# Tanaka Kakuei - Prime Minister of Japan

URL: https://history-japan.com/rulers/tanaka-kakuei
Reign: 1972-07 – 1974-12
Dynasty: Prime Ministers of Japan
Wikipedia: https://japan.kantei.go.jp/past_cabinet/065.html

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

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Sato Eisaku](https://history-japan.com/rulers/sato-eisaku)
- Succeeded by: [Miki Takeo](https://history-japan.com/rulers/miki-takeo)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1972 - [Okinawa is returned to Japanese administration](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1972-okinawa-is-returned-to-japanese-administration)