Occupation of Japan military in all but name. To avoid breaking the constitutional prohibition on military force, they were officially founded as an extension to the police force. Traditionally, Japan's military spending has been restricted to about 1% of its gross national product, though this is by popular practice, not law, and has fluctuated up and down from this figure. Prime Ministers Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzo Abe, among others, have tried to repeal or amend the clause. The JSDF slowly grew to considerable strength, and Japan now has the eighth largest military budget in the world. All the major sectors of the Japanese
Ella in Japan: 'S Wonderful the tracks Norman Granz mixed for the unreleased album "Ella In Nippon". Disc One: Recorded January 19, 1964 at Hibiya Public Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Disc Two: Recorded January 22, 1964 at the Hotel Okura, Tokyo, Japan. Disc 2 Disc One: Tracks 1 to 12; Tracks 13 to 16; Disc Two: Tracks 1 to 6; Tracks 7 to 10; Ella in Japan: 'S Wonderful Ella in Japan: 'S Wonderful is a 1964 live album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded in Tokyo, Japan. Norman Granz sold the Verve label to MGM Records in 1961, but continued to manage her