Today (Friday), June 21st, 2019, ended the visit of the Chief of the Japan Self Defense Forces, General Kōji Yamazaki to Israel.
General (****) Kōji Yamazaki arrived in Israel this week and visited the IDF as part of his visit to the Middle East, as a guest of the Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi.
The visit included a formal parade, discussions on the regional situation, challenges and opportunities.
The Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi, met his Japanese counterpart at Camp "Rabin" (the Kirya) in Tel Aviv, discussed the potential to further the partnership between the two militaries and thanked Japan and her military for their support of the MFO in Sinai.
In addition, General Yamazaki met with the Deputy Chief of General Staff, Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir, the Commander of the Israeli Air Force, Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin, the Commander of the Israeli Navy, Maj. Gen. Eli Sharvit, and the Head of the C4i & Cyber Defense Directorate, Maj. Gen. Lior Carmeli.
General Yamazaki also toured with the Deputy Chief of Staff, Commander of the Gaza Division, Brig. Gen. Eliezer Toledano and the Commanding Officer of the IDF Air Defense Array, Brig. Gen. Ran Kochav in the Southern Command, inspecting various IDF capabilities.
The Chief of the Japan Self Defense Forces was accompanied by Israel's Defense Attaché, Brig. Gen. Nitzan Ben-Sira.
This is the first visit of the Chief of the Japan Self Defense Forces to Israel since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in the 1950’s.
