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| Country | Japan |
| Name | Japan Self-Defense Forces |
| Native Name | 日本国自衛隊 |
| Age | 18 to 49 years of age |
| Manpower Data | 2010 est. |
| Manpower Age | 18 49 |
| Available | 27,301,443 |
| Available F | 26,307,003 |
| Fit | 22,390,431 |
| Fit F | 21,540,322 |
| Reaching | 623,365 |
| Reaching F | 591,253 |
| Active | 247,746 (ranked 24th) |
| Reserve | 57,899 |
| Branches | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
| Amount | $51.81 billion (2009-2010); $281.98 billion (2011-2015 Planned) |
| Percent GDP | 1% (2011) |
| Domestic Suppliers | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mitsubishi Electric
NEC
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Toshiba
Fujitsu
Fuji Heavy Industries
IHI Corporation
Komatsu Limited
Japan Steel Works
Hitachi Ltd.
Daikin Industries
Oki Electric Industry
ShinMaywa
Howa
Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
| Foreign Suppliers | United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Italy
Switzerland
France
Sweden
Israel |
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The
|}, or JSDF, occasionally referred to as JSF or SDF, are the unified military forces of Japan that were established after the end of the post World War II Allied occupation of Japan. For most of the post-war period the JSDF was confined to the islands of Japan and not permitted to be deployed abroad. In recent years they have been engaged in international peacekeeping operations. Recent tensions, particularly with North Korea have reignited the debate over the status of the JSDF and its relation to Japanese society. New military guidelines, announced in December 2010, will direct the Jieitai away from its Cold War focus on Russia to a focus on China, especially regarding the dispute over the Senkaku Islands.
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