方ほう面めん隊たい

noun

army; area corps

A military unit in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, roughly equivalent to an army or regional corps. Domain-specific term.

• 陸りく上じょう自じ衛えい隊たいの方ほう面めん隊たいは、全ぜん国こくを五いつつの区く域いきに分わけて配はい置ちされている。

  The Ground Self-Defense Force's area corps are deployed across the country, divided into five regions.