海軍省 Kaigun-shō | |
![]() Navy Ministry building, Tokyo, c. 1890 | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | April 1872 |
Preceding | |
Dissolved | November 1945 |
Superseding agency | |
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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.