US, Japan Military Alliance: Biggest Revamp Since 1951

Friday, April 12, 2024

Washington and Tokyo plan to upgrade defense ties to maintain security and peace in the Asia-Pacific region. President Joe Biden and PM Fumio Kishida have said the alliance between the two countries is "unbreakable."

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... US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have reached agreement on a wide range of issues at the outset of the Japanese leader's weeklong visit to the US. The common ground includes the importance of support for Ukraine, the joint development of emerging technologies and plans for the two nations' space agencies to work together to put a Japanese astronaut on the moon.

For Kishida, however, nothing was more important than securing Biden's renewed commitment to the security and stability of northeast Asia at a time when China continues to expand its military capabilities and confront neighbors in territorial disputes while, simultaneously, North Korea develops more advanced ballistic missiles and reinforces its ties with Russia.

Biden welcomed his Japanese counterpart to the White House on Wednesday by underlining the "unbreakable" and "global" alliance uniting the two nations, and applauded Japan's commitment to increasing defense spending and reinforcing the alliance. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-04-12 12:21 AM | Reply

Japan, Germany, Italy... Vietnam, some of our better friends.

Russia was, and China is a major bidness competitor, so not much room for friends among Corporate Kings.

That's a shame.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2024-04-12 06:34 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Weapons will solve all problems!/s Not really- just a caveman idea in a modern world.

#3 | Posted by Brennnn at 2024-04-13 12:14 PM | Reply

We are definitely going to need Japan to be a strong ally if we have any hope of defending Taiwan.

#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-04-14 11:40 AM | Reply

This alliance is a big feather in President Biden's cap and a big plum for Democracy.

Which means His Exalted Highness Trump will try to destroy if he ever gets a chance.

#5 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-04-14 12:15 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Re 5

We shall see but I believe that is an accurate prognostication!

Trumpy has already teed this one up.

Trump renews criticism of Japan-U.S. alliance before G20 summit
By Linda Sieg and Daniel Leussink
June 26, 20198:03 PM PDTUpdated 5 years ago

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of the U.S.-Japan security alliance, the linchpin of Tokyo's security policies, ahead of talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Osaka this week.

"Almost all countries in this world take tremendous advantage of the United States ... Like even Japan on the treaty, we have a treaty with Japan. If Japan is attacked, we will fight World War Three," Trump said.
"We will go in and we will protect them and we will fight with our lives and with our treasure. We will fight at all costs, right? But if we're attacked, Japan doesn't have to help us at all. They can watch it on a Sony television, the attack."

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-04-14 12:41 PM | Reply