Tokuhiro Ikeda
Biography
Tokuhiro Ikeda
Director/Vice Admiral (Ret. JMSDF)
Vice Admiral Tokuhiro Ikeda graduated from the Japan National Defense Academy in 1981. He then joined the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. Vice Admiral Ikeda served as Commanding Officer of JS Yamayuki, Escort Division 5, Escort Flotilla 1, Fleet Escort Force and Commandant Sasebo District. He retired as Commandant Kure District in July 2016.
At the Ministry of Defense, he has served as Chief of plans and policy section, Head of the C4I system Division, Director General of Operation and Plans Department of Maritime Staff, and Director C4 system Department of the Joint Staff. He was involved in policy making related to ballistic missile defense, cyber warfare, maritime security, etc.
Most recently, as well as a senior advisor to the National Security Secretariat (NSS) (2018 to 2020) and Member of MDA PT, National Headquarters for Ocean Policy (2019 to 2020), and Senior Fellow of Harvard University Asia center (2021 to 2023). He was a member of the Japan Institute for International Affairs "Indo-Pacific Study Group" and a member of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation International Peace and Security Program "Japan-U.S. Alliance Study".
Areas of Expertise
- Maritime Security
- Missile Defense
Selected Publications / Outputs
- The Future of the U.S.-China Conflict, February 2023
- AUKUS-current Significance for Security in the Indo-Pacific, March 2022
- JMSDF Activities in the Indo-Pacific Region, April 2021
- Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard, May 2021
- Nuclear deterrence in armed conflicts between nuclear-weapon and non-nuclear-weapon states: The war in Ukraine, April 2022
- U.S. strategy vis-à-vis China, January 2023
- Japan Must Adapt to Defend Itself From North Korea, August 2025
- Japan’s Strategy to Confront North Korea’s Nuclear and Ballistic Missiles, August 2023
- Additionally, numerous contributions to publications such as "Ships of the World," "J-ships," "Military Research." And “Asahi Shinbun”
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