Ministry of War of Japan

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defence ministry government ministry

The Ministry of War of Japan was the government department responsible for overseeing the Imperial Japanese Army and directing military policy before and during World War II.

Aliases (4)
  • Army Ministry of Japan ×2
  • Japanese Army Ministry ×2
  • Imperial Japanese Army Ministry ×1
  • Vice Minister of War of Japan ×1
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf defence ministry →
government ministry →
activeDuring First Sino-Japanese War →
Meiji period →
Russo-Japanese War →
Second Sino-Japanese War →
Showa period (pre-1945) →
Taisho period →
World War II →
alsoKnownAs Japanese Army Ministry →
Rikugun-shō →
appliesToJurisdiction Empire of Japan →
controlled Imperial Japanese Army officer corps →
country Japan →
dissolvedAfter Japan’s defeat in World War II →
dissolvedBy Allied occupation authorities →
fieldOfWork military affairs →
military strategy →
national defense policy →
war planning →
hadHeadquartersLocation Tokyo →
headedBy Minister of War →
influenced Japanese foreign policy before World War II →
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese →
oversaw Army arsenals of the Empire of Japan →
Army garrisons of the Empire of Japan →
Army schools of the Empire of Japan →
General Staff of the Imperial Japanese Army →
partOf Japanese military establishment →
positionHeldBy Anami Korechika →
Araki Sadao →
Hideki Tojo →
Itagaki Seishiro →
Sugiyama Hajime →
Terauchi Masatake →
Tojo Hideki →
Uehara Yusaku →
Yamagata Aritomo →
replacedBy Ministry of Defense (Japan) →
responsibleFor Imperial Japanese Army →
army administration →
army budgeting →
army logistics →
army mobilization →
army personnel affairs →
military policy of the Imperial Japanese Army →
military procurement for the army →
subordinateTo Cabinet of Japan →
Government of the Empire of Japan →
Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Army Minister of Japan ("Imperial Japanese Army Ministry") →
Army Minister of Japan ("Army Ministry of Japan") →
hasJurisdictionOver
Ministry of War of Japan ("Japanese Army Ministry") →
alsoKnownAs
Navy Ministry of Japan ("Army Ministry of Japan") →
coordinatedWith
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan →
hasPart
Imperial Japanese Army Academy ("Japanese Army Ministry") →
oversight
Okamura Yasuji ("Vice Minister of War of Japan") →
positionHeld
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