Who was the first Prime Minister of Japan?
Hirohito
Meiji Emperor
Itō Hirobumi
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Answer
Itō Hirobumi (1841–1909) was the first Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 1885 to 1888 and again from 1892 to 1896. He was a key figure in the Meiji Restoration, which saw the end of the feudal Tokugawa shogunate and the establishment of a modern constitutional monarchy. As Prime Minister, Itō oversaw the drafting of the Meiji Constitution and the establishment of a Western-style government.
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