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Self-Defense Force |
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Self-Defense ForceJapan's military after World War II. In Article 9 of Japan's postwar constitution, the Japanese renounced war and pledged never to maintain land, sea, or air forces. The rearming of Japan in the 1950s was therefore cast in terms of self-defense. In 1950 a small military force called the National Police Reserve was created; this became the National Safety Force in 1952 and the Self-Defense Force in 1954. Ostensibly it was never to be used outside Japan or its waters; consequently, Self-Defense Force participation in UN peacekeeping missions or relief work has sparked vigorous debate in Japan and abroad, especially among nations that were victims of Japanese aggression in World War II. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the wake of 9/11, he dispatched Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF) ships to the Indian Ocean in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He then describes drafting an extensive memo in which he said that Kurdistan "should take the initiative by writing its own constitution before the Iraqi constitutional process began," so as to get the jump on autonomous rights, including its own self-defense force. IN OCTOBER 1989, I found myself in the cockpit of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) jet fighter high over Hokkaido. |
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