Miho Otani

Captain

Miho Otani
Native name
大谷 三穂
Born (1971-05-28) May 28, 1971 (age 53)
AllegianceJapan
Service / branchJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force
RankCaptain
CommandsJS Yamagiri, JS Myōkō

Captain Miho Otani (大谷 三穂) (born May 28, 1971) is an officer in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was the first woman to become the captain of a naval training vessel and a destroyer. Otani was also a member of the first female class to enter the National Defense Academy of Japan.