Japan Self-Defense Forces

The Japan Self-Defense Forces (自衛隊 Jieitai) are the military of Japan.

It is divided into the following service branches:

• Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF)
• Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)
• Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)

Fiction

Super-God Masterforce cartoon

Sixknight introduced himself to the "human kudzu" of Earth by swooping into a squadron of Japanese military jets. All of the jets and the accompanying ship were utterly and completely destroyed with ease by the six-changer, but not before the pilots were able to communicate that their attacker had turned into a laser gun. A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer

G-2 Comic Bom Bom manga

In search of forestonite, the Decepticons attacked a Japan Self-Defense Force airshow, nearly killing Junpei in the process. The Autobots saved the day, though. The New Battle!!

Classics

Minerva was a major in the Japanese Self Defense Core at the end of the Transformers' war on Earth. To prepare for their possible return, the Core participated in gathering Transformer debris from across the globe, and Project: Transtector was initiated with Transformer-like battle armor suits assembled from their findings. Which came to an end when all the pilots except Minerva went insane. Minerva's profile in Club magazine #22

Legends manga

The JSDF salvaged several Tankor Drones and Black Convoy Mass Production Type Drones, which extradimensional recruit Major Clouder deployed to defend Tokyo against Trypticon, Decepticon Civil War but their firepower failed to even scratch the giant. Bonus Edition Vol. 43

Notes

• The Classics "Japanese Self Defense Core" (presumably a misspelling of "Corps", since that makes actual sense) is presumably the result of a lack of proper research into the Self-Defense Forces.

External links

• Japan Self-Defense Forces at Wikipedia