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  2. Ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces

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    The 1871–1945 Japanese military and naval ranks were phased out after World War II. The Self-Defence Force breaks away from the Sino-centric tradition of non-branch-specified ranks; each JSDF rank with respect to each service carries a distinct Japanese title, although equivalent titles in different branches are still similar, differing only ...

  3. Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Army - Wikipedia

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    The Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Army were the rank insignia of the Imperial Japanese Army, used from its creation in 1868, until its dissolution in 1945 following the Surrender of Japan in World War II. The officer rank names were used for both the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy, the only distinction being the placement of ...

  4. Japan Self-Defense Forces - Wikipedia

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    As of 2011, Japan has the world's eighth-largest military budget. [79] [80] The published military budget of Japan for 2015 was 4.98 trillion yen (approximately US$42 billion, and roughly 1% of Japanese GDP), a rise of 2.8 percent on the previous year. [81]

  5. List of comparative military ranks - Wikipedia

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    Military ranks of the Luftwaffe (1935–45) Corps colours of the Luftwaffe (1935–45) Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine; Japan - army ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II; Japan - naval ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II; United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War I

  6. List of countries by number of military and paramilitary ...

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    All of the 172 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two Koreas and Vietnam, include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel. Some countries, such as Italy and Japan, have only volunteers in their armed forces. Other countries, such as Mauritius ...

  7. Imperial Japanese Army - Wikipedia

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    The Imperial Japanese Army [a] (IJA) was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan.Forming one of the military branches of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces (IJAF), it was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Army Ministry, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor of Japan, the supreme commander of IJAF.

  8. Japan Ground Self-Defense Force - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Category:Military ranks of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Sa (rank) List of shoguns. Shogun. Categories: Military of Japan. Military ranks by country.