Countries / Asia
JPN
Elections in Japan
constitutional monarchy
Next election
date to be confirmed
ST
Sanae Takaichi live
Head of government - Liberal Democratic Party
In office since
21 October 2025
Party
Liberal Democratic Party
Head of state
Naruhito
Region
Asia
Next election
-
Government
constitutional monarchy
Capital
Tokyo
Population
123 802 000
Country facts
Legislature
National Diet
Established
1947
Currency
yen
Official language
Japanese
Capital
Tokyo
Region
Asia
Area
377,972 km2
Election history
31 October 2021parliamentary
Japanese general election
turnout 56.0%
1 November 2017presidential
Japanese Presidential election
won: Shinzō Abe · turnout 100.0%
22 October 2017parliamentary
Japanese general election
turnout 53.7%
14 December 2014parliamentary
Japanese general election
turnout 52.7%
16 December 2012parliamentary
Japanese general election
turnout 59.3%
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2025 - Shigeru Ishiba Sanae Takaichi
peaceful - no coup recorded
2024 - Fumio Kishida Shigeru Ishiba
peaceful - no coup recorded
2021 - Yoshihide Suga Fumio Kishida
peaceful - no coup recorded
2020 - Shinzō Abe Yoshihide Suga
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.