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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...
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    Shigeko Higashikuni, eldest daughter of Emperor Hirohito and Empress Kōjun. Prince Morihiro was born on 6 May 1916, the first child of Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni...
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    The Higashikuni-no-miya house was formed by Prince Naruhiko, ninth son of Prince Kuni Asahiko. Prince Higashikuni Nobuhiko became simply Higashikuni Nobuhiko...
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    Yasu). She married Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni on 18 May 1915. Emperor Meiji granted Prince Naruhiko the title Higashikuni-no-miya and permission to start...
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    she was formally engaged to Prince Morihiro Higashikuni, the eldest son of Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (later served as Prime Minister in 1945) and Toshiko...
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    The Higashikuni Cabinet is the 43rd Cabinet of Japan led by Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni from August 17 to October 9, 1945. The Allied occupation began...
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  • Nobuhiko Higashikuni (東久邇 信彦, Higashikuni Nobuhiko, 10 March 1945 – 20 March 2019) was a Japanese aristocrat and former Imperial prince. The first grandchild...
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    the Allied occupation of Japan, he served in the cabinet of Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni. After coming under suspicion of war crimes, Konoe committed suicide...
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    After the surrender of Japan became public, Suzuki resigned and Prince Higashikuni became the next prime minister. Suzuki was the Chairman of the Privy...
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    commands. The army and the navy recommended the appointment of Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, one of Hirohito's uncles, as prime minister. According to the Shōwa...
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    nominated by the National Diet. The prime ministership of Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, who was prime minister for fifty-four days in 1945, was the shortest...
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    who served over eight years, and the shortest-serving was Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, who served eight weeks. In Japanese, due to the special nature of...
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    the imperial family. Prince Yasuhiko was a half-brother of Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko, Prince Nashimoto Morimasa, Prince Kaya Kuninori, and Prince Kuni...
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    both banks of the Yangtze in the main assault on Wuhan, and Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni commanded four-and-a-half divisions of the Second Army along the...
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    Yonai remained Navy Minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni and cabinet of Prime Minister Kijūrō Shidehara from August 1945,...
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  • Hiroyoshi Prince Mikasa Prince Nashimoto Morimasa Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko Prince Higashikuni Morihiro Prince Takamatsu Prince Takeda Tsuneyoshi Prince...
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    daughter of Emperor Shōwa, married Prince Morihiro Higashikuni, the eldest son of Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (later served as Prime Minister in 1945) and Toshiko...
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    Tsunehisa Takeda and classmate of Prince Yasuhiko Asaka, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni and Prince Fumimaro Konoe (peer). Prince Naruhisa graduated from...
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    Japan, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (a member of Japanese imperial family and father-in-law of Hirohito's eldest daughter, Shigeko Higashikuni) became first...
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    Viguier in Andorra (1977–1980) 1914 2017 102 years, 211 days 5 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Prime Minister of Japan (1945) 1887 1990 102 years, 48 days 6 Babiker...
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    of face. On October 16, 1941, Konoe resigned and proposed Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, who was also the choice of the army and navy, as his successor....
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    resigned. Hirohito refused the recommendation to appoint Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni in his place, choosing War Minister Hideki Tojo instead. On 3 November...
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    Nakasone was the second oldest Prime Minister of Japan by age after Naruhiko Higashikuni, who lived to 102 years, 48 days. Order of the Chrysanthemum : Grand...
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    – 13 June 1911), Wife of Viscount Oda Hidezane Ninth Son: Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko(東久邇宮稔彦王, 3 December 1887 – 20 January 1990) Wife (Nyōbō): Tsunoda...
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    Sugako Tsunoda. Prince Yasuhiko was also a half-brother of Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Prince Morimasa Nashimoto, Prince Kuninori Kaya, and Prince Kuniyoshi...
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    establish a branch of the Higashifushimi-no-miya. Another cousin, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, lived to 102 but lost his imperial titles after World War II. "Prince...
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  • minister with over eight years on two separate occasions, while Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni is the shortest-serving at eight weeks. Katsura Tarō was the longest-serving...
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    perpetrated there. Some members included: Prince Tsuneyoshi Takeda Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Yoshio Shinozuka Yasuji Kaneko Tadayuki Furumi [ja] Shigeru Fujita...
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    States  China  Japan Commanders and leaders James H. Doolittle Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Strength 16 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers 80 airmen (52 officers,...
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    the views of the army and navy high commands. At the time, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni was said to be the only person who could control the Army and the...
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