- Monarch
- Shōwa
- Preceded by
- Kantarō Suzuki
- Succeeded by
- Kijūrō Shidehara
- Prime minister
- Himself
- Born
- ( 1887-12-03 ) 3 December 1887, Kyoto , Japan
- Died
- 20 January 1990 (1990-01-20) (aged 102), Tokyo, Japan
- Party
- Independent
- Spouse
- Toshiko, Princess Yasu ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 18 May 1915</span>"}]]}'>1915 ; died 5 March 1978</span>"}]]}'>1978 )
- Children
- Morihiro Higashikuni , Moromasa Higashikuni, Akitsune Higashikuni, Toshihiko Higashikuni
- Parents
- Prince Kuni Asahiko (father) Terao Utako (mother)
- Alma mater
- Army Academy , Army War College
- Awards
- Order of the Chrysanthemum , Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, Order of the Golden Kite
- Allegiance
- Empire of Japan
- Branch service
- Imperial Japanese Army
- Years of service
- 1908–1945
- Rank
- General
- Commands
- IJA 4th Division , Imperial Japanese Army Air Service , IJA 2nd Army , General Defense Command
- Battles wars
- Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Pacific War