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Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Japanese department for military and national security</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Symbol_of_Japanese_MOD.svg/230px-Symbol_of_Japanese_MOD.svg.png" decoding="async" width="230" height="265" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Symbol_of_Japanese_MOD.svg/345px-Symbol_of_Japanese_MOD.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Symbol_of_Japanese_MOD.svg/460px-Symbol_of_Japanese_MOD.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="590" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Agency overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">9 January 2007<span class="noprint">; 18 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2007-01-09</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceding agency</th><td class="infobox-data"><style 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>20,924 civilian staff<sup id="cite_ref-定員令_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-定員令-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li>247,154 SDF personnel (excluding non-capacity National Defense Academy students, SDF reserve personnel, ready reserve SDF personnel, etc.)<sup id="cite_ref-予算_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-予算-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual budget</th><td class="infobox-data">5.3 trillion <a href="/wiki/Yen" class="mw-redirect" title="Yen">yen</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Minister responsible</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Gen_Nakatani" title="Gen Nakatani">Gen Nakatani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defense_(Japan)" title="Minister of Defense (Japan)">Minister of Defense</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy Minister responsible</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroyuki_Minazawa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hiroyuki Minazawa (page does not exist)">Hiroyuki Minazawa</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Agency executives</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kazuo_Masuda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kazuo Masuda (page does not exist)">Kazuo Masuda</a>, Undersecretary</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hisashi_Matsumoto&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hisashi Matsumoto (page does not exist)">Hisashi Matsumoto</a>, State Minister</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Shingo_Miyake" title="Shingo Miyake">Shingo Miyake</a>, State Minister</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Child agencies</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Acquisition,_Technology_%26_Logistics_Agency" title="Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency">Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency</a></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Defense_Intelligence_Headquarters" title="Defense Intelligence Headquarters">Defense Intelligence Headquarters</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mod.go.jp/en/">mod.go.jp</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Ministry of Defense</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛省</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Bōei-shō</i></span>)</span> is an <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Japan">executive department</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Japan" title="Government of Japan">Government of Japan</a> responsible for preserving the peace and independence of <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, and maintaining the country's <a href="/wiki/National_security" title="National security">national security</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Forces" title="Japan Self-Defense Forces">Japan Self-Defense Forces</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ministry is headed by the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defense_(Japan)" title="Minister of Defense (Japan)">Minister of Defense</a>, and is the largest ministry in the Japanese government. The ministry is headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Ichigaya" title="Ichigaya">Ichigaya</a>, Shinjuku, Tokyo, and is required by Article 66 of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Japan" title="Constitution of Japan">Constitution</a> to be completely <a href="/wiki/Civilian_control_of_the_military" class="mw-redirect" title="Civilian control of the military">subordinate to civilian authority</a>. Its head has the rank of <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State" title="Minister of State">Minister of State</a>. He is assisted by two vice ministers, one parliamentary and one administrative; and the internal bureaus. The highest figure in the command structure is the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">Prime Minister</a>, who is responsible directly to the <a href="/wiki/National_Diet" title="National Diet">National Diet</a>. The MOD, alongside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, work on crafting Japanese security policy.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a national emergency, the Prime Minister is authorized to order the various components of the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Forces" title="Japan Self-Defense Forces">Japan Self-Defense Forces</a> (JSDF) into action, subject to the consent of the Diet. In times of extreme emergency, that approval might be obtained after the fact.<sup id="cite_ref-lcweb2.loc.gov_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lcweb2.loc.gov-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Their activities are regulated under the <b>Ministry of Defense Establishment Law</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛省設置法</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Bōeishōsetchihō</i></span>)</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defense_(Japan)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Ministry_of_Defense_(Japan)" title="Special:EditPage/Ministry of Defense (Japan)">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">March 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IchigayaMilitaryAcademy1874.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/IchigayaMilitaryAcademy1874.jpg/260px-IchigayaMilitaryAcademy1874.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/IchigayaMilitaryAcademy1874.jpg/390px-IchigayaMilitaryAcademy1874.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/IchigayaMilitaryAcademy1874.jpg/520px-IchigayaMilitaryAcademy1874.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1688" data-file-height="1090" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army_Academy" title="Imperial Japanese Army Academy">Imperial Japanese Army Academy</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ichigaya" title="Ichigaya">Ichigaya</a>, Tokyo (市ヶ谷陸軍士官学校), built by the second <a href="/wiki/French_Military_Mission_to_Japan_(1872-1880)" class="mw-redirect" title="French Military Mission to Japan (1872-1880)">French Military Mission to Japan</a>, on the ground of today's Ministry of Defense (1874 photograph)</figcaption></figure> <p>On 8 June 2006, the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Japan" title="Cabinet of Japan">Cabinet of Japan</a> endorsed a bill elevating the <b>Defense Agency</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛庁</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Bōei-chō</i></span>)</span> under the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Office_(Japan)" title="Cabinet Office (Japan)">Cabinet Office</a> to full-fledged cabinet-level Ministry of Defense<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛省</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Bōei-shō</i></span>)</span>. On 9 June 2006, the "Bill for Partial Revision of the Defense Agency Establishment Law" was submitted in the Diet.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 30 November 2006, the "Bill for Partial Revision of the Defense Agency Establishment Law" was passed by the House of Representatives.<sup id="cite_ref-kouseivote165_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kouseivote165-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A bill that relates to the transition of the JDA from agency to a ministry under the Defense Agency Establishment Law on 15 December 2006 with approval from the House of Councillors.<sup id="cite_ref-Report_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Report-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This had support from the LDP, Democratic Party of Japan, Komeito and the People's New Party representatives.<sup id="cite_ref-kouseivote165_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kouseivote165-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the House of Representatives<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in the House of Councillors.<sup id="cite_ref-Vote_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vote-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Only the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Communist_Party" title="Japanese Communist Party">Japanese Communist Party</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(Japan)" title="Social Democratic Party (Japan)">Social Democratic Party</a> opposed the change, claiming that it can lead Japan into a future war.<sup id="cite_ref-Vote_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vote-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, the Asia-Pacific nations raised concerns due to memories of World War II when they were under Japanese imperial rule.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Japan_Ministry_of_Defense_in_Ichigaya.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Japan_Ministry_of_Defense_in_Ichigaya.png/260px-Japan_Ministry_of_Defense_in_Ichigaya.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Japan_Ministry_of_Defense_in_Ichigaya.png/390px-Japan_Ministry_of_Defense_in_Ichigaya.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Japan_Ministry_of_Defense_in_Ichigaya.png/520px-Japan_Ministry_of_Defense_in_Ichigaya.png 2x" data-file-width="3968" data-file-height="2637" /></a><figcaption>Ministry of Defense<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛省</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Bōei-shō</i></span>)</span> in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan</figcaption></figure> <p>The Ministry of Defense was formally established on 9 January 2007, taking its present name and status as a ministry.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Page_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Page-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently, its Defense Facilities Administrative Agency was dissolved and integrated into the Ministry of Defense.<sup id="cite_ref-Report_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Report-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2007, the Ministry of Defense Building was attacked by a 21-year-old <a href="/wiki/Uyoku_dantai" title="Uyoku dantai">right-wing activist</a>, who threw a <a href="/wiki/Molotov_cocktail" title="Molotov cocktail">Molotov cocktail</a> in the direction of the building, after forcing his way through the main gate.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Defense_Agency">Defense Agency</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defense_(Japan)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Defense Agency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Japanese Defense Agency was established on 1 July 1954. Until May 2000, it was based in <a href="/wiki/Akasaka,_Tokyo" title="Akasaka, Tokyo">Akasaka</a> (currently occupied by <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Midtown" title="Tokyo Midtown">Tokyo Midtown</a>). The JDA was placed under the authority of the Prime Minister's Office under Article 2 of the Defense Agency Establishment Law<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before it was placed under the Cabinet Office in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The internal bureaus, especially the Bureau of Defense Policy, Bureau of Finance, and the Bureau of Equipment, are often headed by officials from other ministries and are the main centers of power and instruments of civilian control in the Defense Agency. The Bureau of Defense Policy is responsible for drafting defense policy and programs, for determining day-to-day operational activities, and for information gathering and analysis in the JSDF. The Bureau of Finance is instrumental in developing the Defense Agency budget and in establishing spending priorities for the Defense Agency and the JSDF. The Bureau of Equipment, organized into subunits for each of the military services, focuses on equipment procurement. Before any major purchase is recommended to the Diet by the Defense Agency, it has to be reviewed by each of these bureaus.<sup id="cite_ref-lcweb2.loc.gov_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lcweb2.loc.gov-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Below these civilian groups are the uniformed JSDF personals. Its senior officer is the chairman of the Joint Staff Council, a body that included the chiefs of staff of the ground, maritime, and air arms of the Self-Defense Forces. Its principal functions are to advise the director general and to plan and execute joint exercises. The three branches maintain staff offices to manage operations in their branches. Although rank establishes echelons of command within the JSDF, all three branches are immediately responsible to the director general and are coequal bodies with the Joint Staff Council and the three staff offices.<sup id="cite_ref-lcweb2.loc.gov_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lcweb2.loc.gov-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This structure precludes the concentration of power of the pre-1945 <a href="/wiki/Imperial_General_Headquarters" title="Imperial General Headquarters">Imperial General Staff</a> (and the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_War_Council_(Japan)" title="Supreme War Council (Japan)">Supreme War Council</a>) general staffs, but it impedes interservice coordination, and there are few formal exchanges among commanders from various branches. Moreover, some dissatisfaction has been reported by high-ranking officers who feel they have little power compared with younger civilian officials in the bureaus, who most often have no military experience. To rectify this situation and to increase input by the JSDF in policy matters, in the early 1980s the Joint Staff Council was enlarged to establish better lines of communication between the internal bureaus and the three staff offices. A computerized central command and communications system and various tactical command and communications systems were established, linking service and field headquarters with general headquarters at the Defense Agency and with one another.<sup id="cite_ref-lcweb2.loc.gov_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lcweb2.loc.gov-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1980s, efforts were also underway to facilitate a clear and efficient command policy in the event of a crisis. The government stood by the principle that military action was permitted only under civilian control, but in recognition that delay for consultation might prove dangerous, ships of the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force">Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force</a> (JMSDF) began to be armed with live torpedoes, and fighter-interceptors were allowed to carry missiles at all times. Although aircraft had long been allowed to force down intruders without waiting for permission from the prime minister, ships were still required to receive specific orders before interdicting invading vessels. The Defense Agency had recommended drawing up more complete guidelines to clarify what action JSDF combat units could take in emergencies. </p><p>Cooperation between the JSDF and other civilian agencies in contingency planning is limited. No plans exist to ensure the support of civilian aircraft and merchant fleets in times of crisis, even though the JSDF transportation capabilities are generally judged inadequate. In 1990 legislation was being studied to provide the JSDF with the ability to respond in emergency situations not specifically covered by Article 76 of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Self-Defense_Forces_Law&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Self-Defense Forces Law (page does not exist)">Self-Defense Forces Law</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%87%AA%E8%A1%9B%E9%9A%8A%E6%B3%95" class="extiw" title="ja:自衛隊法">ja</a>]</span>. </p><p>Modern equipment is gradually replacing obsolescent materiel in the JSDF. In 1987, the Defense Agency replaced its communications system (which formerly had relied on telephone lines of the <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Telegraph_and_Telephone" title="Nippon Telegraph and Telephone">Nippon Telegraph and Telephone</a>) with a microwave network incorporating a three-dimensional transmission system using a communications satellite. Despite efforts to increase stocks, however, supplies of ammunition and maintenance and repair parts in 1990 remained at less than satisfactory levels. </p><p>In 2004, the Defense Agency building was attacked by a <a href="/wiki/Kakur%C5%8Dky%C5%8D" title="Kakurōkyō">Kakurōkyō</a> cell through improvised mortar barrages.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Defense_of_Japan">Defense of Japan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defense_(Japan)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Defense of Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Defense of Japan</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛白書</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Bōei hakusho</i></span>)</span> is an annual <a href="/wiki/White_paper" title="White paper">white paper</a> released by Japan's Ministry of Defense. It serves as a comprehensive report on Japan's defense policy, national security, and related matters. The paper is translated from Japanese into both English and Chinese, and released on the Ministry of Defense's website for anyone from the public to read. Digital archives are also provided on their website, going back as far as 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ministerial_team">Ministerial team</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defense_(Japan)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ministerial team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ministers in the Ministry of Defense are as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Minister </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Portfolio </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gen_Nakatani" title="Gen Nakatani">Gen Nakatani</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defense_(Japan)" title="Minister of Defense (Japan)">Minister of Defense</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛大臣</span></span>)</span> </td> <td>The Minister of Defense is responsible for the organization and formulating the national security policy. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Taro Honda </td> <td>State Minister of Defense<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛副大臣</span></span>)</span> </td> <td>The deputy minister in charge of the Ministry of Defense and a certification officer. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Youzou Kaneko, Kazuhiro Kobayasi </td> <td>Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛大臣政務官</span></span>)</span> </td> <td>The Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense is the Secretary of State for the Japan Ministry of Defense. There are two people with this rank. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Senior_officials">Senior officials</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defense_(Japan)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Senior officials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:General_YOSHIDA_Yoshihide_Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/General_YOSHIDA_Yoshihide_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff.jpg/220px-General_YOSHIDA_Yoshihide_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="326" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/General_YOSHIDA_Yoshihide_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff.jpg/330px-General_YOSHIDA_Yoshihide_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/General_YOSHIDA_Yoshihide_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff.jpg/440px-General_YOSHIDA_Yoshihide_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1460" data-file-height="2164" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces">General</a> <a href="/wiki/Yoshihide_Yoshida" title="Yoshihide Yoshida">Yoshihide Yoshida</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff" title="Chief of Staff, Joint Staff">Chief of Staff, Joint Staff</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senior_Advisers">Senior Advisers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defense_(Japan)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Senior Advisers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Senior Advisers to the Minister of Defense are senior policy advisers to the Minister of Defense. </p> <ul><li>Senior Advisers to the Minister of Defense<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛大臣補佐官</span></span>)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_Advisers">Special Advisers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defense_(Japan)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Special Advisers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Special Advisers to the Minister of Defense are special policy advisers to the Minister of Defense. </p> <ul><li>Special Advisers to the Minister of Defense<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛大臣政策参与</span></span>)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vice_Minister_and_other_officials">Vice Minister and other officials</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defense_(Japan)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Vice Minister and other officials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Administrative Vice-Minister of Defense, the senior civil-servant at the Ministry of Defense, has the role of coordinating the affairs of the Ministry and of supervising the Ministry's bureaus and organs. </p> <ul><li>Administrative Vice-Minister of Defense<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛事務次官</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Vice-Minister of Defense for International Affairs<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛審議官</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Private Secretary of the Minister of Defense<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛大臣秘書官</span></span>)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_Commanders">Military Commanders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defense_(Japan)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Military Commanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff" title="Chief of Staff, Joint Staff">Chief of Staff, Joint Staff</a> is the highest-ranking military officer of the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Forces" title="Japan Self-Defense Forces">Japan Self-Defense Forces</a>, and the senior military adviser to the Minister of Defense and the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Japan" title="Government of Japan">Japanese Government</a>. He is supported by the Vice Chief of Staff, Joint Staff. He is appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defense_(Japan)" title="Minister of Defense (Japan)">Minister of Defense</a>, approved by the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Japan" title="Cabinet of Japan">Cabinet</a>. </p> <ul><li>Chief of Staff, Joint Staff<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">統合幕僚長</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Vice Chief of Staff, Joint Staff<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">統合幕僚副長</span></span>)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defense_(Japan)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ministry of Defense includes a number of organizations as of 2022:<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Internal Bureaus<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">内部部局</span></span>)</span></dt></dl> <ul><li>Minister's Secretariat<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">大臣官房</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Bureau of Defense Policy<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛政策局</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Bureau of Personnel and Education<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">人事教育局</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Bureau of Defense Buildup Planning<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">整備計画局</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Bureau of Local Cooperation<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">地方企画局</span></span>)</span></li></ul> <dl><dt>Councils, etc.<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">審議会等</span></span>)</span></dt></dl> <ul><li>Self-Defense Forces Personnel Ethics Review Board<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">自衛隊員倫理審査会</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Central Council on Defense Facilities<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛施設中央審議会</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Defense Personnel Review Board<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛人事審議会</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Review Board on the Recognition of Prisoner of War Status<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">捕虜資格認定等審査会</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Evaluation Committee for Incorporated Administrative Agencies<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">独立行政法人評価委員会</span></span>)</span></li></ul> <dl><dt>Facilities, etc.<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">施設等機関</span></span>)</span></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Academy_of_Japan" title="National Defense Academy of Japan">National Defense Academy</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛大学校</span></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Medical_College" title="National Defense Medical College">National Defense Medical College</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛医科大学校</span></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institute_for_Defense_Studies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Institute for Defense Studies (page does not exist)">National Institute for Defense Studies</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛研究所</span></span>)</span></li></ul> <dl><dt>Extraordinary Organs<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">特別の機関</span></span>)</span></dt></dl> <ul><li>Defense Council<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛会議</span></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff_Office" title="Joint Staff Office">Joint Staff</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">統合幕僚監部</span></span>)</span> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff_College" title="Joint Staff College">Joint Staff College</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">統合幕僚学校</span></span>)</span></li></ul></li> <li>Ground Staff Office<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">陸上幕僚監部</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Maritime Staff Office<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">海上幕僚監部</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Air Staff Office<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">航空幕僚監部</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Ground Self-Defense Force<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">陸上自衛隊</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Maritime Self-Defense Force<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">海上自衛隊</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Air Self-Defense Force<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">航空自衛隊</span></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_Intelligence_Headquarters" title="Defense Intelligence Headquarters">Defense Intelligence Headquarters</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">情報本部</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Inspector General's Office of Legal Compliance<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛監察本部</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Foreign Military Supply Tribunal<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">外国軍用品審判所</span></span>)</span></li></ul> <dl><dt>Common Institutions<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">共同の機関</span></span>)</span></dt></dl> <ul><li>Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">自衛隊中央病院</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Self-Defense Forces District Hospitals<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">自衛隊地区病院</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Self-Defense Forces Physical Training School<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">自衛隊体育学校</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Self-Defense Forces Provincial Cooperation Offices<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">自衛隊地方協力本部</span></span>)</span></li></ul> <dl><dt>Common Units<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">共同の部隊</span></span>)</span></dt></dl> <ul><li>Self-Defense Forces Cyber Defense Command<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">自衛隊サイバー防衛隊</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Self-Defense Forces Intelligence Security Command<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">自衛隊情報保全隊</span></span>)</span></li></ul> <dl><dt>Local Branch Bureaus<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">地方支分部局</span></span>)</span></dt></dl> <ul><li>Regional Defense Bureaus<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">地方防衛局</span></span>)</span> <ul><li>Hokkaidō Defense Bureau<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">北海道防衛局</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Tōhoku Defense Bureau<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">東北防衛局</span></span>)</span></li> <li>North Kantō Defense Bureau<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">北関東防衛局</span></span>)</span></li> <li>South Kantō Defense Bureau<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">南関東防衛局</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Kinki-Chūbu Defense Bureau<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">近畿中部防衛局</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Chūgoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">中国四国防衛局</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Kyūshū Defense Bureau<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">九州防衛局</span></span>)</span></li> <li>Okinawa Defense Bureau<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">沖縄防衛局</span></span>)</span></li></ul></li></ul> <dl><dt>External Agencies</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acquisition,_Technology_%26_Logistics_Agency" title="Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency">Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">防衛装備庁</span></span>)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Defense_(Japan)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Public Domain" 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