12/18/2022
Japan’s leaders recently proposed that by 2027, 2% of its GDP should be spent on its military. That compares to the US at 3.7% and Russia at 4.3%. Most of Japan’s military hardware will come directly from the US, which means it will have among the world’s most advanced weapons systems.
At the center of the US armed forces in Japan is the headquarters of the 7th Fleet, among the largest parts of the US Navy. According to the Navy it operates from India to Antarctica and nearly as far north as the Arctic Circle. Located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, the 7th Fleet has 27,000 naval personnel and Marines, approximately 60 ships, and 150 aircraft. It almost always hosts one American aircraft carrier.
The Japanese Constitution, largely written by the U.S. at the end of the war, started the demilitarization of the country. In the last year, it has begun to build up its own military, largely because of the Chinese and North Korean threats.
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