Find out more about the greatest Japanese Leaders, including Shinzō Abe, Akihito, Satoru Iwata, Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Akihito23 December 1933
Emperor of Japan
Shinzō Abe21 September 1954
Prime Minister of Japan
Hideki Tojo30 December 1884
27th Prime Minister of Japan
Isoroku Yamamoto04 April 1884
Japanese Naval Officer Who Conceived The Pearl
Yoshiro Mori14 July 1937
Prime Minister of Japan
Emperor Meiji03 November 1852
Emperor
Tokugawa Ieyasu31 January 1543
Samurai
Toyotomi Hideyoshi17 March 1537
Daimyō
Akechi Mitsuhide10 March 1528
Samurai
Minamoto no Yoshitsune1159 AD
Samurai
Date Masamune05 September 1567
Samurai
Uesugi Kenshin18 February 1530
Samurai
Takeda Shingen01 December 1521
Daimyō
Akio Toyoda03 May 1956
Chief executive officer, President and chief
Tokugawa Yoshinobu28 October 1837
Photographer, Shogun
Goichi Suda02 January 1968
Video game producer
Tadamichi Kuribayashi07 July 1891
Poet, Writer, Officer
Inejiro Asanuma27 December 1898
Politician
Fumimaro Konoe12 October 1891
Politician
Junichiro Koizumi08 January 1942
Politician, Diplomat, Economist
Itō Hirobumi16 October 1841
Politician, Diplomat
Minamoto no Yoritomo09 May 1147
Yasuhiro Nakasone27 May 1918
Politician
Akie Abe10 June 1962
Socialite, Disc jockey
Tadashi Yanai07 February 1949
Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Nobusuke Kishi13 November 1896
Politician, Diplomat, Spy
Emperor Suizei0632 BC
Emperor
Shigeru Yoshida22 September 1878
Politician, Diplomat
Yoshihiko Noda20 May 1957
Politician
Hasekura Tsunenaga1571 AD
diplomat
Nichiren16 February 1222
bhikkhu, writer
Naoto Kan10 October 1946
Politician, University teacher
Gichin Funakoshi10 November 1868
Karateka
Enomoto Takeaki25 August 1836
Samurai
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni03 December 1887
Politician, Military personnel
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Yukio Hatoyama11 February 1947
Politician, Engineer
Iwane Matsui27 July 1878
Soldier, Military personnel
Eiji Toyoda12 September 1913
Business magnate, Entrepreneur
Honda Tadakatsu17 March 1548
warrior
Yasuo Fukuda16 July 1936
Politician, Economist
Emperor Annei0577 BC
emperor
Tokugawa Hidetada02 May 1579
Politician
Mitsuru Ushijima31 July 1887
Military personnel
Joi Ito19 June 1966
Activist, Entrepreneur, Venture capitalist
Kuniaki Koiso22 March 1880
Politician, Military personnel
Yamagata Aritomo14 June 1838
Politician, Military personnel
Emperor Itoku0553 BC
Emperor
Morihiro Hosokawa14 January 1938
Politician, Journalist, Ceramist, Potter
Kakuei Tanaka04 May 1918
Politician
Tokugawa Iemochi17 July 1846
Shogun
Shintaro Ishihara30 September 1932
Politician, Explorer, Writer, Actor, Novelist,
Ōkubo Toshimichi26 September 1830
Bushi, Politician
Inukai Tsuyoshi04 June 1855
Politician, Prime Minister
Noboru Takeshita26 February 1924
Prime Minister, politician
Kōki Hirota14 February 1878
Politician, Diplomat
Ii Naomasa04 March 1560
officer
Mamoru Shigemitsu29 July 1887
Politician, Diplomat
Yōsuke Matsuoka04 March 1880
politician, diplomat,
Hōjō Tokimune05 June 1251
Politician
Tomiichi Murayama03 March 1924
Prime Minister, politician
Ashikaga Takauji18 August 1305
samurai, bushi
Imagawa Yoshimoto1519 AD
samurai, daimyo
Kōichi Kido18 July 1889
Politician
Kiichi Miyazawa08 October 1919
Prime Minister, politician
Mitsumasa Yonai02 March 1880
Politician,Prime Minister
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu25 September 1358
samurai
Maeda Toshiie15 January 1539
Samurai
Ryutaro Hashimoto29 July 1937
Prime Minister
Tokugawa Yoshimune27 November 1684
Samurai
Hōjō Masako1156 AD
Political leader
Kenzo Takada27 February 1939
Matsudaira Katamori15 February 1836
Poet
Takahashi Korekiyo27 July 1854
Politician, Accountant, Economist
Nobuyuki Abe24 November 1875
Prime Minister
Takeo Fukuda14 January 1905
Prime Minister
Toshiki Kaifu02 January 1931
Prime Minister,politician
Hiroshi Hase05 May 1961
Politician, Professional wrestler
Kazuo Inamori21 January 1932
entrepreneur
Saionji Kinmochi06 December 1849
Prime Minister, politician
Hayato Ikeda03 December 1899
Prime Minister, Politician
Tetsu Katayama28 July 1887
Prime Minister,politician
Hara Takashi09 February 1856
politician, writer, journalist, diplomat
Ii Naosuke29 November 1815
Politician
Terauchi Masatake24 February 1852
politician, Prime Minister
Sōsuke Uno27 August 1922
Politician, Diplomat
Sanada Nobuyuki1566 AD
samurai
Tanaka Giichi25 July 1864
Politician, Prime Minister
Takeo Miki17 March 1907
Prime Minister ,politician
Yukio Ozaki24 December 1858
Politician, Journalist
Naoe Kanetsugu1560 AD
samurai
Matsukata Masayoshi23 March 1835
Prime Minister, politician
Kazuo Hirai22 December 1960
Tōru Hashimoto29 June 1969
Lawyer, Politician, Tarento
Taro Aso20 September 1940
Deputy Prime Minister
Kuroda Kiyotaka09 November 1840
Politician, Prime Minister
Keisuke Okada14 February 1868
Politician, Prime Minister