right|250px|thumb|Announcement from Imperial General Headquarters in January 1942 right|250px|thumb|The Showa Emperor Hirohito as head of the Imperial General Headquarters in 1943. Navy officers are seated left while Army officers are seated right. The was part of the Supreme War Council and was established in 1893 to coordinate efforts between the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy during wartime.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Daihon'ei" in . In terms of function, it was approximately equivalent to the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff and the British Chiefs of Staff Committee.
right|250px|thumb|Announcement from Imperial General Headquarters in January 1942 right|250px|thumb|The Showa Emperor Hirohito as head of the Imperial General Headquarters in 1943. Navy officers are seated left while Army officers are seated right. The was part of the Supreme War Council and was established in 1893 to coordinate efforts between the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy during wartime.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2005). "Daihon'ei" in . In terms of function, it was approximately equivalent to the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff and the. British Chiefs of Staff Committee.