Designation of the Prime Minister

February 18, 2026
Ms. Takaichi following her designation as the Prime Minister (1)
Ms. Takaichi following her designation as the Prime Minister (1)
Ms. Takaichi voting to designate the Prime Minister (1)
Ms. Takaichi voting to designate the Prime Minister (1)
Ms. Takaichi voting to designate the Prime Minister (2)
Ms. Takaichi voting to designate the Prime Minister (2)
Ms. Takaichi voting to designate the Prime Minister (3)
Ms. Takaichi voting to designate the Prime Minister (3)
Ms. Takaichi voting to designate the Prime Minister (4)
Ms. Takaichi voting to designate the Prime Minister (4)
Ms. Takaichi following her designation as the Prime Minister (2)
Ms. Takaichi following her designation as the Prime Minister (2)
Ms. Takaichi following her designation as the Prime Minister (3)
Ms. Takaichi following her designation as the Prime Minister (3)
Ms. Takaichi following her designation as the Prime Minister (4)
Ms. Takaichi following her designation as the Prime Minister (4)
Ms. Takaichi following her designation as the Prime Minister (5)
Ms. Takaichi following her designation as the Prime Minister (5)
Ms. Takaichi following her designation as the Prime Minister (6)
Ms. Takaichi following her designation as the Prime Minister (6)
Ms. Takaichi following her designation as the Prime Minister (7)
Ms. Takaichi following her designation as the Prime Minister (7)
[Provisional translation]

On February 18, 2026, in the afternoon, a vote to designate the Prime Minister was held in both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. Member of the House of Representatives Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae was designated as the Prime Minister, becoming the 105th Prime Minister of Japan, counting from ITO Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister.

Related Link

Archives (Archived entries for the 102nd through 104th Prime Ministers)

Return to the Prime Minister in Action