General Kōji Yamazaki is a Japanese retired general who served as the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces from April 2019 to March 2023. He previously served as the Chief of the Ground Staff at the JGSDF from August 2017 to March 2019.
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Then-Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Koji Yamazaki (right), with Maj. Gen. Takuto Ogasawara (left), Joint Staff College Ministry of Defense Vice Commandant, and Lt. Gen. John L. Doland (middle) of United States Forces Japan during the Japan Joint Staff 10th anniversary ceremony at Hotel Grand Hill, Ichigaya, Japan
Chief of Staff Koji Yamazaki shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson of the III Marine Expeditionary Force (2017)
Gen. Koji Yamazaki, with US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley and South Korean Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Park Han-ki at a multilateral meeting at Washington, D.C.
General Yamazaki with Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi during his visit in Israel (2019)
General Yamazaki (2nd from left) meets with US Admirals John C. Aquilino and Philip S. Davidson, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley, and South Korean Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Won In-choul (2021).Awards 3
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Country
JapanType
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Status
living
Dates
Born 1961 · age 65
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6 languages
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