Japan Self-Defense Forces

Summary

Japan Self-Defense Forces is an armed forces^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of armed_forces entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,516 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Japan Self-Defense Forces is in the country of Japan^[3].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's video is recorded as Ministry of Defense - 2020 year in Review.webm^[4].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's image is recorded as Flag of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.svg^[5].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's image is recorded as TS2 5069 平成25年度自衛隊音楽まつり 27.jpg^[6].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's instance of is recorded as armed forces^[7].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.svg^[8].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's main regulatory text is recorded as Self-Defense Forces Act^[9].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's follows is recorded as Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan^[10].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's flag is recorded as flag of the Japan Self-Defense Forces^[11].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 149643091^[12].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's GND ID is recorded as 5056727-5^[13].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's subclass of is recorded as military organization^[14].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00574701^[15].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's part of is recorded as Ministry of Defense^[16].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's Commons category is recorded as Japan Self-Defense Forces^[17].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's has part is recorded as Japan Ground Self-Defense Force^[18].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's has part is recorded as Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force^[19].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's has part is recorded as Japan Air Self-Defense Force^[20].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's has part is recorded as Self-Defense Forces member^[21].
• +1954-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Japan Self-Defense Forces^[22].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/082lj7^[23].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Japan Self-Defense Forces^[24].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+223689'}^[25].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Japan Self-Defense Forces's replaces is recorded as National Safety Forces^[27].

Body

Founding

+1954-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Japan Self-Defense Forces^[22].

Identity

Japan Self-Defense Forces's part of is recorded as Ministry of Defense^[16]. Its follows is recorded as Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan^[10]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'JSDF'}^[28] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SDF'}^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Japan Self-Defense Forces include Gate^[30], a novel series^[31], written by Takumi Yanai^[32] and Jieitai-Mae Station^[33], a metro station^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1971^[36].

Why It Matters

Japan Self-Defense Forces ranks in the top 3% of armed_forces entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,516 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Gate^[30], a novel series^[31], written by Takumi Yanai^[32] and Jieitai-Mae Station^[33], a metro station^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1971^[36].