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Originally Posted by Regel
1)2) Ok, but what is the SDF?
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The SDF is an abbreviation of the
Japan Self Defense Force
Due to the way the Constitution was written after WWII, Japan is not allowed to have any military forces persay. On the other hand, the US did not want to totally demilitarize Japan for the sake of nearby Communist influences (China, North Korea, and the Soviet Union). Hence, Japan "re-militarized" itself with "self-defense forces." Despite being a "self-defense force" its government expenditures (usually around 1% of the budget) makes it the sixth largest and most modern "military" force after the US, China, Russia, UK and France.
Although the SDF have been recently deployed to helping UN peacekeeping missions, their primary objective is to help out Japanese civilians during disasters (earthquakes, terrorism, etc. etc.) as well as defending ourselves from a nuclear threat called North Korea.
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Originally Posted by Caiobrz
@Regel: SDF is the Janapese Federal Police (FBI + CIA)
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No. The closest thing to a Japanese federal police is the
NPA. The
Police system of Japan, which outlines that the police is one big bureaucracy unlike the US where each police department is spearheaded by the city government. Besides, the SDF and the Police are notorious for disliking each other when it comes to terms of jurisdiction and control.
Considering the SDF's primary objectives in defending the homeland and providing disaster relief, the closest would actually be the
US National Guard.