"US and Japan to Upgrade Largest Security Alliance"
On the Occasion of Next Month's US-Japan Summit Meeting
The United States and Japan are reportedly planning the largest alliance upgrade since the 1960 US-Japan Security Treaty. This is aimed at countering the rising power of China.
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According to major foreign media on the 24th (local time), US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are expected to announce a plan to reorganize the US Forces Japan Command to strengthen US-Japan operational planning and training at the summit to be held in Washington D.C. on the 10th of next month. In this regard, the Biden administration is said to be establishing a US Joint Task Force (TF) connected to the US Pacific Fleet. Strengthening support structures for Japan and upgrading US Forces Japan are among the measures considered.
This is analyzed as a measure to respond to China-originated threats such as the Taiwan conflict crisis. With escalating geopolitical tensions, there is a need to tighten military cooperation and operational planning between the US and Japan.
So far, the distance between the US Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii and the Japan Self-Defense Forces has been 6,200 km, raising concerns that the current coordination system is inconvenient for rapid response in emergencies. The operational command and control of US Forces Japan is under the Indo-Pacific Command based in Hawaii. US Forces Japan currently number about 54,000 personnel, but there has been little change since their stationing began in 1957.
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If an immediate response posture between US Forces Japan and the Self-Defense Forces is established through next month’s US-Japan summit, it is expected to send a significant message to China and North Korea. Former Joint Staff Chief of the Self-Defense Forces, Ryoichi Oriki, said, "The US strengthening its command structure within Japan itself sends a strong strategic signal to China and North Korea," adding, "It has great significance in terms of deterrence."
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