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| rank =30px General | servicenumber = | unit = | commands = Air Defense Command | battles = | battles_label = | awards = | relations = | laterwork = }} was the 4th Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Council of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. A four-star General from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Iwasaki is the highest-ranking military officer in Japan and ranks third in the overall chain of command (after the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense).〔(Japan plans joint forces commander under joint staff chief | The Japan Times )〕〔(Shigeru Iwasaki )〕〔?http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/a-more-muscular-japan/2012/09/17/66d30c9c-ff80-11e1-b153-218509a954e1_gallery.html#photo=4〕 ==Career== Iwasaki was born and raised in Iwate Prefecture and attended Morioka Third High School. He attended the National Defense Academy of Japan, graduating into the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in 1975. He is trained to fly the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, Japan's primary jet fighter.〔(INTERVIEW: Japan's military chief says F-35 is ‘best fighter’ - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun )〕 In August 1991, then-Lieutenant Colonel Iwasaki took command of the 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron. In December 1997, then-Colonel Iwasaki took command of the 7th Air Wing. In January 2001, then-Major General Iwasaki took command of the 2nd Air Wing.〔Japan Defense Almanac 防衛年鑑（2010年版） ISBN 9784938468316 582頁〕 In December 2010, General Iwasaki became the 31st Chief of Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. As Chief of Staff, he spearheaded the effort to procure the fifth generation Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.〔(Japan's military chief says F-35 is best fighter | Reuters )〕〔(Self Defense Forces chief says F-35′s are the best choice for Japan - The Japan Daily Press )〕 In January 2012, General Iwasaki was promoted to be Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Council, becoming the highest-ranking official in the Japan Self-Defense Forces.〔(Chief of Staff,JS | Japan JS Official Website )〕 He replaced GSDF General Ryuichi Ariki, and his Vice Chief of Staff is currently Kōichi Isobe. He has presided over a number of significant national security issues, including the renewed Senkaku Islands dispute and the possible revision of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution (following the Liberal Democratic Party's landslide electoral victory in December 2012). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shigeru Iwasaki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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