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For the past six decades, relations between Japan and the United States of America have been conducted in the shadow of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security (Japan-U.S. Security Treaty) signed on January 19, 1960. According to the bilateral alliance, the United States plays a role in the defense of Japan, while Japan allows the United States to maintain military bases on Japanese soil to facilitate the forward deployment of U.S. forces in the Asia-Pacific.
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Fukushima, A. (2011). The Merits of Alliance: A Japanese Perspective—Logic Underpins Japan’s Global and Regional Security Role. In: Inoguchi, T., Ikenberry, G.J., Sato, Y. (eds) The U.S.-Japan Security Alliance. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230120150_4
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