page_title: Kōji Yamazaki
hierarchical_section_title: Kōji Yamazaki
caption_attribution_description: English: Lt. Gen. John L. Doland (middle), U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force commander, center, poses for a photo with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Takuto Ogasawara, Joint Staff College Ministry of Defense vice commandant (left), and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Koji Yamazaki (right), JSMD vice chief of staff, during the Japan Joint Staff 10th anniversary ceremony at Hotel Grand Hill, Ichigaya, Japan, Feb. 17, 2016. The event consisted of opening remarks from senior leadership, breaking sake barrels and discussions between military personnel to strengthen bilateral relationships.
context_page_description: Kōji Yamazaki is a Japanese general and who serves as 6th and the incumbent Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Before assuming the post, he was the former Chief of the Ground Staff of the JGSDF from August 2017 to March 2019.
context_section_description: Kōji Yamazaki (山崎 幸二, Yamazaki Kōji) is a Japanese general and who serves as 6th and the incumbent Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Before assuming the post, he was the former Chief of the Ground Staff of the JGSDF from August 2017 to March 2019.
caption: 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.
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