The Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff was the highest organ within the Imperial Japanese Navy. In charge of planning and operations, it was headed by an Admiral headquartered in Tokyo.
Imperial Japanese Navy HQ, 1930s
Ito Toshiyoshi
Inoue Yoshika
Kuranosuke Nakamuta
Ministry of the Navy (Japan)
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The Ministry of the Navy was a cabinet-level ministry in the Empire of Japan charged with the administrative affairs of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It existed from 1872 to 1945.
Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
…Tokyo. Created in 1893, the Navy General Staff took over operational (as opposed to administrative) authority over the Imperial Japanese Navy from the Navy Ministry. It was responsible for the planning and execution of national defense strategy. Through the Imperial General Headquarters it reported directly to the…
Navy Ministry building, Chiyoda, Tokyo, c. 1890
Tsugumichi Saigo 2
Kabayama Sukenori
Nire Kagenori