Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Yamaguchi Noboru is Professor at the International University of Japan. Lt. Gen. Yamaguchi previously served as Senior Defense Attaché at the Japanese Embassy in the United States (1999-2001), Vice President of the National Institute for Defense Studies (2005-06), and Commanding General of the Ground Self-Defense Force Research and Development Command (2006-08). In April 2009, Lt. Gen. Yamaguchi joined the National Defense Academy of Japan as Professor of Military History and Strategy. Lt. Gen Yamaguchi also served at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence as Special Adviser to the Cabinet on Crisis Management after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. He was also previously National Security Fellow at the John M. Olin Institute for Strategic Studies at Harvard University (1991-92). He holds a B.A. from the National Defense Academy of Japan and an M.A. from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.