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Famous Japanese Political Leaders

Find out more about the greatest Japanese Political Leaders, including Shinzō Abe, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Inejiro Asanuma and Uesugi Kenshin.
Toyotomi HideyoshiToyotomi Hideyoshi
17 March 1537
Japanese Samurai
Shinzō AbeShinzō Abe
21 September 1954
Prime Minister of Japan

Yasuhiro NakasoneYasuhiro Nakasone
27 May 1918
Former Prime Minister of Japan

Yoshiro MoriYoshiro Mori
14 July 1937
Prime Minister of Japan

Takeda ShingenTakeda Shingen
01 December 1521
Daimyō

Uesugi KenshinUesugi Kenshin
18 February 1530
Samurai
Inejiro AsanumaInejiro Asanuma
27 December 1898
Politician

Itō HirobumiItō Hirobumi
16 October 1841
Politician, Diplomat

Fumimaro KonoeFumimaro Konoe
12 October 1891
Politician
Minamoto no YoritomoMinamoto no Yoritomo
09 May 1147
 

Junichiro KoizumiJunichiro Koizumi
08 January 1942
Politician, Diplomat, Economist
Nobusuke KishiNobusuke Kishi
13 November 1896
Politician

Akie AbeAkie Abe
10 June 1962
Shinzō Abe's wife

Yoshihiko NodaYoshihiko Noda
20 May 1957
Politician

Hōjō TokimuneHōjō Tokimune
05 June 1251
Politician

Naoto KanNaoto Kan
10 October 1946
Politician, University teacher
Shigeru YoshidaShigeru Yoshida
22 September 1878
Former Prime Minister

Yukio HatoyamaYukio Hatoyama
11 February 1947
Politician, Engineer

Honda TadakatsuHonda Tadakatsu
17 March 1548
warrior

Prince Naruhiko HigashikuniPrince Naruhiko Higashikuni
03 December 1887
Politician, Military personnel
Eisaku SatōEisaku Satō
27 March 1901
Politician

Kuniaki KoisoKuniaki Koiso
22 March 1880
Politician, Military personnel
Tokugawa HidetadaTokugawa Hidetada
02 May 1579
Politician

Yasuo FukudaYasuo Fukuda
16 July 1936
Politician, Economist

Kakuei TanakaKakuei Tanaka
04 May 1918
Politician
Emperor SuizeiEmperor Suizei
0632 BC
Emperor

Morihiro HosokawaMorihiro Hosokawa
14 January 1938
Politician
Shintaro IshiharaShintaro Ishihara
30 September 1932
Politician

Imagawa YoshimotoImagawa Yoshimoto
1519 AD
samurai, daimyo

Kōki HirotaKōki Hirota
14 February 1878
Politician, Diplomat
Tokugawa IemochiTokugawa Iemochi
17 July 1846
Shogun

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Ii NaomasaIi Naomasa
04 March 1560
officer
Hiroshi HaseHiroshi Hase
05 May 1961
Politician, Professional wrestler

Maeda ToshiieMaeda Toshiie
15 January 1539
Samurai

Kōichi KidoKōichi Kido
18 July 1889
Politician

Ashikaga YoshiakiAshikaga Yoshiaki
05 December 1537
Shōgun
Mamoru ShigemitsuMamoru Shigemitsu
29 July 1887
Diplomat
Emperor AnneiEmperor Annei
0577 BC
emperor

Yōsuke MatsuokaYōsuke Matsuoka
04 March 1880
politician, diplomat,

Ashikaga TakaujiAshikaga Takauji
18 August 1305
samurai, bushi

Ryutaro HashimotoRyutaro Hashimoto
29 July 1937
Politician
Kiichi MiyazawaKiichi Miyazawa
08 October 1919
Politician

Takahashi KorekiyoTakahashi Korekiyo
27 July 1854
Politician, Accountant, Economist

Hōjō MasakoHōjō Masako
1156 AD
Political leader

Emperor ItokuEmperor Itoku
0553 BC
Emperor

Ichirō HatoyamaIchirō Hatoyama
01 January 1883
Prime Minister
Saionji KinmochiSaionji Kinmochi
06 December 1849
Prime Minister, politician

Tokugawa YoshimuneTokugawa Yoshimune
27 November 1684
Samurai
Hara TakashiHara Takashi
09 February 1856
politician, writer, journalist, diplomat

Hayato IkedaHayato Ikeda
03 December 1899
Prime Minister, Politician

Katō KiyomasaKatō Kiyomasa
25 July 1561
samurai
Ashikaga YoshimitsuAshikaga Yoshimitsu
25 September 1358
samurai

Matsudaira KatamoriMatsudaira Katamori
15 February 1836
Poet
Toshiki KaifuToshiki Kaifu
02 January 1931
Politician

Masayoshi ŌhiraMasayoshi Ōhira
12 March 1910
Politician

Sanada NobuyukiSanada Nobuyuki
1566 AD
samurai

Saitō MakotoSaitō Makoto
27 October 1858
Prime minister

Katsu KaishūKatsu Kaishū
12 March 1823
Statesman
Ii NaosukeIi Naosuke
29 November 1815
Politician

Tōru HashimotoTōru Hashimoto
29 June 1969
Lawyer, Politician, Tarento

Sōsuke UnoSōsuke Uno
27 August 1922
Politician, Diplomat

Naoe KanetsuguNaoe Kanetsugu
1560 AD
samurai
Osachi HamaguchiOsachi Hamaguchi
01 April 1870
Politician

Ichirō OzawaIchirō Ozawa
24 May 1942
Politician
Senjūrō HayashiSenjūrō Hayashi
23 February 1876
Politician

Zenkō SuzukiZenkō Suzuki
11 January 1911
Politician

Ashikaga YoshimasaAshikaga Yoshimasa
20 January 1436
Shogun
Matsukata MasayoshiMatsukata Masayoshi
23 March 1835
Prime Minister, politician

Taro AsoTaro Aso
20 September 1940
Deputy Prime Minister
Fujiwara no MichinagaFujiwara no Michinaga
0966 AD
Statesman

Sakuma ShōzanSakuma Shōzan
22 March 1811
Politician

Itagaki TaisukeItagaki Taisuke
21 May 1837
Soldier
Kodama GentarōKodama Gentarō
16 March 1852
Japanese statesman

Fujiwara no KamatariFujiwara no Kamatari
0614 AD
Statesman
Sanjō SanetomiSanjō Sanetomi
13 March 1837
Statesman

Katō TakaakiKatō Takaaki
03 January 1860
Prime Minister

Ōmura MasujirōŌmura Masujirō
30 May 1824
Political leader

Fumio KishidaFumio Kishida
29 July 1957
Diplomat, Politician
Yukio OzakiYukio Ozaki
24 December 1858
Politician, Journalist
Inoue KaoruInoue Kaoru
16 January 1836
Politician

Yōichi MasuzoeYōichi Masuzoe
29 November 1948
political scientist, lyricist, politician, tarento

Ryōichi SasakawaRyōichi Sasakawa
04 May 1899
Businessman

Sanzō NosakaSanzō Nosaka
30 March 1892
Politician and Writer
Hosokawa KatsumotoHosokawa Katsumoto
1430 AD
Kanrei of Japan

Soga no UmakoSoga no Umako
0551 AD
Political figure

Mori ArinoriMori Arinori
23 August 1847
Statesman

Kazushige UgakiKazushige Ugaki
09 August 1868
General

Arai HakusekiArai Hakuseki
24 March 1657
Writer
Takako DoiTakako Doi
30 November 1928
Politician

Hōjō YoshitokiHōjō Yoshitoki
1163 AD
samurai
Hayashi TadasuHayashi Tadasu
11 April 1850
Diplomat

Soga no IrukaSoga no Iruka
Statesman
Nishi AmaneNishi Amane
07 March 1829
Philosopher
Ōtori KeisukeŌtori Keisuke
14 April 1833
Military personnel, Historian, Teacher, Diplomat