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Japan Self-Defense Forces
Sign in to saveAlso known as JSDF, JSF, SDF, Self-Defense Forces of Japan, mil Japan, Japanese military, military of Japan, Japan Self-Defense Forces, JSDF
unified military forces of Japan
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It is catalogued under topics including 1954 establishments in Japan, Aftermath of World War II in Japan and Japan Self-Defense Forces.
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Key facts
- Founded
- 1 July 1954 ; 71 years ago ( 1954-07-01 )
- Service branches
- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Japan Air Self-Defense Force
- Headquarters
- Ministry of Defense , Tokyo , Japan
- Commander in chief
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi
- Minister of defense
- Shinjirō Koizumi
- Chief of staff joint staff
- General Hiroaki Uchikura
- Commander jsdf joint operations command
- Admiral Tateki Tawara ( ja )
- Military age
- 18–32 eligible for enlistment
- Conscription
- No
- Active personnel
- 251,500
- Reserve personnel
- 56,000
- Budget
- ¥8.4 trillion ( US$ 55.3 billion ) (2024) , ( ranked 10th )
- Percent of gdp
- 1.4% (2024)
- Foreign suppliers
- Australia France Finland Germany Israel Italy Sweden United Kingdom United States
- Annual imports
- US$5.68 billion (2010–2021)
- Annual exports
- US$6 million (2010–2021)
- History
- Military history of Japan , List of wars involving Japan Battle of Amami-Ōshima 1999 East Timorese crisis Iraq War Operation Ocean Shield War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) JSDF Overseas Dispatches
- Ranks
- Military ranks and insignia of Japan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- armed forces
- Subclass of
- military organization
- Part of
- Ministry of Defense
- Country
- Japan
- Employees
- 223689
- Image
- TS2 5069 平成25年度自衛隊音楽まつり 27.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- short name
- SDF
- Commons category
- Japan Self-Defense Forces
- topic's main category
- Category:Japan Self-Defense Forces
- main regulatory text
- Self-Defense Forces Act
- inception
- 1954-01-01
- commanded by
- Prime Minister of Japan
- social media followers
- 22865
- native label
- 自衛隊
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- watercraft prefix
- JS
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Encyclopedic overview
The Japan Self-Defense Forces (Japanese: 自衛隊, Hepburn: Jieitai; JSDF) are the military forces of Japan. The JSDF comprises the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. They are controlled by the Ministry of Defense with the Prime Minister as commander-in-chief.
The Japanese Constitution, which was adopted by the Supreme Command for the Allied Powers during the occupation of Japan after World War II, stipulates that Japan will never maintain a military as well as other war potential. However, rising tensions during the Cold War led to the reinterpretation of the constitution to allow for the right to self-defense, eventually leading to the creation of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in 1954 that functions as the country's de facto military.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Japan Self-Defense Forces” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.