Japanese Armed Forces (Expansion of Humanity)
The Japanese Armed Forces (Japanese: 日本軍, romanized: Nihongun) are the unified military forces of Japan that were established by the Japan Self-Defense Forces Law in 1954, after the events of the National Awakening, they were renamed as Japanese Armed Forces. They are controlled by the Ministry of Defence, with the Shōgun as commander-in-chief.
The Japanese Armed Forces is fully formed by professional soldiers, conscription is only voluntary. They are amongst the Armed Forces with less active personnel due to its dependency on military androids and drones.
Structure
Leadership of the Armed Forces, to include the Shōgun, Minister of Defence, Minister of the Interior and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are members of the Japanese Security Council, which advises the Shōgun on national security, military, and foreign policy matters. The Security Advisor and Deputy Security Advisor may also be members of the Japanese Armed Forces. The Security Council Deputies Committee also includes the Vice Minister of Defence, Vice Minister of the Interior, and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Interior Security Council, which advises the president on homeland security, includes the Shōgun, Minister of Defence, Minister of the Interior and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Interior Security Advisor may also be a member of the armed forces. Military leadership, including the Minister of Defence, Minister of the Interior, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff also sit on the Space Council.
Service branches
Army
The Japanese Army (日本陸軍, romanized: Nihonrikugun) is the land service branch of the Japanese Armed Forces and part of the civilian-led Department of the Army, which is led by the Secretary of the Army. The military head of the Japanese Army is the chief of staff of the Army, who is assisted by the vice chief of staff of the Japanese Army and sergeant major of the Army.
The five core competencies of the Army are to conduct:
- Prompt and sustained land combat
- Combined arms operations
- Combined arms maneuver and wide area security
- Armored and mechanized operations
- Airborne and air assault operations
- Special operations
- Set and sustain the theater for the joint force
- Integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land
The four army commands are:
- Japanese Army Forces Command (日本陸軍総軍, romanized: Nihonrikugun sō gun): Provides Army forces to combatant commanders.
- Japanese Army Instruction Command (日本陸軍指導司令部, romanized: Nihonrikugun shidō shirei-bu): Recruits, trains, and educates soldiers and develops Army doctrine.
- Japanese Army Logistics Command (日本陸軍兵站部隊, romanized: Nihonrikugun heitan butai): Develops, maintains, and acquires systems and materiel.
- Japanese Army Research Directorate (日本陸軍研究局, romanized: Nihonrikugun kenkyū-kyoku): Modernization and future systems development.
The Japanese Army's field structure is broken into several subdivisions under its commands:
- Field army
- Corps
- Division
- Brigade/Regiment/Group
- Battalion/Squadron
- Company/Battery/Troop
- Platoon
- Squad
- Section
- Team
The Japanese Navy (日本海軍, romanized: Nihonkaigun) is the maritime service branch of the Japanese Armed Forces and part of the civilian-led Department of the Navy, which is led by the Secretary of the Navy. The military head of the Japanese Navy is the chief of naval operations, who is assisted by the vice chief of naval operations and master chief petty officer of the Navy.
The five enduring functions of the Navy are:
- Sea control
- Power projection
- Deterrence
- Maritime security
- Sealift
The navy component commands are:
- Fleet Scort Force
- Fleet Air Force
- Fleet Submarine Force
- Mine Warfare Force
- Fleet Research & Development Command
- Fleet Intelligence Command
- Air Training Command
- Maritime supplies
- Navy-Space Command
Air Force
The Japanese Air Force (日本空軍, romanized: Nihon kūgun) is the air service branch of the Japanese Armed Forces and part of the civilian-led Department of the Air Force, which is led by the Secretary of the Air Force. The military head of the Japanese Air Force is the chief of staff of the Air Force, who is assisted by the vice chief of staff of the Japanese Air Force and chief master sergeant of the Air Force.
The five core missions of the Air Force are:
- Air superiority
- Global integrated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
- Rapid global mobility
- Global strike
- Command and control
The Air Force's major commands are:
- Air Defence Command
- Air Support Command
- Air Training Command
- Air Reseach Command
- Air Supplies Command
- Air Mobility Command
- Air Staff College
- Air Communications and Systems Wing
- Aerosafety Service Group
- Central Air Base Group
The Japanese Space Navy (日本の宇宙海軍, romanized: Nihon no uchū kaigun) is the space service branch of the Japanese Armed Forces and part of the civilian-led Department of the Space Navy, which is led by the Secretary of the Space Navy. The military head of the Japanese Space Navy is the chief of space operations, who is assisted by the vice chief of space operations and senior enlisted advisor of the Space Navy.
The five core competencies of the Space Navy are:
- Space security
- Combat power projection
- Space mobility and logistics
- Information mobility
- Space domain awareness
The Space Navy's field command and center is:
- Space Operations Command
- Space and Missiles System Centre
- Space Fleet
Coast Guard
The Japanese Coast Guard (海上保安庁, romanized: Kaijōhoanchō) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the Japanese Armed Forces and part of the Ministry of the Interior, which is led by the Minister of the Interior. It is the only military branch outside the Ministry of Defence, but can be transferred to the civilian-led Department of the Navy, which is led by the Secretary of the Navy, in the case that the National Diet stipulates that when declaring war or the Shōgun directs. The military head of the Japanese Coast Guard is the commandant of the Coast Guard, who is assisted by the vice commandant of the Coast Guard and master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard.
The eleven missions of the Coast Guard are:
- Port and waterway security
- Drug interdiction
- Aids to navigation
- Search and rescue
- Living marine resources
- Marine safety
- Defense readiness
- Migrant interdiction
- Marine environmental protection
- Ice operations
- Law enforcement
The Japanese Coast Guard is organized into five district commands:
- Kure District
- Ominato District
- Sasebo District
- Waizuru District
- Yokosuka District