General was the Chairman of the Joint Staff Council of the
Japan Self-Defense Forces. A lifelong career military officer, he began as an
infantry
Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and mar ...
officer. He was named Chief-of-Staff of the Ground Self-Defense Force in July 1997, and became Chairman of the Joint Staff Council in March 1999, his term ending in March 2001.
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Chiefs of Staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Military personnel from Hyōgo Prefecture
1941 births
Living people
National Defense Academy of Japan alumni
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