Chief of Staff, Joint Staff | |
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統合幕僚長 | |
Japan Self-Defense Forces | |
Member of | Joint Staff Defense Council |
Reports to | Minister of Defense |
Appointer | Minister of Defense Subject to formal approval by the Cabinet |
Precursor | Chairman of the Joint Staff Council |
Formation | 1 July 1954 |
First holder | Keizō Hayashi |
Deputy | Vice Chief of Staff, Joint Staff |
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The Chief of Staff, Joint Staff (Japanese: 統合幕僚長, Hepburn: Tōgō Bakuryō-chō) is the highest-ranking military officer and head of the Operational Authority (command) over the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF).
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.
The rank is Lieutenant General[1] or Vice Admiral,[1] while in office the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff will be treated as a four-star rank, and will be designated as General or Admiral.
The Chief of Staff, Joint Staff assists the Minister of Defense on all matters of the JSDF, and executes orders of the Minister of Defense with directions from the Prime Minister.[2][3]
Structure
The Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, is the head of the Joint Staff (統合幕僚監部, Tōgō Bakuryō Kanbu), which consists of a Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, the Vice Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, an Administrative Vice Chief of Staff, as well as numerous departments and special staffs.
The Chief of Staff, Joint Staff supervises the service branches operations of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, and would assume command in the event of a war, but their powers are limited to policy formation and defense coordination during peacetime.[4][5] 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.
List of officeholders
The current Chief of Staff, Joint Staff is General Yoshihide Yoshida, who took office in March 2023.[6]
Chairman of the Joint Staff Council
No. | Portrait | Chairman of the Joint Staff Council | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
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1 | Keizō Hayashi 林 敬三 (1907–1991) | General1 July 1954 | 13 August 1964 | 10 years, 43 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
2 | Sugie Ichizo 杉江一三 (1908–1999) | Admiral14 August 1964 | 29 April 1966 | 1 year, 258 days | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | |
3 | Amano Yoshihide 天野良英 (1910–2001) | General30 April 1966 | 14 November 1967 | 1 year, 198 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
4 | Hirokuni Muta 牟田弘國 (1910–1987) | General15 November 1967 | 30 June 1969 | 1 year, 227 days | Japan Air Self-Defense Force | |
5 | Ryuichi Itaya 板谷隆一 (1911–1991) | Admiral1 June 1969 | 31 May 1971 | 1 year, 364 days | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | |
6 | Fumio Kinugasa 衣笠駿雄 (1915–2007) | Admiral1 June 1971 | 31 January 1973 | 1 year, 214 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
7 | Ryuhei Nakamura 中村龍平 (1916–2008) | General1 February 1973 | 30 June 1974 | 1 year, 149 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
8 | Motoharu Shirakawa 白川元春 (1918–2008) | General1 July 1974 | 15 March 1976 | 1 year, 258 days | Japan Air Self-Defense Force | |
9 | Hirokazu Samejima 鮫島博一 (1918–2000) | Admiral16 March 1976 | 19 October 1977 | 1 year, 217 days | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | |
10 | Hiroomi Kurisu 栗栖弘臣 (1920–2004) | General20 October 1977 | 27 July 1978 | 280 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
11 | Takehiko Takae 高品武彦 (1922–2014) | General27 July 1978 | 31 July 1979 | 1 year, 4 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
12 | Goro Takeda 竹田五郎 (1921–2020) | General1 August 1979 | 15 February 1981 | 1 year, 198 days | Japan Air Self-Defense Force | |
13 | Kunio Yada 矢田次夫 (1923–2012) | Admiral16 February 1981 | 15 March 1983 | 2 years, 27 days | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | |
14 | Sumio Murai 村井澄夫 (born 1925) | General16 March 1983 | 30 June 1984 | 1 year, 106 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
15 | Keitaro Watanabe 渡部敬太郎 (1927–1997) | General1 July 1984 | 5 February 1986 | 1 year, 219 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
16 | Shigehiro Mori (general) 森繁弘 (born 1928) | General6 February 1986 | 10 December 1987 | 1 year, 307 days | Japan Air Self-Defense Force | |
17 | Ishii Masao 石井政雄 (1931–2007) | General11 December 1987 | 15 March 1990 | 2 years, 94 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
18 | Taizo Terashima 寺島泰三 (born 1933) | General16 March 1990 | 30 June 1991 | 1 year, 106 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
19 | Hajime Sakuma 佐久間一 (1935–2014) | Admiral1 July 1991 | 30 June 1993 | 1 year, 364 days | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | |
20 | Tetsuya Nishimoto 西元徹也 (born 1936) | General1 July 1993 | 24 March 1996 | 2 years, 267 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
21 | Sugiyama Ban 杉山蕃 (born 1938) | General25 March 1996 | 12 October 1997 | 1 year, 201 days | Japan Air Self-Defense Force | |
22 | Kazuya Natsukawa 夏川和也 (born 1940) | Admiral13 October 1997 | 30 March 1999 | 1 year, 168 days | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | |
23 | Yuji Fujinawa (born 1941) | General31 March 1999 | 26 March 2001 | 1 year, 360 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
24 | Shoji Takegochi 竹河内捷次 (born 1943) | General27 March 2001 | 27 January 2003 | 1 year, 306 days | Japan Air Self-Defense Force | |
25 | Toru Ishikawa 石川亨 (born 1944) | Admiral28 January 2003 | 29 August 2004 | 1 year, 214 days | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | |
26 | Hajime Massaki 先崎一 (born 1944) | General30 August 2004 | 26 March 2006 | 1 year, 208 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
Chief of Staff, Joint Staff
No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff, Joint Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
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26 | Hajime Massaki 先 崎一 (born 1944) | General27 March 2006 | 3 August 2006 | 129 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
27 | Takashi Saito (admiral) 齋藤 隆 (born 1948) | Admiral4 August 2006 | 23 March 2009 | 2 years, 231 days | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | |
28 | Ryoichi Oriki 折木 良一 (born 1950) | General24 March 2009 | 30 January 2012 | 2 years, 312 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
29 | Shigeru Iwasaki 岩崎茂 (born 1953) | General31 January 2012 | 13 October 2014 | 2 years, 255 days | Japan Air Self-Defense Force | |
30 | Katsutoshi Kawano 河野 克俊 (born 1954) | Admiral14 October 2014 | 31 March 2019 | 4 years, 168 days | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | |
31 | Kōji Yamazaki 山崎 幸二 (born 1961) | General1 April 2019 | 29 March 2023 | 3 years, 362 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
32 | Yoshihide Yoshida 吉田 圭秀 (born 1962) | General30 March 2023 | Incumbent | 273 days | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
See also
References
- 1 2 The highest rank in the Japan Self-Defense Force.
- ↑ "自衛隊: 組織" [JSDF: Organization]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ↑ "Responsibility of COS,JS | Japan JSO Oficial Webdite". www.mod.go.jp. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ↑ "Self Defense Forces". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ↑ The Ministry of Defense Reorganized: For the Support of Peace and Security (PDF). Tokyo: Japan Ministry of Defense. 2007. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ↑ Japan Self-Defense Forces. "Organization". Ministry of Defense (Japan). Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ↑ P89 5th line,need to download