General (2 October 1965) is a Japanese military general who serves as the incumbent Joint Operations Commander since March 2025.
Biography.
Nagumo was born in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture. In 1989, he graduated from the National Defense Academy and joined the Air Self-Defense Force. After joining the Air Self-Defense Force, he served as an F-15 fighter pilot and was responsible for airspace anti-airspace incursion measures.
On August 25, 2020, he was promoted to the rank of General and appointed Commander of the Western Air Defense Force.
March 30, 2023, he was appointed the Deputy Chief of Staff, Joint Staff.
On February 15, 2024, the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Yoshihide Yoshida was hospitalized due to overwork, so Nagumo took over his position.
At a cabinet meeting held on March 11, 2025, it was decided to appoint Nagumo as the first commander of the Joint Operations Command, effective March 24.