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.
Navy Ministry building, Chiyoda, Tokyo, c. 1890
Tsugumichi Saigo 2
Kabayama Sukenori
Nire Kagenori
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.
Ministry of the Navy (Japan)
…existed from 1872 to 1945. In the IJN and the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), the ministries were in charge of Gunsei (軍政, military administration), and Navy General Staff and Army General Staff Office were in charge of Gunrei (軍令, military command). The two were distinguished. The Navy Ministry was created in April 1872…
Imperial Japanese Navy HQ, 1930s
Ito Toshiyoshi
Inoue Yoshika
Kuranosuke Nakamuta