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

Ministers
PortfolioNamePolitical partyTerm startTerm end
Prime MinisterPrince Naruhiko HigashikuniImperial FamilyAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945
Minister for Foreign AffairsMamoru ShigemitsuIndependentAugust 17, 1945September 17, 1945
Shigeru YoshidaIndependentSeptember 17, 1945October 9, 1945
Minister of Home AffairsIwao YamazakiIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945
Minister of FinanceJuichi TsushimaIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945
Minister of the ArmyPrince Naruhiko HigashikuniImperial FamilyAugust 17, 1945August 23, 1945
Sadamu ShimomuraMilitary (Army)August 23, 1945October 9, 1945
Minister of the NavyMitsumasa YonaiMilitary (Navy)August 17, 1945October 9, 1945
Minister of JusticeIwata ChūzōIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945
Minister of EducationMatsumura KenzōIndependentAugust 17, 1945August 18, 1945
Maeda TamonIndependentAugust 18, 1945October 9, 1945
Minister of HealthMatsumura KenzōIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945
Minister of Greater East AsiaMamoru ShigemitsuIndependentAugust 17, 1945August 26, 1945
Minister of Agriculture and CommerceSengoku KōtarōIndependentAugust 17, 1945August 26, 1945
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesSengoku KōtarōIndependentAugust 26, 1945October 9, 1945
Minister of MunitionsChikuhei NakajimaIndependentAugust 17, 1945August 26, 1945
Minister of Commerce and IndustryChikuhei NakajimaIndependentAugust 26, 1945October 9, 1945
Minister of TransportKobiyama NaotoIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945
Minister of StatePrince Fumimaro KonoeIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945
Minister of StateTaketora OgataIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945
Minister of StateObata ToshirōMilitary (Army)August 19, 1945October 9, 1945
Chief Cabinet SecretaryTaketora OgataIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945
Deputy Chief Cabinet SecretarySōkichi TakagiMilitary (Navy)September 19, 1945October 9, 1945
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation BureauMurase NaokaiIndependentAugust 17, 1945October 9, 1945
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