Prime Minister of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan 日本国内閣総理大臣
The Seal & Standard of the Prime Minister of Japan
Incumbent Shigeru Ishiba since 1 October 2024
Executive Branch of the Japanese Government Office of the Prime Minister
Style	His Excellency (formal)
Status	Head of Government
Abbreviation	PMOJ
Member of	Cabinet National Security Council National Diet
Residence	Kantei
Seat	Tokyo, Japan
Nominator	National Diet
Appointer	The Emperor (Naruhito since 1 May 2019) The monarch invites the designated prime minister confirmed by the Diet to form a government
Term length	Four years or fewer, renewable indefinitely.[a]
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Japan
Precursor	Shogun of Japan
Inaugural holder	Itō Hirobumi
Formation	22 December 1885 (1885-12-22) (138 years, 10 months ago)
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Japan
Salary	¥ 40,490,000 ($377,180) annually[1]
Website	www.kantei.go.jp

The prime minister of Japan (日本国内閣総理大臣, Naikaku sōri daijin) is the head of the government of Japan as well as the director and chief of the executive branch of the central government. The prime minister appoints the cabinet and wields the power to dismiss any cabinet minister.

The current prime minister is Shigeru Ishiba since 1 October 2024.
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1. ↑ "IG.com Pay Check". IG. Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.