Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

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army land warfare service military branch

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is the land warfare branch of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, responsible for the country’s ground-based military defense under a strictly defensive post–World War II security policy.

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Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	army → land warfare service → military branch →
abbreviation	JGSDF →
aircraft	AH-64D Apache helicopter → CH-47J Chinook helicopter → OH-1 reconnaissance helicopter → UH-1J helicopter →
allegiance	Emperor of Japan → Government of Japan →
camouflagePattern	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force camouflage →
commanderInChiefTitle	Prime Minister of Japan →
commanderTitle	Chief of Staff, Ground Self-Defense Force →
component	Airborne Brigades → Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade → Armored units → Artillery units → Aviation units → Central Army → Central Readiness Force → Eastern Army → Engineer units → Northeastern Army → Northern Army → Western Army →
conscription	no →
country	Japan →
doctrine	exclusively defensive defense →
engagement	Iraq Reconstruction and Support Mission → United Nations peacekeeping operations in Cambodia → United Nations peacekeeping operations in South Sudan → disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami →
equipment	Type 03 medium-range surface-to-air missile → Type 10 main battle tank → Type 12 surface-to-ship missile → Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle → Type 74 main battle tank → Type 89 infantry fighting vehicle → Type 90 main battle tank → Type 96 armored personnel carrier → Type 99 self-propelled howitzer →
established	1954-07-01 →
foundedBy	Government of Japan →
garrison	Ichigaya, Shinjuku, Tokyo →
headquarters	Ichigaya, Shinjuku, Tokyo →
legalBasis	Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan → Self-Defense Forces Act of Japan →
motto	The Ground Self-Defense Force protects the land and people →
nativeName	陸上自衛隊 →
parentOrganization	Ministry of Defense of Japan →
partOf	Japan Self-Defense Forces →
precededBy	Imperial Japanese Army →
primaryMission	civil protection → defense of Japan’s territory → disaster relief operations in Japan → support to international peacekeeping operations →
role	ground-based national defense → land warfare →
shortName	JGSDF →
size	approximately 150000 active personnel →
subordinateTo	Ministry of Defense of Japan →
symbol	cherry blossom emblem →
trainingPartner	Australian Army → British Army → Republic of Korea Army → United States Army →
type	professional volunteer military force →
website	https://www.mod.go.jp/gsdf/ →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maritime Operations Center → Self Defense Fleet ("Ground Self-Defense Force") →	coordinatesWith
Bell UH-1 Iroquois ("Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force") → Boeing AH-64 Apache →	operator
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ("JGSDF") →	abbreviation
Japan Self-Defense Forces →	component
PAC-2 →	exportedTo
Minister of Defense of Japan →	hasAuthorityOver
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ("陸上自衛隊") →	nativeName
Japan Ministry of Defense →	oversees
Japan Self-Defense Forces Act →	regulates
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ("JGSDF") →	shortName
Imperial Japanese Army →	successor
U.S. Forces Japan →	worksWith