日本海上自卫队约有4.6万人。原是一支用于近岸防御的小型海上力量。但为了保障其海上交通线的安全畅通和谋求实现军事大国、政治大国的目的。自70年代起日本就将海上自卫队作为发展重点,90年代以来又进一步突出了海上自卫队的地位。特别是90年代的海湾战争向人们展示了海军在未来战争中的重要地位和威力。日本通过对海湾战争经验全面分析认识到,当今世界已进入一个以海军实力来衡量一国军事力量强弱的时代,海军的发展应成为国家军事力量 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force about 46,000 people. Originally a small offshore force used for coastal defense. However, in order to ensure the safe and unobstructed maritime traffic lines and to seek the realization of the goal of a military power and a political power. Since the 1970s, Japan has made the Maritime Self-Defense Force the focus of its development. Since the 1990s, the status of the Maritime Self-Defense Force has been further highlighted. In particular, the Gulf War of the 1990s showed people the important position and power of the Navy in future wars. Through a comprehensive analysis of the Gulf War experience, Japan has realized that at a time when the world has entered an era of measuring the strength of a country’s military forces by naval strength, the development of the Navy should become a national military force