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Prime Ministers of Japan

How many Japanese Prime Ministers do you know?
Except for provisional and a substitute.
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Gov.
Term
Prime Minister
102
2024-
Shigeru Ishiba
101
2021–2024
Fumio Kishida
100
2021
99
2020–2021
Yoshihide Suga
98
2017–2020
Shinzo Abe
97
2014–2017
96
2012–2014
95
2011–2012
Yoshihiko Noda
94
2010–2011
Naoto Kan
93
2009–2010
Yukio Hatoyama
92
2008–2009
Taro Aso
91
2007–2008
Yasuo Fukuda
90
2006–2007
Shinzo Abe
89
2005–2006
Junichiro Koizumi
88
2003–2005
87
2001–2003
86
2000–2001
Yoshiro Mori
85
2000
84
1998–2000
Keizo Obuchi
83
1996–1998
Ryutaro Hashimoto
82
1996
81
1994–1996
Tomiichi Murayama
80
1994
Tsutomu Hata
79
1993–1994
Morihiro Hosokawa
78
1991–1993
Kiichi Miyazawa
77
1990–1991
Toshiki Kaifu
76
1989–1990
75
1989
Sosuke Uno
74
1987–1989
Noboru Takeshita
73
1986–1987
Yasuhiro Nakasone
72
1983–1986
71
1982–1983
70
1980–1982
Zenko Suzuki
Gov.
Term
Prime Minister
69
1979–1980
Masayoshi Ohira
68
1978–1979
67
1976–1978
Takeo Fukuda
66
1974–1976
Takeo Miki
65
1972–1974
Kakuei Tanaka
64
1972
63
1970–1972
Eisaku Sato
62
1967–1970
61
1964–1967
60
1963–1964
Hayato Ikeda
59
1960–1963
58
1960
57
1958–1960
Nobusuke Kishi
56
1957–1958
55
1956–1957
Tanzan Ishibashi
54
1955–1956
Ichiro Hatoyama
53
1955
52
1954–1955
51
1953–1954
Shigeru Yoshida
50
1952–1953
49
1949–1952
48
1948–1949
47
1948
Hitoshi Ashida
46
1947–1948
Tetsu Katayama
45
1946–1947
Shigeru Yoshida
44
1945–1946
Kijuro Shidehara
43
1945
Naruhiko Higashikuni
42
1945
Kantaro Suzuki
41
1944–1945
Kuniaki Koiso
40
1941–1944
Hideki Tojo
39
1941
Fumimaro Konoe
38
1940–1941
37
1940
Mitsumasa Yonai
36
1939–1940
Nobuyuki Abe
35
1939
kiichiro Hiranuma
34
1937–1939
Fumimaro Konoe
Gov.
Term
Prime Minister
33
1937
Senjuro Hayashi
32
1936–1937
Kouki Hirota
31
1934–1936
Keisuke Okada
30
1932–1934
Makoto Saito
29
1931–1932
Tsuyoshi Inukai
28
1931
Reijiro Wakatsuki
27
1929–1931
Osachi Hamaguchi
26
1927–1929
Giichi Tanaka
25
1926–1927
Reijiro Wakatsuki
24
1924–1926
Takaaki Kato
23
1924
Keigo Kiyoura
22
1923–1924
Gonbee Yamamoto
21
1922–1923
Tomosaburo Kato
20
1921–1922
Korekiyo Takahashi
19
1918–1921
Takashi Hara
18
1916–1918
Masatake Terauchi
17
1914–1916
Shigenobu Okuma
16
1913–1914
Gonbee Yamamoto
15
1912–1913
Taro Katsura
14
1911–1912
Kinmochi Saionji
13
1908–1911
Taro Katsura
12
1906–1908
Kinmochi Saionji
11
1901–1906
Taro Katsura
10
1900–1901
Hirobumi Ito
9
1898–1900
Aritomo Yamagata
8
1898
Shigenobu Okuma
7
1898
Hirobumi Ito
6
1896–1898
Masayoshi Matsukata
5
1892–1896
Hirobumi Ito
4
1891–1892
Masayoshi Matsukata
3
1889–1891
Aritomo Yamagata
2
1888–1889
Kiyotaka Kuroda
1
1885–1888
Hirobumi Ito
6 Comments
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Level 79
Feb 15, 2015
27/62
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Level 34
Feb 23, 2015
Thank you for your playing :)

I think it is not easy question, so keep challenging!

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Level 79
Aug 28, 2020
Looks like this will need an update shortly!
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Level 67
Oct 19, 2020
Why did you remove the description of reappointment? Ito, Katsura, Yoshida...besides, except for Shinzo Abe.
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Level 56
Jul 8, 2022
RIP Shinzo Abe
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Level 34
Aug 5, 2024
Long time no see! Updated :)