Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
| Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
|---|---|
| 陸上自衛隊 | |
 Emblem of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
| Founded | 1 July 1954 |
| Country |  Japan |
| Type | Army |
| Role | Land warfare |
| Size | 150,700 active personnel (2023) 56,000 reserve personnel (2023) |
| Part of |  Japan Self-Defense Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Ichigaya, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Colours | Red, White and Gold |
| March | "Battōtai" (抜刀隊) ⓘ |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-Chief |  Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi |
| Minister of Defense | Shinjirō Koizumi |
| Chief of Staff, Joint Staff |  General Hiroaki Uchikura |
| Chief of Staff, Ground Self-Defense Force | General Masayoshi Arai |
| Insignia | |
| Flag |  |
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Japanese: 陸上自衛隊, Hepburn: Rikujō Jieitai), JGSDF (陸自, Rikuji), also referred to as the Japanese Army, is the land warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Created on July 1, 1954, it is the largest of the three service branches.
New military guidelines, announced in December 2010, direct the Self-Defense Forces away from their Cold War focus on the Soviet Union to a new focus on China, especially in respect of the dispute over the Senkaku Islands.