National Defense Academy of Japan

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National Defense Academy of Japan

防衛大学校 (Bōei Daigakkō)
Main building of the NDAJ
Type	Four-year university-level military academy
Established	1953
Affiliation	Ministry of Defense
President	Fumiaki Kubo
Vice-president	Masayoshi Arai
Head of Training	Ryoko Azuma
Academic staff	315 full-time
Students	Future Officers in the three branches of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
Undergraduates	Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation
Postgraduates	Yes, see above
Doctoral students	Yes, see above
Location	Yokosuka, Kanagawa , Japan
Website	National Defense Academy of Japan Webpage

National Defense Academy of Japan (防衛大学校, Bōei Daigakkō), abbreviated NDA (防大, Bōdai) is the national, four-year university-level service 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.