query: Who is the current Prime Minister of Japan?
passage: Prime Minister of Japan
To date, 62 people have served this position. The current Prime Minister is Shinzō Abe, who re-took office on December 26, 2012. He is the first former Prime Minister to return to office since 1948, and the 5th longest serving Prime Minister to date.
passage: Masaharu Kono
Masaharu Kono ( b. 1948) is the current Government Representative of Japan and the past Ambassador of Japan to Italy, presenting his credentials to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 29 May 2009 when he still was Ambassador of Japan to Russia. In March 2011, was relieved of his position as ambassador to Russia.