noun
Asian Productivity Organization; APO
Official name of an intergovernmental organization focused on productivity improvement in the Asia-Pacific region.
アジア生産性機構は1961年に設立された。
The Asian Productivity Organization was established in 1961.
The name is a direct translation of the English 'Asian Productivity Organization', combining アジア (Asia), 生産性 (productivity), and 機構 (organization).