Japan military expansion: US and Japan revise Japan’s defense doctrine in face of rising China

The US and Japan agreed upon new guidelines for defense cooperation in New York on Monday that will fundamentally change how Japan’s military operates worldwide.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Japanese counterpart Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida agreed on revisions that will expand the role of Japanese forces by broadening the range of military situations that they can be deployed.

While Japan's current military strategy is defensive in nature and limited to deploying forces only if Japan is directly attacked, the revisions will allow Japan to come to the aid of other countries if it is deemed in Japan’s interest.

Under the new guidelines, Japan can help defend U.S. ships in its surrounding waters and Japan’s missile defense system could be used to intercept any weapons launched at the United States, even if Japan itself is not under attack.

The new guidelines will streamline information and weapons sharing, and allow for Japan and the U.S. to engage in joint surveillance and reconnaissance operations.
The U.S. will deploy U.S. Navy P-8 surveillance planes as well as Air Force Global Hawk drones to Japan this year. The U.S. also plans to replace the Japan-based carrier, USS George Washington, with the more advanced USS Ronald Reagan.

China’s rising military capabilities and North Korea’s instability have long raised concerns in Japan. During the meeting, U.S. and Japanese officials agreed that the disputed Senkaku Islands claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing are ‘under the administration of Japan’ and fall within the scope of the U.S. Japan mutual defense treaty.

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[grandpa]

Interesting at how times have changes since ww2, with Germany invading Europe and Japan was invading China, now both Japan and Germany are such peaceful countries and now China has the largest army in the world.

[XxlovingkidxX]

Great to see tojos and Americans getting along

[JackGriffin]

But I'm glad we're allies with Japan.

[JackGriffin]

If something goes wrong, I'm going straight to Mexico or Canada. Possibly the UK.

[Tony_The_Monk]

Let's just hope Japan doesn't betray us again

[theylied]

It's about damn tine that we altered our treaty with Japan. Now they can crank up their military production to pre WWII levels again.

[NightWolfXVI]

Wait minute, I thought Japan wasn't allowed to have a military last time I checked.

[justaguy]

That awkward moment at the end, that nobody wanted to shake his hand..

[iisdan]

We all saw what happened when Ukraine was attacked, the US was supposed to intervene but never did. Same will happen here.

[jojohn]

Finally an informative comments section.The rest of Youtube is a dump

We want what belongs to us. For example, Taiwan. There should be no argument that Taiwan is a part of China. We lost its sovereignty to Japan as a result of the first Japan-China War in 1895(Japan attacked Chinese navy fleet by surprise. It's more or less the same way they attacked Hawaii). After the victory of WWII, Taiwan's sovereignty was returned to China. But nowadays, under the biased propaganda of western media, most western people don't think Taiwan is a part of China, though the governments of western countries admitted it when established diplomatic relations with China. There nothing more disturbing than taking away your belongings. With this defeated feeling in mind, you can understand why China is increasing its military power. Because otherwise, we simply don't know what we'll lose.

[madsaxon]

I agree that Japan needs to armor up. With the the clever Japanese gearing up a large aggressive force just across a narrow Sea of Japan the Chinese will have a lot more to defend against. And we don't need to worry that they could ever join together against the U.S. of A., that will never happen. The hatred between these two peoples goes back thousands of years. Imagine the weaponry Japan could put in place. With our eager assistance. Keep in mind, 'THE CHINESE ALWAYS LIE.

[justinvilla]

Japan has the highest GDP to debt ratio in the world. And a shrinking population. This will only make it worst.

[egelboeshabo]

Why would they attack if we gave apple to them, next time a banana

[farshot]

John Kerry looked like the creepy kid with no friends in the end.

[lisasta]

It's a good thing considering Chinese military expansion and illegal invasion in the region.

[TheMikeroy]

Murcia vs Japanese in WW2
Black Ops 2

[RezaOLine]

nothing to worry about.. wtf they always hates to each other..

[StewieGriffin]

iraq didnt have wmds
north korea has wmds and nothing happens

[yourmommyblowsmeblowsme]

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