Meanings

national defence forces

province of the second highest rank (ritsuryō system)

National People's Congress (of the People's Republic of China)

disease affecting an entire nation

tour guide-interpreter

International Women's Day

International Women's Day

suzerain

dependency

Islamic state (state where shari'a law is enforced)

China

international waters

state of national emergency

foreign trainee system

Central African Republic

founding father (of a country)

International Red Cross

foreign country

departure inspection (when leaving a country)

high-quality tobacco produced in Kokubu (Kagoshima prefecture)