File:Emblem of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.png

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Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free logo true for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Description	This is the logo for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. Further details: English: The official emblem of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF). It was adopted as the JGSDF emblem since 2016. The emblem can be seen on the official Japan Ground Self Defense Force website in August 2018. Japanese (日本語): 陸上自衛隊エンブレム「桜刀（さくらかたな）」
Source	http://www.mod.go.jp/gsdf/
Article	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Portion used	The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image.
Low resolution?	This is an SVG vector image of a registered trademark or a copyright-protected logo, seal or computer icon. This image should not be rendered any larger than is required for the purposes of identification and/or critical commentary. The default rendering of this image is of a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the company or organization, without being unnecessarily high resolution.
Purpose of use	The image is placed at the top of the article discussing the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), a subject of public interest. The significance of the emblem is to help the reader identify the organization, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the organization, and illustrate the organization's intended branding message in a way that words alone could not convey.
Replaceable?	Because it is a non-free logo, there is almost certainly no free representation. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary.
Other information	Use of the logo in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy, logo guidelines, and fair use under United States copyright law as described above. Aside from the claim that this file qualifies for use without permission under fair use, this file is also available under a license that permits educational, personal, or otherwise non-commercial use only. Files available under such terms do not meet the definition of Free Cultural Works as adopted by the Wikimedia Foundation, and are therefore considered non-free on Wikipedia and may only be used under Wikipedia's non-free content policy. This tag must only be used with a non-free license tag and a valid fair use rationale as required by policy. Fair use true
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force.pngtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:54, 7 April 2019		308 × 308 (365 KB)	Artanisen (talk \| contribs)	Better quality of cropped image.
	06:01, 3 January 2019	No thumbnail	308 × 308 (210 KB)	Illegitimate Barrister (talk \| contribs)	CROPPED
	22:04, 7 August 2018	No thumbnail	316 × 316 (164 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	02:49, 4 August 2018	No thumbnail	400 × 400 (247 KB)	Artanisen (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free logo using File Upload Wizard

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