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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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An artificial alliance showing what NATO would look like without the United States of America which accounting for three quarters of North Atlantic Alliance defence spending. The supported countries included in this alliance: Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, Greece, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Hungary, Poland and Romania.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 53.1 billion $ 341.71 billion $
Percent of GDP: 1.2% 0%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 816 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 247,150 1,784,389
Reserve personnel: 56,100 1,948,632
Available for military: 27,301,443 133,633,500

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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 7,513
Armoured fighting vehicles: 3,072 45,472
Total artillery: 623 8,754
Self-propelled artillery: 214 2,861
Rocket artillery: 99 1,119

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 8,174
Fighter aircraft: 155 643
Multirole aircraft: 79 1,169
Attack aircraft: 0 162
Helicopters: 698 3,552
UCAV (combat drone): 0 222

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 12,930 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 140 1,456
Aircraftcarriers: 4 8
Destroyers: 36 25
Frigates: 2 113
Corvettes: 6 32
Submarines: 22 75

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.

NATO without USA

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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.

NATO without USA

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