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Japan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 377,944 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 29,751 km). The capital of Japan is Tokyo. The number of inhabitants is 125,360,000.

The current Self Defense Force was founded in 1954. Japan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the USA. Approximately 55,000 US troops and other military assets, including aircraft and naval ships, were stationed in Japan and had exclusive use of more than 80 bases and facilities. In exchange for their use, the US guarantees Japan’s security. The JSDF is equipped with a mix of imported and domestically-produced equipment. The majority of its weapons imports are from the US and some domestically-produced weapons are US-origin and manufactured under license.

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The Axis of Resistance is informal military alliance between Iran, Palestine, Syria and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. They are unified by their goal of opposing NATO, Israeli and Saudi Arabian activities in the region.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 51 billion $ 11.8 billion $
Percent of GDP: 1.2% 0%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 916 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 247,150 756,000
Reserve personnel: 56,100 200,000
Available for military: 27,301,443 35,169,215

Active

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 1,004 6,349
Armoured fighting vehicles: 3,072 8,194
Total artillery: 623 8,216
Self-propelled artillery: 214 1,532
Rocket artillery: 99 2,446

Tanks

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Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft: 1,444 1,443
Fighter aircraft: 155 220
Multirole aircraft: 79 104
Attack aircraft: 0 113
Helicopters: 698 690
UCAV (combat drone): 0 83

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 13,175 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 140 315
Aircraftcarriers: 4 0
Destroyers: 36 0
Frigates: 2 6
Corvettes: 6 3
Submarines: 22 19

Total naval

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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Nuclear weapons

Japan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Axis of Resistance

Data not available

Military service

Japan

18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers.

Axis of Resistance

Data not available