did not leave the office until the 5th. -->}}
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!rowspan=3 style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}; color:white"| 55
|rowspan=3|[[File:Yoshiro Mori 20000405.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=3|'''[[Yoshirō Mori]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">森 喜朗</span><br /></span>{{small|''Mori Yoshirō''<br/>(1937–)<br/>Rep for [[Ishikawa 2nd district|Ishikawa 2nd]]}}
|5 April 2000
|4 July 2000
|rowspan=2|{{age in days|2000|4|5|2001|4|26}}
|rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō</small>}}]]
|''85.'' [[First Mori Cabinet|Mori I]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[Komeitō]]–[[New Conservative Party (Japan)|NCP]]}}
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|rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/morisouri/index.html |script-title=ja:第85•86代 森 喜朗 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=85th/86th Yoshiro Mori |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611193107/http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/morisouri/index.html |archive-date=11 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|4 July 2000
|26 April 2001
|''86.'' [[Second Mori Cabinet|Mori II]]<br/>{{small|([[Second Mori Cabinet#First Reshuffled Cabinet|Reshuffle 1]] · [[Second Mori Cabinet#Second Reshuffled Cabinet|2]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[Komeitō]]–[[New Conservative Party (Japan)|NCP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 2000|2000]]
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| 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 [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology|Minister of Education]] (1983–1984), [[Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)|Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry]] (1992–1993), [[Minister of Construction]] (1995–1996). Member of the Diet from 1969 to 2012.}}
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!rowspan=4 style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}; color:white"| 56
|rowspan=4|[[File:Junichiro Koizumi 20010426 (cropped).jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=4|'''[[Junichiro Koizumi|Junichirō Koizumi]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">小泉 純一郎</span></span><br />{{small|''Koizumi Jun'ichirō''<br/>(1942–)<br/>Rep for [[Kanagawa 11th district|Kanagawa 11th]]}}
|26 April 2001
|19 November 2003
|rowspan=3|{{age in days|2001|4|26|2006|9|26}}
|rowspan=3 style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō</small>}}]]
|''87.'' [[First Koizumi Cabinet|Koizumi I]]<br/>{{small|([[First Koizumi Cabinet#First Reshuffled Cabinet|Reshuffle 1]] · [[First Koizumi Cabinet#Second Reshuffled Cabinet|2]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[Komeitō]]–[[New Conservative Party (Japan)|NCP]]}}
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|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 2001|2001]]
|rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/koizumisouri/index.html |script-title=ja:第87•88•89代 小泉 純一郎 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=87th/88th/89th Junichiro Koizumi |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611192910/http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/koizumisouri/index.html |archive-date=11 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|19 November 2003
|21 September 2005
|''88.'' [[Second Koizumi Cabinet|Koizumi II]]<br/>{{small|([[Second Koizumi Cabinet#Reshuffled Cabinet|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[Komeitō]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 2003|2003]]
|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 2004|2004]]
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|21 September 2005
|26 September 2006
|''89.'' [[Third Koizumi Cabinet|Koizumi III]]<br/>{{small|([[Third Koizumi Cabinet#Reshuffled Cabinet|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[Komeitō]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 2005|2005]]
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| 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 (Japan)|Minister of Health and Welfare]] (1988–1989), [[Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan)|Minister of Posts and Telecommunications]] (1992), [[Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)|Minister of Health and Welfare]] (1996–1998), and [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (2002). Member of Diet from 1972 to 2009.}}
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!rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}; color:white;"| 57
|rowspan=2|[[File:Abe Shinzo.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Shinzō Abe]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">安倍 晋三</span></span><br />{{small|''Abe Shinzō''<br/>(1954–2022)<br/>Rep for [[Yamaguchi 4th district|Yamaguchi 4th]]}}
|26 September 2006
|26 September 2007
|{{age in days|2006|9|26|2007|9|26}}
| style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō</small>}}]]
|''90.'' [[:ja:第1次安倍内閣|Abe S. I]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:第1次安倍内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[Komeitō]]}}
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|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 2007|2007]]
|rowspan=2|<ref name=Abe>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/abesouri/index.html |script-title=ja:第90•96•97代 安倍 晋三 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=90th/96th/97th Shinzo Abe |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505044316/http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/abesouri/index.html |archive-date=5 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small|Resigned after suffering from low approval ratings and poor health. Served as [[Chief Cabinet Secretary]] (2005–2006). Member of Diet since 1993.}}
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!rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}; color:white;"| 58
|rowspan=2|[[File:Yasuo Fukuda 200709.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Yasuo Fukuda]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">福田 康夫</span></span><br />{{small|''Fukuda Yasuo''<br/>(1936–)<br/>Rep for [[Gunma 4th district|Gunma 4th]]}}
|26 September 2007
|24 September 2008
|{{age in days|2007|9|26|2008|9|24}}
| style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō</small>}}]]
|''91.'' [[:ja:福田康夫内閣|Fukuda Y.]]<br/>{{small|([[:ja:福田康夫内閣 (改造)|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[Komeitō]]}}
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|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/hukudasouri/index.html |script-title=ja:第91代 福田 康夫 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=91st Yasuo Fukuda |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507004050/http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/hukudasouri/index.html |archive-date=7 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| 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.}}
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|rowspan=2|[[File:Taro Aso 20080924.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Tarō Asō]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">麻生 太郎</span></span><br />{{small|''Asō Tarō''<br/>(1940–)<br/>Rep for [[Fukuoka 8th district|Fukuoka 8th]]}}
|24 September 2008
|16 September 2009
|{{age in days|2008|9|24|2009|9|16}}
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|''92.'' [[:ja:麻生内閣|Asō]]<br/>{{small|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[Komeitō]]}}
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|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/asosouri/index.html |script-title=ja:第92代 麻生 太郎 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=92nd Tarō Asō |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611195127/http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/asosouri/index.html |archive-date=11 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| Resigned after the [[Japanese general election, 2009|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 (Japan)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (2005–2007), and Deputy Prime Minister and [[Minister of Finance (Japan)|Minister of Finance]] (since 2012). Member of Diet since 1979.}}
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|rowspan=2|[[File:Yukio Hatoyama 20090916.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Yukio Hatoyama]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">鳩山 由紀夫</span></span><br />{{small|''Hatoyama Yukio''<br/>(1947–)<br/>Rep for [[Hokkaido 9th district|Hokkaido 9th]]}}
|16 September 2009
|8 June 2010
|{{age in days|2009|9|16|2010|6|8}}
| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)}};"|[[Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)|{{color|lightgrey|DPJ<br/><small>Minshutō</small>}}]]
|''93.'' [[Hatoyama Cabinet|Hatoyama Y.]]<br/>{{small|[[Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)|DPJ]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|SDP]]–[[People's New Party|PNP]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 2009|2009]]
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|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/hatoyamasouri/index.html |script-title=ja:第93代 鳩山 由紀夫 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=93rd Yukio Hatoyama |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506085542/http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/hatoyamasouri/index.html |archive-date=6 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| Won a majority in the [[Japanese general election, 2009|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.}}
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|rowspan=2|[[File:Kan Naoto.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Naoto Kan]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">菅 直人</span></span><br />{{small|''Kan Naoto''<br/>(1946–)<br/>Rep for [[Tokyo 18th district|Tokyo 18th]]}}
|8 June 2010
|2 September 2011
|{{age in days|2010|6|8|2011|9|2}}
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|''94.'' [[Kan Cabinet|Kan]]<br/>{{small|([[Kan Cabinet#First Reshuffled Cabinet|Reshuffle 1]] · [[Kan Cabinet#Second Reshuffled Cabinet|2]])<br/>[[Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)|DPJ]]–[[People's New Party|PNP]]}}
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|[[Japanese House of Councillors election, 2010|2010]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/kan/kansouri.html |script-title=ja:第94代 菅 直人 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=94th Naoto Kan |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502075052/http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/kan/kansouri.html |archive-date=2 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small| Resigned due to poor approval ratings after the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] and [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]]. Served as [[Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)|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), [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology|Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy]] (2009–2010), and [[Minister of Finance (Japan)|Minister of Finance]] (2010). Member of Diet since 1980.}}
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|rowspan=2|[[File:Yoshihiko Noda 20110902 (retouched).jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Yoshihiko Noda]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style="font-size:125%;">野田 佳彦</span></span><br />{{small|''Noda Yoshihiko''<br/>(1957–)<br/>Rep for [[Chiba 4th district|Chiba 4th]]}}
|2 September 2011
|26 December 2012
|{{age in days|2011|9|2|2012|12|26}}
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|''95.'' [[Noda Cabinet|Noda]]<br/>{{small|([[Noda Cabinet#First Reshuffled Cabinet|Reshuffle 1]] · [[Noda Cabinet#Second Reshuffled Cabinet|2]] · [[Noda Cabinet#Third Reshuffled Cabinet|3]])<br/>[[Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)|DPJ]]–[[People's New Party|PNP]]}}
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|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/noda/nodasouri.html |script-title=ja:第95代 野田 佳彦 |publisher=Official website of the Prime Minister of Japan |language=ja |trans-title=95th Yoshihiko Noda |access-date=26 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106062153/http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/noda/nodasouri.html |archive-date=6 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small|Resigned after the [[Japanese general election, 2012|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 (Japan)|Minister of Finance]] (2010–2011). Member of Diet since 1993.}}
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|rowspan=4|[[File:Shinzō Abe 20120501 (cropped).jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=4|'''[[Shinzō Abe]]'''<br/><span lang="ja"><span style=font-size:125%;>安倍 晋三</span></span><br />{{small|''Abe Shinzō''<br/>(1954–2022)<br/>Rep for [[Yamaguchi 4th district|Yamaguchi 4th]]}}
|26 December 2012
|24 December 2014
|rowspan=3|{{age in days|2012|12|26|2020|09|16}}
|rowspan=3 style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|{{color|lightgrey|LDP<br/><small>Jimintō</small>}}]]
|''96.'' [[Second Abe Cabinet|Abe S. II]]<br/>{{small|([[Second Abe Cabinet#September 3.2C 2014 - December 24.2C 2014|Reshuffle]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[Komeitō]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 2012|2012]]
|[[2013 Japanese House of Councillors election|2013]]
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|24 December 2014
|1 November 2017
|''97.'' [[Third Abe Cabinet|Abe S. III]]<br/>{{small|([[Third Abe Cabinet#First Reshuffled Cabinet|Reshuffle 1]] · [[Third Abe Cabinet#Second Reshuffled Cabinet|2]] · [[Third Abe Cabinet#Third Reshuffled Cabinet|3]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[Komeitō]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 2014|2014]]
|[[2016 Japanese House of Councillors election|2016]]
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|1 November 2017
|16 September 2020
|''98.'' [[Fourth Abe Cabinet|Abe S. IV]]<br/>{{small|([[Fourth Abe Cabinet#Cabinet|Reshuffle 1]] · [[Fourth Abe Cabinet#Cabinet|2]])<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]–[[Komeitō]]}}
|[[Japanese general election, 2017|2017]]
|[[2019 Japanese House of Councillors election|2019]]
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|colspan=7 align=left| {{small|The first Prime Minister to serve non-consecutive terms since the end of the US occupation. Won a majority in the [[Japanese general election, 2012|2012 general election]] defeating [[Yoshihiko Noda]] (DPJ). Won the [[Japanese general election, 2014|2014]] and [[Japanese general election, 2017|2017]] general elections retaining a majority in the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]]. Served as the 90th term Prime Minister (2006–2007), [[Chief Cabinet Secretary]] (2005–2006). Member of Diet from 1993 until his death in 2022. Resigned as Prime Minister in 2020}}
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