Kan is the country's fifth prime minister since 2006. The Diet, Japan's parliament, voted after the Democratic Party of Japan tapped Kan to lead the party earlier Friday.
"The very first thing we must do is to regain the trust of the people," Kan said in a speech to party members before their vote Friday.
Kan promised transparent government and pledged improved policies to boost jobs and reinvigorate society.
"I have confidence that economic growth and social welfare can be realized together," he said.
In the lower house of the Diet, Kan garnered 313 out of 480 votes Friday. In the upper house, he won by a narrower margin, getting 123 of 242 votes.
by CNN Wired Staff,
CNN
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