Is the Japanese Self-Defense Force an army or a militia that does not bother others?

Japan's national armed forces are called the Self-Defense Forces.

According to Japan's pacifist constitution, the Self-Defense Forces cannot have an army in name. The armed forces that will safeguard Japan's national security in the future, on the surface, only undertake defensive tasks and are completely defensive, so it is impossible to possess offensive weapons. Or it should be closer to the militia that guards the home, but it is not the case. In fact, as I felt when I was in Japan, the Self-Defense Force is not only responsible for self-defense, but also an army. In fact, the name of the self-defense forces is not only for foreigners, but also for domestic people. After World War II, most Japanese people were extremely dissatisfied with the army dragging the country and nation into the abyss of war, and regarded the army as an enemy. However, in the context of the cold war, national defense forces are still necessary, so they have to be called national defense forces.

I feel that the self-defense forces are the army.

Look at the current self-defense forces. The Maritime Self-Defense Force has three quasi-carriers, 15 AIP submarines, and the largest and strongest anti-submarine aircraft force in the world. The Air Self-Defense Force is equipped with more than 200 F- 15j, and now there are F-35s made in Japan. So to some extent, Japan's Self-Defense Force is no different from NATO's fully professional army, just hanging the name of Self-Defense Force. Correspondingly, troops and equipment all think of some special words. The essence of these words is to muddle through in front of some Japanese citizens who admire the idea of a peaceful constitution and those who are wary of the resurrection of Japanese militarism abroad.

Japan even has F35.

Since the word "military" is taboo in Japan or abroad, let's change the name. The five battalions under the jurisdiction of the Ground Self-Defense Force are still "army" in English, that is, "group army", and Japanese is just a team, which has no military flavor. There are also the names of arms, general department, special department, construction department, demand department and police department, all of which are deceptive. The biggest enemies of the self-defense forces are left-wing members of the Japanese parliament and cynical left-wingers. Sometimes we don't need to make cultural friends with Japan, so many times what we imagine is inaccurate ... it's better to read Japanese materials in English. So it is necessary to introduce the Japanese Self-Defense Force. Infantry regiment is infantry regiment, and artillery battalion is artillery battalion. Don't accept its context, it's a little puzzling to have an ordinary detachment and a special detachment.

The various names of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces are just a bluff.

There was a classic joke in the past. The King Kong class with a displacement of more than 8,000 tons was also called a frigate. In fact, Japan was quite good at releasing smoke bombs. Therefore, Japanese characters sometimes give China people a lot of misunderstandings. For example, some people say that Japanese frigates and destroyers are called frigates. In fact, the "frigate" in Japanese is completely different from the frigate you mentioned. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's "frigates" refer to combat ships in mobile formations, ranging from 20,000 tons to 1 10,000 tons. Because it is a self-defense force, of course, only "frigates" can be used. The frigate you mentioned is called "フリゲート", that is, the ship with prefix number 2 is called escort destroyer, and the corresponding ship letter in the US Navy is "DE". Later, the United States changed it to "FF", but Japan did not change it.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's King Kong class frigate

Others say that Japan is not a right-wing majority country? This is also one-sided. It is an open civil society, and it is normal to have any ideological tendency. The so-called right wing, some of which are just nostalgia for militarism in those days, and cos lovers in costume belong to minority culture.