Yuji Fujinawa

Yuji Fujinawa
藤縄 祐爾
Chief of Staff, Joint Staff
In office
March 31, 1999 – March 27, 2001
Prime MinisterKeizo Obuchi
Yoshiro Mori
Preceded byKazuya Natsukawa
Succeeded byShoji Takegouchi
Chief of the Ground Staff
In office
July 1, 1997 – March 30, 1999
Prime MinisterRyutaro Hashimoto
Keizo Obuchi
Preceded byNobutoshi Watanabebe
Succeeded byTsuneo Isoshima
Personal details
Born (1941-09-22) September 22, 1941
Hyogo, Japan
Alma materNational Defense Academy of Japan
Military service
Allegiance Japan
Branch/service Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Years of service1964–2001
Rank General
CommandsChief of Staff, Joint Staff
Chief of the Ground Staff, JGSDF
Eastern Army
Vice Chief of Staff, Ground Staff, JGSDF
7th Division

General Yuji Fujinawa (藤縄 祐爾, Fujinawa Yūji; born 22 September 1941) is a retired Japanese general who served in the Japan Self-Defense Forces. A lifelong career military officer, he began as an infantry officer. He was named Chief-of-Staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in July 1997, and became Chairman of the Joint Staff Council in March 1999,[1] his term ending in March 2001.

References

  1. ^ "Chairman, Joint Staff Council". Japanese Defense Agency. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 17 September 2025.