Visit of the Secretary of IAMA to the National Defence Academy of Japan – 12 September 2025

On 12 September 2025, Dr. Ian Parenteau, Secretary of the International Association of Military Academies (IAMA), accompanied by Dr. Danic Parenteau, Interim Academic Director of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean, visited the National Defence Academy (NDA) of Japan in Yokosuka to explore potential cadet mobility programs.

During the visit, they met with:

  1. Mr. Fujihiko Matsumoto, Director of the Academic Department
  2. Dr. Naoki Kato, Director of the Center for International Exchange
  3. Colonel Seiichiro Akimitsu, Deputy Chief of the Center for International Exchange

The NDA is a military university serving the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Maritime Self-Defense Force, and Air Self-Defense Force. It offers academic programs at all three university levels.