Central government List of Japanese government and military commanders of World War II

1 central government

1.1 supreme head of state
1.2 president of imperial council
1.3 chairman of imperial advisory council
1.4 imperial family members
1.5 vice chairman of councilors of court
1.6 prime ministers
1.7 chief cabinet secretary
1.8 military secretary prime minister
1.9 lord keeper of privy seal
1.10 imperial privy council
1.11 imperial state council
1.12 imperial aide crown prince
1.13 military aide-de-camp
1.14 grand chamberlain
1.15 house of representatives
1.16 house of peers

central government
supreme head of state


emperor hirohito: supreme commander in chief of armed imperial forces, head of state, , representative of imperial sun lineage , state shinto , worship national god image, , chief of imperial household ministry.




president of imperial council


yoshimichi hara: president of imperial council , imperial throne council of war emperor s representatives

chairman of imperial advisory council

kantarō suzuki: chairman of imperial advisory council

imperial family members

the following closely involved in government:

prince asaka yasuhiko
prince chichibu
prince fushimi hiroyasu
prince fushimi hiroyoshi
prince fushimi hiroaki
prince mikasa
prince nashimoto morimasa
prince higashikuni naruhiko
prince higashikuni morihiro
prince takamatsu
prince takeda tsuneyoshi
prince kan in kotohito
prince kan in haruhito
prince kaya tsunenori
prince kitashirakawa naruhisa
prince kitashirakawa nagahisa
prince kuni asaakira
prince yamashina takehiko
prince un yi (crown prince yi eun)


prince yasuhito chichibu in 1940


vice chairman of councilors of court

kantarō suzuki: vice-chairman of councilors of court

prime ministers

senjuro hayashi: prime minister, commander-in-chief of kwantung army, minister of war, member of imperial privy council amongst political adviser in taisei yokusankai
kōki hirota: prime minister, chief of secret services in black dragon society
fumimaro konoe: prime minister; in second term organized tonarigumi organization, nation service society official government syndicate, , taisei yokusankai (imperial rule assistance association) group amongst official expert of jews affairs
hiranuma kiichirō: general in imperial forces, prime minister, home affairs , justice minister, chief of keishicho police forces, minister without portfolio, founder , leader in shintoist rites research council amongst last president of imperial privy council
nobuyuki abe: imperial army general, prime minister, member of imperial privy council, political adviser in militarist genro grouping , last governor in chosen
mitsumasa yonai:imperial navy admiral, prime minister, minister of marine, chief of war relief association, expert in jews topics amongst imperial , supreme war councillor
hideki tōjō: prime minister, home affairs minister, education minister, trade minister, war minister, head of kodoha party; commander-in-chief of japanese imperial forces in same period, led keishicho (tokyo metropolitan police department); time head of munitions ministry.
koiso kuniaki: prime minister , head of ministry of greater east asia (japan), vice-minister of war, commander of imperial volunteer corps defensive organization
kantarō suzuki: imperial navy admiral, marine minister, military councillor, grand chamberlain , privy councilor, later prime minister
prince higashikuni naruhiko: prime minister, staff officer, army general staff headquarters, military councilor, chief of army aeronautical department, , commander-in-chief of home defense headquarters

chief cabinet secretary

kenji tomita: chief cabinet secretary in minister konoe period

military secretary prime minister

makoto matsutani: military secretary prime minister

lord keeper of privy seal


makino nobuaki (30 march 1925 – 26 february 1935)
saitō makoto (26 february 1935 – 26 february 1936)
ichiki kitokuro (6 march 1936 – 6 march 1936)
yuasa kurahei (6 march 1936 – 1 june 1940)
kōichi kido (1 june 1940 – 24 november 1945)

imperial privy council

president of privy council

yoshimichi hara: president of privy council
hiranuma kiichirō: last president of privy council

privy councillors

jirō minami: privy councillor
kantarō suzuki: privy councillor
nobuyuki abe: privy councillor
hiranuma kiichirō: privy councillor
senjuro hayashi: privy councillor
shigeru honjō: privy councillor
hideki tōjō: privy councilor

imperial state council

sadao araki: state councillor

imperial aide crown prince

takeji nara: imperial aide kōtaishi (crown prince)

military aide-de-camp


shigeru hasunuma: chief aide-de-camp emperor
takeji nara: chief aide-de camp emperor
kazumoto machijiri: aide-de-camp emperor
shunroku hata: senior aide-de-camp emperor
korechika anami: aide-de-camp emperor
shigeru honjō: aide-de-camp emperor
hakaru yano: aide-de-camp emperor
yoshikazu nishi: aide-de-camp emperor
tasuku okada: aide-de-camp prince kotohito kanin
masaharu homma: aide-de-camp prince yasuhito chichibu
takushiro hattori: aide-de-camp/adjutant field marshal (prince) nashimoto
shoichi muranaka: aide-de-camp of commander komatsubara during nomonhan incident

grand chamberlain


makoto saito: grand chamberlain in period of imperial colors incident
kantarō suzuki: grand chamberlain
saburo hyakutake: grand chamberlain
hisanoru fujita: grand chamberlain

house of representatives


juji kasai: member of house of representatives of japan (government supporter)
kingoro hashimoto: member in house of representatives of japan, defender of official policies

house of peers


satō tetsutarō: member in house of peers
aisuke kabayama: member of house of peers (partner of government policies in first stages)
teiichi suzuki: imperial candidate house of peers
kenkichi yoshizawa: member of house of peers
prince higashikuni morihiro: member in house of peers
nobuyuki abe: member in house of peers
naoki hoshino: member in house of peers