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
DissolvedNovember 1945 (1945-11)
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Imperial Japanese Navy

The Navy Ministry (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.


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