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Taiwan vs Japan

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Taiwan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 36,193 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 1,566.3 km). The capital of Taiwan is Taipei. The number of inhabitants is 23,568,378.

The Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the USA. Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building a range of military equipment.

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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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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19.1 billion $
51 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.3 %
1.2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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180,000
247,150

Reserve personnel

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1,657,000
56,100

Available for military

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5,883,828
27,301,443

Land Forces

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Tanks

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888
1,004
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,031
3,072
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Total artillery

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2,082
623
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Self-propelled artillery

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448
214
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Rocket artillery

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234
99

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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791
1,444
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Fighter

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103
155
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Multirole

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183
79
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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243
698
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UCAV (combat drone)

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3
0

Navy

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Total naval

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111
140
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Aircraft carriers

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0
4
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Destroyers

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4
36
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Frigates

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22
2
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Corvettes

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13
6
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Submarines

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5
22

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Japan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Taiwan

Males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; for men born before December 1993, compulsory service (military or civil) is 1 year; for 8 years after discharge, men are subject to training recall four times for periods not to exceed 20 days.

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.