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...s the 16th [[Prime Minister]] of Japan, serving another term as 22nd Prime Minister. ...he [[1868]] [[Boshin War]]. He served for a time as [[Ministry of the Navy|Minister of the Navy]], and in that position promoted Admiral [[Togo Heihachiro|Tôg

Aranpô was the first "prime minister" (国相) of the Okinawan kingdom of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]], serving under King ...a that same year, once again, this time in his official capacity as "prime minister."

...Hatoyama Iichirô]]. His grandsons Yukio and Kunio also served in top-level minister positions.

...ng Mào]], by taking on some of the responsibilities of the office of prime minister.

Kuroda Kiyotaka was the 2nd [[Prime Minister]] of Japan, and before that, director of the [[Hokkaido Development Bureau] ...Kuroda succeeded [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] to become the second Prime Minister of the Empire of Japan; he would serve in that position for only about a ye

...], Director-General of Mitsui [[kazoku|Baron]] [[Dan Takuma]], and [[Prime Minister]] [[Inukai Tsuyoshi]], all in 1932.

...o|Tokyo's]] [[Shinbashi]] district, and later became a mistress of [[Prime Minister]] [[Katsura Taro|Katsura Tarô]].

...time, [[Cheng Fu]], took on some responsibilities of the position of prime minister to help lighten Wang's load of administrative duties.<ref name=smits112/>

...griculture]] and later [[Naimusho|Minister of the Interior]] under [[Prime Minister]] [[Katsura Taro|Katsura Tarô]]. He was also a member of the [[Iwakura Mis ...ral cooperatives. During Katsura's second administration, Hirata was named Minister of the Interior in [[1908]]. He helped develop the [[Imperial Rescript of 1

Yi Yuwon was a Korean scholar-official who served as prime minister under [[Emperor Gojong]] of the [[Korean Empire]]. Yi is also known as a no

...kyu Kingdom]], which handed down directives from the ''[[sessei]]'' (prime minister / regent) and ''[[Sanshikan]]'' (Council of Three).

...t|Meiji state]]. The last of the surviving ''genrô'', he served as [[Prime Minister]] twice.

...f Finance|Minister of Finance]] and [[Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce|Minister of Agriculture and Commerce]]. ...ster]] [[Konoe Fumimaro]], serving concurrently as Minister of Finance and Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. Three years later, he was named a member of th

...ô, or Yà Lánpáo, was a Chinese-born official who served as the first prime minister (''ôsô'' or ''kokusô'') of the Okinawan kingdom of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]]. H

...ng, [[judo]], and horseback riding. She later became a mistress to [[Prime Minister]] [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]], before marrying actor & theatre troupe le

...d of the Local Affairs Bureau of the [[Home Ministry]], and then Vice Home Minister, before becoming head of the Railways Department. He was elected to the [[House of Representatives]] in 1914, and then became Minister of Home Affairs for a time. He helped found the Seiyûhon-tô political par

...Kunio]] and [[Hatoyama Yukio]] all served as cabinet ministers or [[prime minister]]s.

Yamagata Aritomo was a [[Meiji period]] statesman, serving as [[Prime Minister]] for several terms, and playing a prominent role in a number of significan In the early 1870s, Aritomo served as Vice Minister of Military Affairs, and was among the chief figures advocating for [[milit

...ce Asaka. The building was later used as an official residence for [[Prime Minister]]s and as an official state guesthouse before being turned over to become a

...and served as parliamentary Navy vice-minister in the cabinets of [[Prime Minister]]s [[Inukai Tsuyoshi]], [[Saito Makoto|Saitô Makoto]], and [[Okada Keisuke

The third son of [[Prime Minister]] [[Matsukata Masayoshi]], he took over control of the Kawasaki Corporation

Itô Hirobumi was Japan's first modern [[prime minister]], serving in that post four times,<ref>Plaques on-site at University Colle ...a Mission]] in [[1871]]-[[1873]], Itô was named [[Ministry of the Interior|Minister of the Interior]] in [[1878]], succeeding [[Okubo Toshimichi|Ôkubo Toshimi

*1876/3/24 The Resident Japanese Diplomatic Minister in China requests to meet with Ryukyuan envoys present in Beijing, but is d *1876/3/28 The Japanese mission in China sends by telegraph to [[Foreign Minister]] [[Terajima Munenori]] asking what to do about the Ryukyuan envoys in Beij

He also produced statues of [[Prime Minister]] [[Hatoyama Ichiro|Hatoyama Ichirô]] and his wife Kaoru, which stand at [

...he primary mediator between Japanese [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs|Foreign Minister]] [[Komura Jutaro|Komura Jutarô]]<ref>[[Marius Jansen]], "Japanese Imperia ...t major urban riot of the [[Meiji period]], citizens set fire to the prime minister's residence, electric streetcars, and police boxes.<ref>[[Anne Walthall]],

...ut of the hands of other foreign access or control. In a speech as Foreign Minister in [[1909]], he continued to see immigration as chiefly a source of diploma

*[[John Bingham]] is succeeded as US minister to Japan. ...et system is instituted and [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] is named [[Prime Minister]].

...ect [[Okada Shinichiro|Okada Shin'ichirô]], commissioned by future [[Prime Minister]] [[Hatoyama Ichiro|Hatoyama Ichirô]]. It was at the Hatoyama home that di

...ernment|Meiji oligarchy]], including serving as [[Foreign Ministry|Foreign Minister]] during some of the key foreign affairs matters of the early 1870s. ...[1868]] alongside [[Fukuoka Takachika]]. He rose quickly to become Foreign Minister in [[1871]], the same year that a number of [[Miyako Islands|Miyako Islande

Hara Kei, also known as Hara Takashi, was the first commoner to become prime minister of Japan. He served as a government bureaucrat before becoming Home Minister in [[1906]]. During his term in that position (until [[1908]]), he strength

...rvice of King Shô Nei and served as ''[[kokuso|kokusô]]'' (roughly, "prime minister") until [[1616]].

...inistries: the [[Ministry of the Left]], [[Ministry of the Center]], and [[Minister of the Right]].<ref name=gordon64/> The government was then reorganized again in [[1885]], with a prime minister presiding over a cabinet made up of the heads of the various ministries. Th

*Prime Minister [[Kuroda Kiyotaka]] is born (d. 1900).

...u<!--饒州-->. He was simultaneously given the honorary titles/posts of Prime Minister (国相) and ''changshi'' of the Left (左長史).<ref>Tomiyama, 47.</ref>

...kings of the first [[Sho dynasty|Shô dynasty]] to a position akin to Prime Minister.

...ister]] [[Matsukata Masayoshi]] beginning in [[1897]], serving under Prime Minister [[Katsura Taro|Katsura Tarô]] as well, in the early years of the 20th cent

...d the post. He was appointed by [[Hara Kei]], Japan's first civilian prime minister. Peattie, 108.</ref>

Gotô Shôjirô was a [[Tosa han|Tosa]] samurai who became in essence, "prime minister" of the Tosa government and hence, the principal advisor to [[Yamauchi Yodo

*[[Matsukata Masayoshi]], 4th Prime Minister of Japan, is born (d. 1924).

*[[Yamamoto Gonnohyoe|Yamamoto Gonnohyôe]] is named [[Prime Minister]].

* 1896/5/14 Russian minister Weaver and [[Komura Jutaro]] sign a memorandom about [[Joseon]]. *1896/11/13 [[Kishi Nobusuke]], future [[Prime Minister]], born (d. 1987/8/7)

...Ministry of Education|Minister of Education]] [[Mori Arinori]] and [[Prime Minister]] [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] undertake an official inspection tour of [

...ûkyû government to the Chinese-style posts of ''changshi'' (長史) and "prime minister" (国相).<ref>Tomiyama, 48.</ref> Though figures like Kaiki ostensibly ser

*Future [[Prime Minister]] [[Konoe Fumimaro]] is born (d. 1945)

...[[1879]], when Matsuda presented him with a formal letter from the [[Prime Minister]] of Japan reproaching Ryûkyû for breaking the prohibition imposed by Jap

...by putting into place a policy that only active duty officers can serve as Minister of Army or Navy. This means that the military can break any cabinet by forc *1900/8/25 Former [[Prime Minister]] [[Kuroda Kiyotaka]] dies (b. 1840).

Moriyama is the hometown of Uno Sôsuke, who served briefly as [[Prime Minister]] in 1989. A historic ''[[machiya]]'' associated with him is open to the pu

...vention, the flourishing of Taishô Democracy, the assassination of [[Prime Minister]] [[Hara Takashi]] in 1921, and the Great Kantô Earthquake of 1923.

...大丞). Acting in accordance with "disposal of Ryûkyû" plans articulated by [[Minister of the Interior]] [[Okubo Toshimichi|Ôkubo Toshimichi]], Matsuda met with ...esented to [[Nakijin Chofu|Prince Nakijin]] a formal letter from the Prime Minister reproaching Ryûkyû for breaking the prohibition imposed by Japan on sendi

*1850/2/14 [[Kiyoura Keigo]], [[Prime Minister]] of Japan, is born (d. 1942).

*[[Hatoyama Ichiro|Hatoyama Ichirô]] ([[1883]]-1959), former [[Prime Minister]] *[[Sakatani Yoshiro|Sakatani Yoshirô]] ([[1863]]-1941), Minister of Finance & Mayor of Tokyo

*1883/1/1 [[Hatoyama Ichiro|Hatoyama Ichirô]], future Prime Minister of Japan, born (d. 1959).

:Prime Minister (Dajōdaijin 太政大臣) :Minister of the Left (Sadaijin 左大臣)

*Future [[Prime Minister]] [[Ikeda Hayato]] is born (d. 1965).

...nasty]]. He served as Chief Councillor<ref>A post roughly similar to prime minister.</ref> from [[1070]]-[[1073]], and again from [[1075]]-[[1076]]; his policy

...for Mommu in 698. After Mommu's death in 707, Fuhito was made [[Udaijin]] (Minister of the Right) by Empress Gemmei (formerly Empress Jitô). This gave him tre ...posthumously granted the supreme role of [[Dajodaijin|Dajôdaijin]] (Prime Minister). With the Fujiwara and Imperial lines so co-mingled, the stage was set for

*1879/1/18 [[Foreign Minister]] [[Terajima Munenori]] suggests to [[Sanjo Sanetomi|Sanjô Sanetomi]] that *1879/4/18 Renovation efforts under the direction of [[Inoue Kaoru]], [[Minister of Public Works]], transforming the [[Enryokan|Enryôkan]] into a suitable

....</ref> Following his return to Ryûkyû, Ie was named ''[[sessei]]'' (prime minister, or regent).

*1898/11/5 [[Yamagata Aritomo]] assumes office as [[Prime Minister]] for the second time.

...ng'') or ''kokusô'' (国相, C: ''guó xiāng''), sometimes translated as "prime minister", and a pair of ''chôshi'' (長史, C: ''zhǎng shǐ'', "head officials") ...l known as the ''[[sessei]]'' (a position which has been compared to Prime Minister) and three known as the ''[[Sanshikan]]'' (Council of Three) were the chief

...s of Calligraphy"), in which Michizane is referred to as Kan Shôjô ("Prime Minister Sugawara"), is counted among the three most popular ''[[jidaimono]]'' plays

...prestige of the ''[[sessei]]'', a post which is often translated as "prime minister," and which served as chief royal advisor. Candidates to join the Council o

...aito Makoto|Saitô Makoto]], [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] admiral and [[Prime Minister]] of Japan, is born (d. 1936).

***************Hosokawa Morihiro (b. 1938) - son of Morisada, Prime Minister of Japan (1993-1994)

...July 20, [[1887]], and in November to December of that year joined [[Prime Minister]] [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] and other prominent officials on an offici

...ken was named ''sessei'', a post which has been compared to that of "prime minister", in [[1666]], replacing Prince [[Gushikawa Choei|Gushikawa Chôei]], who w

Prime Minister [[Kiyoura Keigo]], Speaker of the House [[Kasuya Gizo|Kasuya Gizô]], poets

...ing of the past, and denied them aboriginal status. As late as 1986, Prime Minister Nakasone Yasuhiro was famously quoted as saying that Japan had no native et

...nch. Other prominent individuals joined soon afterwards, including [[Prime Minister]] [[Yamamoto Gonnohyoe|Yamamoto Gonnohyôe]], banker Felix Warburg, and rai ...ures as prominent as HIH Emperor Hirohito and Empress Kôjun in 1975, Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru, and Henry Kissinger, down to artists, film directors, acto

...first major urban riot of the Meiji period, citizens set fire to the prime minister's residence, electric streetcars, and police boxes.<ref>[[Anne Walthall]],

...an project got its start when Conder was approached in [[1880]] by Foreign Minister [[Inoue Kaoru]] to design a space for the Japanese government to entertain ...al Lowell]], and events such as a dinner thrown in March [[1906]] by Prime Minister [[Saionji Kinmochi]] and the head of the Bank of Japan for [[Jacob Schiff]]

...d to Upper 1st Rank, and the post of ''[[Dajodaijin|Dajô-daijin]]'' (Prime Minister). Incidentally, this time also saw the rise of Tokihira's brother, [[Fujiwa

...d imperialistic<ref name=kotobank/>, and while it was supported by [[Prime Minister]]s such as [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] and [[Matsukata Masayoshi]], it a

...the Constitution, and handed a copy of the Constitution itself to [[Prime Minister]] [[Kuroda Kiyotaka]], symbolizing or performing the idea that the Constitu

...apanese killed, by Korean activists, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs|Foreign Minister]] [[Inoue Kaoru]] led a mission to Seoul in [[1884]] to discuss addressing ..., who had some years before ended his term as Japan's first modern [[prime minister]], became the first [[Governor-General of Korea|Resident General]] in Korea

...ivilian administration. The heads of this government reported to the Prime Minister's office until 1929, and then from that time until the end of the Pacific W

...he Ming government on that of the Yuan Dynasty, with a chancellor or prime minister overseeing a government divided into Six Boards. However, concerned that th

...period. Protesting the terms of the treaty, citizens set fire to the prime minister's residence, electric streetcars, and police boxes, in what came to be know

...y presented to [[Nakijin Chofu|Prince Nakijin]] a missive from the [[Prime Minister]] reproaching Ryûkyû for breaking the prohibition imposed by Japan on sen Though supported by [[Prime Minister]]s such as [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] and [[Matsukata Masayoshi]], Nara

...titution_e.html The Constitution of Japan]," official website of the Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet. Accessed 10/10/2016.</ref>

...chô]]'' period, the Emperor's efforts were unsuccessful. The Chinese Prime Minister [[Hu Weiyong]] was executed in [[1380]] for allegedly conspiring with the J

...ion Law of 1899.<ref name=watson80>Watson, 80.</ref> This came after Prime Minister Nakasone Yasuhiro, in 1986, made comments asserting Japan's ethnic homogene

...of state, insisting instead on handling such matters himself. He had three prime ministers killed, and no one was reappointed to that post for the duration With no prime minister (chancellor, ''chengxiang'') to help handle the daily administrative busine