Editing Brigade (section)

===Japan===
[[Brigades]] in the [[Japan Ground Self-Defense Force]] (JGSDF) are [[combined arms]] and are similar to divisions. There are eight brigades in the JGSDF, with some of them formed from former divisions. A brigade in the JGSDF consists of 3,000–4,000 soldiers and is led by a [[major general]].{{cn|date=March 2025}}

* [[File:JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade.svg|23px]] [[1st Airborne Brigade (Japan)|1st Airborne Brigade]], at Camp Narashino in [[Funabashi]], [[Chiba Prefecture]]
* [[File:JGSDF 5th Brigade.svg|23px]] [[5th Brigade (Japan)|5th Brigade]], at Camp Obihiro in [[Obihiro, Hokkaidō|Obihiro]], responsible for the defense of North Eastern Hokkaidō
* [[File:JGSDF 11th Brigade.svg|23px]] [[11th Brigade (Japan)|11th Brigade]], at Camp Makomanai in Sapporo, responsible for the defense of South Western Hokkaidō
* [[File:JGSDF 12th Brigade.svg|23px]] [[12th Brigade (Japan)|12th Brigade]] ([[Air Assault]]), at Camp Soumagahara in [[Shintō, Gunma|Shintō]], responsible for the defense of [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]], [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]], [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]] and [[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]] prefectures.
* [[File:JGSDF 13th Brigade.svg|23px]] [[13th Brigade (Japan)|13th Brigade]], in [[Kaita, Hiroshima|Kaita]], responsible for the defense of the [[Chūgoku region]].
* [[File:JGSDF 14th Brigade.svg|23px]] [[14th Brigade (Japan)|14th Brigade]], in [[Zentsūji, Kagawa|Zentsūji]], responsible for the defense of [[Shikoku]].
* [[File:JGSDF 15th Brigade.svg|23px]] [[15th Brigade (Japan)|15th Brigade]], in [[Naha, Okinawa|Naha]], responsible for the defense of [[Okinawa Prefecture]]
* [[File:Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade.png|23px]] [[Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade]], at Camp Ainoura in Sasebo, [[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]]; amphibious force equipped to deploy from ships, where needed.