Ministry of War (Chisei)

The Ministry of War or Ministry of Armed Forces (兵部省, Shirakawan: Hyōbu-shō, Saramosiri: Paybu-so) is a Chiseian government ministry responsible for managing the Chiseian Armed Forces. The Minister of War is a senior member of the Royal Council and Great Council of State, and is appointed by the Chancellor of Chisei; the current incumbent is Shiji Kiyonaga.

The Ministry oversees the administrative and procedural affairs of the military, while operational and wartime control is carried out by the Armed Forces Joint Command Council, composed of serving military officers.

From 1836 to 1991 the Ministry was based in Hyōbu-chō ('Military Town'), a sprawling military complex historically located on the outskirts of Eito, but which had become part of central Eito by the 1940s. Facing outdated facilities, security challenges and lack of room for further expansion, the Ministry relocated to the newer Gobō-kan offices in 1992.

Organisation

 * Armed Forces Joint Command Council
 * Department of the Royal Army
 * Department of the Royal Navy
 * Department of the Royal Air Force
 * Royal Special Forces Directorate
 * Armed Forces Central Intelligence Bureau (兵部中央情報局 Hyōbu Chūyō Jōhōgoku)
 * Bureau of Military Rites (兵式局 Hyōshikigoku)
 * Military Police Bureau (憲兵局 Konpyōgoku)
 * Bureau of Personnel
 * National Military Research Bureau
 * Ministry of War Special Advanced Research Agency (兵部省特別高度研究庁 Hyōbu-shō Toku Kōdogenku Chō)