Colonel, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Tokyo, Japan
Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Fellow, Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C., United States of America

Colonel Koichiro Takagi of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is chief of the political section, J-5, Japan Joint Staff. He is a fellow at Hudson Institute and a doctorate student at Keio University. He holds Master's degrees in engineering from Hokkaido University and in public policy from University of Virginia.