Admiral katsutoshi kawano biography of mahatma gandhi

Japanese admiral (born 1954)

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.^[4] Prior to his appointment, he was the Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the de factonavy of Japan.^[5][6][7]

Early life and education

Katsutoshi Kawano was born in Hakodate, Hokkaido on November 28, 1954.

He is the son of Imperial Japanese Navy & Japan Maritime Self-Defense ForceRear 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