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 on 28 August 1945 following the surrender of Japan. The Cabinet's principal task was to preserve the integrity of the Japanese government in the chaotic aftermath of the Kyūjō incident and oversee the disbanding of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy. Following a dispute with Allied commanders over the repeal of the Peace Preservation Law, the Cabinet resigned on 9 October and was succeeded by the Shidehara Cabinet.
Cabinet MinistersPortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterPrince Naruhiko HigashikuniImperial FamilyAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945Minister for Foreign AffairsMamoru ShigemitsuIndependentAugust 17, 1945September 17, 1945Shigeru YoshidaIndependentSeptember 17, 1945October 9, 1945Minister of Home AffairsIwao YamazakiIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945Minister of FinanceJuichi TsushimaIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945Minister of the ArmyPrince Naruhiko HigashikuniImperial FamilyAugust 17, 1945August 23, 1945Sadamu ShimomuraMilitary (Army)August 23, 1945October 9, 1945Minister of the NavyMitsumasa YonaiMilitary (Navy)August 17, 1945October 9, 1945Minister of JusticeChūzō IwataIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945Minister of EducationKenzō MatsumuraIndependentAugust 17, 1945August 18, 1945Tamon MaedaIndependentAugust 18, 1945October 9, 1945Minister of HealthKenzō MatsumuraIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945Minister of Greater East AsiaMamoru ShigemitsuIndependentAugust 17, 1945August 26, 1945Minister of Agriculture and CommerceKōtarō SengokuIndependentAugust 17, 1945August 26, 1945Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesKōtarō SengokuIndependentAugust 26, 1945October 9, 1945Minister of MunitionsChikuhei NakajimaIndependentAugust 17, 1945August 26, 1945Minister of Commerce and IndustryChikuhei NakajimaIndependentAugust 26, 1945October 9, 1945Minister of TransportNaoto KobiyamaIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945Minister of StatePrince Fumimaro KonoeIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945Minister of StateTaketora OgataIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945Minister of StateToshirō ObataMilitary (Army)August 19, 1945October 9, 1945Chief Cabinet SecretaryTaketora OgataIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945Deputy Chief Cabinet SecretarySōkichi TakagiMilitary (Navy)September 19, 1945October 9, 1945Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauNaokai MuraseIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945Source:
References