Military branches Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Japan Maritime Self-DefenseForce (Navy), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force)

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 31,549,081 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 27,107,305 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 835,296 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $48.5 billion (FY96/97)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1% (FY96/97)

Disputes - international islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan, and the Habomai group occupiedby the Soviet Union in 1945, now administered by Russia, claimed by Japan;Liancourt Rocks disputed with South Korea; Senkaku-shoto (Senkaku Islands)claimed by China and Taiwan

NOTE: The information regarding Japan on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Japan Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Japan Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.