Plans to restructure the US military command in Japan could be announced on April 10, during the Japanese prime minister’s visit to Washington.
The US and Japan are preparing the biggest update in 60 years to the Mutual Defense Treaty, signed in 1960, because of the growing threat to China. The Financial Times reported this on Sunday, March 24, citing sources of knowledge.
US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plan to announce plans to reorganize US military command in Japan on April 10, when Biden welcomes Kishida to the White House.
According to the publication, the allies want to strengthen their security ties to respond to the growing threat from China.
“This will require their militaries to cooperate and plan more effectively, especially in a crisis like the Taiwan conflict,” the article said.
The former Chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, Reichi Oriki, explained in the publication that it is necessary to assign a higher American official to Japan, because the United States plays the main role. in regional defense.
According to the Financial Times, the formation of US military forces stationed in Japan could be modernized. But coordination between allies is complicated by the fact that US Forces Japan (USFJ) has changed slightly.
Tokyo has long called on the US to give the USFJ commander more operational authority and says more coordination on the ground is needed.
It was previously reported that Japan has introduced new sanctions against Russia.
Ukraine received $760 million from Japan and Norway
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