Japan allowed U.S. nuclear-armed warships to call at its ports without prior consultation in a secret agreement during Cold War negotiations leading to a revision to the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty in 1960, U.S. documents show.
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The alliance with Japan has been the cornerstone of U.S. security policy in East Asia for decades. Now, Japan’s role in global security is growing as challenges from China and North Korea mount.
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Under its post-World War II pacifist Constitution, Japan has strictly refrained from arms exports for decades, resolving never to be a nation that encourages conflict or allows its weapons to be used to kill people.