Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Navy branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Japanese: 海上自衛隊, Hepburn: Kaijō Jieitai), abbreviated JMSDF (海自, Kaiji), also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the naval branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed on 1 July 1954, 9 years after the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in 1945, following their defeat in World War II. The JMSDF has a fleet of 160 ships, 346 aircraft and 50,800 personnel.
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