Prime Minister of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan
日本国内閣総理大臣
Emblem of the prime minister of Japan
Standard of the prime minister of Japan
Incumbent
Fumio Kishida
since 4 October 2021
Executive branch of the Japanese government
Office of the Prime Minister
StyleNaikaku sōridaijin
TypeHead of government
Member ofCabinet
National Security Council
National Diet
ResidenceKantei
SeatTokyo
NominatorNational Diet
AppointerEmperor
Term lengthFour years or fewer,
renewable indefinitely.[a]
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Japan
PrecursorDaijō-daijin of Japan
Formation22 December 1885 (1885-12-22)
First holderItō Hirobumi
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister
Salary¥40,490,000/US$ 296,478 annually[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

The prime minister of Japan (Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: Naikaku Sōri-Daijin) is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its ministers of state. The prime minister also serves as the commander-in-chief of the Japan Self Defence Forces[2] and is a sitting member of either house of the National Diet (typically the House of Representatives). The current prime minister is Fumio Kishida of the Liberal Democratic Party, who assumed the office on 4 October 2021.[3]

The Emperor appoints as prime minister the person who is nominated by the National Diet (the parliament). The prime minister must retain the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office. The prime minister lives and works at the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, close to the National Diet Building.

Sixty-four people have served as prime minister, the first of whom was Itō Hirobumi taking office on 22 December 1885. The longest-serving prime minister was Shinzo Abe, who served over eight years, and the shortest-serving was Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, who served eight weeks.


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  1. ^ 首相は4049万円、閣僚の給料は安い?高い? 菅内閣誕生ドキュメント (in Japanese), The Nikkei, 16 September 2020, retrieved 20 May 2022
  2. ^ "Book review: A nuanced deep dive on Japan's Self-Defense Forces".
  3. ^ "Fumio Kishida: Japan's new prime minister takes office". BBC News. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

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