Heliports: 14 (1997 est.)
@Japan:Military
Military branches: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Japan
Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Air
Force)
Military manpower-military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower-availability: males age 15-49: 31,105,541 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-fit for military service: males: 26,778,356 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-reaching military age annually: males: 808,846 (1998 est.)
Military expenditures-dollar figure: $48.5 billion (FY96/97)
Military expenditures-percent of GDP: 1% (FY96/97)
@Japan:Transnational Issues