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Ministry of Defense

Japanese government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters
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Ministry of Defense
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Ministry of Defense

Summary

Ministry of Defense is a Ministries of Japan[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of ministries_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ministry of Defense is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Ministry of Defense's instance of is recorded as Ministries of Japan[4].
  • Ministry of Defense's instance of is recorded as defence ministry[5].
  • Ministry of Defense's main regulatory text is recorded as Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Defense[6].
  • Ministry of Defense's headquarters location is recorded as JMOD Ichigaya Area[7].
  • Ministry of Defense's child organization or unit is recorded as National Defense Medical College[8].
  • Ministry of Defense's Commons category is recorded as Ministry of Defense (Japan)[9].
  • January 1, 2007 marks the founding of Ministry of Defense[10].
  • Ministry of Defense's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.693, 'lon': 139.728}[11].
  • Ministry of Defense's parent organization or unit is recorded as Cabinet of Japan[12].
  • Ministry of Defense's official website is recorded as https://www.mod.go.jp/[13].
  • Ministry of Defense's official website is recorded as https://www.mod.go.jp/en/[14].
  • Ministry of Defense's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ministry of Defense (Japan)[15].
  • Ministry of Defense's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Japan[16].
  • Ministry of Defense's web feed URL is recorded as https://www.mod.go.jp/j/rss/news.xml[17].
  • Ministry of Defense's phone number is recorded as +81-3-5366-3111[18].
  • Ministry of Defense's replaces is recorded as Defense Agency[19].
  • Ministry of Defense's topic has template is recorded as Template:Japan Self-Defense Forces[20].
  • Ministry of Defense's legal form is recorded as government agency[21].
  • Ministry of Defense's Commons Institution page is recorded as Ministry of Defense (Japan)[22].
  • Ministry of Defense's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '防衛省'}[23].
  • Ministry of Defense's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Minister of Defense of Japan[24].
  • Ministry of Defense's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory[25].
  • Ministry of Defense's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1070252'}[26].
  • Ministry of Defense's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+870644'}[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 2007 marks the founding of Ministry of Defense[10].

Operations

Ministry of Defense's headquarters location is recorded as JMOD Ichigaya Area[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Cabinet of Japan[12]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as National Defense Medical College[8].

Why It Matters

Ministry of Defense ranks in the top 6% of ministries_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Govdirectory Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . mod.go.jp. mod.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . mod.go.jp. mod.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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. 8d ago · Lovelano · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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