Capt. Kenichi Sakai, a JGSDF Northern Army member, said, "I joined the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to protect Japan because I have great pride in Japan."

Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/460170/yama-sakura-school-visit

Meanwhile, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) is also strengthening cooperation with other countries, keeping in mind the Chinese military, which has been increasingly intensifying military activities around Japan.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/china-and-uae-to-conduct-first-joint-fighter-jet-drill-in-august/

Occupations expected to feel the pinch will also include those in the public sector: policemen, fire and rescue workers, Self-Defense Force personnel and legislators in regional government assemblies.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/as-jobs-go-extinct-for-lack-of-workers-how-will-society-cope

So I foresee Kishida establishing the Japan Forestry Self-Defense Force (to keep it constitutional) populated with brave amakudari warriors armed with fax machines and chainsaws.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/national/sniff-test-japan-declares-war-on-hayfever-woes

The KySix crew members were rescued by the South Korean coast guard and two by Japan's Air Self-Defense Force.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/eight-dead-after-ship-sinks-between-japan-and-south-korea