Army Minister 1924-1925.

Wu was appointed as the Army Minister and latter in December 1925 was appointed inspector general.

The constitution required that the Army Minister be an active-duty general; however, no eligible general of the Imperial Army was willing to serve.

As Army Minister, he however supported the instigators of the May 15 Incident, calling them "irrepressible patriots".

The list was made by resigned Army Minister, Silvio Frota, who had summarized the political background of those he listed.

The post of Army Minister was politically powerful.

He served as Army Minister in 1958-59 and as junior minister for research and atomic energy in 1960-62.

As the Army Minister, he continued to vastly expand the grueling war with China.

Katsu Kaishu, the Shogun's Army Minister, negotiated the surrender, which was unconditional.

Minister for the Army, Minister for the Navy (from 7 November 1955)