Takahiro Sasaki
Visiting Professor at Hiroshima University
Dr Takahiro Sasaki is Rear Admiral (Ret) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). After graduating from the National Defense Academy of Japan (Electrical Engineering) in 1986, he joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. He subsequently served as a liaison officer for the US Navy’s Third Fleet Command, a student at the Australian Naval Staff College, Commanding Officer of the destroyer “JS Yubetsu,” Defence Attaché at the Embassy of Japan in Russia, Section Chief of the Analysis Department of the Ministry of Defense Intelligence Headquarters, a student at the UK Defence Intelligence School, Commander of the 8th Escort Division, cyber planning and coordinator at the Joint Staff Office, chief of the Hiroshima Provintial Cooperation Office of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, Commander of the C4I Systems Center, and Commander of the Shimonoseki Sub Area Activity of Sasebo Reginal District, before retiring from the Ministry of Defense in 2018 (PhD).
Updated: November 10, 2025