Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni

Prime Minister of Japan in 1945 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni東久邇宮稔彦王Formal portrait of Prince HigashikuniPrime Minister of JapanIn office17 August 1945 – 9 October 1945MonarchHirohitoPreceded byKantarō SuzukiSucceeded byKijūrō ShideharaMinister of the ArmyIn office17 August 1945 – 23 August 1945Prime MinisterHimselfPreceded byKorechika AnamiSucceeded bySadamu ShimomuraMember of the House of PeersIn office3 December 1907 – 23 May 1946 Hereditary peerage Personal detailsBorn(1887-12-03)3 December 1887Kyoto, JapanDied20 January 1990(1990-01-20) (aged 102)Tokyo, JapanPartyIndependentSpouse Toshiko, Princess Yasu ​ ​(m. 1915; died 1978)​ChildrenMorihiro HigashikuniMoromasa HigashikuniAkitsune HigashikuniToshihiko HigashikuniParentsPrince Kuni Asahiko (father)Terao Utako (mother)Alma materArmy AcademyArmy War CollegeAwardsOrder of the ChrysanthemumOrder of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, Order of the Golden KiteSignatureMilitary serviceAllegiance Empire of JapanBranch/service Imperial Japanese ArmyYears of service1908–1945RankGeneral CommandsIJA 4th Division, Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, IJA 2nd Army, General Defense CommandBattles/wars Second S