Yutaka Murakawa

Preceded byAdm. Tomohisa Takei

Succeeded byAdm. Hiroshi Yamamura

BornYutaka Murakawa
(1958-01-29) January 29, 1958 (age 68)

Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Awards Legion of Merit (Officer)^[1]

Yutaka Murakawa
Chief of Staff of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force
In office December 22, 2016 – March 20, 2019
Preceded by	Adm. Tomohisa Takei
Succeeded by	Adm. Hiroshi Yamamura
Personal details
Born	Yutaka Murakawa (1958-01-29) January 29, 1958 (age 68) Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Awards	Legion of Merit (Officer)[1]
Military service
Allegiance	Japan
Branch/service	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Years of service	1981–2019
Rank	Admiral

Admiral Yutaka Murakawa (村川豊, Murakawa Yutaka; born 29 January 1958) is a retired Japanese naval officer who served as the 33rd Chief of Staff of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) from 2016 to 2019.