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The prime minister lives and works at the Naikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei (Prime Minister's Official Residence) in Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, close to the National Diet Building. Sixty-five men 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 ...
The prime ministership of Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, who was prime minister for fifty-four days in 1945, was the shortest in Japanese history. Shinzo Abe served the longest, with eight years over two non-consecutive periods. The current prime minister is Shigeru Ishiba, who assumed office on 1 October 2024. [1]
Shigeru Ishiba (Japanese: 石破 茂; born 4 February 1957) is a Japanese politician serving as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party since 2024.
Shigeru Ishiba, right, with Japan’s current prime minister Fumio Kishida, left, and other candidates, celebrates after Ishiba was elected as new head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...
Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s new prime minister after winning his party’s leadership contest on Friday, following a crowded race that ended in a runoff vote.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's embattled Prime Minister Fumio Kishida surprised the country Wednesday by announcing that he'll step down when his party picks a new leader next month.. His decision clears ...
Fumio Kishida (Japanese: 岸田 文雄; born 29 July 1957) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2021 to 2024. He has been a member of the House of Representatives in the National Diet since 1993.
Shigeru Ishiba, president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was seen dozing off in parliament on Monday where he was reelected as the prime minister.. Video footage showed Mr ...