地ち位い協きょう定てい

noun

status of forces agreement; SOFA

A legal term referring to an agreement defining the legal status of foreign military forces stationed in a host country. Often used in the context of the Japan-U.S. alliance.

• 日にち米べい地ち位い協きょう定ていの見み直なおしが議ぎ論ろんされている。

  A revision of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement is being discussed.