Hiroshi Yamamura
Hiroshi Yamamura is a Japanese naval officer who serves as the 34th and incumbent Chief of Staff of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force since March 2019. Before that he had previously served as JMSDF Deputy Chief of Staff since December 2016. His other commands included the Fleet Escort Force, and the Escort Flotilla 4, served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Defense Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, and as Chief of Defense Section, Defense Division, Maritime Staff Division, and serving as the captain of the JS Mineyuki
He graduated from the National Defense Academy of Japan in 1984 and started his career as an electrical engineer. He visited China in April 2019 for the fleet review of the People's Liberation Army Navy, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Chinese navy.
