Gozenkaigi was abolished during the Taisho period, but it was restored in 1938, and then, matters such as the agreements after the Sino-Japanese war, the Tripartite Pact, and the start of the war against the USA, England and the Netherland were decided at Gozenkaigi.
大正期には中断したが、昭和13年（1938年）以後復活、日中戦争の処理方針、日独伊三国同盟、対米英蘭開戦などを決定した。