U.S. Pacific admiral says cooperation with Japan key to regional security

Wrapping your mask (aka: face cloth) around your cane handle shows how casually people now take the mask. WHEN can the masking be mandated by our rulers on high to be done? It is not working, has anyone noticed? Omicron (not seriously a threat) is now on the level of the common cold.

80 years ago we were vicious enemies. Today we are solid allies, along with the UK, Australia, Canada, EU, etc. We all also support the ROC in the face of China's threat, just as we support Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion. Democracy will not stand down in the face of autocracy.

Continued close cooperation between Japan and the US, and building closer cooperation with Australia and other naval powers in the region should be encouraged. France with pacific territories should also be encouraged to participate more and base more naval units in the region to enhance working together for regional relief in emergencies like tsunami, earth quake and volcanic eruptions, and to maintain peace and order under rules based systems.

The more people who work closely together the more everyone benefits. Cross nation support is important and valuable for all.

Cooperation is euphemism for sales

:) :) The truth of the matter is, if, its really about reginal security, then the obvious/only thing you can do is, engage the dominant country in the region, ie China, engage/talk/discuss etc etc her. One way or another, maintain the status quo, ensure continued reginal security.

But, its not, it is?? Exclusion/Containment/prevent the rise etc etc, purpose??? Not overtaken? maintain/hold on to the hegemony? A regular person, like me, can see through it, guess, every one too can see through it. :) :)

Patricia Yarrow

Wrapping your mask (aka: face cloth) around your cane handle shows how casually people now take the mask.

Not at all. I guarantee you they were both wearing masks throughout their meeting per Japanese government and U.S Forces policies and only took them off briefly for the staged photo. The admiral probably handed his mask to his aide while Kishi hastily tried to hold his out of the shot, unsuccessfully as it turned out,

U.S. Pacific admiral says cooperation with Japan key to regional security

Oh great, this really makes me wanna watch some MIC funded Hollywood “military action” film like Top Gun 2!

What else is he gonna say? “cooperation with Japan is important since Japan and China could sink our economy in a day by selling their T-Bonds.”

I see a mask in the left hand of Kishi.

There are many keys to regional stability. If China agreed, AND honored, the international sea rules and wasn't massively spending on military build ups, wasn't doing 20 military aircraft dashes at a country every week and didn't have a huge fishing fleet routinely fishing in other country's EEZ, then there would be little need for any alliance.

Japan is a key.

South Korea is a key.

Taiwan is a key.

Philippians is a key.

And all the other countries in the area are each keys, including Russia and China. But since those other countries don't seem to care about international boundaries and are actively fighting across their borders, today, and threatening other states, there is little non-war things that can be done except to isolate and work together for common defense by all the others.

@OssanAmerica

80 year's ago we were vicious enemies.Today we are solid allies

World war 2 ended 77 years ago !

Not 80 years ago !

It helps if you study history.

Is the Japanese defense minister disabled ?

Population of Australia, 26 million.

Population of New Zealand, 5 million.

Population of Taiwan, 24 million.

Population of China, 1,450 million.

Without a strong counterbalance, everything west of California would already be part of China. Or should we just trust to Xi's good intentions?

80 years ago we were vicious enemies. Today we are solid allies

You can call this tributary relationship whatever you like

"Democracy" lol

Call a spade a spade.

The US wants to control and increase its hegemony in the Asian arena, which it has stated in official documents.

Also stated in US government documents is the need to establish and maintain a Japanese leadership group which is pro-US (aka the LDP) in order to accomplish its aims.

If the US were sincerely interested in democracy, it wouldn't back Abe and Kishi Nobuo, whose policies only enrich their fellow elite.

And yea, regarding the health problems of Abe and Kishi, not the first people who start to break down when constantly deceiving and engaging in corruption.

I see that Captain Obvious has been promoted to Admiral.

Continue to beat

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Drums of

War

What does the Japanese public think of all this new military cooperation and assertiveness outside of Japan's borders?

The USA-Japan security treat is the only treaty that is not mutual. The treaty requires the US to protect Japan in case of attack. Japan is not obligated to do the same for the US.

Cooperation is a "democratic" way of wanting to destabilize the region with threats of war for their own benefit, because US are losing economic hegemony with China, for having done things wrong from a long time..

Cooperation between the Japanese and US navies is only increasing

Tight coordination and integration between the two navies

If you believe that then you are truly gullible !

Cooperation , coordination and integration ?

A wolf in sheep's clothing !

I wonder if the thumbs down folks recognize as warmongers?

deanzaZZRToday  01:29 am JST

The USA-Japan security treat is the only treaty that is not mutual. The treaty requires the US to protect Japan in case of attack. Japan is not obligated to do the same for the US.

Not totally correct. Japan has agreed to apply collective defense with the US in areas of Japanese security. That would include not just the defense of Japan proper but is support of US regional operations. In other words, US forces come under attack, Japan will help defend. With the continuous pace of China's thrests towards Taiwan, it is likely that a collective defense agreement may be concluded with Australia as well in the near future.

@OssanAmerica Your view is quite debatable. Yes, Abe has made noises about moving the needle a little bit in the direction. Sending wooden mine sweepers to Iraq doesn't quite pass muster.

Japanese politics, but most especially international policy is shrouded in a grey mist.

They talk about "cooperation between the Japanese and U.S. navies" matter-of-factly The catch is Japan is supposed to maintain no navy under the war-renouncing the pacific Constitution.

But it's apparent that Kishi and Paparo are thinking of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force as a full-scale military force, so that, according to them, they can and must cooperate with each other very closely should a contingency ever occur involving China, North Korea or Russia.

I'm not even joking; the news are asking a lot of questions about the health of our Minister of Defense (Kishi) and articles are full of pictures of him with one cane, two canes or...in a wheelchair...

FDR was often forced to use a wheel chair or leg braces and Winston Churchill walked with a cane, yet together they led their nations to victory against the more physically vigorous foes Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Mussolini especially would give these bare chested speeches but in the end it didn't matter. He didn't have the mojo to beat the two English speaking cripples who were his enemies. What's going on in the brain housing group is what matters. Those of you who are older already probably know this. Physical fitness is fleeting but your brain can stay sharp and you learn, or should, from your years of experience.

They talk about "cooperation between the Japanese and U.S. navies" matter-of-factly The catch is Japan is supposed to maintain no navy under the war-renouncing the pacific Constitution.

Even during the Cold War the JMSDF was the third largest navy in the Pacific, even as it wasn't officially a "navy". Now it is far more powerful than the Russian Pacific Fleet and probably more capable than the whole Russian navy is today. China has eclipsed Russia in the Pacific but Japan maintains its number 3 position in terms of Pacific navies. However the PLAN is vastly more capable than the Soviet navy ever was and that will force Japan to invest in more capability just to stay even with the threat.

Let's again visit Article 9 of Japan's post-war constitution, the second paragraph of which states in part that　"... land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be sustained."

Doesn't MSDF fall under the category of "a sea force" and/or other war potential? Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Sam Paparo betrayed to acknowledge that JMSDF was indeed a full-fledged military, the navy,

deanzaZZRJune 25  10:00 am JST

@OssanAmerica Your view is quite debatable.

Nothing to debate.

"Recognizing that they have the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense as affirmed in the Charter of the United Nations,"

https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/n-america/us/q&a/ref/1.html