Higashikuni Cabinet

The Higashikuni Cabinet is the 43rd Cabinet of Japan led by Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni from August 17 to October 9, 1945.

Higashikuni Cabinet
43rd Cabinet of Japan
Date formed	August 17, 1945
Date dissolved	October 9, 1945
People and organisations
Emperor	Hirohito
Prime Minister	Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni
Member party	(Allied Occupation: 28 August 1945 - ) Independent Military
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition)
History
Legislature term	87th Imperial Diet
Predecessor	Kantarō Suzuki Cabinet
Successor	Shidehara Cabinet

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

Ministers
Portfolio	Name	Political party		Term start	Term end
Prime Minister	Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni		Imperial Family	August 17, 1945	October 9, 1945
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Mamoru Shigemitsu		Independent	August 17, 1945	September 17, 1945
	Shigeru Yoshida		Independent	September 17, 1945	October 9, 1945
Minister of Home Affairs	Iwao Yamazaki		Independent	August 17, 1945	October 9, 1945
Minister of Finance	Juichi Tsushima		Independent	August 17, 1945	October 9, 1945
Minister of the Army	Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni		Imperial Family	August 17, 1945	August 23, 1945
	Sadamu Shimomura		Military (Army)	August 23, 1945	October 9, 1945
Minister of the Navy	Mitsumasa Yonai		Military (Navy)	August 17, 1945	October 9, 1945
Minister of Justice	Iwata Chūzō		Independent	August 17, 1945	October 9, 1945
Minister of Education	Matsumura Kenzō		Independent	August 17, 1945	August 18, 1945
	Maeda Tamon		Independent	August 18, 1945	October 9, 1945
Minister of Health	Matsumura Kenzō		Independent	August 17, 1945	October 9, 1945
Minister of Greater East Asia	Mamoru Shigemitsu		Independent	August 17, 1945	August 26, 1945
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce	Sengoku Kōtarō		Independent	August 17, 1945	August 26, 1945
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	Sengoku Kōtarō		Independent	August 26, 1945	October 9, 1945
Minister of Munitions	Chikuhei Nakajima		Independent	August 17, 1945	August 26, 1945
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Chikuhei Nakajima		Independent	August 26, 1945	October 9, 1945
Minister of Transport	Kobiyama Naoto		Independent	August 17, 1945	October 9, 1945
Minister of State	Prince Fumimaro Konoe		Independent	August 17, 1945	October 9, 1945
Minister of State	Taketora Ogata		Independent	August 17, 1945	October 9, 1945
Minister of State	Obata Toshirō		Military (Army)	August 19, 1945	October 9, 1945
Chief Cabinet Secretary	Taketora Ogata		Independent	August 17, 1945	October 9, 1945
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary	Sōkichi Takagi		Military (Navy)	September 19, 1945	October 9, 1945
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau	Murase Naokai		Independent	August 17, 1945	October 9, 1945
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