【国力強化は人材力】防衛大学校長　吉田 圭秀【日曜サロン】

We interviewed Yoshihide Yoshida, former Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and President of the National Defense Academy, about the training of officer candidates and the stance Japan should take in the current security environment. This is from the July 12, 2026 broadcast of BS TV Tokyo's "NIKKEI Sunday Salon." "There are few integrated officer training schools" Regarding the National Defense Academy's curriculum, Mr. Yoshida says, "There are not many integrated officer training schools (not departmental) in the world." While acknowledging that it "started from the reflection on the inconsistent strategic thinking of the former Army and Navy," he emphasizes that "current operations are almost entirely integrated operations, so this has become a significant foundation." "Japan must maintain its major power" In response to the increasingly severe security environment, Mr. Yoshida points out that "Japan needs to clearly set the goal of maintaining its major power as a member of the G7." To achieve this, he urges that "Japan must revitalize and strengthen its national power in terms of diplomatic power, defense power, economic power, intelligence power, and human resources." ◆BS TV Tokyo "NIKKEI Sunday Salon" Every Sunday, 9:30 AM https://www.bs-tvtokyo.co.jp/official... Watch WBS, Morning Satellite, Gaia no Yoake, Cambria Palace, and more! Plenty of "unreleased program" content. Japan's largest economic video streaming service, "TV Tokyo BIZ". ▼▼Click here for "TV Tokyo BIZ" (free trial)▼▼ https://txbiz.tv-tokyo.co.jp/lp/?utm_...