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His Imperial Highness General
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni
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
Personal details
Born
(1887-12-03)3 December 1887 Kyoto City, Empire of Japan
Died
20 January 1990(1990-01-20) (aged 102) Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Order of the Chrysanthemum Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, Order of the Golden Kite
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
Empire of Japan
Branch/service
Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service
1908–1945
Rank
General
Commands
IJA 4th Division, Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, IJA 2nd Army, General Defense Command
Battles/wars
Second Sino-Japanese War Pacific War
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
Transcriptions
Romanization
Higashikuni-no-miya Naruhiko Ō
Prince Naruhiko 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]
^"The Miyake". Retrieved 23 April 2016. He was an uncle of Empress Nagako and an uncle-in-law of Emperor Shōwa twice over
^Coke, Hope (21 April 2021). "The top 10 longest-living royals in history". Tatler. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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