<Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> The Recruit scandal forced his resignation in 1989 . Later "Shadow Shogun ." </Td> </Tr> <P> Under Emperor Akihito </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Prime Minister </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Term of office </Th> <Th> Political Party </Th> <Th> Government </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Elected </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name (Birth--Death) </Th> <Th> Took Office </Th> <Th> Left Office </Th> <Th> Days </Th> <Th> Gen . </Th> <Th> Coun . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 47 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sōsuke Uno 宇野 宗佑 Uno Sōsuke (1922--1998) Rep for Shiga At - large </Td> <Td> 3 June 1989 </Td> <Td> 10 August 1989 </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> LDP Jimintō </Td> <Td> 75 . Uno LDP </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 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 1989 House of Councillors election, for which he resigned . Served as Minister of Defense (1974), Chief of the Science and Technology Agency (1976--1977), Chief of the Civil Administration Agency (1979--1980), Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (1983), and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1987--1989). Member of the Diet from 1960 to 1996 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 48 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Toshiki Kaifu 海部 俊樹 Kaifu Toshiki (1931--) Rep for Aichi 3rd </Td> <Td> 10 August 1989 </Td> <Td> 28 February 1990 </Td> <Td> 817 </Td> <Td> LDP Jimintō </Td> <Td> 76 . Kaifu I LDP </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 February 1990 </Td> <Td> 5 November 1991 </Td> <Td> 77 . Kaifu II (Reshuffle) LDP </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 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), Minister of Education (1976--1977, 1985--1986). Member of the Diet from 1960 to 2009 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 49 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kiichi Miyazawa 宮澤 喜一 Miyazawa Kiichi (1919--2007) Rep for Hiroshima 3rd </Td> <Td> 5 November 1991 </Td> <Td> 9 August 1993 </Td> <Td> 643 </Td> <Td> LDP Jimintō </Td> <Td> 78 . Miyazawa (Reshuffle) LDP </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 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 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 (1962--1964, 1966--1968, 1970--1971, 1977--1978), Chief Cabinet Secretary (1980--1982), Minister of Finance (1986--1988), Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (1993) and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (1993). Member of the House of Councillors (1952--1965). Member of the House of Representatives (1967--2003). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 50 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Morihiro Hosokawa 細川 護 熙 Hosokawa Morihiro (1938--) Rep for Kumamoto 1st </Td> <Td> 9 August 1993 </Td> <Td> 28 April 1994 </Td> <Td> 262 </Td> <Td> JNP Nihon Shintō </Td> <Td> 79 . Hosokawa JNP--JSP--JRP--Komeitō--NPS--DSP--SDF </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 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, he left the party in 1992 to form the Japan New Party, which garnered 35 members in the 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 from 1993 to 1998 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 51 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tsutomu Hata 羽田 孜 Hata Tsutomu (1935--2017) Rep for Nagano 2nd </Td> <Td> 28 April 1994 </Td> <Td> 30 June 1994 </Td> <Td> 63 </Td> <Td> JRP Shinseitō </Td> <Td> 80 . Hata JRP--JNP--JSP--SDP--SDF--Komeitō--NPS </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Originally member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he left the party in 1993 with Ichirō Ozawa to establish the Japan Renewal Party, which garnered 44 seats in the 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 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 of Japan, he is now one of the elder politicians of the party . Served as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (1985--1986, 1988--1989), Minister of Finance (1991--1992), and Minister for Foreign Affairs . Member of the Diet from 1969 to 2012 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 52 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tomiichi Murayama 村山 富 市 Murayama Tomiichi (1924--) Rep for Ōita 1st </Td> <Td> 30 June 1994 </Td> <Td> 11 January 1996 </Td> <Td> 560 </Td> <Td> JSP Nihon Shakaitō </Td> <Td> 81 . Murayama (Reshuffle) JSP--LDP--NPS </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Presided over a coalition that consisted of the Liberal Democratic Party, the 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 1996 general election . Served as General Secretary of the Socialist Party . Member of the Diet from 1972 to 2000 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 53 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ryūtarō Hashimoto 橋本 龍太郎 Hashimoto Ryūtarō (1937--2006) Rep for Okayama 4th </Td> <Td> 11 January 1996 </Td> <Td> 7 November 1996 </Td> <Td> 931 </Td> <Td> LDP Jimintō </Td> <Td> 82 . Hashimoto I LDP--JSP--NPS </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 November 1996 </Td> <Td> 30 July 1998 </Td> <Td> 83 . Hashimoto II (Reshuffle) LDP--JSP--NPS </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 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 (1989--1991), Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (1994--1996). Member of the Diet from 1963 to 2005 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 54 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Keizō Obuchi 小渕 恵三 Obuchi Keizō (1937--2000) Rep for Gunma 5th </Td> <Td> 30 July 1998 </Td> <Td> 5 April 2000 </Td> <Td> 615 </Td> <Td> LDP Jimintō </Td> <Td> 84 . Obuchi (Reshuffle 1 2) LDP--(Lib.--Komeitō) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 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 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 (1997--1998). Member of the Diet from 1963 to 2000 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 55 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yoshirō Mori 森 喜朗 Mori Yoshirō (1937--) Rep for Ishikawa 2nd </Td> <Td> 5 April 2000 </Td> <Td> 4 July 2000 </Td> <Td> 386 </Td> <Td> LDP Jimintō </Td> <Td> 85 . Mori I LDP--Komeitō--NCP </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4 July 2000 </Td> <Td> 26 April 2001 </Td> <Td> 86 . Mori II (Reshuffle 1 2) LDP--Komeitō--NCP </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 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 Minister of Education (1983--1984), Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (1992--1993), Minister of Construction (1995--1996). Member of the Diet from 1969 to 2012 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 56 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Junichirō Koizumi 小泉 純一郎 Koizumi Jun'ichirō (1942--) Rep for Kanagawa 11th </Td> <Td> 26 April 2001 </Td> <Td> 19 November 2003 </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> LDP Jimintō </Td> <Td> 87 . Koizumi I (Reshuffle 1 2) LDP--Komeitō--NCP </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 November 2003 </Td> <Td> 21 September 2005 </Td> <Td> 88 . Koizumi II (Reshuffle) LDP--Komeitō </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 September 2005 </Td> <Td> 26 September 2006 </Td> <Td> 89 . Koizumi III (Reshuffle) LDP--Komeitō </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 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 (1988--1989), Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (1992), Minister of Health and Welfare (1996--1998), and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2002). Member of Diet from 1972 to 2009 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 57 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shinzō Abe 安倍 晋三 Abe Shinzō (1954--) Rep for Yamaguchi 4th </Td> <Td> 26 September 2006 </Td> <Td> 26 September 2007 </Td> <Td> 365 </Td> <Td> LDP Jimintō </Td> <Td> 90 . Abe S. I (Reshuffle) LDP--Komeitō </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Resigned after suffering from low approval ratings and poor health . Served as Chief Cabinet Secretary (2005--2006). Member of Diet since 1993 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 58 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yasuo Fukuda 福田 康夫 Fukuda Yasuo (1936--) Rep for Gunma 4th </Td> <Td> 26 September 2007 </Td> <Td> 24 September 2008 </Td> <Td> 364 </Td> <Td> LDP Jimintō </Td> <Td> 91 . Fukuda Y . (Reshuffle) LDP--Komeitō </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 59 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tarō Asō 麻生 太郎 Asō Tarō (1940--) Rep for Fukuoka 8th </Td> <Td> 24 September 2008 </Td> <Td> 16 September 2009 </Td> <Td> 357 </Td> <Td> LDP Jimintō </Td> <Td> 92 . Asō LDP--Komeitō </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Resigned after the 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 (2005--2007), and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (since 2012). Member of Diet since 1979 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 60 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yukio Hatoyama 鳩山 由紀夫 Hatoyama Yukio (1947--) Rep for Hokkaido 9th </Td> <Td> 16 September 2009 </Td> <Td> 8 June 2010 </Td> <Td> 265 </Td> <Td> DPJ Minshutō </Td> <Td> 93 . Hatoyama Y . DPJ--SDP--PNP </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Won a majority in the 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 61 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Naoto Kan 菅 直人 Kan Naoto (1946--) Rep for Tokyo 18th </Td> <Td> 8 June 2010 </Td> <Td> 2 September 2011 </Td> <Td> 451 </Td> <Td> DPJ Minshutō </Td> <Td> 94 . Kan (Reshuffle 1 2) DPJ--PNP </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Resigned due to poor approval ratings after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster . Served as 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), Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy (2009--2010), and Minister of Finance (2010). Member of Diet since 1980 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 62 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yoshihiko Noda 野田 佳彦 Noda Yoshihiko (1957--) Rep for Chiba 4th </Td> <Td> 2 September 2011 </Td> <Td> 26 December 2012 </Td> <Td> 481 </Td> <Td> DPJ Minshutō </Td> <Td> 95 . Noda (Reshuffle 1 2 3) DPJ--PNP </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Resigned after the 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 (2010--2011). Member of Diet since 1993 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> (57) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shinzō Abe 安倍 晋三 Abe Shinzō (1954--) Rep for Yamaguchi 4th </Td> <Td> 26 December 2012 </Td> <Td> 24 December 2014 </Td> <Td> 1914 </Td> <Td> LDP Jimintō </Td> <Td> 96 . Abe S. II (Reshuffle) LDP--Komeitō </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 December 2014 </Td> <Td> 1 November 2017 </Td> <Td> 97 . Abe S. III (Reshuffle 1 2 3) LDP--Komeitō </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 November 2017 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> <Td> 98 . Abe S. IV LDP--Komeitō </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Current Prime Minister of Japan, and first to serve non-consecutive terms since the end of the US occupation . Won a majority in the 2012 general election defeating Yoshihiko Noda (DPJ). Won the 2014 and 2017 general elections retaining a majority in the House of Representatives . Served as the 90th term Prime Minister (2006--2007), Chief Cabinet Secretary (2005--2006). Member of Diet since 1993 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Prime Minister </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Term of office </Th> <Th> Political Party </Th> <Th> Government </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Elected </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr>

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