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3,206 TH 
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Japanese Politician 1536–1598
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Japanese Politician 1536–1598 3,458 SA 
Shinzō Abe Japanese Politician b. 1954
Shinzō Abe Japanese Politician b. 1954 4,160 HT 
Hideki Tojo Japanese Politician 1884–1948
Hideki Tojo Japanese Politician 1884–1948 5,704 IH 
Itō Hirobumi Japanese Politician 1841–1909
Itō Hirobumi Japanese Politician 1841–1909 7,227 ES 
Eisaku Satō Japanese Politician 1901–1975
Eisaku Satō Japanese Politician 1901–1975 7,671 SY 
Shigeru Yoshida Japanese Politician 1878–1967
Shigeru Yoshida Japanese Politician 1878–1967 7,961 JK 
Junichiro Koizumi Japanese Politician b. 1942
Junichiro Koizumi Japanese Politician b. 1942 8,626 NK 
Nobusuke Kishi Japanese Politician 1896–1987
Nobusuke Kishi Japanese Politician 1896–1987 9,876 YN 
Yasuhiro Nakasone Japanese Politician 1918–2019
Yasuhiro Nakasone Japanese Politician 1918–2019 10,052 CS 
Chiune Sugihara Japanese Diplomat 1900–1986
Chiune Sugihara Japanese Diplomat 1900–1986 12,425 KT 
Kakuei Tanaka Japanese Politician 1918–1993
Kakuei Tanaka Japanese Politician 1918–1993 14,430 RH 
Ryutaro Hashimoto Japanese Politician 1937–2006
Ryutaro Hashimoto Japanese Politician 1937–2006 14,441 TF 
Takeo Fukuda Japanese Politician 1905–1995
Takeo Fukuda Japanese Politician 1905–1995 15,419 MN 
Minamoto no Yoritomo Japanese Politician 1147–1199
Minamoto no Yoritomo Japanese Politician 1147–1199 15,814 TG Tanaka Giichi Japanese Politician 1864–1929
15,861 SR 
Sakamoto Ryōma Japanese Politician 1836–1867
Sakamoto Ryōma Japanese Politician 1836–1867 16,285 IT 
Inukai Tsuyoshi Japanese Politician 1855–1932
Inukai Tsuyoshi Japanese Politician 1855–1932 16,689 HI 
Hayato Ikeda Japanese Politician 1899–1965
Hayato Ikeda Japanese Politician 1899–1965 16,810 TA 
Tarō Asō Japanese Politician b. 1940
Tarō Asō Japanese Politician b. 1940 16,906 ŌT 
Ōkubo Toshimichi Japanese Statesman 1830–1878
Ōkubo Toshimichi Japanese Statesman 1830–1878 16,976 KM Kiichi Miyazawa Japanese Politician 1919–2007
17,132 YM 
Yōsuke Matsuoka Japanese Politician 1880–1946
Yōsuke Matsuoka Japanese Politician 1880–1946 18,081 ŌS 
Ōkuma Shigenobu Japanese Politician 1838–1922
Ōkuma Shigenobu Japanese Politician 1838–1922 18,720 MŌ 
Masayoshi Ōhira Japanese Politician 1910–1980
Masayoshi Ōhira Japanese Politician 1910–1980 19,372 HT 
Hara Takashi Japanese Politician 1856–1921
Hara Takashi Japanese Politician 1856–1921 21,018 OH 
Osachi Hamaguchi Japanese Politician 1870–1931
Osachi Hamaguchi Japanese Politician 1870–1931 22,098 KS 
Kijūrō Shidehara Japanese Politician 1872–1951
Kijūrō Shidehara Japanese Politician 1872–1951 22,988 ZS 
Zenkō Suzuki Japanese Politician 1911–2004
Zenkō Suzuki Japanese Politician 1911–2004 23,272 TM 
Takeo Miki Japanese Politician 1907–1988
Takeo Miki Japanese Politician 1907–1988 23,451 NT 
Noboru Takeshita Japanese Politician 1924–2000
Noboru Takeshita Japanese Politician 1924–2000 26,424 MM Matsukata Masayoshi Japanese Politician 1835–1924
26,811 KK 
Kuroda Kiyotaka Japanese Politician 1840–1900
Kuroda Kiyotaka Japanese Politician 1840–1900 27,977 TI 
Tanzan Ishibashi Japanese Politician 1884–1973
Tanzan Ishibashi Japanese Politician 1884–1973 28,121 KO 
Keizō Obuchi Japanese Politician 1937–2000
Keizō Obuchi Japanese Politician 1937–2000 28,415 ST 
Shigenori Tōgō Japanese Politician 1882–1950
Shigenori Tōgō Japanese Politician 1882–1950 28,554 IO 
Ichirō Ozawa Japanese Politician b. 1942
Ichirō Ozawa Japanese Politician b. 1942 29,448 KK 
Katsu Kaishū Japanese Politician 1823–1899
Katsu Kaishū Japanese Politician 1823–1899 31,532 KT 
Katō Takaaki Japanese Politician 1860–1926
Katō Takaaki Japanese Politician 1860–1926 35,080 SU 
Sōsuke Uno Japanese Politician 1922–1998
Sōsuke Uno Japanese Politician 1922–1998 36,494 HO 
Hisashi Owada Japanese Diplomat b. 1932
Hisashi Owada Japanese Diplomat b. 1932 37,894 IK 
Inoue Kaoru Japanese Politician 1836–1915
Inoue Kaoru Japanese Politician 1836–1915 38,979 HA 
Hitoshi Ashida Japanese Politician 1887–1959
Hitoshi Ashida Japanese Politician 1887–1959 45,212 MM Mutsu Munemitsu Japanese Diplomat 1844–1897
51,591 YO 
Yukio Ozaki Japanese Politician 1858–1954
Yukio Ozaki Japanese Politician 1858–1954 52,759 FI 
Fusae Ichikawa Japanese Politician 1893–1981
Fusae Ichikawa Japanese Politician 1893–1981 55,947 TH 
Tōru Hashimoto Japanese Politician b. 1969
Tōru Hashimoto Japanese Politician b. 1969 60,592 MT Marutei Tsurunen Japanese Politician b. 1940
62,215 KJ Komura Jutarō Japanese Statesman 1855–1911
65,695 SI 
Shigeru Ishiba Japanese Politician b. 1957
Shigeru Ishiba Japanese Politician b. 1957 66,542 SK Shigeru Kayano Japanese Politician 1926–2006
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