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Japan

Japan

StaleSovereign state

Japan

Primary executive

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Sanae Takaichi
Original第104代 高市 早苗 | 歴代内閣 | 首相官邸ホームページ Embassy of Japan in South Africa ( orig ) · Cabinet Secretariat, Cabinet Public Relations Office · CC BY · Original

Sanae Takaichi

Head of government Active

Prime Minister of Japan · Principal · De jure

Head of state

Naruhito
Originalhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/75626679@N07/54582524056/ · Presidencia de Guatemala · Public Domain · Original

Naruhito

Head of state Active

Emperor of Japan · Principal

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026
Executive system
Constitutional monarchy · One primary executive function
Dominant executive office
Head of government
Why this office is primary
Japan is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The emperor is the symbol of the State and performs constitutional acts without governing power; the prime minister, designated by the National Diet, leads the Cabinet and government.

Current policy issues

  1. 1Prices, wages and household purchasing powerPrime Minister's Office — Policy Speech by Prime Minister Takaichi
  2. 2Growth, investment and strategic technologyPrime Minister's Office — Basic Policy of the Second Takaichi Cabinet, Prime Minister's Office — Policy Speech by Prime Minister Takaichi
  3. 3Economic and national securityPrime Minister's Office — Basic Policy of the Second Takaichi Cabinet
  4. 4Demographic ageing and social securityPrime Minister's Office — Policy Speech by Prime Minister Takaichi
  5. 5Disaster resilience and territorial infrastructurePrime Minister's Office — Basic Policy of the Second Takaichi Cabinet

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
108
Active in source
22
Historical in source
78
parties shown
100
More parties (88)
Founded
1993
Ideology
Conservative, conservatism, reformism, liberal conservatism, green politics
Political spectrum
Centre-right
HistoricalWikidataOpen profile

Elections

Partial

Japan — Parliamentary election — 2021-10-31

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 31, 2021

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 2017-10-22

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 22, 2017

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 2014-12-14

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 14, 2014

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 2012-12-16

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 16, 2012

Completed

2009 Japanese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Aug 30, 2009

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 2009-08-30

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Aug 30, 2009

Completed

2005 Japanese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Sep 11, 2005

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 2005-09-11

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 11, 2005

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 2003-11-09

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 9, 2003

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 2000-06-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 25, 2000

Completed

1996 Japanese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Oct 20, 1996

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1996-10-20

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 20, 1996

Completed

1993 Japanese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jul 18, 1993

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1993-07-18

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jul 18, 1993

Completed

1990 Japanese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Feb 18, 1990

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1990-02-18

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Feb 18, 1990

Completed

1989 Japanese House of Councillors election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jul 23, 1989

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1986-07-06

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jul 6, 1986

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1983-12-18

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 18, 1983

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1980-06-22

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 22, 1980

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1979-10-07

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 7, 1979

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1976-12-05

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 5, 1976

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1972-12-10

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 10, 1972

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1969-12-27

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 27, 1969

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1967-01-29

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jan 29, 1967

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1963-11-21

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 21, 1963

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1960-11-20

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 20, 1960

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1958-05-22

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 22, 1958

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1955-02-27

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Feb 27, 1955

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1953-04-19

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 19, 1953

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1952-10-01

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 1, 1952

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1949-01-23

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jan 23, 1949

Completed

1947 Japanese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Apr 25, 1947

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1947-04-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 25, 1947

Completed

1946 Japanese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Apr 10, 1946

Completed

Japan — Parliamentary election — 1946-04-10

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 10, 1946

Completed

1908 Japanese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

May 15, 1908

Completed

1890 Japanese general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jul 1, 1890

Completed

Candidates

Partial

Sources

13

  1. 1House of Representatives — The Constitution of Japancitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2Imperial Household Agency — Their Majesties the Emperor and Empresscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3Prime Minister's Office — Designation of the Prime Minister and inauguration of the Second Takaichi Cabinetcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4Prime Minister's Office — List of Ministers: Second Takaichi Cabinetcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5Prime Minister's Office — Statement on the dissolution and general electioncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6House of Representatives — The National Diet of Japan: structurecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  7. 7House of Representatives — Strength of political groupscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  8. 8House of Councillors — Strength of political groupscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  9. 9Prime Minister's Office — Policy Speech by Prime Minister Takaichicitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  10. 10Prime Minister's Office — Basic Policy of the Second Takaichi Cabinetcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  11. 11WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  12. 12Wikimedia CommonsPER-FILE · Aug 9, 2026
  13. 13Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Eastern Asia

North Korea. Primary executive: Kim Jong-un. PartialSouth Korea. Primary executive: Lee Jae Myung. PartialMongolia. Primary executive: Uchral Nyam-Osor. Head of state: Khurelsukh Ukhnaa. PartialChina. Primary executive: Xi Jinping. StaleTaiwan. Primary executive: —. PartialJapan. Primary executive: Sanae Takaichi. Head of state: Naruhito. Stale
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