Before revision: Japan See Military ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Russia Shoulder board of a Russian seaman (matros) Much Russian military vocabulary was imported, along with military advisers, from Germany in the 16th and 17th centuries.
After revision: Japan See Military ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Russia Shoulder board of a Russian seaman (matros) Much Russian military vocabulary was imported, along with military advisers, from the Dutch Republic in the 16th and 17th centuries.