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Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni | |||||
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東久邇宮稔彦王 | |||||
![]() Formal portrait, c. 1914-15 | |||||
Prime Minister of Japan | |||||
In office 17 August 1945 – 9 October 1945 | |||||
Monarch | Hirohito | ||||
Preceded by | Kantarō Suzuki | ||||
Succeeded by | Kijūrō Shidehara | ||||
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Born | Kyoto City, Empire of Japan | 3 December 1887||||
Died | 20 January 1990 Tokyo Metropolis, Japan | (aged 102)||||
Political party | Independent | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Children | Morihiro Higashikuni Moromasa Higashikuni Akitsune Higashikuni Toshihiko Higashikuni | ||||
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Alma mater | Imperial Japanese Army Academy Army War College | ||||
Occupation | Imperial Prince General | ||||
Awards | Order of the Chrysanthemum Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, Order of the Golden Kite | ||||
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Years of service | 1908–1945 | ||||
Rank | General ![]() | ||||
Commands | IJA 4th Division, Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, IJA 2nd Army, General Defense Command | ||||
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Prince Higashikuni | |||||
Tenure | 3 November 1906 – 14 October 1947 | ||||
Successor | Title abolished | ||||
Head of the House of Higashikuni | |||||
Tenure | 3 November 1906 – 20 January 1990 | ||||
Successor | Nobuhiko Higashikuni | ||||
Japanese name | |||||
Kanji | 東久邇宮稔彦王 | ||||
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Naruhiko, Prince Higashikuni (東久邇宮稔彦王, Higashikuni-no-miya Naruhiko Ō, 3 December 1887 – 20 January 1990) was a Japanese imperial prince, a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 30th Prime Minister of Japan from 17 August 1945 to 9 October 1945, a period of 54 days. He is the shortest-serving prime minister, resigning after eight weeks. An uncle-in-law of Emperor Hirohito twice over,[1] Prince Higashikuni was the only member of the Japanese imperial family to head a cabinet and was the last general officer of the Imperial Japanese military to become Prime Minister. He was the founder of the Chiba Institute of Technology. He was one of the longest-lived members of any royal family.[2]
He was an uncle of Empress Nagako and an uncle-in-law of Emperor Shōwa twice over
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