Biographies of authors

 

 

1. Name:　　　　　　  Shigeru  AOYAMA

2. Rank: 　　　　　　  Major General, GSDF Ret.

3. Present Profession:   Senior Member of Research Committee, DRC

4. Education: 　　　    National Defense Academy, 1959

5. Major Assignment:   1959: Ground Self Defense Force

1967: Student, Ground Staff College

1979: Student, National Institute for Defense Studies

1982: Visiting Scholar, Stanford Univ.

1985: Head, Communication and Electronic Div., GSO

1987: Vice Commander, District Depot of Northern Army

1989: Commandant, Signal School

1992: Retired from GSGF,  Advisor, Hitachi Ltd.

1992: Member of Research Committee, DRC

2000: Left Hitachi Ltd. Senior Member of Research Committee, DRC

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1. Name:　　　　　    Hiroo  ABE

2. Rank:               Lieutenant General, ASDF Ret.

3. Present Profession:   Board Councilor and Senior Research Councilor, DRC

4. Education: 　　　    National Defense Academy, 1957

5. Major Assignment:   1957: Air Self Defense Force

　 　　　　　　　　　  1958: Fighter Pilot Training in U.S.A.

　 　　　　　　　　　  1967: Defense Division, Air Staff Office (ASO)

　 　　　　　　　　　  1970: Student, Air Staff College

　 　　　　　　　　　  1980: Director, Personal Division, ASO

　 　　　　　　　　　　1987: Commander, Western Air Force

　　 　　　　　　　　  1989: Commander, Air Training Command

　　 　　　　　　　　  1990: Retired from ASDF, Advisor, Japan Air System Co., Ltd.

　　 　　　　　　　　  1991: Board Councilor and Member of Research Committee, DRC

                       2001: Board Councilor and Senior Research Councilor, DRC

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1. Name:　　　　　　   Hiroshi IKAWA

2. Rank: 　　　　　　  Rear Admiral, MSDF Ret.

3. Present Profession:   Senior Member of Research Committee, DRC

4. Education: 　　　　　National Defense Academy, 1958

                     　National Defense Academy, Post Graduate Course, 1968

5. Major Assignment:   1958: Maritime Self Defense Force

1978: Chief, R&D Section, MSO

1980: Commander Escort Division Thirty Four

1982: Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations, CINC SF

1985: Professor, the National Institute of Defense Studies

1988: Director, the National Institute of Defense Studies

1989: Retired from MSDF

1989: Director, MILTEC Co. 2001 Left

1991: Member of Research Committee, DRC

2001: Senior Member of Research Committee, DRC

1.Name:　　　　   　 Naruhiko UEDA

2.Rank:           　  Lieutenant General, GSDF Ret.

3.Present Profession:   Senior Executive Director, DRC

4.Education: 　　　    National Defense Academy, 1957

                      Tohoku University,　Post Graduate Course (Doctor), 1964

　　              　   Doctor of Engineering

5.Major Assignment:   1957: Ground Self Defense Force

                      1975: Assistant Military Attache, Embassy of Japan (U.S.A.)

　　　　　　  1981: Director, Equipment Development, GSO

　　　　　　  1986: Commandant, Signal School

　　　　　　  1987: Director, Ground Systems Development, TRDI

　　　　　 　1989: Retired from GSDF,

　　　　　　  1989: Board Director, Sogo Security Services Co., Ltd.

　　      　　　1991: (Concurrent) Senior Executive Director, DRC

　　      　　　1998: Advisor, Sogo Security Services Co., Ltd.

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1.Name:   　       　Yasuo OHKUSHI

2.Rank: 　          Lieutenant General, ASDF Ret.

3.Present Profession:  Member of Research Committee, DRC

4.Education:             National Defense Academy, 1966

5.Major Assignment:   1966: Air Self Defense Force

                                  1975: Command & Staff College Air University, USAF

                               　 1985: Defense Attache, Embassy of Japan (Korea)

                               　 1995: Director for Training Personal, ASO

                              　  1997: Vice Chief of Staff, ASO

                             　   1999: Commander, Air Defense Command

                              　  2001: Retired from ASDF,

                             　   2001: Advisor, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

                             　   2001: Research Councilor, DRC

                      2002: Memmber of Research Committee, DRC

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1.Name:　　　　　　  Koji OSHIMA

2.Rank:              Colonel, GSDF Ret.

3.Present Profession:　Senior Research Councilor, DRC

4.Education: 　　　　 National Defense Academy, 1964

5.Major Assignment:   1964: Ground Self Defense Force

 　　　　　　　　　　 1974: Student, Ordnance School, U.S. Army

 　　　　　　　　　　 1974: Researcher, Chemical School, GSDF

 　　　　　　　　　　 1978: Chemical Officer, G-3, Eastern Army HQ

 　　　　　  　　　　 1990: Director, Technical Instruction Div., Chemical School

　 　　　　　　　　　 1993: Senior Researcher, Chemical School

　 　　　　　　　　　 1995: Retired from GSDF

　 　　　　　　　　   1995: Chief Instructor, Bio-Engineering, Tokyo Science, Intelligence & Technology College (TSITC), Left TSITC (1997)

　　 　　　　　　　　 1998: Research Councilor, 2000:Senior Research Councilor, DRC

1.Name:　　　　　　   Tomohiro OKAMOTO

2.Rank:                 Lieutenant General, ASDF Ret.

3.Present Profession:     Member of Research Committee, DRC

4.Education:            National Defense Academy, 1967

5.Major Assignment:     1967: Air Self Defense Force

                        1976: Air Staff College

                        1986: Defense Attache in Moscow

                        1990: Head, 2nd Intelligence Division, ASO

                        1993: Chief of Staff, Western Air Force

                        1996: Director, General Affairs Department, ASO

                        1997: Commander, Air Development and Test Command

                        1999: Director General, JSO

                        2001: Retired from ASDF, Advisor, NEC Corp.

                        2001: Member of Research Committee, DRC

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1.Name:               Kazumasa KOBAYASHI

2.Rank:　　　　　　　  Major General, ASDF, Ret.

3.Present Profession:　  Member of Research Committee, Defense Research Center

4.Education:　　　　    National Defense Academy, 1964

5.Major Assignment:　   1964: Air Self Defense Force

                        1978: Defense Division, Defense Department, ASO

                        1983: AWC, Air Staff College

                        1989: Controller, Weapons System, Defense Department, ASO

                        1991: Chief, Central Command Post, JSO

                        1996: Commandant, 5th Technical School, ASDF

                        1998: Retired from ASDF

                        1998: Chief Engineer, 1st C&C System Operations Unit, NEC

                        1999: Member of Research Committee, DRC

                        2000: Chief Engineer, 1st Solutions Sales Operations Unit, NEC

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1.Name:               Sadao KOBAYASHI

2.Rank:　              Lieutenant General, ASDF  Ret.

3.Present Profession:    Board Councilor and Member of Research Committee, DRC

4.Education:            National Defense Academy, 1965

　　　　　　　　　　 　 Post-Graduate Course of National Defense Academy, 1971  

5.Major Assignment:     1965: Air Self Defense Force

                        1977: Student, Command and Staff Course, Air Staff College

                        1984: Defense Attache, Embassy of Japan (Poland)

                        1989: Head, 2nd Development Division, ASO

                        1993: Director, Development Department, ASO

                        1996: Commandant, 2nd Technical School, ASDF

                        1998: Director, Air Systems Development, TRDI

                        2000: Retired from ASDF, Advisor, Japan Radio Co., Ltd.

                        2001: Member of Research Committee, DRC

　　　　　　　　　　　  2002: Board Councilor and Member of Research Committee, DRC

1.Name:　　　　　　   Mutsuyoshi GOMI

2.Rank:                Vice Admiral, MSDF Ret.

3.Present Profession:    Member of Research Committee, DRC

4.Education:            National Defense Academy, 1964

5.Major Assignment:     1964: Maritime Self Defense Force

                        1984: U.S. Naval War College

                        1988: Head, Weapon System and Development Division, MSO

                        1995: Commander, Ominato District

                        1997: Commander in Chief, Self Defense Fleet

                        1998: Retired from MSDF, Research Councilor, DRC

                        1998: Visiting Fellow, Pacific Forum CSIS and Asia Pacific Center

                                for Security Studies

                        1999: Advisor, NTT-DATA Corporation

                        2000: Member of Research Committee, DRC

 

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1.Name:　　　　　     Taichi SATO　

2.Rank:                Lieutenant Colonel, GSDF Ret.

3.Present Profession:  　Research Councilor, DRC

4.Education:  　　     National Chiba University, 1962 and Tohoku University, Post Graduate Course (Doctor), 1968 , Doctor of Engineering

5.Major Assignment:     1962:Grand Self Defense Force

　　　　　　　           1975: Student, Advanced Technical Course at Ground Staff College

1980: Equipment Development Division, GSO

1982: Retired from GSDF, Professor, OYAMA National College of Technology

1995: Chief, Education and Research Center for Information Science

2001: Retired from OYAMA National College of Technology

2001: Part-time Instructor, OYAMA National College of Technology

　　　　　　　          2001: Research Councilor, DRC

 

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１．Name:           Masahiro SHIGEMURA  

２．Rank:　　　　　　　Major General, GSDF  Ret.

３．Present Profession: Member of Research Committee, DRC

４．Education:         National Defense Academy, 1966

                     Post Graduate Course, National Defense Academy, 1971

５．Major Assignment:  1966: Ground Self Defense Force

                      1974:Student, CGS Course at Ground Staff College

　　　　　　　　　　　　 1984: Assistant Military Attache, Embassy of Japan (USA) 　

　　　　　　　　　　　   1992: Director，Research Div, G-3, GSO

　　　　　　　　　　　　 1994: Commander, Test & Evaluation Command

1996: Commandant, GSDF Signal School  

　　　　　　　　　　　　 1998: Commander, Kantou Depot 

　　　　　　　　　　　　 2000: Retired from GSDF, Advisor, Hitachi Ltd.

       　　　　　　　　 2001: Member of Research Committee, DRC

1. Name:　　　　　   Yoshio SHONO

2. Rank: 　　　　　   Vice Admiral, MSDF Ret.

3. Present Profession:  Board Councilor and Senior Member of Research Committee, DRC

4. Education: 　　　   National Defense Academy, 1960 and Tohoku University,

Post Graduate Course, 1970, Doctor of Engineering

5. Major Assignment:   1960: Maritime Self Defense Force

　 　　　　　　　　　　 1978: Chief, General Weapons Systems Section, MSO

　 　　　　　　　　　　 1985: Head, General Weapons Division, MSO

　 　　　　　　　　　　 1988: Director, Engineering Department, MSO

　 　　　　　　　　   　1990: Director, Naval Systems Development, TRDI

　 　　　　　　　　   　1993: Retired from MSDF and Advisor, Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

　 　　　　　　　　  　 1996: Research Councilor, DRC

　 　　　　　　　　　   1998: Board Councilor and Member of Research Committee, DRC

2002: Left Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Board Councilor

and Senior Member of Research Committee, DRC

 

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1.Name:　　　　　　  Katsumi SUGIYAMA

2. Present Profession:  Board Councilor and Member of Research Committee, DRC

3.Education: 　　　　  BA Keio University 1965

　　              　  MA University of Wisconsin, Dr. of Laws 1996

4.Major Assignment:　  1971: Part-time Instructor, California State University

　　 　　　　　　　　　 1980: Full-time Instructor, Nihon Joshi Keizai Junior College

　　 　　　　　　　　　 1984: Assistant Professor, Kaetsu Women's Junior College

　　 　　　　　　　　　 1988: Professor, Meikai University

                       1991: Member of Research Committee, DRC

                       1998: Board Councilor and Member of Research Committee, DRC

 

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1. Name:              　　　Masaji TAKAYAMA

2.Rank: 　　　         Rear Admiral, MSDF (Ret.)

3.Present Profession:    Senior Member of Research Committee, DRC

4.Education:            National Defense Academy, 1957

5.Major Assignment:　   1957: Maritime Self Defense Force

1971: Liaison Officer, US Naval Academy

1980: Head, 2nd Intelligence Div., MSO

1981: Commander, 36th Escort Division

1984: Director, Research Dep., Maritime Staff College

1985: Commander, 2nd Minesweeper Flotilla

1986: Professor, National Defense Academy

1989: Commander, Sub Area Activity, Hanshin

1990: Retired from MSDF and Toshiba Corp.

1991: Member of Research Committee(RC), DRC

1998: Left Toshiba Corp. and Senior Member of RC, DRC

 

 

1. Name:              Tetsuo TAMAMA

2. Present Profession:   Senior Researcher, Defense Research Center

3. Education: 　　　　  University of Tokyo, 1956

　　　　　　  　　　 　 University of Tokyo, Post Graduate Course, 1958

4. Major Assignments:  1958: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation(MELCO)

                       1976: Manager, Radar Department, Communication Equipment Works

　　　　　　　　　　　　1987: Manager, Defense Systems Development Department,

Electronic Systems Division

　　　　　　　　　　　　  1988: Manager, Defense Systems-Technology Exchange, Electronic Systems Division

　　　　　　　　　　　　1991: Chief Engineer, Electronic Products and Systems Group

　　        　　　　　　1991: Member of Research Committee, DRC

                      1994:  Retired from MELCO, Senior Researcher, DRC

 

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1. Name:　　　　　    Hisato TOYAMA

2. Rank: 　　　　　    Lieutenant General, GSDF Ret.

3. Present Profession:  Board Councilor and Senior Research Councilor of DRC

4. Education: 　　　   National Defense Academy, 1957

5. Major Assignment:   1965: Ground Staff College (CGS Course)

　　　　　　　　　　　  1968: Fuehrungsakademie der Bundeswehr, West Germany

　　　　　　　　　　　  1978: Military Attache, Embassy of Japan (West Germany)

　　　　　　　　　　　  1982: Chief, 2nd Intelligence Div., Intelligence Department, GSO

　　　　　　　　　　　  1984: Commander, 2nd Air Defense Brigade

　　　　　　　　　　　  1986: Chief of Staff, Northeastern Army HQ

　　　　　　　　　　　  1988: Commander, 4th Division

　　　　　　　　　　　  1990: Retired from GSDF

　　　　　　　　　　　  1990: Advisor, Dowa Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd.(2000: left)

　　　　　　　　　　　　1992: Member of Research Committee, DRC

　　　　　　　　　　　  2000: Board Councilor and Senior Research Councilor, DRC

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1.Name:　　　　  　   Satoru NAKAMURA　

2.Rank:　　　　　   　  Major General, GSDF Ret.

3.Present Profession:    Member of Research Committee, Defense Research Center

4.Education: 　　　　   National Defense Academy, 1963

　　　　　　　　　　　　National Defense Academy, Post Graduate Course, 1969

5.Major Assignment:　   1963: Ground Self Defense Force

　　　　　　　　　　　　 1974: Student, CGS Course at Ground Staff College

　　　　　　　　　　　　 1982: Student, AGS Course at Ground Staff College

　　　　　　　　　　　　 1983: G3, 9th Division

　　　　　　　　　　　　 1985: Chief, Sig.Op.Sec., Op.Div., GSO

　　　　　　　　　　　　 1987: Commander, Signal Group，Northern Army

  　　　　　　　　　　　 1991: Director, Sig.& Elec. Div., GSO

　　　　　　　　　　　   1994: Commandant, Signal School, GSDF

　　　　　　　　　　　　 1996: Retired from GSDF, Advisor, TOSHIBA Corp.

　　　　　　　　　　　　 1997: Research Councilor, DRC

　　　　　　　　　　　　 1998: Member of Research Committee, DRC

1. Name:　　　　　   　Koichi HASEGAWA　

2. Rank: 　　　　　　   Lieutenant General, ASDF Ret.

3. Present Profession:   Senior Research Councilor, DRC

4. Education: 　　　　  National Defense Academy, 1958

5. Major Assignment:    1968: Air Staff College

　　　　　　　　　　　　 1980: Flight Groupe Commander, 8th Wing

　　　　　　　　　　　　 1982: Director, Personal Division ASO

　　　　　　　　　　　   1984: Commander, 8th Wing

　　　　　　　　　　　　 1986: Chief, J-1 Joint Staff Office

　　　　　　　　　　　　 1987: Commander, Northern Air Force