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

1 war ministries

1.1 munitions minister
1.2 material section, war ministry
1.3 sagami army arsenal
1.4 tokyo army arsenal
1.5 army remount department
1.6 inspector general of chemical warfare
1.7 officer in inspectorate general
1.8 army section, imperial general headquarters
1.9 Ōita pw internment camp staff
1.10 army allied prisoner of war information bureau
1.11 war minister
1.12 deputy minister of war
1.13 vice-minister of war
1.14 secretary war minister
1.15 military affairs bureau, war ministry
1.16 economic mobilization bureau in war ministry , related sections
1.17 personal bureau of war ministry
1.18 press relations branch, ministry of war
1.19 army field marshal
1.20 provost marshal general
1.21 general affairs bureau, provost marshal headquarters
1.22 inspectorate general of military training
1.23 imperial army-navy military teaching , training services units
1.24 army officers in reserve list

war ministries
munitions minister

hideki tōjō: concurrent chief of munitions ministry,as army figure in same ministry
nobusuke kishi: replaced @ gen tojo in lead of munitions minister
ginjirō fujiwara: in charge of munitions ministry
shigeru yoshida: munitions minister
teijirō toyoda: marine , munitions ministry,as navy figure in such ministry
takijiro ohnishi: chief of naval aviation development,a division of munitions ministry; father of kamikaze special forces
chikuhei nakajima: munitions minister , aircraft industrialist linked army

material section, war ministry

hiroo sato: chief, material section, war ministry

sagami army arsenal

tasuku okada: chief, sagami army arsenal

tokyo army arsenal

kijirō nambu: chief, tokyo army arsenal; founded , led nambu arms manufacturing company during wartime

army remount department

minoru sasaki: member, army remount department

inspector general of chemical warfare

kanji nishihara: inspector general of chemical warfare
kazumoto machijiri: inspector general of chemical warfare

officer in inspectorate general

shinichi tanaka: chief of staff, inspectorate general, loc

army section, imperial general headquarters

prince mikasa: staff officer in army section of imperial general headquarters

Ōita pw internment camp staff

akira mutō: member of Ōita pw internment camp staff

army allied prisoner of war information bureau

hitoshi hamada: deputy chief supervisor of allied prisoner of war information bureau

army commanders of military prisons , pow camps in occupied territories

lieutenant-general igatu: general officer commanding prisoner of war camps philippines
shinpei fukei: commandant prisoner of war camps, singapore
major-general arimina: commandant changi jail, singapore

war minister


prince higashikuni naruhiko: minister of war
senjuro hayashi: minister of war
hajime sugiyama: minister of war
sadao araki: minister of war
jirō minami: minister of war
shunroku hata: minister of war
kazushige ugaki: minister of war
yoshijirō umezu: minister of war
seishirō itagaki: minister of war
hideki tōjō: minister of war
korechika anami: minister of war
hisaichi terauchi: minister of war
shigenori kuroda: minister of war
nobuyuki abe: minister of war

deputy minister of war

nobuyuki abe: deputy minister of war

vice-minister of war

yoshinori shirakawa: vice-minister of war
mikio furusho: vice-minister of war
toranosuke hashimoto: vice-minister of war
korechika anami: vice-minister of war
kazushige ugaki: war vice-minister
hajime sugiyama: vice-minister of war
hideki tōjō: vice-minister of war
heisuke yanagawa: war vice-minister
hyotaro yamada: war vice-minister
heitarō kimura: war vice-minister
koiso kuniaki: war vice-minister
masataka yamawaki: war vice-minister

secretary war minister

joichiro sanada: secretary war minister; concurrently adjutant in same ministry; aide war minister; staff officer, tokyo garrison command
takushiro hattori: secretary war minister; adjutant, war ministry
joichiro sanada: aide war minister, ighq
hiroo sato: adjutant war minister
yoshio kozuki: secretary war minister; adjutant, war ministry
toshizō nishio: adjutant, war ministry; secretary war minister; governor, tokyo metropolitan area
yozo miyama: senior adjutant, war ministry
okitsugu arao: secretary war minister

military affairs bureau, war ministry

kenryo sato: chief, army affairs bureau
kitsuju ayabe: member, army affairs section
tetsuzan nagata: chief, military affairs bureau
hitoshi imamura: chief, military affairs bureau, war ministry
kiyotake kawaguchi: member, military affairs bureau, war ministry
heitarō kimura: chief, military administration bureau, war ministry
masahiko takeshita: chief of domestic affairs section of military affairs bureau
machijiri kazumoto: chief of army affairs section, military affairs bureau, ministry of war , head of military affairs bureau, in same ministry
takeji nara: head of military affairs bureau, ministry of war
kenji hatanaka: officer in military affairs section
yoshio kozuki: assigned military affairs bureau
tadamichi kuribayashi: member, military affairs bureau
renya mutaguchi: military affairs bureau, war ministry
tetsuzan nagata: chief, military affairs bureau
hidemitsu nakano: member, military affairs bureau, war ministry
kanji nishihara: section member, military affairs bureau
kengo noda: member, military affairs bureau, war ministry
hideyoshi obata: member, military affairs bureau, war ministry
sanji okido: member, military affairs bureau, war ministry
joichiro sanada: chief, military affairs bureau
minoru sasaki: military affairs bureau, war ministry
hajime sugiyama: chief, military affairs bureau
sōsaku suzuki: member, military affairs bureau
teiichi suzuki: member, military affairs bureau, war ministry
sizuichi tanaka: member, military affairs bureau
yuitsu tsuchihashi: member, military affairs bureau, war ministry
tomoyuki yamashita: member , chief, army affairs section, military affairs bureau, war ministry
takeo yasuda: chief, defense section, military affairs bureau, war ministry
isamu yokoyama: military affairs bureau, war ministry
takeji nara: head of military affairs bureau, ministry of war
isamu chō: attached military affairs bureau, ministry of war

economic mobilization bureau in war ministry , related sections

shigenori kuroda: section chief (conscription), war ministry
tetsuzan nagata: section chief, economic mobilization bureau
koiso kuniaki: chief, materiel mobilization bureau, war ministry
heitarō kimura: section chief, economic mobilization bureau, war ministry
kanji nishihara: attached army technical department
toshishiro obata: chief, operations bureau, army general staff
joichiro sanada: member, war ministry maintenance section; chief, army affairs section, military affairs bureau, war ministry
minoru sasaki: ordnance bureau, war ministry, army ordnance main depot, mechanized department
sōsaku suzuki: army ordnance, administration department
kenryo sato: chief, military affairs bureau, war ministry
teichii suzuki: military affairs bureau; concurrently member of cabinet research board
shinichi tanaka: chief, military service section, war ministry
yoshijirō umezu: ordnance bureau, war ministry
isamu yokoyama: economic mobilization bureau, war ministry; section chief, planning bureau, cabinet resources board

personal bureau of war ministry

yaezo akashiba: member, personnel bureau
korechika anami: chief, personnel bureau
yasuji okamura: chief, assignments section, personnel bureau, war ministry
tan nukata: chief, personnel bureau, war ministry
sanji okido: attached personnel bureau, war ministry
otozō yamada: chief, personnel bureau

press relations branch, ministry of war

masaharu homma: chief of press relations branch, ministry of war

army field marshal

prince kan in kotohito:- field marshal
prince nashimoto morimasa:- field marshal
shunroku hata:- field marshal
hisaichi terauchi:- field marshal
hajime sugiyama:- field marshal
prince higashikuni naruhiko:- field marshal
nobuyoshi mutō:- field marshal

provost marshal general

sadao araki: provost marshal general
fusataro teshima: provost marshal general (ltgen)
shigeru taiboku: provost marshal general
toranosuke hashimoto: provost marshal general, later japanese first priest in shintoist central shrine in hsinking, led cultural japanese entity in manchukuo, amongst operative leader of manchoukouan intelligence services.

general affairs bureau, provost marshal headquarters

fusataro teshima: chief, general affairs bureau, provost marshal headquarters

inspectorate general of military training

rikichi andō: vice-chief inspectorate general of military training
sadao araki: inspector general of military training
shunroku hata: inspector general of artillery training
harukichi hyakutake: inspector general of signal training
hitoshi imamura: deputy chief, inspectorate general of military training
masatane kanda: department chief, inspectorate general of military training
masakazu kawabe: section member, inspectorate general of military training
heitarō kimura: artillery department, office of military training
kenzo kitano: section member, inspectorate general of military training
shigenori kuroda: office of military training
jinsaburo mazaki: section chief, office of military training; inspector general of military training
akira mutō: member, inspectorate general of military training
tasuku okada: member, inspectorate general of military training
ichiro shichida: section chief, inspectorate general of military training
tokomatsu shigeta: inspector general of artillery training
sōsaku suzuki: chief, 2nd section, inspectorate general of military training
sinichi tanaka: section member, inspectorate general of military training
hisaichi terauchi: inspector general of military training
otozō yamada: office of cavalry training (inspectorate general of military training)
heisuke yanagawa: inspector-general of cavalry training

imperial army-navy military teaching , training services units

see: military instructors , trainers of empire of japan

army officers in reserve list

sadao araki: retired, march 1936, later enter in politic activities
jirō minami: placed on reserve list, 1936, later reacalled
nobuyuki abe: in 1936 put on reserve list rank of general
rikichi andō: transferred reserve list, january 1941; recalled active duty
keisuke fujie: retired, april 1945; recalled active duty
masaharu homma: transferred first reserve list, august 1943
shōjirō iida: retired, december 1944; later recalled
kanji ishiwara: retired, 1938; recalled active duty, 1938–40
kiyotake kawaguchi: unassigned list, march 1943; transferred first reserve list, april 1943
teiichi suzuki: transferred first reserve list
renya mutaguchi: retired, december 1944
toshizō nishio: placed on reserve list, 1942
ichiro shicida: retired, april 1945; recalled active duty
hideki tōjō: relieved of military , political posts, july 1944; retired first reserve list
kioji tominaga: transferred first reserve list (formosa), may 1945
koiso kuniaki: retired first reserve list, july 1938
yoshitoshi tokugawa: entered on reserve list (1939), later retirement civilian life (1939). called operational service during 1944-45.