Branches: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force), Maritime Safety Agency (Coast Guard)

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 32,044,032; fit for military service 27,597,444; reach military age (18) annually 953,928 (1994 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $45.5 billion, less than 1% of GDP (FY94/95 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Japan on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Japan Defense Forces 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Japan Defense Forces 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.