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Japan's military is restricted by Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan of 1947 that states that, "The Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes." Thus, Japan's current constitution prohibits the use of military force to wage war against other countries. Japan's military is governed under Japan Defense Agency (JDA) and primarily consists of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Military budget of Japan is less than one percent of its GDP, thus very less; however its military budget is estimated to be the sixth largest in the world at around $48 billion per year. The forces have been recently used in peacekeeping operations and Japan's recent deployment of non-combat troops to Iraq marked the first overseas use of its military since World War II. |
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