Translation guide
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a U.S. government agency. In Japanese, it is most commonly referred to by its English abbreviation, but there are also translated names and descriptive phrases.
Referring to the CIA as an organization
The English abbreviation is widely understood and used in Japanese media and conversation.
CIAはアメリカの情報機関です。
The CIA is a U.S. intelligence agency.
A longer, more explicit translation that includes 'America'. Less common but unambiguous.
アメリカ中央情報局の元職員が証言した。
A former employee of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency testified.
CIA is pronounced as individual letters: シー・アイ・エー. It is not read as a word.
The formal Japanese translation of 'Central Intelligence Agency'. Used in official or written contexts.
中央情報局（CIA）は1947年に設立されました。
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was established in 1947.