Yoshihide Yoshida | |
|---|---|
吉田 圭秀 | |
_in_2024_(cropped).jpg) Yoshihide Yoshida in 2024 | |
| Chief of Staff, Joint Staff | |
| Assumed office 30 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kōji Yamazaki |
| Chief of the Ground Staff | |
| In office 26 March 2021 – 30 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Goro Yuasa |
| Succeeded by | Yasunori Morishita |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1962 Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo (BE) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Japan |
| Branch/service |  Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
| Years of service | 1986–present |
| Rank |
|
| Commands |
|
General Yoshihide Yoshida (吉田 圭秀, Yoshida Yoshihide) (10 October 1962) is a Japanese military general who serves as the incumbent Chief of Staff, Joint Staff since March 2023. General Yoshida previously served as Chief of the Ground Staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force from March 2021 to March 2023, and is the first person to become a General Officer in the JSDF that did not graduate from the National Defense Academy in over 30 years.[1]
- ^ "New GSDF head vows to never 'unsheathe the sword' | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2022-03-08.