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- Ancient Japan to 1185
- Early modern Japan (1550–1850)
- Japan from 1850 to 1945
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The table provides a chronological list of the emperors and empresses regnant of Japan.
| reign* | |
|---|---|
| *Reign dates for the first 28 sovereigns and the regent Jingū (given in italics) are taken from the Nihon shoki ("Chronicles of Japan"). The first 14 sovereigns are considered legendary; and while the latter 14 are known to have existed, their exact reign dates have not been verified historically. When the year of actual accession and year of formal coronation are different, the latter is placed in parenthesis after the former. If the two events took place in the same year, no special notation is used. If only the coronation year is known, it is placed in parenthesis. | |
| **Antoku's reign overlaps that of Go-Toba. Go-Toba was placed on the throne by the Minamoto clan after the rival Taira clan had fled Kyōto with Antoku. | |
| Jimmu | (660)–585 BCE |
| Suizei | (581)–549 BCE |
| Annei | 549–511 BCE |
| Itoku | (510)–477 BCE |
| Kōshō | (475)–393 BCE |
| Kōan | (392)–291 BCE |
| Kōrei | (290)–215 BCE |
| Kōgen | (214)–158 BCE |
| Kaika | 158–98 BCE |
| Sujin | (97)–30 BCE |
| Suinin | (29 BCE)–CE 70 |
| Keikō | (71)–130 |
| Seimu | (131)–190 |
| Chūai | (192)–200 |
| Jingū (regent) | 201–269 |
| Ōjin | (270)–310 |
| Nintoku | (313)–399 |
| Richū | (400)–405 |
| Hanzei | (406)–410 |
| Ingyō | (412)–453 |
| Ankō | 453–456 |
| Yūryaku | 456–479 |
| Seinei | (480)–484 |
| Kenzō | (485)–487 |
| Ninken | (488)–498 |
| Buretsu | 498–506 |
| Keitai | (507)–531 |
| Ankan | 531(534)–535 |
| Senka | 535–539 |
| Kimmei | 539–571 |
| Bidatsu | (572)–585 |
| Yōmei | 585–587 |
| Sushun | 587–592 |
| Suiko (empress regnant) | 593–628 |
| Jomei | (629)–641 |
| Kōgyoku (empress regnant) | (642)–645 |
| Kōtoku | 645–654 |
| Saimei (empress regnant: Kōgyoku rethroned) | (655)–661 |
| Tenji | 661(668)–672 |
| Kōbun | 672 |
| Temmu | 672(673)–686 |
| Jitō (empress regnant) | 686(690)–697 |
| Mommu | 697–707 |
| Gemmei (empress regnant) | 707–715 |
| Genshō (empress regnant) | 715–724 |
| Shōmu | 724–749 |
| Kōken (empress regnant) | 749–758 |
| Junnin | 758–764 |
| Shōtoku (empress regnant: Kōken rethroned) | 764(765)–770 |
| Kōnin | 770–781 |
| Kammu | 781–806 |
| Heizei | 806–809 |
| Saga | 809–823 |
| Junna | 823–833 |
| Nimmyō | 833–850 |
| Montoku | 850–858 |
| Seiwa | 858–876 |
| Yōzei | 876(877)–884 |
| Kōkō | 884–887 |
| Uda | 887–897 |
| Daigo | 897–930 |
| Suzaku | 930–946 |
| Murakami | 946–967 |
| Reizei | 967–969 |
| En'yū | 969–984 |
| Kazan | 984–986 |
| Ichijō | 986–1011 |
| Sanjō | 1011–16 |
| Go-Ichijō | 1016–36 |
| Go-Suzaku | 1036–45 |
| Go-Reizei | 1045–68 |
| Go-Sanjō | 1068–72 |
| Shirakawa | 1072–86 |
| Horikawa | 1086–1107 |
| Toba | 1107–23 |
| Sutoku | 1123–41 |
| Konoe | 1141–55 |
| Go-Shirakawa | 1155–58 |
| Nijō | 1158–65 |
| Rokujō | 1165–68 |
| Takakura | 1168–80 |
| Antoku | 1180–85** |
| Go-Toba | 1183(1184)–98 |
| Tsuchimikado | 1198–1210 |
| Juntoku | 1210(1211)–21 |
| Chūkyō | 1221 |
| Goshirakawa | 1221(1222)–32 |
| Shijō | 1232(1233)–42 |
| Go-Saga | 1242–46 |
| Go-Fukakusa | 1246–1259/60 |
| Kameyama | 1259/60–1274 |
| Gouda | 1274–87 |
| Fushimi | 1287(1288)–98 |
| Go-Fushimi | 1298–1301 |
| Go-Nijō | 1301–08 |
| Hanazono | 1308–18 |
| Go-Daigo | 1318–39 |
| Go-Murakami | 1339–68 |
| Chōkei | 1368–83 |
| Go-Kameyama | 1383–92 |
| The Northern court | |
| Kōgon | 1331(1332)–33 |
| Kōmyo | 1336(1337/38)–48 |
| Sukō | 1348(1349/50)–51 |
| Go-Kōgon | 1351(1353/54)–71 |
| Go-En'yū | 1371(1374/75)–82 |
| Go-Komatsu | 1382–92 |
| Go-Komatsu | 1392–1412 |
| Shōkō | 1412(1414)–28 |
| Go-Hanazono | 1428(1429/30)–64 |
| Go-Tsuchimikado | 1464(1465/66)–1500 |
| Go-Kashiwabara | 1500(1521)–26 |
| Go-Nara | 1526(1536)–57 |
| Ōgimachi | 1557(1560)–86 |
| Go-Yōzei | 1586(1587)–1611 |
| Go-Mizunoo | 1611–29 |
| Meishō (empress regnant) | 1629(1630)–43 |
| Go-Kōmyō | 1643–54 |
| Go-Sai | 1654/55(1656)–63 |
| Reigen | 1663–87 |
| Higashiyama | 1687–1709 |
| Nakamikado | 1709(1710)–35 |
| Sakuramachi | 1735–47 |
| Momozono | 1747–62 |
| Go-Sakuramachi (empress regnant) | 1762(1763)–71 |
| Go-Momozono | 1771–79 |
| Kōkaku | 1780–1817 |
| Ninkō | 1817–46 |
| Kōmei | 1846(1847)–66 |
| Meiji, personal name Mutsuhito, era name Meiji | 1867(1868)–1912 |
| Taishō, personal name Yoshihito, era name Taishō | 1912(1915)–26 |
| Hirohito, era name Shōwa | 1926(1928)–1989 |
| Akihito, era name Heisei | 1989(1990)–2019 |
| Naruhito, era name Reiwa | 2019– |
Prime ministers of Japan
The table provides a chronological list of the prime ministers of Japan.
| name | party | term |
|---|---|---|
| Ito Hirobumi (1st time) | 1885–88 | |
| Kuroda Kiyotaka | 1888–89 | |
| Yamagata Aritomo (1st time) | 1889–91 | |
| Matsukata Masayoshi (1st time) | 1891–92 | |
| Ito Hirobumi (2nd time) | 1892–96 | |
| Matsukata Masayoshi (2nd time) | 1896–98 | |
| Ito Hirobumi (3rd time) | 1898 | |
| Okuma Shigenobu (1st time) | Constitutional | 1898 |
| Yamagata Aritomo (2nd time) | 1898–1900 | |
| Ito Hirobumi (4th time) | Friends of Constitutional Government | 1900–01 |
| Katsura Taro (1st time) | 1901–06 | |
| Saionji Kimmochi (1st time) | Friends of Constitutional Government | 1906–08 |
| Katsura Taro (2nd time) | 1908–11 | |
| Saionji Kimmochi (2nd time) | Friends of Constitutional Government | 1911–12 |
| Katsura Taro (3rd time) | 1912–13 | |
| Yamamoto Gonnohyoe (1st time) | 1913–14 | |
| Okuma Shigenobu (2nd time) | 1914–16 | |
| Terauchi Masatake | 1916–18 | |
| Hara Takashi | Friends of Constitutional Government | 1918–21 |
| Takahashi Korekiyo | Friends of Constitutional Government | 1921–22 |
| Kato Tomosaburo | 1922–23 | |
| Yamamoto Gonnohyoe (2nd time) | 1923–24 | |
| Kiyoura Keigo | 1924 | |
| Kato Takaaki | Constitutional | 1924–26 |
| Wakatsuki Reijiro (1st time) | Constitutional | 1926–27 |
| Tanaka Giichi | Friends of Constitutional Government | 1927–29 |
| Hamaguchi Osachi | Constitutional Democratic | 1929–31 |
| Wakatsuki Reijiro (2nd time) | Constitutional Democratic | 1931 |
| Inukai Tsuyoshi | Friends of Constitutional Government | 1931–32 |
| Saito Makoto | 1932–34 | |
| Okada Keisuke | 1934–36 | |
| Hirota Koki | 1936–37 | |
| Hayashi Senjuro | 1937 | |
| Konoe Fumimaro (1st time) | 1937–39 | |
| Hiranuma Kiichiro | 1939 | |
| Abe Nobuyuki | 1939–40 | |
| Yonai Mitsumasa | 1940 | |
| Konoe Fumimaro (2nd time) | 1940–41 | |
| Konoe Fumimaro (3rd time) | 1941 | |
| Tojo Hideki | 1941–44 | |
| Koiso Kuniaki | 1944–45 | |
| Suzuki Kantaro | 1945 | |
| Higashikuni Naruhiko | 1945 | |
| Shidehara Kijuro | 1945–46 | |
| Yoshida Shigeru (1st time) | Liberal | 1946–47 |
| Katayama Tetsu | Socialist | 1947–48 |
| Ashida Hitoshi | Democratic | 1948 |
| Yoshida Shigeru (2nd time) | Liberal | 1948–49 |
| Yoshida Shigeru (3rd time) | Liberal | 1949–52 |
| Yoshida Shigeru (4th time) | Liberal | 1952–53 |
| Yoshida Shigeru (5th time) | Liberal | 1953–54 |
| Hatoyama Ichiro (1st time) | Japan Democratic | 1954–55 |
| Hatoyama Ichiro (2nd time) | Japan Democratic | 1955 |
| Hatoyama Ichiro (3rd time) | Liberal–Democratic | 1955–56 |
| Ishibashi Tanzan | Liberal-Democratic | 1956–57 |
| Kishi Nobusuke (1st time) | Liberal-Democratic | 1957–58 |
| Kishi Nobusuke (2nd time) | Liberal-Democratic | 1958–60 |
| Ikeda Hayato (1st time) | Liberal-Democratic | 1960 |
| Ikeda Hayato (2nd time) | Liberal-Democratic | 1960–63 |
| Ikeda Hayato (3rd time) | Liberal-Democratic | 1963–64 |
| Sato Eisaku (1st time) | Liberal-Democratic | 1964–67 |
| Sato Eisaku (2nd time) | Liberal-Democratic | 1967–70 |
| Sato Eisaku (3rd time) | Liberal-Democratic | 1970–72 |
| Tanaka Kakuei (1st time) | Liberal-Democratic | 1972 |
| Tanaka Kakuei (2nd time) | Liberal-Democratic | 1972–74 |
| Miki Takeo | Liberal-Democratic | 1974–76 |
| Fukuda Takeo | Liberal-Democratic | 1976–78 |
| Ohira Masayoshi (1st time) | Liberal-Democratic | 1978–79 |
| Ohira Masayoshi (2nd time) | Liberal-Democratic | 1979–80 |
| Suzuki Zenko | Liberal-Democratic | 1980–82 |
| Nakasone Yasuhiro (1st time) | Liberal-Democratic | 1982–84 |
| Nakasone Yasuhiro (2nd time) | Liberal-Democratic | 1984–87 |
| Takeshita Noboru | Liberal-Democratic | 1987–89 |
| Uno Sosuke | Liberal-Democratic | 1989 |
| Kaifu Toshiki | Liberal-Democratic | 1989–91 |
| Miyazawa Kiichi | Liberal-Democratic | 1991–93 |
| Hosokawa Morihiro | Japan New Party | 1993–94 |
| Hata Tsutomu | Japan Renewal Party | 1994 |
| Murayama Tomiichi | Social Democratic | 1994–96 |
| Hashimoto Ryutaro | Liberal-Democratic | 1996–98 |
| Obuchi Keizo | Liberal-Democratic | 1998–2000 |
| Mori Yoshiro | Liberal-Democratic | 2000–01 |
| Koizumi Junichiro | Liberal-Democratic | 2001–06 |
| Abe Shinzo (1st time) | Liberal-Democratic | 2006–07 |
| Fukuda Yasuo | Liberal-Democratic | 2007–08 |
| Aso Taro | Liberal-Democratic | 2008–09 |
| Hatoyama Yukio | Democratic Party of Japan | 2009–10 |
| Kan Naoto | Democratic Party of Japan | 2010–11 |
| Noda Yoshihiko | Democratic Party of Japan | 2011–12 |
| Abe Shinzo (2nd time) | Liberal-Democratic | 2012–20 |
| Suga Yoshihide | Liberal-Democratic | 2020–21 |
| Kishida Fumio | Liberal-Democratic | 2021– |