The Prime Minister of Japan(内閣総理大臣,Naikaku-sōri-daijin) is the head of government of Japan. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being designated by the National Diet and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office. He or she is the head of the Cabinet and appoints and dismisses the other Ministers of State; the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Minister for the Comprehensive Administration of the Cabinet or Minister who Presides over the Cabinet.
The office was created in 1885, four years before the enactment of the Meiji Constitution which mentions neither cabinet nor prime minister explicitly. It took its current form with the adoption of the current constitution in 1947.
The current Prime Minister is Shinzō Abe, who took office on December 26, 2012. He is the first former Prime Minister to resume the office since 1948.
Appointment
The Prime Minister is designated by both houses of the Diet, before the conduct of any other business. For that purpose, each conducts a ballot under the run-off system. If the two houses choose different individuals, then a joint committee of both houses is appointed to agree on a common candidate. Ultimately, however, if the two houses do not agree within ten days, the decision of the House of Representatives is deemed to be that of the Diet. Therefore, the House of Representatives can theoretically ensure the appointment of any Prime Minister it wants. The candidate is then presented with their commission, and formally appointed to office by the Emperor.
Mr Yoshihide Suga has officially been named Japan's new prime minister, after former premier Shinzo Abe's eight years in office was abruptly cut short by health issues. In Mr Suga's cabinet, several of Mr Abe's ministers will keep their jobs, including deputy prime minister and finance minister Taro Aso. Mr Suga -- the former chief cabinet secretary and Mr Abe's longtime right-hand man -- easily won the parliamentary vote as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) holds a commanding majority. He has promised to stick closely to policies championed by his Mr Abe.
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Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan, addresses the general debate of the 75th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 22 – 29 September 2020).
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A look at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's career
Shinzo Abe is Japan's longest-serving prime minister. In 2007, he had also resigned abruptly as prime minister, citing ill-health. His father Shintaro Abe, a former foreign minister and the son-in-law of a former prime minister, was one of Japan's most influential politicians before he died in 1991. In 1993, Shinzo ran in his father's constituency in Yamaguchi prefecture in the general election and won a seat. He rose through the ranks of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and in 2006, at the age of 52, Shinzo Abe became Japan's youngest prime minister since World War II.
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Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan, addresses the general debate of the 75th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 22 – 29 September 2020).
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Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan, addresses the general debate of the 75th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 22 – 29 September 2020).
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Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan, addresses the general debate of the 75th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 22 – 29 September 2020).
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Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan, addresses the general debate of the 75th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 22 – 29 September 2020).
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The Prime Minister of Japan(内閣総理大臣,Naikaku-sōri-daijin) is the head of government of Japan. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being designated by the National Diet and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office. He or she is the head of the Cabinet and appoints and dismisses the other Ministers of State; the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Minister for the Comprehensive Administration of the Cabinet or Minister who Presides over the Cabinet.
The office was created in 1885, four years before the enactment of the Meiji Constitution which mentions neither cabinet nor prime minister explicitly. It took its current form with the adoption of the current constitution in 1947.
The current Prime Minister is Shinzō Abe, who took office on December 26, 2012. He is the first former Prime Minister to resume the office since 1948.
Appointment
The Prime Minister is designated by both houses of the Diet, before the conduct of any other business. For that purpose, each conducts a ballot under the run-off system. If the two houses choose different individuals, then a joint committee of both houses is appointed to agree on a common candidate. Ultimately, however, if the two houses do not agree within ten days, the decision of the House of Representatives is deemed to be that of the Diet. Therefore, the House of Representatives can theoretically ensure the appointment of any Prime Minister it wants. The candidate is then presented with their commission, and formally appointed to office by the Emperor.