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Kiyoteru Tsutsui, Fumiaki Kubo, Rui Matsukawa talk about future of U.S.-Japan alliance under Biden
on January 25, 2021
The first few days of the Biden administration offers reassurance of a strong U.S.-Japan alliance, according to political and academic panelists at a Monday event on the future of the bilateral relationship.
Over the past seven decades, the U.S. and Japan have forged a close alliance. Under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, Japan has allowed the American military to occupy bases while the U.S. is obligated to defend Japan. The relationship is built upon shared interests and values including democracy, political and economic freedom, prosperity, and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the State Department.