National Defense Academy of Japan (防衛大学校, Bōei Daigakkō?), abbreviated NDA (防大, Bōdai?) is the national, four-year university-level military academy aimed to educate and train students who will be serving as officers in the three services of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. It is located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa on the grounds close to the former Imperial Japanese Army Academy.
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