# Sato Eisaku - Prime Minister of Japan

URL: https://history-japan.com/rulers/sato-eisaku
Reign: 1964-11 – 1972-07
Dynasty: Prime Ministers of Japan
Wikipedia: https://japan.kantei.go.jp/past_cabinet/063.html

Prime Minister of Japan; cabinet dates recorded by the Prime Minister’s Office.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Ikeda Hayato](https://history-japan.com/rulers/ikeda-hayato)
- Succeeded by: [Tanaka Kakuei](https://history-japan.com/rulers/tanaka-kakuei)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1964 - [Tokyo Olympics and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1964-tokyo-olympics-and-the-tokaido-shinkansen)
- 1972 - [Okinawa is returned to Japanese administration](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1972-okinawa-is-returned-to-japanese-administration)