Armed Forces of the Japanese Empire

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The armed forces of the Japanese Empire formed the military of the Japanese Empire .

As commander in chief of the armed forces, the Japanese acted Tennō , which as a general staff in times of war , the Imperial General Headquarters was available.

The armed forces were divided into the Imperial Japanese Army and the Imperial Japanese Navy , independent air forces did not exist, the air forces were subdivided into the army and naval air forces .

The administration of the armed forces was the task of the army and naval ministries .