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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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force canonical	69
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force	4
Japan Ground Self‑Defense Force	3
JGSDF	2
Ground Self-Defense Force	1
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force armored units	1
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force artillery branch	1
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force infantry units	1
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force regional armies	1
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force units	1
Japanese Ground Self‑Defense Force	1
陸上自衛隊	1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	army ⓘ land warfare service ⓘ military branch ⓘ
abbreviation	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JGSDF
aircraft	Boeing AH-64 Apache ⓘ surface form: AH-64D Apache helicopter CH-47J Chinook ⓘ surface form: CH-47J Chinook helicopter OH-1 reconnaissance helicopter ⓘ Bell UH-1 Iroquois ⓘ surface form: 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 (historical) ⓘ surface form: 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 peace process in Cambodia ⓘ surface form: United Nations peacekeeping operations in Cambodia United Nations Mission in South Sudan ⓘ surface form: 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	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan ⓘ surface form: Ichigaya, Shinjuku, Tokyo
headquarters	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan ⓘ surface form: Ichigaya, Shinjuku, Tokyo
legalBasis	Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Japan Self-Defense Forces Act ⓘ surface form: Self-Defense Forces Act of Japan
motto	The Ground Self-Defense Force protects the land and people ⓘ
nativeName	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 陸上自衛隊
parentOrganization	Japan Ministry of Defense ⓘ surface form: 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	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JGSDF
size	approximately 150000 active personnel ⓘ
subordinateTo	Japan Ministry of Defense ⓘ surface form: 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 (86)

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

Imperial Japanese Army → successor → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Boeing AH-64 Apache → operator → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

PAC-2 → exportedTo → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Minister of Defense of Japan → hasAuthorityOver → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

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

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

Japan Ministry of Defense → oversees → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force → nativeName → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 陸上自衛隊

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force → shortName → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: JGSDF

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force → abbreviation → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: JGSDF

Bell UH-1 Iroquois → operator → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force

Self Defense Fleet → coordinatesWith → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ground Self-Defense Force

Maritime Operations Center → coordinatesWith → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

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

Chief of Staff, Joint Staff (Japan) → hasJurisdictionOver → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

CH-47J Chinook → primaryUser → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japan Ground Self‑Defense Force

CH-47J Chinook → operator → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japan Ground Self‑Defense Force

Type 03 Chū-SAM → usedBy → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Air Defense Command (Japan) → coordinatesWith → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

CH-47 Chinook family → usedBy → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade → partOf → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade → branch → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Joint Staff → coordinates → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

subject surface form: Joint Staff (Japan)

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

subject surface form: Central Readiness Force

Central Readiness Force (historical) → militaryBranch → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

subject surface form: Central Readiness Force

cherry blossom emblem → usedBy → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Commander, U.S. Forces Japan → collaboratesWith → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Apache attack helicopter → operator → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

OH-6 Cayuse → operator → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Okadama Airport → usedBy → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Chief of Staff, Ground Self-Defense Force → appliesTo → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Chief of Staff, Ground Self-Defense Force → serviceBranch → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Chief of Staff, Ground Self-Defense Force → usedBy → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Northern Army → partOf → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Northern Army → militaryBranch → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Central Army → partOf → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Central Army → militaryBranch → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Western Army → partOf → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Western Army → militaryBranch → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Airborne Brigades → partOf → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Airborne Brigades → militaryBranch → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Type 90 main battle tank → coDeveloper → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Type 90 main battle tank → serviceBranch → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle → operator → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle → usedBy → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Type 12 surface-to-ship missile → usedBy → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Type 12 surface-to-ship missile → originatingService → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Iraq Reconstruction and Support Mission → operator → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Iraq Reconstruction and Support Mission → branch → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ

Northeastern Army → partOf → Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ