Japan Air Self-Defense Force
air warfare branch of Japan's armed forces
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Summary
Japan Air Self-Defense Force is an air force[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of air force entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,533 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Japan[3]
- Item operated: Japanese military aircraft[4]
- Follows: Imperial Japanese Air Force[5]
- Part of: Japan Self-Defense Forces[6]
- Commons category: Japan Air Self-Defense Force[7]
- Inception: July 1, 1954[8]
- Parent organization or unit: Japan Self-Defense Forces[9]
- Official website: https://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Japan Air Self-Defense Force[11]
- Employees: 45,000[12], 43,027[13]
- Topic has template: Q18993629[14], Template:Japan Air Self-Defense Force[15]
- Official name: 航空自衛隊[16]
- Owner of: Type 11 Surface-to-Air Missile[17]
- History of topic: 航空自衛隊の歴史[18]
- Position held by head of the organization: Chief of Staff, Japan Air Self-Defense Force[19]
- Social media followers: 509,578[20], 432,748[21], 665,773[22], 693,256[23]
Why It Matters
Japan Air Self-Defense Force has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]