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Important matter : "時局ニ対処スル各庁行政ノ簡素強化ニ関スル件" (From 2th March 1945)
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(Notice: The organization change list does not either include all the ministries or stand for the chain of command structure in each ministry. This chart presents the ministries, departments and sections concerned with the theme of the web exhibition.)
- Sino-Japanese War
Period
(From 1937 to 1939) - Asia-Pacific War
Period 1
(From 1940 to 1942) - Asia-Pacific War
Period 2
(From 1943 to 1944) - End of the War
Period
(15th August 1945) - Post War Period 1
(From 15th August 1945
to 1946) - Post War Period 2
(From 1947)
- Supreme Decision Making Authority
- Imperial Conference
- Privy Council
- The Supreme War Council
- The Directing Office of State Affairs15th August 1945 abolished
- Governmental Organization
- Cabinet
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Minister of Home Affairs
- Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs
- Bureau of Police and Public Security
- Council of Local Administration18th May 1945 abolished, transfer to Local Superintendent General
- Local Superintendent General
- Bureau of Local Administration
- National Land Bureau
- Air Defense Headqurters
- Administrative Bureau
- Shinto Affairs Board
- Ministry of Munitions26th August 1945 abolished, transfer to Ministry of Commerce and Industries
- Minister of Munitions
- Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Munitions
- Munitions Superintendence Department
- Enterprises Readjustment Headquarters
- Chemistry Bureau
- Machinery Bureau26th August 1945 abolished, transfer to Engineering Bureau, Ministry of Commerce and Industries
- Iron and Steel Bureau
- Mining Bureau
- Fuel Bureau
- Coal Bureau
- General Mobilization Bureau
- Electric Power Bureau26th August 1945 abolished, transfer to Electric Power Bureau, Ministry of Commerce and Industries
- Maintenance Bureau
- Administrative Bureau
- General Bureau for Air Ordnance
- Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce26th August 1945 abolished, transfer to Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Minister of Agriculture and Commerce
- Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce
- Textile Bureau26th August 1945 abolished, transfer to Textile Bureau of Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Silk Industry Bureau of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Food Control Bureau26th August 1945 abolished, transfer to Food Control Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Agricultural Policy Bureau26th August 1945 abolished, transfer to Agricultural Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Materials Bureau26th August 1945 abolished, transfer to Materials Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Fisheries Bureau26th August 1945 abolished, transfer to Fisheries Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Forestry Bureau26th August 1945 abolished, transfer to Forestry Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Horse Administration Bureau26th August 1945 abolished, transfer to Horse Administration Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Daily Commodities Bureau26th August 1945 abolished, transfer to Economic Stabilization Board
- Ministry of Finance
- Minister of Finance
- Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Finance
- General Affairs Bureau
- Budget Bureau
- Taxation Bureau
- Financial Control Bureau
- National Property Department
- Fund Office, Deposit Department
- Banking Bureau
- National Savings Bureau
- Foreign Exchange Control Department
- Foreign Exchange Bureau
- Japanese Overseas Capital Bureau
- Mint Bureau
- Printing Bureau
- Monopoly Bureau
- Army Ministry30th November 1945 abolished, transfer to 1st Ministry of Demobilization
- Minister of the Army
- Minister's Secretariat, Army Ministry
- Military Affairs Bureau
- Military Administration Bureau
- Military Maintenance Bureau
- Accounting Bureau
- Ordnance Bureau
- Ordnance Administrative Headquarters
- Army Technical Headquarters
- Army Aviation Headquarters9th November 1945 abolished
- Military Intelligence Department
- Navy Ministry30th November 1945 abolished, transfer to 2nd Ministry of Demobilization
- Minister of the Navy
- Minister's Secretariat, Navy Ministry
- Military Affairs Bureau
- Munitions Bureau
- Preparation Bureau
- Accounting Bureau
- Naval Facilities Headquarters
- Naval Technical Department
- Naval Aviation Headquarters
- Naval Aviation Engineering Department
- Naval Arsenal
- Southern Political Affairs Department, Navy Ministry
- Ministry of Transport
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of the Greater East Asia26th August 1945 abolished
- Ministry of Welfare
- Ministry of Education
- Specially Designated Bank
- Specially Designated Corporation
- Organizations or Committees
- Imperial Rule Assistance Association13th June 1945? dissolved, transfer to National Voluntary Corps
- National Voluntary Corps
- Council for the Control of the Key Industries
- The Association for Industrial Control
- Financial Controlling Organizations
- Wartime Construction Group
- Administrative Committee for Shipping Operations
