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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 China-DPRK Treaty on Friendship is a treaty signed on 11 July 1961 between North Korea and China. The treaty obligates China militarily to defend North Korea and vice versa.North Korea enjoys a close relationship with China which is often called North Korea's closest ally. The relations were strained in the last few years because of China's concerns about North Korea's nuclear program. Both countries have nuclear weapons.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 51 billion $ 410 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 3,355,000
Reserve personnel: 56,100 2,600,000
Available for military: 27,301,443 392,336,380

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 11,750
Armoured fighting vehicles: 3,072 18,130
Total artillery: 623 20,094
Self-propelled artillery: 214 7,220
Rocket artillery: 99 7,140

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 5,590
Fighter aircraft: 155 1,398
Multirole aircraft: 79 1,165
Attack aircraft: 0 308
Helicopters: 698 1,557
UCAV (combat drone): 0 151

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 1,709
Aircraftcarriers: 4 4
Destroyers: 36 38
Frigates: 2 56
Corvettes: 6 81
Submarines: 22 146

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.

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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.

China and North Korea

Data not available