April 29, 2015

"The United States and Japan announced their new Guidelines for Defense Cooperation on the eve of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Washington. The agreement institutes sweeping changes to the existing 1997 guidelines, enabling greater synergistic and integrated alliance security operations worldwide. The announcement marks a major accomplishment for the alliance and provides a strong foundation for Abe’s summit meeting with President Obama."

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http://nationalinterest.org/feature/heres-what-the-new-us-japan-defense-pact-looks-12757

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