# Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko - Prime Minister of Japan

URL: https://history-japan.com/rulers/prince-higashikuni-naruhiko
Reign: 1945-08 – 1945-10
Dynasty: Prime Ministers of Japan
Wikipedia: https://japan.kantei.go.jp/past_cabinet/043.html

Prime Minister of Japan; cabinet dates recorded by the Prime Minister’s Office.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Suzuki Kantaro](https://history-japan.com/rulers/suzuki-kantaro)
- Succeeded by: [Shidehara Kijyuro](https://history-japan.com/rulers/shidehara-kijyuro)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1945 - [Atomic bombings and Japan’s surrender](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1945-atomic-bombings-and-japan-s-surrender)