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Kōji Yamazaki
Gen. Yamazaki as JGSDF Chief
Born (1961-01-16) January 16, 1961 (age 63)
Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Allegiance Japan
Service / branch Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Years of service1983–present
Rank General
CommandsChief of Staff, Joint Staff
Chief of the Ground Staff, JGSDF
Northern Army
Vice Chief of Staff, Joint Staff
9th Division
Director General, Personnel Department, Ground Staff Office
4th Engineer Brigade

Kōji Yamazaki (山崎 幸二, Yamazaki Kōji) is a Japanese general and who serves as 6th and the incumbent Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Before assuming the post, he was the former Chief of the Ground Staff of the JGSDF from August 2017 to March 2019.[1]

Then-Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Koji Yamazaki (right), with Maj. Gen. Takuto Ogasawara (left), Joint Staff College Ministry of Defense Vice Commandant, and Lt. Gen. John L. Doland (middle) of United States Forces Japan during the Japan Joint Staff 10th anniversary ceremony at Hotel Grand Hill, Ichigaya, Japan.

Career

Chief of Staff Koji Yamazaki shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson of the III Marine Expeditionary Force (2017)
Gen. Koji Yamazaki, with US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley and South Korean Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Park Han-ki at a multilateral meeting at Washington, D.C..

A Graduate of the National Defense Academy of Japan. He started his career in the military in 1983 as a Military Engineer, and later holds various key positions in the engineer field, such as Researcher, Ground Research & Development Command, and Director, Logistics Management Division, Logistics Department, Ground Staff Office in 2006. He also served as the Chief, 1st Personnel Section, Assignment Division, Personnel Department, Ground Staff Office in 2003, the Commanding General of the 4th Engineer Brigade in 2008,

He also studied at the National War College in 2005 and also held vital positions in the JSDF, such as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Western Army in 2010, Became Director General, Personnel Department, Ground Staff Office on 2012. Became commander of the 9th Division on August 2014, became Vice Chief of Staff, Joint Staff in 2015, became commander of the Northern Army in 2016. and became the Chief of the Ground Staff of the JGSDF on 2017, before being appointed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff in April 2019.[2]

Biography

  • March 1983: Graduated from the National Defense Academy of Japan (27th term) and joined the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
  • July 1997 (Heisei 9): Promoted to Lieutenant colonel
  • March 2001: Commander of the 8th Facility Battalion and Facility Manager of the 8th Division (Japan) headquarters and Sendai garrison commander
  • January 2002 (Heisei 14): promoted to Colonel
    • August: Affairs Section, Ground Staff Office, Human Resources Department
  • August 2003: Leader, 1st Personnel Division, Personnel Division, Ground Staff Staff
  • April 2005: With Central Archives (studied in the United States Army War College)
  • August 2006: Ground Self-Defense Force Research Division researcher
    • December: Ground Planning Officer, Equipment Planning Equipment Manager
  • August 1, 2008: Promoted to Deputy Major general, Commander of Facility No. 4 and Commander of Okubo Garrison
  • June 8, 2010: Deputy Chief of Staff for the Western Army (Japan)
  • July 26, 2012: Director of Human Resources, Ground Staff
  • August 5, 2014: Promotion of Lieutenant general, 9th Division (Japan) Commander
  • March 30, 2015: Joint Staff Staff Deputy Director
  • July 1, 2016: Appointed the 36th General Director of the Northern District
  • August 8, 2017: Appointed 35th Chief of Ground Staff
  • April 1, 2019: Became the 6th Chief of Staff, Joint Staff.[3]

Awards


Defensive memorial cordons

References

  1. ^ Share; Twitter. "JGSDF chief visits PH Army counterpart". www.pna.gov.ph. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Chief of Staff,Joint Staff - Japan　JS　Oficial Webdite". www.mod.go.jp.
  3. ^ 防衛省発令（将人事）2019年4月1日2019年3月19日閲覧
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of Staff, Joint Staff
April 1, 2019-present 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Toshiya Okabe
 Chief of the Ground Staff
August 8, 2017-March 31, 2019 		Succeeded by
Gorō Yuasa
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