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class="infobox-subheader" style="font-size: 125%; font-weight: normal;">統合幕僚長</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff_(JSDF).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff_%28JSDF%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff_%28JSDF%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff_%28JSDF%29.svg/225px-Flag_of_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff_%28JSDF%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff_%28JSDF%29.svg/300px-Flag_of_Chief_of_Staff%2C_Joint_Staff_%28JSDF%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="468" data-file-height="360" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Standard of the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:%E7%AC%AC4%E4%BB%A3%E9%99%B8%E4%B8%8A%E7%B7%8F%E9%9A%8A%E5%8F%B8%E4%BB%A4%E5%AE%98_%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%E5%90%89%E7%94%B0%E5%9C%AD%E7%A7%80.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/%E7%AC%AC4%E4%BB%A3%E9%99%B8%E4%B8%8A%E7%B7%8F%E9%9A%8A%E5%8F%B8%E4%BB%A4%E5%AE%98_%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%E5%90%89%E7%94%B0%E5%9C%AD%E7%A7%80.jpg/220px-%E7%AC%AC4%E4%BB%A3%E9%99%B8%E4%B8%8A%E7%B7%8F%E9%9A%8A%E5%8F%B8%E4%BB%A4%E5%AE%98_%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%E5%90%89%E7%94%B0%E5%9C%AD%E7%A7%80.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="217" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/%E7%AC%AC4%E4%BB%A3%E9%99%B8%E4%B8%8A%E7%B7%8F%E9%9A%8A%E5%8F%B8%E4%BB%A4%E5%AE%98_%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%E5%90%89%E7%94%B0%E5%9C%AD%E7%A7%80.jpg/330px-%E7%AC%AC4%E4%BB%A3%E9%99%B8%E4%B8%8A%E7%B7%8F%E9%9A%8A%E5%8F%B8%E4%BB%A4%E5%AE%98_%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%E5%90%89%E7%94%B0%E5%9C%AD%E7%A7%80.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/%E7%AC%AC4%E4%BB%A3%E9%99%B8%E4%B8%8A%E7%B7%8F%E9%9A%8A%E5%8F%B8%E4%BB%A4%E5%AE%98_%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%E5%90%89%E7%94%B0%E5%9C%AD%E7%A7%80.jpg/440px-%E7%AC%AC4%E4%BB%A3%E9%99%B8%E4%B8%8A%E7%B7%8F%E9%9A%8A%E5%8F%B8%E4%BB%A4%E5%AE%98_%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%E5%90%89%E7%94%B0%E5%9C%AD%E7%A7%80.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1584" data-file-height="1563" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br />General <a href="/wiki/Yoshihide_Yoshida" title="Yoshihide Yoshida">Yoshihide Yoshida</a><br /></div>since 30 March 2023</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Forces" title="Japan Self-Defense Forces">Japan Self-Defense Forces</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data">Joint Staff<br />Defense Council</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defense_(Japan)" title="Minister of Defense (Japan)">Minister of Defense</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_(Japan)" title="Ministry of Defense (Japan)">Ministry of Defense</a> Headquarters, <a href="/wiki/Ichigaya" title="Ichigaya">Ichigaya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shinjuku" title="Shinjuku">Shinjuku</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defense_(Japan)" title="Minister of Defense (Japan)">Minister of Defense</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Subject to formal approval by the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Japan" title="Cabinet of Japan">Cabinet</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Mandatory Retirement Age at 62</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Precursor</th><td class="infobox-data">Chairman of the Joint Staff Council</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1 July 1954</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data">General <a href="/wiki/Keiz%C5%8D_Hayashi" title="Keizō Hayashi">Keizō Hayashi</a> (as Chairman of the Joint Staff Council) <br /> General Hajime Massaki (as Chief of Staff, Joint Staff)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data">Vice Chief of Staff, Joint Staff</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.mod.go.jp/js/">[1]</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Chief of Staff, Joint Staff</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">統合幕僚長</span>, <a href="/wiki/Hepburn_romanization" title="Hepburn romanization">Hepburn</a>: <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Tōgō Bakuryō-chō</i></span>)</span>, formerly known as the <b>Chairman of the Joint Staff Council</b> from 1954 to 2006, is the highest-ranking military officer and head of the overall Operational Authority (command) over the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Forces" title="Japan Self-Defense Forces">Japan Self-Defense Forces</a> (JSDF) and its three service branches: the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force">Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Air Self-Defense Force">Japan Air Self-Defense Force</a>. The Chief of Staff, Joint Staff is primarily held by rank of a <a href="/wiki/Four-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Four-star rank">four-star rank</a> of General or Admiral, the highest rank in the Japan Self-Defense Force. The Chief of Staff, Joint Staff is selected from among the Chief of Staff, Ground Self-Defense Force, Chief of Staff, Maritime Self-Defense Force and Chief of Staff, Air Self-Defense Force on a rotational basis. </p><p>The Chief of Staff, Joint Staff oversees and synchronizes all JSDF services and commands in national defense, primarily on defense coordination and defense preparedness, including three branches' Major Commands, the Chief of the Ground Staff, the Chief of the Maritime Staff, and the Chief of Staff, Air Self-Defense Force. The Chief of Staff, Joint Staff also assists the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defense_(Japan)" title="Minister of Defense (Japan)">Minister of Defense</a> on all matters of the JSDF, as well as for both national security and defense matters, such as the formation of defense postures and strategies, policy implementations, and the creation of military doctrines within the country and executes orders of the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defense_(Japan)" title="Minister of Defense (Japan)">Minister of Defense</a> with directions from the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">Prime Minister</a>, who serves as the <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief" title="Commander-in-chief">Commander-in-chief</a> of the JSDF.<sup id="cite_ref-n-soshiki_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-n-soshiki-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure_and_Responsibilities">Structure and Responsibilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Structure and Responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Forces#Structure" title="Japan Self-Defense Forces">Japan Self-Defense Forces § Structure</a></div> <p>The Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, is the head of the Joint Staff<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">統合幕僚監部</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Tōgō Bakuryō Kanbu</i></span>)</span>, which consists of the Vice Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, the Administrative Vice Chief of Staff, as well as the Joint Staff's five departments and three special staff offices. The Vice Chief of Staff, Joint Staff serves as the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff's primary assistant in overall national defense coordination while the Administrative Vice Chief of Staff assists the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff in administrative matters. The Joint Staff's five departments are the General Affairs Department, Operations Department, Defense Plans and Policy Department, C4 Systems Department and the Logistics Department, while the three special staff are the Joint Staff Councilor, Public Affairs, and the Legal Affairs General.<sup id="cite_ref-Organization_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Organization-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Chief of Staff, Joint Staff supervises the service branches operations of the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Forces" title="Japan Self-Defense Forces">Japan Self-Defense Forces</a>, and their powers are limited to policy formation and defense coordination during peacetime. In wartime, the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff commands all units within the JSDF and exercises complete authority to all units. The Chief of Staff, Joint Staff will also be responsible for commanding all defense initiatives, conduct various defense operations and implement strategies that can be utilized by the state, under the directive of the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defense_(Japan)" title="Minister of Defense (Japan)">Minister of Defense</a> and the command of the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">Prime Minister</a>, which gives all JSDF services to create measures in order to ensure the country's defense and sovereignty.<sup id="cite_ref-enc_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enc-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-reorg_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reorg-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The chain of operational authority runs from the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff to the commanders of the several Operational Commands. Each service branch is headed by its respective chief of staff, who has administrative control over its own services. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Retirement_and_Conferment_of_Decoration">Retirement and Conferment of Decoration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Retirement and Conferment of Decoration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The mandatory retirement age for generals who were appointed as the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff is 62 years old. Under these circumstances, the Prime Minister, under the guidance of the Ministry of Defense, has the power appoint a new Chief of Staff, Joint Staff within the Joint Staff council or extend the term of the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff at their pleasure. Upon reaching the age of 70, under <a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Japan" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of Japan">Japan's honours system</a>, the former Chiefs of Staff, Joint Staff are to be awarded the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Sacred_Treasure" title="Order of the Sacred Treasure">Order of the Sacred Treasure</a>, 1st class. The creation of upgrading the level of the order from Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd class to Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st class, was made by <a href="/wiki/Shinzo_Abe" title="Shinzo Abe">Shinzo Abe</a> in 2015, which serves as a measure to recognize the former Chiefs of Staff, Joint Staff efforts in their service to the JSDF.<sup id="cite_ref-【国防最前線】自衛官の勲章・叙勲の再考を_職務を全うした隊員すべてに生前付与を_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-【国防最前線】自衛官の勲章・叙勲の再考を_職務を全うした隊員すべてに生前付与を-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_officeholders">List of officeholders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of officeholders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The current <i>Chief of Staff, Joint Staff</i> is General <a href="/wiki/Yoshihide_Yoshida" title="Yoshihide Yoshida">Yoshihide Yoshida</a>, who took office in March 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chairman_of_the_Joint_Staff_Council">Chairman of the Joint Staff Council</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Chairman of the Joint Staff Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th>Chairman of the Joint Staff Council</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office</th> <th>Defence branch </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Keizo_Hayashi_01_(cropped_version).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Keizō Hayashi 林敬三"><img alt="Keizō Hayashi 林敬三" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Keizo_Hayashi_01_%28cropped_version%29.jpg/100px-Keizo_Hayashi_01_%28cropped_version%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Keizo_Hayashi_01_%28cropped_version%29.jpg/150px-Keizo_Hayashi_01_%28cropped_version%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Keizo_Hayashi_01_%28cropped_version%29.jpg/200px-Keizo_Hayashi_01_%28cropped_version%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="524" data-file-height="408" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Hayashi, Keizō</span><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lieutenant General</a><br /> (December 1, 1962 promotion to General)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Keiz%C5%8D_Hayashi" title="Keizō Hayashi">Keizō Hayashi</a><br />林敬三</b><br /><small>(1907–1991)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 1954</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 August 1964</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003369600000000000♠"></span>10 years, 43 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JMSDF_Admiral_Ichizo_Suie.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sugie Ichizo 杉江一三"><img alt="Sugie Ichizo 杉江一三" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/JMSDF_Admiral_Ichizo_Suie.jpg/100px-JMSDF_Admiral_Ichizo_Suie.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/JMSDF_Admiral_Ichizo_Suie.jpg/150px-JMSDF_Admiral_Ichizo_Suie.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/JMSDF_Admiral_Ichizo_Suie.jpg/200px-JMSDF_Admiral_Ichizo_Suie.jpg 2x" data-file-width="428" data-file-height="543" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Ichizo, Sugie</span><a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Sugie_Ichizo" title="Sugie Ichizo">Sugie Ichizo</a><br />杉江一三</b><br /><small>(1908–1999)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14 August 1964</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">29 April 1966</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002623000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 258 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force">Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JGSDF_General_Yoshihide_Amano.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Amano Yoshihide [ja] 天野良英"><img alt="Amano Yoshihide [ja] 天野良英" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/JGSDF_General_Yoshihide_Amano.jpg/100px-JGSDF_General_Yoshihide_Amano.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/JGSDF_General_Yoshihide_Amano.jpg/150px-JGSDF_General_Yoshihide_Amano.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/JGSDF_General_Yoshihide_Amano.jpg/200px-JGSDF_General_Yoshihide_Amano.jpg 2x" data-file-width="485" data-file-height="643" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Yoshihide, Amano</span><a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">General</a><br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amano_Yoshihide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amano Yoshihide (page does not exist)">Amano Yoshihide</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A9%E9%87%8E%E8%89%AF%E8%8B%B1" class="extiw" title="ja:天野良英">ja</a>]</span><br />天野良英</b><br /><small>(1910–2001)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 April 1966</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14 November 1967</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002563000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 198 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hirokuni-Muta-JASDF.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Hirokuni Muta [ja] 牟田弘國"><img alt="Hirokuni Muta [ja] 牟田弘國" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Hirokuni-Muta-JASDF.png/100px-Hirokuni-Muta-JASDF.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Hirokuni-Muta-JASDF.png/150px-Hirokuni-Muta-JASDF.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Hirokuni-Muta-JASDF.png/200px-Hirokuni-Muta-JASDF.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="335" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Muta, Hirokuni</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hirokuni_Muta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hirokuni Muta (page does not exist)">Hirokuni Muta</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%89%9F%E7%94%B0%E5%BC%98%E5%9C%8B" class="extiw" title="ja:牟田弘國">ja</a>]</span><br />牟田弘國</b><br /><small>(1910–1987)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 November 1967</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 June 1969</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002593000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 227 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/29px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="520" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Air Self-Defense Force">Japan Air Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JMSDF_Admiral_Takaichi_Itaya.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ryuichi Itaya 板谷隆一"><img alt="Ryuichi Itaya 板谷隆一" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/JMSDF_Admiral_Takaichi_Itaya.jpg/100px-JMSDF_Admiral_Takaichi_Itaya.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/JMSDF_Admiral_Takaichi_Itaya.jpg/150px-JMSDF_Admiral_Takaichi_Itaya.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/JMSDF_Admiral_Takaichi_Itaya.jpg/200px-JMSDF_Admiral_Takaichi_Itaya.jpg 2x" data-file-width="501" data-file-height="661" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Itaya, Ryuichi</span>Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ryuichi_Itaya" title="Ryuichi Itaya">Ryuichi Itaya</a><br />板谷隆一</b><br /><small>(1911–1991)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 June 1969</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">31 May 1971</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002729000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 364 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force">Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Hayao Kinugasa 衣笠駿雄"><img alt="Hayao Kinugasa 衣笠駿雄" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Kinugasa, Hayao</span>Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Hayao_Kinugasa" title="Hayao Kinugasa">Hayao Kinugasa</a><br />衣笠駿雄</b><br /><small>(1915–2007)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 June 1971</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">31 January 1973</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002580000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 214 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Ryuhei Nakamura [ja] 中村龍平"><img alt="Ryuhei Nakamura [ja] 中村龍平" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Nakamura, Ryuhei</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryuhei_Nakamura&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryuhei Nakamura (page does not exist)">Ryuhei Nakamura</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E6%9D%91%E9%BE%8D%E5%B9%B3" class="extiw" title="ja:中村龍平">ja</a>]</span><br />中村龍平</b><br /><small>(1916–2008)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 February 1973</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 June 1974</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002514000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 149 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JASDF_General_Motoharu_Shirakwa.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Motoharu Shirakawa [ja] 白川元春"><img alt="Motoharu Shirakawa [ja] 白川元春" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/JASDF_General_Motoharu_Shirakwa.jpg/100px-JASDF_General_Motoharu_Shirakwa.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/JASDF_General_Motoharu_Shirakwa.jpg/150px-JASDF_General_Motoharu_Shirakwa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/JASDF_General_Motoharu_Shirakwa.jpg/200px-JASDF_General_Motoharu_Shirakwa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="487" data-file-height="586" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Shirakawa, Motoharu</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Motoharu_Shirakawa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Motoharu Shirakawa (page does not exist)">Motoharu Shirakawa</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%99%BD%E5%B7%9D%E5%85%83%E6%98%A5" class="extiw" title="ja:白川元春">ja</a>]</span><br />白川元春</b><br /><small>(1918–2008)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 1974</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 March 1976</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002623000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 258 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/29px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="520" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Air Self-Defense Force">Japan Air Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Hirokazu Samejima [ja] 鮫島博一"><img alt="Hirokazu Samejima [ja] 鮫島博一" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Samejima, Hirokazu</span>Admiral<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hirokazu_Samejima&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hirokazu Samejima (page does not exist)">Hirokazu Samejima</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AE%AB%E5%B3%B6%E5%8D%9A%E4%B8%80" class="extiw" title="ja:鮫島博一">ja</a>]</span><br />鮫島博一</b><br /><small>(1918–2000)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16 March 1976</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19 October 1977</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002582000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 217 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force">Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Hiroomi Kurisu [ja] 栗栖弘臣"><img alt="Hiroomi Kurisu [ja] 栗栖弘臣" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Kurisu, Hiroomi</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroomi_Kurisu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hiroomi Kurisu (page does not exist)">Hiroomi Kurisu</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A0%97%E6%A0%96%E5%BC%98%E8%87%A3" class="extiw" title="ja:栗栖弘臣">ja</a>]</span><br />栗栖弘臣</b><br /><small>(1920–2004)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20 October 1977</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27 July 1978</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002280000000000000♠"></span>280 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Takehiko Takae [ja] 高品武彦"><img alt="Takehiko Takae [ja] 高品武彦" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Takae, Takehiko</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takehiko_Takae&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Takehiko Takae (page does not exist)">Takehiko Takae</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E5%93%81%E6%AD%A6%E5%BD%A6" class="extiw" title="ja:高品武彦">ja</a>]</span><br />高品武彦</b><br /><small>(1922–2014)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27 July 1978</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">31 July 1979</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002369000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 4 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">12</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Goro_Takeda_19800101.JPEG" class="mw-file-description" title="Goro Takeda 竹田五郎"><img alt="Goro Takeda 竹田五郎" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Goro_Takeda_19800101.JPEG/100px-Goro_Takeda_19800101.JPEG" decoding="async" width="100" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Goro_Takeda_19800101.JPEG/150px-Goro_Takeda_19800101.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Goro_Takeda_19800101.JPEG/200px-Goro_Takeda_19800101.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="438" data-file-height="576" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Takeda, Goro</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Goro_Takeda" title="Goro Takeda">Goro Takeda</a><br />竹田五郎</b><br /><small>(1921–2020)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 August 1979</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 February 1981</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002564000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 198 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/29px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="520" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Air Self-Defense Force">Japan Air Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Kunio Yada [ja] 矢田次夫"><img alt="Kunio Yada [ja] 矢田次夫" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Yada, Kunio</span>Admiral<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kunio_Yada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kunio Yada (page does not exist)">Kunio Yada</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%A2%E7%94%B0%E6%AC%A1%E5%A4%AB" class="extiw" title="ja:矢田次夫">ja</a>]</span><br />矢田次夫</b><br /><small>(1923–2012)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16 February 1981</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 March 1983</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002757000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 27 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force">Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sumio Murai [ja] 村井澄夫"><img alt="Sumio Murai [ja] 村井澄夫" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Murai, Sumio</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sumio_Murai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sumio Murai (page does not exist)">Sumio Murai</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%91%E4%BA%95%E6%BE%84%E5%A4%AB" class="extiw" title="ja:村井澄夫">ja</a>]</span><br />村井澄夫</b><br /><small>(born 1925)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16 March 1983</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 June 1984</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002472000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 106 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Keitaro Watanabe [ja] 渡部敬太郎"><img alt="Keitaro Watanabe [ja] 渡部敬太郎" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Watanabe, Keitaro</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Keitaro_Watanabe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Keitaro Watanabe (page does not exist)">Keitaro Watanabe</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B8%A1%E9%83%A8%E6%95%AC%E5%A4%AA%E9%83%8E" class="extiw" title="ja:渡部敬太郎">ja</a>]</span><br />渡部敬太郎</b><br /><small>(1927–1997)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 1984</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5 February 1986</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002584000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 219 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Shigehiro Mori (general) [ja] 森繁弘"><img alt="Shigehiro Mori (general) [ja] 森繁弘" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Mori,Shigehiro[<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8C53TF2/download">https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8C53TF2/download</a> ]<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shigehiro_Mori_(general)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shigehiro Mori (general) (page does not exist)">Shigehiro Mori (general)</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A3%AE%E7%B9%81%E5%BC%98" class="extiw" title="ja:森繁弘">ja</a>]</span><br />森繁弘</b><br /><small>(born 1928)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6 February 1986</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10 December 1987</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002672000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 307 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/29px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="520" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Air Self-Defense Force">Japan Air Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">17</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Ishii Masao [ja] 石井政雄"><img alt="Ishii Masao [ja] 石井政雄" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Masao, Ishii</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ishii_Masao&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ishii Masao (page does not exist)">Ishii Masao</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%B3%E4%BA%95%E6%94%BF%E9%9B%84" class="extiw" title="ja:石井政雄">ja</a>]</span><br />石井政雄</b><br /><small>(1931–2007)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11 December 1987</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15 March 1990</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002825000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 94 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Inaugural_Ceremony_of_General_Taizo_Terashima_as_Chairman,_Joint_Staff_Council_%E5%AF%BA%E5%B3%B6%E6%B3%B0%E4%B8%89%E7%B5%B1%E5%90%88%E5%B9%95%E5%83%9A%E4%BC%9A%E8%AD%B0%E8%AD%B0%E9%95%B7%E7%9D%80%E4%BB%BB%E5%BC%8F_(1990_Defense_Agency_record_-_%E5%B9%B3%E6%88%90%EF%BC%92%E5%B9%B4%E9%98%B2%E8%A1%9B%E5%BA%81%E8%A8%98%E9%8C%B2_06%EF%BC%9A58)_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description" title="Taizo Terashima [ja] 寺島泰三"><img alt="Taizo Terashima [ja] 寺島泰三" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Inaugural_Ceremony_of_General_Taizo_Terashima_as_Chairman%2C_Joint_Staff_Council_%E5%AF%BA%E5%B3%B6%E6%B3%B0%E4%B8%89%E7%B5%B1%E5%90%88%E5%B9%95%E5%83%9A%E4%BC%9A%E8%AD%B0%E8%AD%B0%E9%95%B7%E7%9D%80%E4%BB%BB%E5%BC%8F_%281990_Defense_Agency_record_-_%E5%B9%B3%E6%88%90%EF%BC%92%E5%B9%B4%E9%98%B2%E8%A1%9B%E5%BA%81%E8%A8%98%E9%8C%B2_06%EF%BC%9A58%29_%28cropped%29.png/100px-thumbnail.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Inaugural_Ceremony_of_General_Taizo_Terashima_as_Chairman%2C_Joint_Staff_Council_%E5%AF%BA%E5%B3%B6%E6%B3%B0%E4%B8%89%E7%B5%B1%E5%90%88%E5%B9%95%E5%83%9A%E4%BC%9A%E8%AD%B0%E8%AD%B0%E9%95%B7%E7%9D%80%E4%BB%BB%E5%BC%8F_%281990_Defense_Agency_record_-_%E5%B9%B3%E6%88%90%EF%BC%92%E5%B9%B4%E9%98%B2%E8%A1%9B%E5%BA%81%E8%A8%98%E9%8C%B2_06%EF%BC%9A58%29_%28cropped%29.png/150px-thumbnail.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Inaugural_Ceremony_of_General_Taizo_Terashima_as_Chairman%2C_Joint_Staff_Council_%E5%AF%BA%E5%B3%B6%E6%B3%B0%E4%B8%89%E7%B5%B1%E5%90%88%E5%B9%95%E5%83%9A%E4%BC%9A%E8%AD%B0%E8%AD%B0%E9%95%B7%E7%9D%80%E4%BB%BB%E5%BC%8F_%281990_Defense_Agency_record_-_%E5%B9%B3%E6%88%90%EF%BC%92%E5%B9%B4%E9%98%B2%E8%A1%9B%E5%BA%81%E8%A8%98%E9%8C%B2_06%EF%BC%9A58%29_%28cropped%29.png/200px-thumbnail.png 2x" data-file-width="549" data-file-height="732" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Terashima, Taizo</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taizo_Terashima&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Taizo Terashima (page does not exist)">Taizo Terashima</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AF%BA%E5%B3%B6%E6%B3%B0%E4%B8%89" class="extiw" title="ja:寺島泰三">ja</a>]</span><br />寺島泰三</b><br /><small>(born 1933)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16 March 1990</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 June 1991</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002471000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 106 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Hajime Sakuma [ja] 佐久間一"><img alt="Hajime Sakuma [ja] 佐久間一" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Sakuma, Hajime</span>Admiral<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hajime_Sakuma&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hajime Sakuma (page does not exist)">Hajime Sakuma</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%90%E4%B9%85%E9%96%93%E4%B8%80" class="extiw" title="ja:佐久間一">ja</a>]</span><br />佐久間一</b><br /><small>(1935–2014)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 1991</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 June 1993</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002730000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 364 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force">Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Tetsuya Nishimoto [ja] 西元徹也"><img alt="Tetsuya Nishimoto [ja] 西元徹也" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Nishimoto, Tetsuya</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tetsuya_Nishimoto&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tetsuya Nishimoto (page does not exist)">Tetsuya Nishimoto</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E5%85%83%E5%BE%B9%E4%B9%9F" class="extiw" title="ja:西元徹也">ja</a>]</span><br />西元徹也</b><br /><small>(1936–2024)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 1993</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">24 March 1996</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002997000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 267 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">21</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sugiyama Shigeru [ja] 杉山蕃"><img alt="Sugiyama Shigeru [ja] 杉山蕃" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Shigeru, Sugiyama</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sugiyama_Shigeru&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sugiyama Shigeru (page does not exist)">Sugiyama Shigeru</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%89%E5%B1%B1%E8%95%83" class="extiw" title="ja:杉山蕃">ja</a>]</span><br />杉山蕃</b><br /><small>(born 1938)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">25 March 1996</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">12 October 1997</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002566000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 201 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/29px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="520" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Air Self-Defense Force">Japan Air Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Kazuya Natsukawa [ja] 夏川和也"><img alt="Kazuya Natsukawa [ja] 夏川和也" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Natsukawa, Kazuya</span>Admiral<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kazuya_Natsukawa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kazuya Natsukawa (page does not exist)">Kazuya Natsukawa</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%8F%E5%B7%9D%E5%92%8C%E4%B9%9F" class="extiw" title="ja:夏川和也">ja</a>]</span><br />夏川和也</b><br /><small>(born 1940)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 October 1997</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 March 1999</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002533000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 168 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force">Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Yuji Fujinawa 藤縄祐爾"><img alt="Yuji Fujinawa 藤縄祐爾" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Fujinawa, Yuji</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Yuji_Fujinawa" title="Yuji Fujinawa">Yuji Fujinawa</a><br />藤縄祐爾</b><br /><small>(born 1941)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">31 March 1999</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">26 March 2001</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002726000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 360 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">24</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Shoji Takegochi [ja] 竹河内捷次"><img alt="Shoji Takegochi [ja] 竹河内捷次" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Takegochi, Shoji</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shoji_Takegochi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shoji Takegochi (page does not exist)">Shoji Takegochi</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AB%B9%E6%B2%B3%E5%86%85%E6%8D%B7%E6%AC%A1" class="extiw" title="ja:竹河内捷次">ja</a>]</span><br />竹河内捷次</b><br /><small>(born 1943)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27 March 2001</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27 January 2003</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002671000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 306 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/29px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="520" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Air Self-Defense Force">Japan Air Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">25</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:T%C5%8Dru_Ishikawa_20040209_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Toru Ishikawa [ja] 石川亨"><img alt="Toru Ishikawa [ja] 石川亨" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/T%C5%8Dru_Ishikawa_20040209_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-T%C5%8Dru_Ishikawa_20040209_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/T%C5%8Dru_Ishikawa_20040209_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-T%C5%8Dru_Ishikawa_20040209_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/T%C5%8Dru_Ishikawa_20040209_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-T%C5%8Dru_Ishikawa_20040209_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="293" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Ishikawa, Toru</span>Admiral<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Toru_Ishikawa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Toru Ishikawa (page does not exist)">Toru Ishikawa</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%B3%E5%B7%9D%E4%BA%A8" class="extiw" title="ja:石川亨">ja</a>]</span><br />石川亨</b><br /><small>(born 1944)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">28 January 2003</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">29 August 2004</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002579000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 214 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force">Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">26</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Hajime Massaki [ja] 先崎一"><img alt="Hajime Massaki [ja] 先崎一" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Massaki, Hajime</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hajime_Massaki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hajime Massaki (page does not exist)">Hajime Massaki</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%88%E5%B4%8E%E4%B8%80" class="extiw" title="ja:先崎一">ja</a>]</span><br />先崎一</b><br /><small>(born 1944)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 August 2004</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">26 March 2006</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002573000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 208 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff"><span id="Chief_of_Staff.2C_Joint_Staff"></span>Chief of Staff, Joint Staff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Chief of Staff, Joint Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th>Chief of Staff, Joint Staff</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office</th> <th>Defence branch </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">26</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Hajime Massaki [ja] 先崎一"><img alt="Hajime Massaki [ja] 先崎一" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Massaki, Hajime</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hajime_Massaki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hajime Massaki (page does not exist)">Hajime Massaki</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%88%E5%B4%8E%E4%B8%80" class="extiw" title="ja:先崎一">ja</a>]</span><br />先崎一</b><br /><small>(born 1944)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27 March 2006</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 August 2006</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002129000000000000♠"></span>129 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">27</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JMSDF_Admiral_Takashi_Saito_%E9%BD%8B%E8%97%A4%E9%9A%86%E6%B5%B7%E5%B0%86_(Defense.gov_photo_essay_071108-N-0696M-150).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Takashi Saito (admiral) [ja] 齋藤隆"><img alt="Takashi Saito (admiral) [ja] 齋藤隆" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/JMSDF_Admiral_Takashi_Saito_%E9%BD%8B%E8%97%A4%E9%9A%86%E6%B5%B7%E5%B0%86_%28Defense.gov_photo_essay_071108-N-0696M-150%29.jpg/100px-JMSDF_Admiral_Takashi_Saito_%E9%BD%8B%E8%97%A4%E9%9A%86%E6%B5%B7%E5%B0%86_%28Defense.gov_photo_essay_071108-N-0696M-150%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/JMSDF_Admiral_Takashi_Saito_%E9%BD%8B%E8%97%A4%E9%9A%86%E6%B5%B7%E5%B0%86_%28Defense.gov_photo_essay_071108-N-0696M-150%29.jpg/150px-JMSDF_Admiral_Takashi_Saito_%E9%BD%8B%E8%97%A4%E9%9A%86%E6%B5%B7%E5%B0%86_%28Defense.gov_photo_essay_071108-N-0696M-150%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/JMSDF_Admiral_Takashi_Saito_%E9%BD%8B%E8%97%A4%E9%9A%86%E6%B5%B7%E5%B0%86_%28Defense.gov_photo_essay_071108-N-0696M-150%29.jpg/200px-JMSDF_Admiral_Takashi_Saito_%E9%BD%8B%E8%97%A4%E9%9A%86%E6%B5%B7%E5%B0%86_%28Defense.gov_photo_essay_071108-N-0696M-150%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="795" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Saito, Takashi</span>Admiral<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takashi_Saito_(admiral)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Takashi Saito (admiral) (page does not exist)">Takashi Saito (admiral)</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BD%8B%E8%97%A4%E9%9A%86" class="extiw" title="ja:齋藤隆">ja</a>]</span><br />齋藤隆</b><br /><small>(born 1948)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4 August 2006</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">23 March 2009</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002962000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 231 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force">Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">28</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JGSDF_General_Ryoichi_Oriki_%E6%8A%98%E6%9C%A8%E8%89%AF%E4%B8%80%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_(Defense.gov_News_Photo_100624-N-0696M-028).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ryoichi Oriki [ja] 折木良一"><img alt="Ryoichi Oriki [ja] 折木良一" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/JGSDF_General_Ryoichi_Oriki_%E6%8A%98%E6%9C%A8%E8%89%AF%E4%B8%80%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%28Defense.gov_News_Photo_100624-N-0696M-028%29.jpg/100px-JGSDF_General_Ryoichi_Oriki_%E6%8A%98%E6%9C%A8%E8%89%AF%E4%B8%80%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%28Defense.gov_News_Photo_100624-N-0696M-028%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/JGSDF_General_Ryoichi_Oriki_%E6%8A%98%E6%9C%A8%E8%89%AF%E4%B8%80%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%28Defense.gov_News_Photo_100624-N-0696M-028%29.jpg/150px-JGSDF_General_Ryoichi_Oriki_%E6%8A%98%E6%9C%A8%E8%89%AF%E4%B8%80%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%28Defense.gov_News_Photo_100624-N-0696M-028%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/JGSDF_General_Ryoichi_Oriki_%E6%8A%98%E6%9C%A8%E8%89%AF%E4%B8%80%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%28Defense.gov_News_Photo_100624-N-0696M-028%29.jpg/200px-JGSDF_General_Ryoichi_Oriki_%E6%8A%98%E6%9C%A8%E8%89%AF%E4%B8%80%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%28Defense.gov_News_Photo_100624-N-0696M-028%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1593" data-file-height="1880" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Oriki, Ryoichi</span>General<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryoichi_Oriki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryoichi Oriki (page does not exist)">Ryoichi Oriki</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8A%98%E6%9C%A8%E8%89%AF%E4%B8%80" class="extiw" title="ja:折木良一">ja</a>]</span><br />折木良一</b><br /><small>(born 1950)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">24 March 2009</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 January 2012</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003104200000000000♠"></span>2 years, 312 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">29</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shigeru_Iwasaki.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Shigeru Iwasaki 岩崎茂"><img alt="Shigeru Iwasaki 岩崎茂" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Shigeru_Iwasaki.jpg/100px-Shigeru_Iwasaki.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Shigeru_Iwasaki.jpg/150px-Shigeru_Iwasaki.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Shigeru_Iwasaki.jpg/200px-Shigeru_Iwasaki.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Iwasaki, Shigeru</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Iwasaki" title="Shigeru Iwasaki">Shigeru Iwasaki</a><br />岩崎茂</b><br /><small>(born 1953)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">31 January 2012</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13 October 2014</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002986000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 255 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/29px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="520" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Air Self-Defense Force">Japan Air Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Katsutoshi_Kawano_cropped_2_Phillip_G_Sawyer_and_Katsutoshi_Kawano_20111013.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Katsutoshi Kawano 河野克俊"><img alt="Katsutoshi Kawano 河野克俊" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Katsutoshi_Kawano_cropped_2_Phillip_G_Sawyer_and_Katsutoshi_Kawano_20111013.jpg/100px-Katsutoshi_Kawano_cropped_2_Phillip_G_Sawyer_and_Katsutoshi_Kawano_20111013.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Katsutoshi_Kawano_cropped_2_Phillip_G_Sawyer_and_Katsutoshi_Kawano_20111013.jpg/150px-Katsutoshi_Kawano_cropped_2_Phillip_G_Sawyer_and_Katsutoshi_Kawano_20111013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Katsutoshi_Kawano_cropped_2_Phillip_G_Sawyer_and_Katsutoshi_Kawano_20111013.jpg/200px-Katsutoshi_Kawano_cropped_2_Phillip_G_Sawyer_and_Katsutoshi_Kawano_20111013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="813" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Kawano, Katsutoshi</span>Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Katsutoshi_Kawano" title="Katsutoshi Kawano">Katsutoshi Kawano</a><br />河野克俊</b><br /><small>(born 1954)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14 October 2014</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">31 March 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003162900000000000♠"></span>4 years, 168 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force">Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">31</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JGSDF_General_Koji_Yamazaki_%E5%B1%B1%E5%B4%8E%E5%B9%B8%E4%BA%8C%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_(US_Navy_photo_191001-D-PB383-001_CJCS_Hosts_ROK,_Japanese_Counterparts_for_Multilateral_Discussions).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kōji Yamazaki 山崎幸二"><img alt="Kōji Yamazaki 山崎幸二" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/JGSDF_General_Koji_Yamazaki_%E5%B1%B1%E5%B4%8E%E5%B9%B8%E4%BA%8C%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%28US_Navy_photo_191001-D-PB383-001_CJCS_Hosts_ROK%2C_Japanese_Counterparts_for_Multilateral_Discussions%29.jpg/100px-JGSDF_General_Koji_Yamazaki_%E5%B1%B1%E5%B4%8E%E5%B9%B8%E4%BA%8C%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%28US_Navy_photo_191001-D-PB383-001_CJCS_Hosts_ROK%2C_Japanese_Counterparts_for_Multilateral_Discussions%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/JGSDF_General_Koji_Yamazaki_%E5%B1%B1%E5%B4%8E%E5%B9%B8%E4%BA%8C%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%28US_Navy_photo_191001-D-PB383-001_CJCS_Hosts_ROK%2C_Japanese_Counterparts_for_Multilateral_Discussions%29.jpg/150px-JGSDF_General_Koji_Yamazaki_%E5%B1%B1%E5%B4%8E%E5%B9%B8%E4%BA%8C%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%28US_Navy_photo_191001-D-PB383-001_CJCS_Hosts_ROK%2C_Japanese_Counterparts_for_Multilateral_Discussions%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/JGSDF_General_Koji_Yamazaki_%E5%B1%B1%E5%B4%8E%E5%B9%B8%E4%BA%8C%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%28US_Navy_photo_191001-D-PB383-001_CJCS_Hosts_ROK%2C_Japanese_Counterparts_for_Multilateral_Discussions%29.jpg/200px-JGSDF_General_Koji_Yamazaki_%E5%B1%B1%E5%B4%8E%E5%B9%B8%E4%BA%8C%E9%99%B8%E5%B0%86_%28US_Navy_photo_191001-D-PB383-001_CJCS_Hosts_ROK%2C_Japanese_Counterparts_for_Multilateral_Discussions%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="976" data-file-height="1304" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Yamazaki, Kōji</span>General<br /><b><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dji_Yamazaki" title="Kōji Yamazaki">Kōji Yamazaki</a><br />山崎幸二</b><br /><small>(born 1961)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 April 2019</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">29 March 2023</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003145800000000000♠"></span>3 years, 362 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="914" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ground_Self-Defense_Force" title="Japan Ground Self-Defense Force">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force</a></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">32</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_YOSHIDA_Yoshihide_Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yoshihide Yoshida 吉田圭秀"><img alt="Yoshihide Yoshida 吉田圭秀" 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style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Chairmen, Joint Staff Council<br /><small>(1954-2006)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Keiz%C5%8D_Hayashi" title="Keizō Hayashi">Hayashi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiz%C5%8D_Sugie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ichizō Sugie (page does not exist)">Sugie</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yoshifusa_Amano&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yoshifusa Amano (page does not exist)">Amano</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hirokuni_Muta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hirokuni Muta (page does not exist)">Muta</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ry%C5%8Dichi_Itaya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryōichi Itaya (page does not exist)">Itaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hayao_Kinugasa" title="Hayao Kinugasa">Kinugasa</a></li> <li><a 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/><small>(2006-)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hajime_Masaki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hajime Masaki (page does not exist)">Masaki</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takashi_Saito_(admiral)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Takashi Saito (admiral) (page does not exist)">Saito</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ry%C5%8Dichi_Oriki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryōichi Oriki (page does not exist)">Oriki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Iwasaki" title="Shigeru Iwasaki">Iwasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katsutoshi_Kawano" title="Katsutoshi Kawano">Kawano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dji_Yamazaki" title="Kōji Yamazaki">Yamazaki</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_People%27s_National_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the People's National Army">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Angola)" title="Chief of General Staff (Angola)">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Benin)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Benin)">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Botswana)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Botswana)">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Burkina_Faso)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Burkina Faso) (page does not exist)">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Burundi)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Burundi) (page does not exist)">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Cameroon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Cameroon) (page does not exist)">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Cape_Verde)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Cape Verde)">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Central_African_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Central African Republic) (page does not exist)">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Chad)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Chad)">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Comoros)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Comoros) (page does not exist)">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">DR Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Republic_of_the_Congo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Republic of the Congo) (page does not exist)">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Djibouti)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Djibouti) (page does not exist)">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Egypt)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Egypt)">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Equatorial_Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Equatorial Guinea) (page does not exist)">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Eritrea)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Eritrea)">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umbutfo_Eswatini_Defence_Force#Commanders" title="Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Ethiopia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Gabon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Gabon) (page does not exist)">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(The_Gambia)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (The Gambia)">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Ghana)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana)">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Guinea) (page does not exist)">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Guinea-Bissau)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Guinea-Bissau) (page does not exist)">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Ivory_Coast)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Ivory Coast)">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Kenya)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Kenya)">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Lesotho_Defence_Force" title="Commander of the Lesotho Defence Force">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Liberia)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Liberia)">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Libya)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Libya) (page does not exist)">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Madagascar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Madagascar) (page does not exist)">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Malawi)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Malawi) (page does not exist)">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mali)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Mali) (page does not exist)">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mauritania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Mauritania) (page does not exist)">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inspector_general_(Morocco)" title="Inspector general (Morocco)">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mozambique)" title="Chief of General Staff (Mozambique)">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_(Namibia)" title="Chief of the Defence Force (Namibia)">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Chief_of_staff_(Niger)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Chief of staff (Niger) (page does not exist)">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Nigeria)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Nigeria)">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Rwanda)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Rwanda)">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (São Tomé and Príncipe)">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Senegal)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Senegal)">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Seychelles)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Seychelles) (page does not exist)">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Sierra_Leone)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Sierra Leone)">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Somalia)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Somalia)">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force" title="Chief of the South African National Defence Force">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(South_Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (South Sudan) (page does not exist)">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Sudan) (page does not exist)">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanzania_People%27s_Defence_Force#Chief_of_Defence_Force" title="Tanzania People's Defence Force">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Togo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Togo) (page does not exist)">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Tunisia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Tunisia) (page does not exist)">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Uganda)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Uganda)">Uganda</a></li> <li>Zambia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Zimbabwe)" title="Chief of Defense (Zimbabwe)">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Somaliland)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Somaliland)">Somaliland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Biafra</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Bophuthatswana_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force (page does not exist)">Bophuthatswana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Ciskei_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Ciskei Defence Force (page does not exist)">Ciskei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirdar" title="Sirdar">British Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Ethiopia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)">Ethiopian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Zimbabwe)" title="Chief of Defense (Zimbabwe)">Rhodesia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Transkei_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Transkei Defence Force (page does not exist)">Transkei</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Venda_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Venda Defence Force (page does not exist)">Venda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Zaire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Antigua_and_Barbuda)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Defense (Antigua and Barbuda)">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(Argentina)" title="Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina)">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Bahamas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Bahamas)">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_(Barbados)" title="Chief of Staff (Barbados)">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Belize)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Belize)">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Bolivia#Commander_in_Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Armed Forces of Bolivia">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Joint Staff of the Armed Forces">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Canada)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Defence_(Chile)" title="Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence (Chile)">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Commander_of_the_Military_Forces_(Colombia)" title="General Commander of the Military Forces (Colombia)">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Revolutionary_Armed_Forces#Leadership" title="Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Dominican_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Dominican Republic) (page does not exist)">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Chief_of_Staff_(Ecuador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Chief of Staff (Ecuador) (page does not exist)">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Joint_Staff_(El_Salvador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Joint Staff (El Salvador) (page does not exist)">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Guatemala)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Guatemala)">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_(Guyana)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Staff (Guyana)">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders-in-chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Haiti" title="List of commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Honduras)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Armed Forces (Honduras) (page does not exist)">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Jamaica)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Jamaica)">Jamaica</a></li> <li>Mexico <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_of_National_Defense_(Mexico)" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretariat of National Defense (Mexico)">Secretariat of National Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_of_the_Navy" title="Secretariat of the Navy">Secretariat of the Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Army_(Nicaragua)" title="Commander-in-Chief of the Army (Nicaragua)">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Paraguay)" title="Commander of the Armed Forces (Paraguay)">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Command_(Peru)" title="Chief of the Joint Command (Peru)">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Force_Commander_(Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Defence Force Commander (Saint Kitts and Nevis) (page does not exist)">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Suriname)" title="Commander of the Armed Forces (Suriname)">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Trinidad_and_Tobago)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Trinidad and Tobago)">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Staff_(Uruguay)" title="Defence Staff (Uruguay)">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Command_Operations_(Venezuela)" class="mw-redirect" title="Strategic Command Operations (Venezuela)">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Afghanistan)" title="Chief of General Staff (Afghanistan)">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defense_(Bahrain)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defense (Bahrain) (page does not exist)">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principal_Staff_Officer_(Bangladesh)" title="Principal Staff Officer (Bangladesh)">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Operations_Officer_(Bhutan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief Operations Officer (Bhutan) (page does not exist)">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Brunei_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief_of_the_Royal_Cambodian_Armed_Forces" title="Commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff_Department_of_the_Central_Military_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission">PR of China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(East_Timor)" title="Chief of Defence Force (East Timor)">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (India)">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran">Iran</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Army#Commanders-in-Chief" title="List of commanders of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army">AJA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders_of_the_Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps#Commanders-in-Chief" title="List of commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps">IRGC</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Iraq)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Iraq)">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Israel)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Israel)">Israel</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(Jordan)" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Jordan)">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Kazakhstan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Kazakhstan)">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_Department_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army" title="General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(South_Korea)" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Kuwait)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Kuwait)">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_Armed_Forces_(Kyrgyzstan)" title="General Staff of Armed Forces (Kyrgyzstan)">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Laos)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Laos) (page does not exist)">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Lebanese_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Malaysia)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia)">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Maldives)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Maldives)">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mongolia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Mongolia)">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_Defence_Services" title="Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Army_Staff_(Nepal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Army Staff (Nepal)">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_staff_(Oman)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of staff (Oman) (page does not exist)">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" title="Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Qatar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Qatar) (page does not exist)">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_General_Staff" title="Chairman of the General Staff">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Singapore)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Singapore)">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Syria)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Syria)">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Tajikistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Tajikistan)">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Thailand)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Thailand)">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Turkmenistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Turkmenistan)">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_staff_(United_Arab_Emirates)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of staff (United Arab Emirates) (page does not exist)">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Uzbekistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Uzbekistan)">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Vietnam)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Vietnam)">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Yemen)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Yemen) (page does not exist)">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Republic_of_China)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Republic of China)">Republic of China (Taiwan)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Democratic Kampuchea</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_General_Headquarters" title="Imperial General Headquarters">Imperial Japan</a></li> <li>Mengjiang</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Manchukuo" title="Politics of Manchukuo">Manchukuo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_General_Staff_(South_Vietnam)" title="Chief of the Joint General Staff (South Vietnam)">South Vietnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" 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href="/wiki/Chiefs_of_Joint_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Chiefs of Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_(Bulgaria)" title="Chief of the Defence (Bulgaria)">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Croatia)" title="Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Croatia)">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_National_Guard_General_Staff" title="Chief of the National Guard General Staff">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Czech_Republic)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Czech Republic)">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Denmark)" title="Chief of Defence (Denmark)">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Estonian_Defence_Forces" title="Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Finland)" title="Chief of Defence (Finland)">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(France)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (France)">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inspector_General_of_the_Bundeswehr" title="Inspector General of the Bundeswehr">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_Forces_(Georgia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Defense Forces (Georgia)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_National_Defence_General_Staff" title="Hellenic National Defence General Staff">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Hungary)" title="Chief of General Staff (Hungary)">Hungary</a></li> <li>Iceland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Defence_Forces_(Ireland)" title="Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (Ireland)">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Italy)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy)">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Joint_Headquarters_(Latvia)" 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href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Transnistria)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Transnistria)">Transnistria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_General_Staff" title="Austro-Hungarian General Staff">Austria–Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Command_of_the_Army_of_the_Republic_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Supreme Command of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Home_Guard_(World_War_II)#Command_structure" title="Croatian Home Guard (World War II)">Independent State of Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Czechoslovakia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Czechoslovakia)">Czechoslovakia</a></li> <li><a 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