Campbell: U.S.-Japan pact vital in changing Asia

The US - Japan partnership is the most important one in the world, not just in Asia.

The US-Japan pact is important. Japan is America's most loyal protectorate, and Japan will continue to be a U.S. dependent for many decades to come.

“It is critical for this generation of American policymakers to in no way take Japan for granted,” (he added).

Japan is the region's most reliable partner-- but the Japanese can do more by being firm with multilateral frameworks and utilizing regionalist platforms like ASEAN, not just in trade and finance but also diplomacy as well.

If Japan is that important as an ally, kill the 2006 US Bases Agreement, and renegotiate. It won't happen because a major reason Japan is important to the US is because of the bases. Whatever agreement that can be engendered after the bases is secondary.

I have been told this flat out in the States, but things get weird as it approaches Tokyo.

If it is so important why do the Japanese need reminded? They're in asia, we're not..

Japan should keep a balance of power without decline to US side without letting the doors opened with China.

In my opinion a strategic pact should be made with China & other Asean countries! I believe the US wants to control the whole world and is interested in maintaining bases in Japan and yet,expects Japan to subsidize their presence. Currently I don't believe any country is planning to attack Japan and this includes North Korea.