Yuji Fujinawa
Yuji Fujinawa | |
|---|---|
藤縄 祐爾 | |
| Chief of Staff, Joint Staff | |
| In office March 31, 1999 – March 27, 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Keizo Obuchi Yoshiro Mori |
| Preceded by | Kazuya Natsukawa |
| Succeeded by | Shoji Takegouchi |
| Chief of the Ground Staff | |
| In office July 1, 1997 – March 30, 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto Keizo Obuchi |
| Preceded by | Nobutoshi Watanabebe |
| Succeeded by | Tsuneo Isoshima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 22, 1941 Hyogo, Japan |
| Alma mater | National Defense Academy of Japan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Japan |
| Branch/service | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
| Years of service | 1964–2001 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Chief 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
- ^ "Chairman, Joint Staff Council". Japanese Defense Agency. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 17 September 2025.