National
Prime Minister
- Japanese: 内閣総理大臣
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by the House of Representatives
- Exact method
- Designated from among the members of the Diet by a resolution of the Diet; if the two houses disagree and no joint committee agreement is reached, the House of Representatives' decision prevails (Constitution Art. 67). Formally appointed by the Emperor (Art. 6(1)). Must be a civilian (Art. 66(2)).
- Chosen by
- House of Representatives
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Sanae Takaichi LDP since February 2026
Report Source: japan.kantei.go.jp,
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Sources
- japaneselawtranslation.go.jp · checked Ministry of Justice, Japanese Law Translation, The Constitution of Japan, read 2026-10-12 (Art. 2, 6, 7, 45, 46, 58, 66-68, 79); seat counts 465 and 248 and the electoral systems from the Public Offices Election Act as summarised on the Diet sites (shugiin.go.jp/internet/index.nsf/html/index_e.htm, sangiin.go.jp/eng/). Cabinet offices: Prime Minister's Office, List of Ministers, 105th cabinet reshuffled 2026-09-17 (japan.kantei.go.jp/105/meibo/daijin/index.html). For: Prime Minister
- shugiin.go.jp · checked Official Japanese names from the National Diet, Cabinet, Courts and party sites (shugiin.go.jp, sangiin.go.jp, kantei.go.jp, courts.go.jp), read 2026-10-12: Japanese official names of authorities, offices and parties. For: Prime Minister in Japanese
- japan.kantei.go.jp · checked Prime Minister's Office of Japan, List of Ministers, The Takaichi Reshuffled Cabinet (inaugurated 2026-09-17), read 2026-10-12: holder and primary portfolio confirmed; holders kept from the cabinet of 2026-02-18 cross-checked against japan.kantei.go.jp/105/meibo_a/daijin/index.html. For: Sanae Takaichi, current term
- sangiin.go.jp · checked Current terms from the House of Representatives roster (shugiin.go.jp 議員一覧, as of 2026-09-28), House of Councillors roster (sangiin.go.jp, as of 2026-10-12) with group and term-expiry date, Cabinet (japan.kantei.go.jp/105/meibo/daijin/index.html, inaugurated 2026-09-17; former list /105/meibo_a/ inaugurated 2026-02-18), Speakers (shugiin.go.jp English 'Officers of the House', as of 2026-10-05), House of Councillors officers (sangiin.go.jp yakuin, 2026-10-12), Supreme Court justices (courts.go.jp 最高裁判所の裁判官), Emperor (kunaicho.go.jp). Member start dates are left empty because the rosters do not give them; party is the member's in-house group mapped to its party (groups mixing party and non-party members are mapped to the party). Read 2026-10-12. For: Sanae Takaichi, current term
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