noun
South Manchuria Railway Research Department
Historical organization name; refers to the research arm of the South Manchuria Railway Company (満鉄).
満鉄調査部は戦前の満洲で活動した組織である。
The South Manchuria Railway Research Department was an organization that operated in prewar Manchuria.
Abbreviation for the South Manchuria Railway Company; 満鉄調査部 is a specific department within it.
Compound of 満鉄 (abbreviation for 南満洲鉄道, South Manchuria Railway) + 調査部 (research department).