# Suzuki Kantaro - Prime Minister of Japan

URL: https://history-japan.com/rulers/suzuki-kantaro
Reign: 1945-04 – 1945-08
Dynasty: Prime Ministers of Japan
Wikipedia: https://japan.kantei.go.jp/past_cabinet/042.html

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

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Koiso Kuniaki](https://history-japan.com/rulers/koiso-kuniaki)
- Succeeded by: [Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko](https://history-japan.com/rulers/prince-higashikuni-naruhiko)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1945 - [Atomic bombings and Japan’s surrender](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1945-atomic-bombings-and-japan-s-surrender)