Political
In the administration of Japan dominated by the military political movement during World War II, the civil central government was under the management of military men and their right-wing civilian allies, along with members of the nobility and Imperial Family. The Emperor was in the center of this power structure as supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Armed Forces and head of state.

Military

The military of Imperial Japan was divided into two main branches under?Imperial General Headquarters responsible for the overall conduct of operations including prominent military leaders and commanders:

• Prominent generals and leaders:
  • Imperial Japanese Navy: Navy of Japan

Admiral Count Itoh Sukeyuki(1843?1914)
Admiral Viscount Inoue Yoshika (1845?1929)
Admiral Marquis T?g? Heihachir? (1847?1934) Battle of Tsushima
Admiral Prince Arisugawa Takahito (1862?1913)
Admiral Baron Ijuin Gor? (1852?1921)
Admiral Baron Ijuin Gor? (1852?1921)
Admiral Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito (1867?1922)
Admiral Baron Shimamura Hayao (1858?1923)
Admiral Baron Kat? Tomosabur? (1861?1923)
Admiral Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu (1876?1946)
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884?1943) Battle of Midway, Attack on Pearl Harbor
Admiral Osami Nagano (1880?1947)
Admiral Mineichi Koga (1885?1944)
Vice Admiral Ch?ichi Nagumo: Battle of Midway, Attack on Pearl Harbor

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  • : Imperial Japanese Army: Army of Japan Prince Kotohito Kan'in: Chief of staff of the Army

Hajime Sugiyama: Chief of staff of the Army
Iwane Matsui: Second Sino-Japanese War
Shunroku Hata: Commander of the expeditionary army in China
Yasuji Okamura: Commander of the Sanko sakusen
Tadamichi Kuribayashi: Battle of Iwo Jima
Kuniaki Koiso: Prime Minister of Japan
Hideki T?j?: Prime Minister of Japan
Mitsuru Ushijima: Battle of Okinawa