Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
maritime warfare branch of Japan's military
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Summary
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is a military branch[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of military branch entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,927 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Japan[3]
- Instance of: navy[4]
- Item operated: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force combatant ship classes[5], Japanese military aircraft[6], Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet[7]
- Follows: Imperial Japanese Navy[8]
- Military branch: navy[9]
- Location: Ichigaya[10]
- Part of: Japan Self-Defense Forces[11]
- Commons category: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[12]
- Has part(s): Category:Aircraft of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[13], Self-Defense Fleet[14], Yokosuka District Force[15], Kure District Force[16], Maizuru District Force[17], Ominato District Force[18], Sasebo District Force[19], Air Training Command[20], Communications Command[21]
- Inception: 1952[22]
- Official website: https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/[23], https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/en/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[25]
- Employees: 42,052[26]
- Replaces: Coastal Security Force[27]
- Topic has template: Template:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[28], Q14400436[29]
- Official name: 海上自衛隊[30]
- Position held by head of the organization: Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[31]
- Social media followers: 818,593[32], 782,334[33], 857,693[34], 901,504[35]
Why It Matters
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]