Study Tours(overseas)

Student officers learn international strategic environment and enhance the relationships with neighboring and related countries through overseas study tours.
On study tours, they visit headquarters of major military commands, military bases, and staff colleges or defense universities.

One of the Delegation Groups of the 19th Joint Advanced Course with 28 students headed by Vice Commandant, MG Ogasawara, and by Chief of Second Instructors office, COL Nishijima visited India for an overseas field study from the 1st to the 6th of November 2015.
   It has been 3 years since our 13th Joint Advanced Course visited India last.
   The delegation could understand about the India’s commitment to national defense, Indian Armed Forces’ operation as well as current states through various briefings and Q&A sessions.

Visit to Integral Defense Staff	Gift exchange at National Defense College
Opinion exchange at National Maritime Foundation	Visit to Information Management and Analysis Centre
Briefing at Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis	Opinion exchange at Centre for UN Peacekeeping

One of the Delegation Groups of the 19th Joint Advanced Course headed by Commandant, LTG Takahashi, and by Chief of First Instructors office, CAPT Tanaka visited Germany for an overseas field study from the 8th to the 13th of November 2015.
   It is the first time for the Joint Staff College to visit Germany, and the delegation could deepen their understanding about the German Armed Forces’ current situation, its national defense reform, its relations between German Armed Forces and NATO / EU as well as its cooperative situation with the nations concerned, through various briefings and Q&A sessions.
   At the request of Federal Armed Forces Command and Staff College ( Hamburg ), one instructor from Joint Staff College briefed its students (from NATO and EU member countries) on South China Sea, and as a result, they interacted with its student officers, through active Q&A sessions.

Japanese Embassy in Federal Republic of Germany	Lecture address by Japanese Ambassador to Germany at Japanese Embassy in Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Ministry of Defence	Briefing at Federal Ministry of Defence
Opinion exchange at Federal Ministry of Defence	Presentation of memento to the briefer of Federal Ministry of Defence
Welcome by Director of Munster Training Centre	Briefing at Munster Training Centre
Explanation for equipment at Munster Training Centre	Simulator tour at Munster Training Centre
Federal Armed Forces Command and Staff College	Briefing at Federal Armed Forces Command and Staff College
Briefing on South China Sea	Q&A sessions