Ministry of War of Japan

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defence ministry
government ministry
activeDuring First Sino-Japanese War
Meiji era
surface form: Meiji period

Russo-Japanese War
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War

Showa era
surface form: Showa period (pre-1945)

Taisho era
surface form: Taisho period

World War II
alsoKnownAs Ministry of War of Japan
surface form: Japanese Army Ministry

Rikugun Daijin
surface form: Rikugun-shō
appliesToJurisdiction Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
controlled Imperial Japanese Army
surface form: Imperial Japanese Army officer corps
country Japan
dissolvedAfter Japan’s defeat in World War II
dissolvedBy Allied Control Council
surface form: 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
Imperial Japanese military education system
surface form: Army schools of the Empire of Japan

Imperial Japanese Army General Staff
surface form: General Staff of the Imperial Japanese Army
partOf Japanese military establishment
positionHeldBy Anami Korechika
Araki Sadao
Hideki Tojo
Itagaki Seishirō
surface form: Itagaki Seishiro

Hajime Sugiyama
surface form: Sugiyama Hajime

Terauchi Masatake
Hideki Tojo
surface form: Tojo Hideki

Uehara Yūsaku
surface form: Uehara Yusaku

Yamagata Aritomo
replacedBy Japan Ministry of Defense
surface form: 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 Japan
surface form: Government of the Empire of Japan

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Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan hasPart Ministry of War of Japan
Army Minister of Japan hasJurisdictionOver Ministry of War of Japan
this entity surface form: Imperial Japanese Army Ministry
Army Minister of Japan hasJurisdictionOver Ministry of War of Japan
this entity surface form: Army Ministry of Japan
Navy Ministry of Japan coordinatedWith Ministry of War of Japan
this entity surface form: Army Ministry of Japan
Okamura Yasuji positionHeld Ministry of War of Japan
this entity surface form: Vice Minister of War of Japan
Imperial Japanese Army Academy oversight Ministry of War of Japan
this entity surface form: Japanese Army Ministry
Ministry of War of Japan alsoKnownAs Ministry of War of Japan
this entity surface form: Japanese Army Ministry
Inspector-General of Military Education (Japan) subordinateTo Ministry of War of Japan
this entity surface form: Army Ministry (Japan)
Yasukuni Shrine maintainedBy Ministry of War of Japan
this entity surface form: Ministry of the Army of Japan (historical)
Imperial Japanese military education system controlledBy Ministry of War of Japan
this entity surface form: Army Ministry (Japan)
Jinsen Arsenal controlledBy Ministry of War of Japan
this entity surface form: Imperial Japanese Army Ministry
Tokyo Arsenal governmentBranch Ministry of War of Japan
this entity surface form: Japanese Ministry of War
軍需大臣 relatedTo Ministry of War of Japan
this entity surface form: 陸軍省