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Japan vs China and Russia

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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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A hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.

Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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51 billion $
494.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.2 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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247,150
3,035,000

Reserve personnel

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56,100
4,000,000

Available for military

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27,301,443
420,586,837

Land Forces

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Tanks

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477
18,367
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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3,149
40,052
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Total artillery

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593
25,156
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Self-propelled artillery

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184
9,833
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Rocket artillery

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99
7,331

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,233
9,643
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Fighter

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155
1,177
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Multirole

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100
1,880
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Attack

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0
943
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Helicopters

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476
2,888
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
260

Navy

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Total naval

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155
1,415
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Aircraft carriers

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4
7
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Destroyers

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36
64
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Frigates

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6
58
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Corvettes

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6
152
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Submarines

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23
138

Nuclear weapons

Japan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

China and Russia

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.

China and Russia

Data not available