CAPT. (ret.) Maeyama Ippo

Born in 1966 in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture. Graduate of National Defense Academy of Japan. His career includes time with the 7th squadron (P-3C) at Kanoya Air Base, as well as stints as a language instructor with the JMSDF 2nd Service School and Air Development Squadron 51, assistant public affairs officer in the Joint Staff Office, liaison officer for the US Pacific Command in Hawaii and the US 5th Fleet in Bahrain; also spent six years as an instructor at the United States Naval Academy (Annapolis). Retired from the JMSDF as a Navy captain in May 2022. Holds a master’s degree in journalism from Keiō University.