Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni
E482405
Japanese imperial prince
Prime Minister of Japan
army general
member of the Japanese imperial family
military officer
politician
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni was a Japanese imperial prince and army general who briefly served as Prime Minister of Japan at the end of World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni canonical | 9 |
| Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4848394 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Context triple: [Higashikuni-no-miya family, hasNotableMember, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni]
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A.
Prince Morihiro Higashikuni
Prince Morihiro Higashikuni was a Japanese imperial family member and army officer who married Princess Shigeko, the eldest daughter of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
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B.
Prince Kuni Asahiko
Prince Kuni Asahiko was a prominent Japanese imperial prince and military leader of the late Edo and early Meiji periods, known for founding the Kuni-no-miya collateral branch of the Imperial Family.
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C.
Prince Fushimi Kuniie
Prince Fushimi Kuniie was a prominent 19th-century Japanese imperial prince of the Fushimi-no-miya house, a key collateral branch of the Imperial Family that played an important role in the succession and politics of late Edo and early Meiji Japan.
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D.
Prince Takamatsu
Prince Takamatsu was a Japanese imperial prince and naval officer, known as the third son of Emperor Taishō and for his involvement in political and military affairs before and during World War II.
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E.
Prince Hisahito
Prince Hisahito is a Japanese imperial family member and the only grandson of Emperor Naruhito’s younger brother, widely regarded as a key future heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Target entity description: Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni was a Japanese imperial prince and army general who briefly served as Prime Minister of Japan at the end of World War II.
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A.
Prince Morihiro Higashikuni
Prince Morihiro Higashikuni was a Japanese imperial family member and army officer who married Princess Shigeko, the eldest daughter of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
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B.
Prince Kuni Asahiko
Prince Kuni Asahiko was a prominent Japanese imperial prince and military leader of the late Edo and early Meiji periods, known for founding the Kuni-no-miya collateral branch of the Imperial Family.
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C.
Prince Fushimi Kuniie
Prince Fushimi Kuniie was a prominent 19th-century Japanese imperial prince of the Fushimi-no-miya house, a key collateral branch of the Imperial Family that played an important role in the succession and politics of late Edo and early Meiji Japan.
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D.
Prince Takamatsu
Prince Takamatsu was a Japanese imperial prince and naval officer, known as the third son of Emperor Taishō and for his involvement in political and military affairs before and during World War II.
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E.
Prince Hisahito
Prince Hisahito is a Japanese imperial family member and the only grandson of Emperor Naruhito’s younger brother, widely regarded as a key future heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese imperial prince
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ army general ⓘ member of the Japanese imperial family ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| appointedBy | Emperor Hirohito ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second Sino-Japanese War
ⓘ
linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| education |
Army War College (Japan)
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army Academy ⓘ |
| father | Prince Kuni Asahiko ⓘ |
| fullName | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| government | Higashikuni Cabinet ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Shōwa period
ⓘ
linked to:
Showa era
|
| ideology | Japanese militarism ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Yamato dynasty ⓘ |
| memberOfHouse |
House of Higashikuni
ⓘ
linked to:
Higashikuni-no-miya family
|
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Tsuneko Sugiura ⓘ |
| nativeName | 東久邇宮稔彦王 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the only member of the Japanese imperial family to have served as Prime Minister of Japan
ⓘ
serving as Prime Minister of Japan at the end of World War II ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1945-10-09 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1945-08-17 ⓘ |
| policy |
accepted Allied occupation directives
ⓘ
implemented demobilization measures after Japan’s surrender ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Imperial Japanese Army general
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ member of the House of Peers ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kantarō Suzuki ⓘ |
| rank | general ⓘ |
| relative |
Emperor Hirohito
ⓘ
Emperor Meiji ⓘ |
| residence | Tokyo ⓘ |
| roleDuring | oversaw initial phase of Japan’s surrender and occupation after World War II ⓘ |
| spouse | Princess Toshiko ⓘ |
| successor | Kijūrō Shidehara ⓘ |
| title |
Higashikuni-no-miya
ⓘ
linked to:
Higashikuni
Prince of the Blood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Description of subject: Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni was a Japanese imperial prince and army general who briefly served as Prime Minister of Japan at the end of World War II.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni
linked to: Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni