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2394:(caretaker)
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2364:, 1868–1947
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1741:28 February
1572:1 September
1166:Decorations
1018:Environment
999:Akira Amari
982:Agriculture
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2234:2007–2008
2223:Shinzō Abe
2207:2001–2004
2199:New office
2185:2000–2004
2136:1996–2012
1828:19 January
1684:1 December
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105:Shinzo Abe
2925:Reiwa era
2890:Y. Fukuda
2858:Hashimoto
2809:Takeshita
2799:Z. Suzuki
2781:T. Fukuda
2771:K. Tanaka
2751:Ishibashi
2724:, 1947–89
2722:Shōwa era
2693:Shidehara
2683:K. Suzuki
2608:Takahashi
2597:Wakatsuki
2592:Hamaguchi
2585:Shidehara
2579:Hamaguchi
2574:G. Tanaka
2567:, 1926–47
2565:Shōwa era
2555:Wakatsuki
2522:Takahashi
2472:, 1912–26
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2535:(acting)
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2071:Archived
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2698:Yoshida
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