Maritime Self Defense Force

Japanese: Maritime Self Defense Force(英語表記)MaritimeSelfDefenseForce
Maritime Self Defense Force

...A unit of the Self-Defense Forces whose main mission is to operate at sea, equivalent to the navies of other countries. Externally, it is called the Maritime Self-Defense Force, abbreviated as MSDF.
[History]
On June 25, 1950, the Korean War broke out, and on July 8, General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, sent a letter to Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, which led to the establishment of the National Police Reserve and an increase in the number of personnel in the Japan Coast Guard.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Maritime Self Defense Force" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…自衛隊のなかで主として海において行動することを任務とする部隊で諸外国の海軍に相当する。対外的にはMaritime Self Defense Forceと称し,略称MSDF。
[沿革]
 1950年6月25日朝鮮戦争が勃発し,7月8日連合国軍最高司令官マッカーサーは首相吉田茂に書簡を送り,これによって警察予備隊が発足し,海上保安庁職員が増員された。…

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