| Years | Leader(s) |
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| 1950- | Yoshida |
| 1955- | Hotoyama, I., Kishi |
| 1960- | Ikeda |
| 1965- | Sato |
| 1970- | Sato, Tanaka |
| 1975- | Tanaka |
| 1980- | Suzuki , Nakasone |
| 1985- | Nakasone, Takeshita, Uno |
| 1990- | Kaifu, Miyazawa, Hosokawa |
| 1995- | Hata, Hashimoto, Obuchi |
| 2000- | Mori, Koizumi |
| 2005- | Koizumi, Abe, Fukuda |
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Years indicated above are approximate. For more detail, see the Foreign Leaders page, with a year-by-year chronology. |
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Basic facts: |
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| Political system: | Parliamentary monarchy |
| National leader: | P.M. Yasuo Fukuda (2007-) |
| Structure: | Unitary |
| Regime founded: | 1947 (1952) |
| Democracy: | Established |
| Population: | 125 million |
| Per capita GDP: | $38,738 |
Distinctive features:
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Political parties:
| Name | Democratic Party of Japan | others | Komeito | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Seats*: | 113 | 40 | 31 | 296 |
NOTES: * Seats in lower house.
SOURCES: Mark Kessleman, et al., Introduction to Comparative Politics; CIA World Factbook, various newspapers.
Web links
New Leader of the LDP (Yasuo Fukuda) (youtube.com)
Yasuo Fukuda, Japanese Prime Minister's visit to China (in Chinese, youtube.com)
Japanese Dolphin Hunts and Slaughter (youtube.com)
Japanese compares Class A War Criminals to Jesus Christ (youtube.com)