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Ministry of the Navy (Japan)

Ministry of the Navy
海軍省
Kaigun-shō

Navy Ministry building, Tokyo, c. 1890
Agency overview
FormedApril 1872 (1872-04)
Preceding agency
DissolvedNovember 1945 (1945-11)
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Imperial Japanese Navy

The Ministry of the Navy (海軍省, Kaigun-shō) was a cabinet-level ministry in the Empire of Japan charged with the administrative affairs of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). It existed from 1872 to 1945.

In the IJA and IJN, the ministries were in charge of Gunsei (軍政, military administration), and Army General Staff Office and Navy General Staff were in charge of Gunrei (軍令, military command). The two were distinguished.


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