Thursday, 29 November 2007

Mission 7 | Project Portugal/Japan | Information on the Japanese military

Samurai armour, and samurai everyday clothes.

As for the samurai, it is named social position of public servant in Japan from the ancient times to the middle ages. As for the etymology of "the samurai", it is from "saburai" meaning servant.



This is Japanese old flag but for navy and army.
Beginning of this flag is June 1870. 16red lines mean the morning sun’s beam.

This is formal Japanese flog today.
It was 701 that this flag was using first. But officially it was 1854 in the Japan-U.S. treaty of peace and amity.
White part means innocence, righteousness and sancity.Red part means loyalty, humanity and vigor.

This picture is Umeboshi box lunch. (Umeboshi is pickled plum.)
Japanese flag looks like this picture so, it is said Umeboshi box lunch is origin. But I think it is wrong.

The first military affairs are called Police reserve in Japan.
It began 1950.
http://yamato.kure-city.jp/english/e-index.html
http://www.jmsdf-kure-museum.jp/en/

The number of the Self-Defense Force is 240.812 people.
It force consists of the army 148.302, the navy 44.528, the air force 45.913, and supervision force 2.069.
They do:
Defense attendance
Disaster dispatch
Action for public peace and order
Nation protection dispatch
Overseas support
The transportation of the very important person by the plane for governmental use
The event support such as the Olympics or the National Athletic Meet
South Pole observation support
The support of public works and so on.

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