統とう幕ばく

noun

general staff headquarters; Joint Staff Office

Abbreviation of 統合幕僚監部 (とうごうばくりょうかんぶ), the Joint Staff Office of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Used in military and defense contexts.

• 統とう幕ばくは防ぼう衛えい省しょうに置おかれている。

  The Joint Staff Office is located in the Ministry of Defense.