Japan Self-Defense Forces, JSDF (Japanese: 自衛隊, Hepburn: Jieitai), also known as the Japanese Armed Forces, are the unified military forces of Japan....

The Ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces are the military insignia used by the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Following the end of World War...

referred to as the Japanese Army, is the land warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Created on July 1, 1954, it is the largest of the three service...

Force, is the air and space branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace, other air and space operations,...

of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)...

soldiers Japan Self-Defense Forces, the unified military forces of Japan, established in 1954 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Japan Ground Self-Defense Force...

security and the Japan Self-Defense Forces. The ministry is headed by the Minister of Defense, and is the largest ministry in the Japanese government. The...

the three services of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. It is located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. The National Defense Academy of Japan was opened in 1952 as National...

following is a list of equipment currently in service with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. Type I Combat Rations – Can-meshi (canned type ration packs)...

The Japan Self-Defense Forces Service Ribbon, also called the Self-Defense Commemorative Ribbon or the Defensive Memorial Cordon, (Japanese:防衛記念章) is...

by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and an eight-ray version is flown by the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force....

of Japan, drafted during the Allied occupation of Japan, replaced the IJAF with the present-day Japan Self-Defense Forces. The Imperial Japanese Army...

U.S. military stationed in Japan under the U.S.-Japan Mutual Cooperation and Security Treaty and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) which was founded in...

prohibits Japan from offensively using war against other nations. This led to the establishment of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in 1954. The U.S.–Japan Alliance...

civil aviation and the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Other airports (その他の空港) fall outside the above categories. Some airports in Japan do not fall under the...

Kyouwakoku ni okeru Jieitai Kyoten) is a military base operated by the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) located in Ambouli, Djibouti alongside the Djibouti–Ambouli...

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Ministry of Defense, the executive department of the Japanese Armed Forces. The minister of defense’s position of command and authority over the military...

The Special Forces Group (特殊作戦群, Tokushu-sakusengun) is the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's special forces unit established on March 27, 2004. Their...

dialogue with the Government of Japan and the Japan Self-Defense Forces. In July 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that USFJ would be upgraded...

The Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group, also known as the Japan Self-Defense Forces Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group (自衛隊イラク復興支援群, Jietai...

Deployment Brigade (水陸機動団, Suirikukidōdan) is a marine unit of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) responsible for conducting amphibious operations. The ARDB...

The Self Defense Fleet (Japanese: 自衛艦隊, Hepburn: Jiei Kantai) is the main force of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, and was established at the same time...

Jieitaikakutōjutsu (Japanese: 自衛隊格闘術, lit. 'Self-Defense Forces Martial Arts') is a military self-defence and fighting system developed for JSDF personnel...

dispatches (Heisei -JSDF deployments outside of Japan) of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). Japan sought active international cooperation beyond the...

Defense Academy of Japan, university-level military academy of the Japan Self-Defense Forces National Defence Academy of Latvia, an institution of higher education...

Forces Japan based on the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty after the Allied occupation and the form of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces since 1954. Over the years...

from the airfield. It is also used for general aviation and, by Japan Self-Defense Forces, as an airbase. Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation is headquartered...

over the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and its three service branches: the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and...

for use by the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). The SH-60J/K/L are anti-submarine patrol versions for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)....