Japan National Defense Agency
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Formed | December 1, 1718 (National Defense Act, 1718) | |||||
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Headquarters | 5-1 Ichigaya-honmuracho, Ichigaya Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan | |||||
Employees | 124,000 | |||||
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Agency executives | Emperor Naruhito, Commander-in-Chief Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister Itsunori Onodera, Commissioner, National Defense Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano (JMF), Chief, National Defense Staff Tomohiro Yamamoto, State Minister, National Defense Tatsuo Fukuda, Parliamentary Vice-Minister Keitaro Ohno, Parliamentary Vice-Minister Katashi Toyota, Administrative Vice-Minister | |||||
Parent department | Cabinet of Japan | |||||
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link://jnda.nippon.gov |
The Japan National Defense Agency (日本国防衛庁) is the defence ministry-equivalent in the Government of Japan. It is responsible for protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the State of Japan, and is composed the Japan National Defense Forces (日本国防軍), which in turn is composed of four components; namely: the Japan Land Force (日本の土地ガード), the Japan Air Force (日本のエアガード), the Japan Maritime Force (日本の海上警備隊), and the Japan Samurai Corps (日本侍隊). The Emperor of Japan is the de jure commander-in-chief of both the Japan National Defense Agency and the Japan National Defense Forces, currently Naruhito; however the de facto commander-in-chief is the Prime Minister of Japan, currently Shinzō Abe; while the day-to-day administrative Head of the Japan National Defense Agency is the Commissioner, currently, Itsunori Onodera; and the highest-ranked military officer and Chief of the National Defense Staff is Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano (JMF).
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Organization[edit | edit source]
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日本国防軍 | Japan National Defense Forces[edit | edit source]
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日本の土地ガード | Japan Land Force[edit | edit source]
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日本のエアガード | Japan Air Force[edit | edit source]
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日本の海上警備隊 | Japan Maritime Force[edit | edit source]
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日本侍隊 | Japan Samurai Corps[edit | edit source]
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Land Force[edit | edit source]
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Air Force[edit | edit source]
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Maritime Force[edit | edit source]
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Samurai Corps[edit | edit source]
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