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Takaichi Sanae: Head of government, Japan

Takaichi Sanae is the head of government of Japan, listed by the United Nations as “Prime Minister of Japan”.

Posts held

• Prime Minister of Japan (head of government), Japan. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where Takaichi Sanae sits in the ladder of power

As head of government, Takaichi Sanae works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Japan (regions, cities).

Above that, Japan is a member of:

• G7 level 10
• G20 level 10
• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Japan

• The Emperor of Japan Emperor, Japan
• Motegi Toshimitsu Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Japan

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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