Nowhere is the JSDF’s lack of personnel more pronounced than in the Maritime Self Defense Forces (MSDF). Worryingly, some MSDF warships lack their full complement of sailors. This has forced ...

In Japanese, Nippon Boueigun or Jieitai, Abbreviated JSDF (JGSDF, JASDF ... By 1954, the Self-Defense Forces were officially formed to take over the role of protecting the Japanese nation while ...

The Japanese Ministry of Defense stated that in fiscal year 2023, which ends March 31, only 9,959 people joined the Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). Meanwhile, they planned to hire as many as 19,598 ...