Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

E12334
branch of armed forces naval force self-defense force

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is Japan’s post–World War II naval branch responsible for maritime defense, security, and disaster relief operations under the country’s pacifist constitution.

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Label Occurrences
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force canonical 138
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force 3
JMSDF 1

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of armed forces ⓘ
naval force ⓘ
self-defense force ⓘ
allies United States Navy ⓘ
commandStructure Japan Ministry of Defense ⓘ
surface form: Ministry of Defense of Japan
cooperatesWith South Korean Navy ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Korea Navy

Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
doctrine exclusively defensive defense ⓘ
engagedIn UN peacekeepers ⓘ
surface form: UN peacekeeping support missions

anti-piracy operations off Somalia ⓘ
disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami ⓘ
hasBranch Fleet Air Force ⓘ
Fleet Escort Force ⓘ
Maritime Operations Center ⓘ
Mine Warfare Force ⓘ
Self Defense Fleet ⓘ
Submarine Force ⓘ
Training Squadron ⓘ
hasCommanderTitle Chief of Staff, JMSDF ⓘ
hasMotto 守りたい人がいる ⓘ
hasUnit Fleet Intelligence Command ⓘ
Kure District ⓘ
Maizuru District ⓘ
Maritime Staff Office ⓘ
Fleet Intelligence Command ⓘ
surface form: Oceanographic and ASW Support Command

Ominato District ⓘ
Sasebo District ⓘ
Special Boarding Unit ⓘ
Yokosuka District ⓘ
headquartersLocation Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan ⓘ
surface form: Ichigaya, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Tokyo ⓘ
inception 1954 ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Japan ⓘ
Japan Self-Defense Forces Act ⓘ
mission defense of Japan’s territorial waters ⓘ
humanitarian assistance ⓘ
peacekeeping support ⓘ
protection of sea lines of communication ⓘ
search and rescue operations ⓘ
nativeName Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 海上自衛隊
operatesIn East China Sea ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Philippine Sea ⓘ
Sea of Japan ⓘ
partOf Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ
precededBy Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
primaryRole disaster relief operations ⓘ
maritime defense ⓘ
maritime security ⓘ
shortName Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: JMSDF
subordinateTo Minister of Defense of Japan ⓘ
symbol emblem of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
ensign of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
translationOfMotto There are people we want to protect ⓘ
usesEquipment destroyer ⓘ
frigate ⓘ
helicopter destroyer ⓘ
maritime patrol helicopter ⓘ
minesweeper ⓘ
patrol aircraft ⓘ
submarine ⓘ

Referenced by (153)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imperial Japanese Navy → followedBy → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
F-35B Lightning II → operator → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Tomahawk cruise missile → usedBy → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
U.S. Pacific Fleet → allies → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (variant as naval ensign) → usedBy → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Philippine Sea → usedBy → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Kure Naval Arsenal → relatedTo → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure District
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force → nativeName → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 海上自衛隊
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force → shortName → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: JMSDF
Iwo Jima → controlledBy → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Kaga-class aircraft carrier → operator → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Kaga-class aircraft carrier → navalForce → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Kaga-class aircraft carrier → serviceBranch → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Kaga-class aircraft carrier → belongsToNavy → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Minister of Defense of Japan → hasAuthorityOver → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Japan Self-Defense Forces → component → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
RGM-109 Tomahawk → usedBy → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Nisshoki → usedBy → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
South Korean Navy → cooperatesWith → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Seventh Fleet → allies → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Seventh Fleet
U.S. Forces Japan → worksWith → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service → successor → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Air Service
Japan Ministry of Defense → oversees → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal → postWarUse → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force facilities
Lockheed P-2 Neptune → usedBy → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Fleet Escort Force → partOf → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Fleet Escort Force → serviceBranch → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Fleet Escort Force → operatedBy → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Self Defense Fleet → partOf → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Self Defense Fleet → branch → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Maritime Operations Center → operatedBy → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Maritime Operations Center → serviceBranch → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Special Boarding Unit → partOf → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Special Boarding Unit → branch → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Fleet Intelligence Command → partOf → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Fleet Intelligence Command → serviceBranch → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Maritime Staff Office → serviceBranch → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Maritime Staff Office → oversees → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force air units
Japan Self-Defense Forces Act → regulates → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Submarine Force → partOf → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Submarine Force → branchOf → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Submarine Force → serviceBranch → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Submarine Force → alsoKnownAs → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarine Force
Chief of Staff, JMSDF → appliesTo → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Chief of Staff, JMSDF → serviceBranch → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Chief of Staff, JMSDF → highestRankIn → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Chief of Staff, JMSDF → service → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Mine Warfare Force → partOf → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Mine Warfare Force → branchOf → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Mine Warfare Force → serviceBranch → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ