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Ministry of the Navy (Japan)
Former Japanese government ministry (1872–1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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海軍省 Kaigun-shō | |
![]() Navy Ministry building, Tokyo, c. 1890 | |
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Formed | April 1872 (1872-04) |
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Dissolved | November 1945 (1945-11) |
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