Army Minister of Japan

E34413

The Army Minister of Japan was the cabinet official responsible for overseeing the Imperial Japanese Army and directing the nation's military policy on land before and during World War II.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (2)


Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet position
government office
minister of defence role
abolishedIn Allied occupation of Japan
surface form: post-World War II occupation of Japan
alsoKnownAs Army Minister of Japan
surface form: Minister of the Army of Japan

Rikugun Daijin
appliesToJurisdiction Imperial Japanese Army
appointedBy Emperor of Japan
category Defence ministers
Cabinet of Japan
surface form: Government ministers of Japan

Imperial Japanese Army
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
distinctFrom Minister of War (other countries)
Navy Minister of Japan
hasJurisdictionOver Ministry of War of Japan
surface form: Army Ministry of Japan

Ministry of War of Japan
surface form: Imperial Japanese Army Ministry
historicalPeriod Meiji era
surface form: Meiji period

Showa era
surface form: Showa period

Taisho era
surface form: Taisho period

World War II
influencedBy Imperial General Headquarters
influences Japanese foreign policy in wartime
Japanese national defense policy
legalStatus constitutional office of the Empire of Japan
memberOf Japanese military establishment
Japanese war leadership
nominatedBy Imperial Japanese Army General Staff
Imperial Japanese Army General Staff
surface form: Imperial Japanese Army high command
officeHeldBy Imperial Japanese Army general
Imperial Japanese Army lieutenant general
partOf Cabinet of Japan
replacedBy Minister of Defense of Japan
responsibleFor Imperial Japanese Army
army administration
army budget
army logistics
army personnel affairs
army procurement
army training and doctrine
land warfare policy
military mobilization on land
military policy on land
seat Tokyo
subordinateTo Emperor of Japan
Prime Minister of Japan
usedLanguage Japanese

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Army Minister of Japan alsoKnownAs Army Minister of Japan
this entity surface form: Minister of the Army of Japan
Navy Minister of Japan collaboratesWith Army Minister of Japan
Anami Korechika positionHeld Army Minister of Japan
Hata Shunroku positionHeld Army Minister of Japan
this entity surface form: Minister of War of Japan
Hisaichi Terauchi positionHeld Army Minister of Japan
Jirō Minami positionHeld Army Minister of Japan
this entity surface form: Minister of War of Japan
Ōyama Iwao positionHeld Army Minister of Japan