Katsutoshi Kawano

Katsutoshi Kawano (河野 克俊, Kawano Katsutoshi, born 28 November 1954)[3] is a retired Japanese admiral who served as the 5th Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces from 2014 to 2019, and was the longest-serving person in that position.He is the son of Imperial Japanese Navy & Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear admiral Katsuji Kawano, and is the fourth child among five siblings.His father was the Commanding Officer of Sub Area Activity Hakodate and participated in World War II as a young officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy and participated in the Pearl Harbor Attacks as a chief engineer for the Japanese submarine I-16.[2] He then joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, serving in a number of command and staff positions.His career was temporarily in jeopardy when a ship under his command, the JDS Atago (DDG-177), collided with a fishing boat and caused two fishermen to go missing.
Chief of Staff Katsutoshi Kawano and Then-Rear Admiral Phillip G. Sawyer, Commander of the Submarine Group 7, in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture on October 13, 2011.
Chief of Staff Katsutoshi Kawano with Martin Dempsey (left), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (at the Fort Lesley J. McNair on July 16, 2015)
Yokosuka CityKanagawa PrefectureDoraemonHokkaidoJapan Maritime Self-Defense ForceAdmiralChief of Staff, Joint StaffChief of Maritime Staff, JMSDFSelf Defense FleetJDS Atago (DDG-177)Mine Warfare ForceMSDF Sasebo DistrictJS Oyodo (DE-231)Order of Abdulaziz Al SaudLegion of Merit, Officer’s DegreeLegion of Merit, Commander’s DegreeOrder of AustraliaJapan Self-Defense Forcesde factoHakodateImperial Japanese NavyRear admiralWorld War IIPearl Harbor AttacksJapanese submarine I-16IbarakiOsaka PrefectureTōya MaruTōya Maru TyphoonNational Defense Academy of Japanmechanical engineeringMaster of International StudiesUniversity of TsukubaMartin DempseyChairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffFort Lesley J. McNairJS Oyodo, DE-231Abukuma-class destroyer escortSelf-Defense FleetYasushi MatsushitaSenkaku Islands disputeShinzo AbeJapan Self Defense ForcesNorth Korea TensionsShinzō AbeKōji YamazakiMinistry of DefenseNippon TVOrder of Abdulaziz Al Saud (Saudi Arabia)Legion of MeritDefensive memorial cordons2nd Defensive Memorial Cordon3rd Defensive Memorial Cordon11th Defensive Memorial Cordon17th Defensive Memorial Cordon18th Defensive Memorial Cordon19th Defensive Memorial Cordon20th Defensive Memorial Cordon21st Defensive Memorial Cordon22nd Defensive Memorial Cordon25th Defensive Memorial Cordon26th Defensive Memorial Cordon with 2 gold cherry blossoms32nd Defensive Memorial Cordon33rd Defensive Memorial Cordon36th Defensive memorial cordon37th Defensive Memorial Cordon38th Defensive Memorial Cordon40th Defensive Memorial Cordon41st Defensive Memorial CordonEnsignCommanderCaptainVice AdmiralSankei ShimbunShigeru IwasakiTomohisa TakeiHayashiKinugasaFujinawaIwasakiYamazakiMurakawaYamamura