Research On US-Japan Alliance During The Obama Administration

The United States now is the only super country in the world’s “onesuper and many powers” international relationship, Japan is the largestcountries in Asia. US-Japan alliance is one of the most importantbilateral relations in Asia Pacific. The Establishment and developmentof the US-Japan alliance relationship, is related with their respectivenational interests of the United States and Japan. US-Japan alliance sinceits inception, has experienced60years of development, the Obamaadministration took place during the new adjustments and changes. Obama’sdiplomatic strategy "return to Asia" makes the US-Japan alliance has beenfurther consolidate and improve the two countries in the fields ofpolitics, economy, military, and diplomatic launched a more effectivecooperation. Strengthen the US-Japan alliance, enhance U.S. influence inthe Asia-Pacific region, to improve Japan’s international status, havea profound impact on security and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.However, the US-Japan alliance has exposed more contradictions andproblems, the relocation of the Futenma Air Station makes the US-Japaneserelations were dropped to freezing point, the U.S. and Japan to deepeninequality also seriously affected the stable development of the US-Japanalliance. This paper aims to change to the new US-Japan alliance duringthe Obama administration to study, analyze the role and impact of theUS-Japan alliance during this period the United States and Japan and theAsia Pacific region generated Exploration inherent contradictions of theUS-Japan alliance, combined with the current international situation, theprospect of the development prospects of the US-Japan alliance.The formation of the US-Japan alliance, there are many reasons, whichplay a decisive role in the United States and Japan, their strategic needs. The beginning of the American occupation of Japan, to Japan from variousrestrictions, suppress, but with the continued development of the ColdWar, the U.S. attitude toward Japan’s turn to foster, utilization, whichdirectly led to the establishment of the US-Japan alliance.1960s, theUnited States and Japan signed a new "US-Japan Security Treaty," the endof the Japanese occupation of the half, the U.S. and Japan began to forma more equal alliance. With the end of Japan’s economic strength and theCold War, the Clinton administration on the US-Japan alliance has beenre-defined, military cooperation to strengthen the US-Japan alliance.Bush era, with the establishment of the U.S. counter-terrorism strategy,the rapid warming US-Japan relations, the US-Japan alliance has beenfurther consolidated and strengthened.Since Obama took office, has been the US-Japan relationship as thecornerstone of U.S. Asia policy, the US-Japan alliance cooperation in thepolitical, economic, military and other aspects of reaching new heights.In the Obama term, frequent change of the Japanese prime minister, YukioHatoyama as Japan’s prime minister during the Hatoyama due implementationof the "new diplomatic thinking," US-Japan relations have short ups anddowns, but overall, the consolidation of the US-Japan each alliance isstill the main session of the Government of Japan’s diplomacy. In theeconomic sphere, the United States and Japan not only worked together toaddress the global economic crisis, but also promoted mutual economicdevelopment. In addition, with the advent of the Korean Peninsula issue,the Diaoyu Islands dispute, and many other international issues, theUS-Japan alliance is more prominent position and role in the Obama era,the degree of military cooperation deepened the US-Japan, US-Japanmilitary exercises between the two countries frequently on militarycooperation reached a new height.Obama came to power, the US-Japan alliance has played a more profound impact in dealing with international affairs. US-Japan alliance toconsolidate and improve, not only conducive to the realization of nationalinterests of the U.S. and Japan, for the security and stability of theentire Asia-Pacific region also had a profound impact, both positiveaffect and negative effect. On the one hand, the US-Japan alliance tooka certain extent promote security and cooperation in the Asia-Pacificregion, on the other hand, the Asia-Pacific region caused some securityrisks.Establishment of the US-Japan alliance is the result of U.S. andJapanese interest choice. When the United States and Japan have changedtheir own interests, the US-Japan alliance is bound to be a problem. AfterObama took office, the US-Japan alliance has gone through many twists andturns. But overall, the US-Japan alliance continues to deepen and developin all aspects of a firm ally of the US-Japan bilateral relations willnot change much in the foreseeable short term.