| President of the Republic of Japan 日本民国大統領 | |
|---|---|
 Presidential Seal | |
 Presidential Standard | |
| Style | His/Her Excellency (閣下, Kakka) (formal) Mr/Madam President (大統領さん, Daitōryō-san) (spoken) |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Residence | Kantei |
| Term length | Four years, renewable |
| Formation | 21 July 1948 75 years ago |
| Deputy | Vice President |
| Salary | ¥22,190,000 annually |
| Website | http://www.kantei.go.jp |
The President of Japan (Japanese: 日本民国大統領, Nippon Minkoku Daitōryō) is the head of state and government of the Republic of Japan, and is the commander in chief of the Japan Defence Forces. The President is directly elected quadrennially, and an individual can be re-elected indefinitely. They are the head of the Cabinet and have the power to appoint and dismiss all of its other members with the consent of the Senate.
List of Presidents[]
| # | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Term of Office | Political Party | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election | Took Office | Left Office | ||||||
| 1 | 
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Abe Isoo 安部 磯雄 (1865–1949) |
1948 | 4 April 1948 | 10 February 1949 Died in office |
Socialist | Abe | |
| 2 | 
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Katayama Tetsu 片山 哲 (1887–1978) |
10 February 1949 | 3 April 1960 | Socialist | Katayama | ||
| 1952 | ||||||||
| 1956 | ||||||||
| 3 | 
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Suzuki Mosaburō 鈴木 茂三郎 (1893–1970) |
1960 | 3 April 1960 | 7 May 1970 Died in office |
Socialist | Suzuki | |
| 1964 | ||||||||
| 1968 | ||||||||
| 4 | 
|
Narita Tomomi 成田 知巳 (1912–1979) |
7 May 1970 | 2 April 1972 | Socialist | Narita | ||
| 5 | 
|
Satō Eisaku 佐藤 榮作 (1901–1975) |
1972 | 2 April 1972 | 3 June 1975 Died in office |
Liberal Democratic | Satō | |
| 6 | 
|
Tanaka Kakuei 田中 角榮 (1918–1993) |
3 June 1975 | 4 April 1976 | Liberal Democratic | Tanaka | ||
| 7 | 
|
Asukata Ichio 飛鳥田 一雄 (1915–1990) |
1976 | 4 April 1976 | 1 April 1984 | Socialist | Asukata | |
| 1980 | ||||||||
| 8 | 
|
Nakasone Yasuhiro 中曽 根康弘 (1918–2019) |
1984 | 1 April 1984 | 3 April 1988 | Liberal Democratic | Nakasone | |
| 9 | 
|
Ishibashi Masashi 石橋 政嗣 (1924–2019) |
1988 | 3 April 1988 | 5 April 1992 | Socialist | Ishibashi | |
| 10 | 
|
Murayama Tomiichi 村山 富市 (born 1924) |
1992 | 5 April 1992 | 7 April 1996 | Socialist | Murayama | |
| Social Democratic | ||||||||
| 11 | 
|
Hashimoto Ryutaro 橋本 龍太郎 (1937–2006) |
1996 | 7 April 1996 | 4 April 2000 | Liberal Democratic | Hashimoto | |
| 12 | 
|
Koizumi Junichirō 小泉 純一郎 (born 1942) |
2000 | 4 April 2000 | 6 April 2008 | Liberal Democratic | Koizumi | |
| 2004 | ||||||||
| 13 | 
|
Ozawa Ichirō 小沢 一郎 (born 1942) |
2008 | 6 April 2008 | 8 June 2010 Resigned |
Democratic | Ozawa | |
| 14 | 
|
Kan Naoto 菅 直人 (born 1946) |
8 June 2010 | 1 April 2012 | Democratic | Kan | ||
| 15 | 
|
Koike Yuriko 小池 百合子 (born 1952) |
2012 | 1 April 2012 | 3 April 2016 | Liberal Democratic | Koike | |
| 16 | 
|
Edano Yukio 枝野 幸男 (born 1964) |
2016 | 3 April 2016 | Incumbent | Democratic | Edano | |
| Constitutional Democratic | ||||||||
| 2020 | ||||||||
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