Back وزارة الدفاع (اليابان) Arabic Verteidigungsministerium (Japan) German Ministerio pri defendo (Japanio) EO Ministerio de Defensa (Japón) Spanish وزارت دفاع ژاپن FA Japanin puolustusministeriö Finnish Ministère de la Défense (Japon) French משרד ההגנה (יפן) HE Kementerian Pertahanan Jepang ID Ministero della difesa (Giappone) Italian
| 防衛省 Bōei-shō | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 9 January 2007 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Japan |
| Headquarters | 5-1 Ichigaya-honmuracho, Ichigaya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Employees | |
| Annual budget | 5.3 trillion yen[3] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Minister responsible | |
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| Website | mod.go.jp |
The Ministry of Defense (防衛省, Bōei-shō) is an executive department of the Government of Japan responsible for preserving the peace and independence of Japan, and maintaining the country's national security and the Japan Self-Defense Forces.[4]
The ministry is headed by the Minister of Defense, and is the largest ministry in the Japanese government. The ministry is headquartered in Ichigaya, Shinjuku, Tokyo, and is required by Article 66 of the Constitution to be completely subordinate to civilian authority. Its head has the rank of Minister of State. He is assisted by two vice ministers, one parliamentary and one administrative; and the internal bureaus. The highest figure in the command structure is the Prime Minister, who is responsible directly to the National Diet. The MOD, alongside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, work on crafting Japanese security policy.[5]
In a national emergency, the Prime Minister is authorized to order the various components of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) into action, subject to the consent of the Diet. In times of extreme emergency, that approval might be obtained after the fact.[6]
Their activities are regulated under the Ministry of Defense Establishment Law (防衛省設置法, Bōeishōsetchihō).[7]
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- ^ Article 2, Paragraph 2, 3, 4 of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Law in provisions (自衛隊法)
- ^ Yuki Tatsumi; Andrew L. Oros, eds. (March 2007). "Japan's New Defense Establishment" (PDF). stimson.org. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20050226191408/http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+jp0280) [bare URL]
- ^ "防衛省設置法 | e-Gov法令検索".