Japan’s Top Military Chief to Join NATO Meeting

General Koji Yamazaki (C), chief of staff of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, attends a welcoming ceremony at the Philippine army headquarters in Manila on March 4, 2019. Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images

Japan’s top military commander departed for Brussels on Monday to attend a NATO meeting this week, which will touch on issues relating to security and defense cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.

General Koji Yamazaki, chief of staff of the Joint Staff, is expected to attend the NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defense Session on Thursday, Nikkei Asia reported, citing the Japanese Defense Ministry.