Japan Self-Defense Forces Act

E67305

Japanese law national defense law

The Japan Self-Defense Forces Act is the primary Japanese law that establishes, organizes, and regulates the country’s Self-Defense Forces and defines the scope of their defensive military activities under Japan’s postwar pacifist constitution.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Self-Defense Forces Law of Japan	3
Self-Defense Forces Act	1
Self-Defense Forces Act of Japan	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese law ⓘ national defense law ⓘ
allows	participation of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in international peacekeeping under certain conditions ⓘ
amendedFor	clarification of collective self-defense conditions ⓘ expansion of SDF roles in international peace cooperation activities ⓘ
appliesTo	certain overseas activities of the Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ defense-related activities within Japanese territory ⓘ members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ
characteristic	implements Japan’s postwar pacifist defense policy ⓘ restricts military activities to self-defense and related missions ⓘ
constrainedBy	Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
defines	duties of the Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ organization of the Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ scope of defensive military activities ⓘ
enforcedBy	Government of Japan ⓘ Japan Ministry of Defense ⓘ surface form: Ministry of Defense of Japan
governs	command structure of the Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ deployment of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in emergencies ⓘ mobilization of the Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ status of SDF personnel ⓘ use of weapons by SDF personnel ⓘ
hierarchicalPosition	basic law on the Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ
includesProvision	defense operations against armed attack ⓘ disaster relief operations by the Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ logistical support and related activities ⓘ public security operations by the Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ
jurisdiction	Japan ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution of Japan ⓘ
legalSystem	Japanese law ⓘ
originalLanguage	Japanese ⓘ
prohibits	offensive military operations beyond self-defense ⓘ
purpose	to ensure defense of Japan within a pacifist constitutional framework ⓘ to establish the Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ to regulate the activities of the Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ
regulates	Japan Air Self-Defense Force ⓘ Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ
relatedTo	Act on Cooperation with United Nations Peacekeeping Operations ⓘ Armed Attack Situation Response Act ⓘ National Security Council of Japan ⓘ
shortName	Japan Self-Defense Forces Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Self-Defense Forces Act
subjectMatter	military organization ⓘ national defense ⓘ use of force ⓘ
typeOfRestriction	defensive-only use of force ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

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

this entity surface form: Self-Defense Forces Law of Japan

Japan Air Self-Defense Force → legalBasis → Japan Self-Defense Forces Act ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: Self-Defense Forces Act of Japan

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force → legalBasis → Japan Self-Defense Forces Act ⓘ

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

Maritime Staff Office → legalBasis → Japan Self-Defense Forces Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Self-Defense Forces Law of Japan

Self Defense Fleet → legalBasis → Japan Self-Defense Forces Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Self-Defense Forces Law of Japan

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

this entity surface form: Self-Defense Forces Act