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Meanwhile, the Japanese government began a long and ongoing process of gradually reinterpreting Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution to allow greater and greater military capabilities, under the interpretation that Article 9 disallowed offensive warmaking capabilities but did not necessarily deny the nation the inherent right to self-defense.
Defense industry of Japan. Type 90 Tank. The Japanese defense industry is the part of the Japanese economy responsible for the procurement of military technology, primarily for the nation's own Self-Defense Forces, largely due to a strict policy on national exports. JGSDF AH-64D (DJP) attached to the 1st Airborne Brigade January 2012.
Tanker. KC-767, KC-130. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (航空自衛隊, Kōkū Jieitai), JASDF (空自, Kūji), also referred to as the Japanese Air Force, [2] is the air and space branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace, other air and space operations, cyberwarfare and electronic warfare. [3]
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Japanese: 海上自衛隊, Hepburn: Kaijō Jieitai), abbreviated JMSDF (海自, Kaiji), [5] also simply known as the Japanese Navy, [6] is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial ...
Japan will work to strengthen its defence and diplomatic capabilities to maintain peace, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said on Saturday, according to public broadcaster NHK, adding that military ...
Japan, South Korea and Poland [citation needed] are generally considered de facto nuclear states due to their believed ability to wield nuclear weapons within 1 to 3 years. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] South Africa produced six nuclear weapons in the 1980s, but dismantled them in the early 1990s.
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Japanese: 陸上自衛隊, romanized:Rikujō Jieitai), JGSDF (陸自, Rikuji), also referred to as the Japanese Army, [ 3 ] is the land warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Created on July 1, 1954, it is the largest of the three service branches. New military guidelines, announced in December ...
Japan and Vietnam agree to boost ties and start discussing Japanese military aid amid China threat ... including counterstrike capability in a major shift from the country’s postwar self-defense ...