US to revamp military command in Japan amid China’s threats

The United States has announced plans to overhaul its military command in Japan to bolster defence cooperation as the two countries face what they call the greatest strategic challenge from China.
“The United States will upgrade the US Forces Japan to a joint force headquarters with expanded missions and operational responsibilities,” US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told reporters on Sunday after the so-called “2+2” talks between the defence and foreign ministers from the two countries in Tokyo.

Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel reports.

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[sarfarazjamal]

Why japan has forgotten about Hiroshima and Nagasaki, what US has done with them.

[diazvirdani]

*Japan🇯🇵 have islands disputes with China, Russia, South Korea.*
make maritime agreement & keep peace!

[MHMusic-Hub]

Even U.S & japan have moved on from hiroshima… and become friends. isreal haven’t moved on from 3000 years ago.

[LenoreMaggs]

have the Japanese forgot that they were nuclear bombed twice in WW2 by the same people that are coming to help them now?

[izirimunziratv]

😂😂😂😂😂 USA want war with chine bcse chine rise everyday

[Howboutdatone]

You guys think they forgot? No they remembered that’s why they partnered

[Frieren]

Poor tachinbo. They have to work harder than ever for Kishida and company.

[esevato]

😂😂😂 Japan... doing whatever the master says😂😂😂

[ByttenizAmoron]

what right does the USA to revamp ANYTHING in another country. pure ARROGANCE.

[brand]

Japan is concerned about China and now as worried about the recent N. Korea and a desperate Russia alliance. Japan pulling the Americans closer to them should surprise no one. The US is also attempting to restrain both Japan and S. Korea from going nuclear. Ya, they are both worried and as China falls many things could happen. Both are high tech countries that could do so quickly.

[JamesBrown-uxds]

Thank you for informing unbiased, it's what we need.

A strong move by the US by the way - but the last such strong move they had in arsenal.

[abubakarrumi]

Cow has four legs, it has a tail and two eyes and also have a brain.

[MAS]

Did USA or Japan forget 6 and 9 August.

[paulct]

...so this isn't because of that whole rape issue at that one US base in Japan....?

[vt]

Why not just give japan south Korea and Taiwan nukes?

[oceanwave]

One question: Is Al Jazeera's editor team US-educated? Because they constantly have western perspective in everything, but this channel is supposed to reflect Middle East's people's Point of View (or at least Arabic world)

[HellBot-gisi]

Japan made it choice, even before all the troubles Japan recognized it would need an alliance with America. China and North Korea would get very aggressive. You will see deepening ties with South Korea as well.

[chrisck]

Japan has just become a bigger american K9. Congratulations to the japanese.