How many members of the Japanese Self-Defense Force were mobilized after the 2011 disaster?

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earthquake damage, Honshu, Japan, 2011 — Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 Aerial view of damage to a portion of the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan, following the offshore earthquake and resultant tsunami there on March 11, 2011.

Following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, approximately 100,000 members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces were rapidly mobilized to assist with the crisis and relief efforts.1