Japan Self-Defense Forces

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armed forces military organization

The Japan Self-Defense Forces are Japan’s post–World War II military organization, maintained strictly for defensive purposes under the country’s pacifist constitution.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Japan Self-Defense Forces canonical	69
Japanese Self-Defense Forces	6
Self-Defense Forces of Japan	2
JCS (Japan)	1
JSDF	1
Japan Self Defence Forces	1
Japan Self-Defense Forces Iraq deployment	1
Japan Self-Defense Forces command structures	1
Japan Self-Defense Forces support structure	1
Japan Self‑Defense Forces	1
Nihon Jieitai	1
自衛隊	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed forces ⓘ military organization ⓘ
activity	anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia ⓘ humanitarian relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami ⓘ participation in UN peacekeeping missions in Cambodia ⓘ participation in UN peacekeeping missions in Golan Heights ⓘ participation in UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan ⓘ
alliance	United States–Japan security alliance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ surface form: Japan Self Defence Forces Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ surface form: Japanese Self-Defense Forces Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ surface form: Nihon Jieitai
budget	among the largest defense budgets in the world ⓘ
commanderInChiefTitle	Prime Minister ⓘ
component	Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade ⓘ Central Readiness Force (historical) ⓘ Japan Air Self-Defense Force ⓘ Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ Joint Staff ⓘ
constitutionalContext	Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
cooperation	U.S. Forces Japan ⓘ surface form: United States Forces Japan
country	Japan ⓘ
doctrine	exclusively defensive defense ⓘ
established	1954-07-01 ⓘ
garrison	bases throughout Japan ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan ⓘ surface form: Ichigaya, Shinjuku, Tokyo Tokyo ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
legalBasis	Japan Self-Defense Forces Act ⓘ
ministerResponsible	Minister of Defense of Japan ⓘ
nativeName	Japan Self-Defense Forces self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 自衛隊
parentAgency	Japan Ministry of Defense ⓘ surface form: Ministry of Defense of Japan
primaryMission	defense of Japan ⓘ
prohibitedAction	waging war as a sovereign right of the nation (constitutional interpretation) ⓘ
prohibitedCapability	offensive war potential (constitutional interpretation) ⓘ
role	airspace defense ⓘ civil protection ⓘ disaster relief ⓘ homeland security ⓘ international peacekeeping ⓘ maritime security ⓘ national defense ⓘ
secondaryMission	international humanitarian assistance ⓘ participation in UN peacekeeping operations ⓘ support to civil authorities in disasters ⓘ
serviceType	professional military ⓘ
shortName	Japan Self-Defense Forces self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JSDF
supremeCommander	Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ
symbol	cherry blossom emblem ⓘ
type	all-volunteer force ⓘ
website	https://www.mod.go.jp ⓘ

Referenced by (86)

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

Renunciation of War → relatedTo → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

United States–Japan security alliance → keyPartnerInstitution → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (variant as naval ensign) → usedBy → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → replacedBy → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force → partOf → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Imperial Japanese Army General Staff → replacedBy → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japan Self-Defense Forces command structures

Naikaku Sōri Daijin → commands → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Naikaku Sōri Daijin → isCommanderInChiefOf → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Japan Air Self-Defense Force → partOf → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Article 9 → associatedWith → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

subject surface form: Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan

Minister of Defense of Japan → responsibleFor → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Japan Self-Defense Forces → nativeName → Japan Self-Defense Forces self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 自衛隊

Japan Self-Defense Forces → shortName → Japan Self-Defense Forces self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: JSDF

Japan Self-Defense Forces → alsoKnownAs → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese Self-Defense Forces

Japan Self-Defense Forces → alsoKnownAs → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japan Self Defence Forces

Japan Self-Defense Forces → alsoKnownAs → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nihon Jieitai

U.S. Forces Japan → worksWith → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan → relatedTo → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force → partOf → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Maritime Operations Center → associatedWith → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Fleet Intelligence Command → partOf → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Maritime Staff Office → partOf → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Japan Self-Defense Forces Act → regulates → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Submarine Force → parentOrganization → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Chief of Staff, JMSDF → partOf → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Fleet Air Force → branchOfMilitary → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Japan Meteorological Agency → coordinatesWith → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office → coordinatesWith → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Self-Defense Forces of Japan

Gamera → notableAlly → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese Self-Defense Forces

Chief of Staff, Joint Staff (Japan) → partOf → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Key to Defense → associatedWith → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

CH-47J Chinook → usedBy → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japan Self‑Defense Forces

Aegis Ashore (planned, later cancelled) → operator → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Chief of Staff, Japan Air Self-Defense Force → partOf → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Air Support Command (Japan) → service → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Air Training Command (Japan) → militaryBranch → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Kure District → service → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Air Materiel Command (Japan) → militaryBranch → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Yokosuka District → associatedWith → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Maizuru District → associatedWith → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Ominato District → partOf → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Self-Defense Forces of Japan

Hokkaido Prefectural Police → cooperatesWith → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Peace Clause → hasEffectOn → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Public Security Intelligence Agency of Japan → notPartOf → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

subject surface form: Public Security Intelligence Agency

United Defense Force → hasBranch → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese Self-Defense Forces

Emblem of the Ministry of Defense of Japan → appliesTo → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

Joint Staff → partOf → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

subject surface form: Joint Staff (Japan)

Joint Staff → jurisdiction → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

subject surface form: Joint Staff (Japan)

this entity surface form: Japanese Self-Defense Forces

Central Readiness Force (historical) → partOf → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ

subject surface form: Central Readiness Force

cherry blossom emblem → usedBy → Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ