Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

maritime warfare branch of Japan's military
Organization military_branch Q731647
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

Summary

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is a military branch[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of military_branch entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,048 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's instance of is recorded as military branch[4].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's instance of is recorded as navy[5].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's item operated is recorded as Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force combatant ship classes[6].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's item operated is recorded as Japanese military aircraft[7].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's item operated is recorded as Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet[8].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force followed Imperial Japanese Navy[9].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's military branch is recorded as navy[10].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force took place at Ichigaya[11].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is part of Japan Self-Defense Forces[12].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Commons category is recorded as Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[13].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force comprises Category:Aircraft of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[14].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force comprises Self-Defense Fleet[15].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force comprises Yokosuka District Force[16].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force comprises Kure District Force[17].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force comprises Maizuru District Force[18].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force comprises Ominato District Force[19].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force comprises Sasebo District Force[20].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force comprises Air Training Command[21].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force comprises Communications Command[22].
  • 1952 marks the founding of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[23].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.31111111111111, 'lon': 139.6361111111111}[24].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's official website is recorded as https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/[25].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's official website is recorded as https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/en/[26].
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[27].

Body

Founding

1952 marks the founding of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[23].

Identity

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is part of Japan Self-Defense Forces[12]. It followed Imperial Japanese Navy[9].

Why It Matters

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ranks in the top 2% of military_branch entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,048 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/, https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/en/
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    Topic has template Template:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Q14400436
    Employees {'amount': '+42052'}
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1705]]: 海上自衛隊"
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