防ぼう衛えい庁ちょう

noun

Japan Defense Agency

Historical term for Japan's defense organization before it became the Ministry of Defense (防衛省) in January 2007. Still used when referring to the pre-2007 period.

See also: 防衛省

• 防ぼう衛えい庁ちょうは2007年ねんに防ぼう衛えい省しょうに格かく上あげされた。

  The Japan Defense Agency was upgraded to the Ministry of Defense in 2007.

• 1990年ねん代だいの防ぼう衛えい庁ちょうの予よ算さんは今いまより少すくなかった。

  The budget of the Japan Defense Agency in the 1990s was smaller than today's.