User:Toyoda.fengtian.pungjeon/Iaku-jōsō

The right of Iaku-jōsō (direct appeal to the Throne [by the military]) played an important role in Japanese politics until 1945. Iaku means the empeor and jōsō means "submission of advice," which meant in practice the right to take decisions by the name of the emperor.

Only a limited number of highest ranking generals and admirals enjoyed the right of Iaku-jōsō: namely, chiefs of staff of the Army and the Navy, supreme war councillors, field marshals and fleet admirals, inspector general of military education, inspector general of military aviation, war and navy ministers, commanders of army divisions and army corps, and commandants of naval stations and fleet command.