From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Portrait Prime Minister
(Life span)
Term of office & mandate
Duration in years and days
Party Government Emperor
(Reign)
Prince
Fumimaro Konoe

近衞 文麿
(1891–1945)
4 June
1937
5 January
1939
None 34. Konoe I Shōwa

(1926–1989)
1 year and 216 days
Baron
Kiichirō Hiranuma

平沼 騏一郞
(1867–1952)
5 January
1939
30 August
1939
None 35. Hiranuma
238 days
Nobuyuki Abe
阿部 信行
(1875–1953)
30 August
1939
16 January
1940
Military
( Army)
36. N. Abe
140 days
Mitsumasa Yonai
米内 光政
(1880–1948)
16 January
1940
22 July
1940
Military
( Navy)
37. Yonai
189 days
Prince
Fumimaro Konoe

近衞 文麿
(1891–1945)
22 July
1940
18 October
1941
None 38. Konoe II
Taisei Yokusankai
1 year and 89 days 39. Konoe III
Hideki Tōjō
東條 英機
(1884–1948)
18 October
1941
22 July
1944
Taisei Yokusankai 40. Tōjō
1942
2 years and 279 days
Kuniaki Koiso
小磯 國昭
(1880–1950)
22 July
1944
7 April
1945
Taisei Yokusankai 41. Koiso
260 days
Baron
Kantarō Suzuki

鈴木 貫太郞
(1868–1948)
7 April
1945
17 August
1945
Taisei Yokusankai 42. K. Suzuki
133 days None
Prince
Naruhiko Higashikuni

東久邇宮稔彦王
(1887–1990)
17 August
1945
9 October
1945
Imperial Family 43. Higashikuni
54 days
Baron
Kijūrō Shidehara

幣原 喜重郞
(1872–1951)
9 October
1945
22 May
1946
Progressive 44. Shidehara
226 days
Shigeru Yoshida
吉田 茂
(1878–1967)
22 May
1946
24 May
1947
1946 Liberal 45. Yoshida I
1 year and 3 days
Tetsu Katayama
片山 哲
Rep for Kanagawa 3rd
(1887–1978)
24 May
1947
10 March
1948
1947 Socialist 46. Katayama
292 days
Hitoshi Ashida
芦田 均
Rep for Kyōto 2nd
(1887–1959)
10 March
1948
15 October
1948
Democratic 47. Ashida
220 days
Shigeru Yoshida
吉田 茂
Rep for Kōchi At-large
(1878–1967)
15 October
1948
10 December
1954
Democratic Liberal 48. Yoshida II
1949 49. Yoshida III
Liberal
1952 50. Yoshida IV
1953 51. Yoshida IV
6 years and 57 days
Ichirō Hatoyama
鳩山 一郎
Rep for Tokyo 1st
(1883–1959)
10 December
1954
23 December
1956
Democratic 52. Hatoyama I. I
1955 53. Hatoyama I. II
Liberal Democratic 54. Hatoyama I. III
2 years and 14 days
Tanzan Ishibashi
石橋 湛山
Rep for Shizuoka 2nd
(1884–1973)
23 December
1956
25 February
1957
Liberal Democratic 55. Ishibashi
65 days
Nobusuke Kishi
岸 信介
Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd
(1896–1987)
25 February
1957
19 July
1960
Liberal Democratic 56. Kishi I
1958 57. Kishi II
3 years and 146 days
Hayato Ikeda
池田 勇人
Rep for Hiroshima 2nd
(1899–1965)
19 July
1960
9 November
1964
Liberal Democratic 58. Ikeda I
1960 59. Ikeda II
1963 60. Ikeda III
4 years and 114 days
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Portrait Prime Minister
(Life span)
Term of office & mandate
Duration in years and days
Party Government Emperor
(Reign)
Prince
Fumimaro Konoe

近衞 文麿
(1891–1945)
4 June
1937
5 January
1939
None 34. Konoe I Shōwa

(1926–1989)
1 year and 216 days
Baron
Kiichirō Hiranuma

平沼 騏一郞
(1867–1952)
5 January
1939
30 August
1939
None 35. Hiranuma
238 days
Nobuyuki Abe
阿部 信行
(1875–1953)
30 August
1939
16 January
1940
Military
( Army)
36. N. Abe
140 days
Mitsumasa Yonai
米内 光政
(1880–1948)
16 January
1940
22 July
1940
Military
( Navy)
37. Yonai
189 days
Prince
Fumimaro Konoe

近衞 文麿
(1891–1945)
22 July
1940
18 October
1941
None 38. Konoe II
Taisei Yokusankai
1 year and 89 days 39. Konoe III
Hideki Tōjō
東條 英機
(1884–1948)
18 October
1941
22 July
1944
Taisei Yokusankai 40. Tōjō
1942
2 years and 279 days
Kuniaki Koiso
小磯 國昭
(1880–1950)
22 July
1944
7 April
1945
Taisei Yokusankai 41. Koiso
260 days
Baron
Kantarō Suzuki

鈴木 貫太郞
(1868–1948)
7 April
1945
17 August
1945
Taisei Yokusankai 42. K. Suzuki
133 days None
Prince
Naruhiko Higashikuni

東久邇宮稔彦王
(1887–1990)
17 August
1945
9 October
1945
Imperial Family 43. Higashikuni
54 days
Baron
Kijūrō Shidehara

幣原 喜重郞
(1872–1951)
9 October
1945
22 May
1946
Progressive 44. Shidehara
226 days
Shigeru Yoshida
吉田 茂
(1878–1967)
22 May
1946
24 May
1947
1946 Liberal 45. Yoshida I
1 year and 3 days
Tetsu Katayama
片山 哲
Rep for Kanagawa 3rd
(1887–1978)
24 May
1947
10 March
1948
1947 Socialist 46. Katayama
292 days
Hitoshi Ashida
芦田 均
Rep for Kyōto 2nd
(1887–1959)
10 March
1948
15 October
1948
Democratic 47. Ashida
220 days
Shigeru Yoshida
吉田 茂
Rep for Kōchi At-large
(1878–1967)
15 October
1948
10 December
1954
Democratic Liberal 48. Yoshida II
1949 49. Yoshida III
Liberal
1952 50. Yoshida IV
1953 51. Yoshida IV
6 years and 57 days
Ichirō Hatoyama
鳩山 一郎
Rep for Tokyo 1st
(1883–1959)
10 December
1954
23 December
1956
Democratic 52. Hatoyama I. I
1955 53. Hatoyama I. II
Liberal Democratic 54. Hatoyama I. III
2 years and 14 days
Tanzan Ishibashi
石橋 湛山
Rep for Shizuoka 2nd
(1884–1973)
23 December
1956
25 February
1957
Liberal Democratic 55. Ishibashi
65 days
Nobusuke Kishi
岸 信介
Rep for Yamaguchi 2nd
(1896–1987)
25 February
1957
19 July
1960
Liberal Democratic 56. Kishi I
1958 57. Kishi II
3 years and 146 days
Hayato Ikeda
池田 勇人
Rep for Hiroshima 2nd
(1899–1965)
19 July
1960
9 November
1964
Liberal Democratic 58. Ikeda I
1960 59. Ikeda II
1963 60. Ikeda III
4 years and 114 days

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