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2021 Japan was disarmed after its defeat in World War II; shortly after the Korean War began in 1950, US occupation forces in Japan created a 75,000-member lightly armed force called the National Police Reserve; the current Self Defense Force was founded in 1954 in addition to having one of the region s largest and best equipped militaries, Japan s alliance with the US (signed in 1951) is one of the cornerstones of the country s security, as well as a large part of the US security role in Asia; as of
2022 Japan was disarmed after its defeat in World War II; shortly after the Korean War began in 1950, US occupation forces in Japan created a 75,000-member lightly armed force called the National Police Reserve; the current Self Defense Force was founded in 1954 in addition to having one of the region s largest and best equipped militaries, Japan s alliance with the US (signed in 1951) is one of the cornerstones of the country s security, as well as a large part of the US security role in Asia; as of
2023 Japan was disarmed after its defeat in World War II; shortly after the Korean War began in 1950, US occupation forces in Japan created a 75,000-member lightly armed force called the National Police Reserve; the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) was founded in 1954; the current JSDF is a trained and professional military equipped with modern weaponry; its primary concerns are China and North Korea, as well as protecting the country s territorial waters, countering piracy and terrorism, and conducti
2024 the Japan Self-Defense Force's (JSDF) primary concerns are perceived threats posed by China and North Korea; it has a range of missions, including territorial defense, monitoring the country s air and maritime spaces, countering piracy and terrorism, and conducting humanitarian operations; it exercises regularly with the US military and increasingly with other regional countries, such as Australia Japan s alliance with the US (signed in 1951) is one of the cornerstones of the country s security,
2025 the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) has a range of missions, including territorial defense, monitoring the country s air and maritime spaces, countering piracy and terrorism, and conducting humanitarian operations; the JSDF exercises regularly with the US military and increasingly with other regional countries, including Australia and the Philippines Japan s alliance with the US is one of the cornerstones of the country s security, as well as a large component of the US security posture in Asia;