The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force , abbreviated JMSDF , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the naval branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed on 1 July 1954, 9 years after the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in 1945, following their defeat in World War II. The JMSDF has a fleet of 160 ships, 346 aircraft and 50,800 personnel.
- Country
- Japan
- Inception
- 1952
- Website
- https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/, https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/en/
