During the first part of the Shōwa era, according to the Meiji Constitution, the Emperor had the "supreme command of the Army and the Navy" (Article 11).
शोवा काल के दौरान, मेइजी संविधान के अनुसार, सम्राट का "सेना और नौसेना पर सर्वोच्च कमान" था (अनुच्छेद ११)।