Vice-Admiral Asaakira, Prince Kuni , was third head of the Kuni-no-miya, a collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family and vice admiral in the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II. He was the elder brother of Empress Kōjun (Nagako), the consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito), and thus a maternal uncle to the Emperor Emeritus Akihito.
- Occupation
- aircraft pilot, politician
- Position held
- member of the House of Peers
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Born
- February 2, 1901
- Died
- December 7, 1959
