Prime Minister of Japan

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head of government political office public office

The Prime Minister of Japan is the country’s chief executive and political leader, responsible for directing the national government and representing Japan domestically and internationally.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
内閣総理大臣	3
Japanese Prime Minister	2
Prime Minister	2
Prime Minister is designated by resolution of the Diet	1
Prime Minister of Japan (when addressing the House of Councillors)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of government ⓘ political office ⓘ public office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ surface form: Japanese Prime Minister Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister
appointedBy	Naruhito ⓘ surface form: Emperor of Japan
canBeRemovedBy	no-confidence vote of the House of Representatives ⓘ
constitutingInstrument	Constitution of Japan ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
domain	politics of Japan ⓘ
eligibilityRequirement	must be a civilian ⓘ must be a member of the National Diet ⓘ
firstOfficeHolder	Shigeru Yoshida ⓘ
flag	Standard of the Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ
formationDate	1947 ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch of Japan ⓘ
insignia	Imperial Seal of Japan ⓘ surface form: Emblem of the Government of Japan
jurisdiction	Government of Japan ⓘ
legalBasis	Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
memberOf	Cabinet of Japan ⓘ
nativeLabel	Prime Minister of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 内閣総理大臣
nominatedBy	National Diet ⓘ
officeHolderTitle	Prime Minister of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister
officeLocation	Official Residence of the Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister’s Official Residence, Tokyo
officeType	executive ⓘ
predecessorOffice	Prime Minister of the Empire of Japan ⓘ
rank	highest-ranking executive official in Japan ⓘ
reportsTo	National Diet ⓘ
residence	Kantei ⓘ Official Residence of the Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ
responsibility	appointing and dismissing Cabinet ministers ⓘ commanding and supervising the Self-Defense Forces through civilian control ⓘ coordinating foreign policy with the Minister for Foreign Affairs ⓘ directing the national government ⓘ ensuring enforcement of laws ⓘ leading the Cabinet of Japan ⓘ overseeing the civil service ⓘ presiding over Cabinet meetings ⓘ representing Japan domestically ⓘ representing Japan internationally ⓘ submitting bills to the National Diet ⓘ
romanization	Naikaku Sōri Daijin ⓘ
seat	Tokyo ⓘ
selectionMethod	elected by the National Diet and appointed by the Emperor of Japan ⓘ
styleOfAddress	His Excellency ⓘ Mr. Prime Minister ⓘ
termCondition	serves while holding confidence of the House of Representatives ⓘ
termLength	no fixed term ⓘ

Referenced by (106)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ministers of State → supports → Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ

subject surface form: Ministers of State (Japan)

Japan Self-Defense Forces → supremeCommander → Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ

President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) → typicallyAlsoHoldsOffice → Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ

Government Seal of Japan → usedBy → Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ

House of Councillors chamber → usedBy → Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prime Minister of Japan (when addressing the House of Councillors)

Standard of the Prime Minister of Japan → usedBy → Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ