Adjustment Of US Military Bases In Japan After The Cold War And Analysis Of Its Particularity

In the adjustment of the global overseas base system after the Cold War,the adjustment of U.S.military bases in Japan has certain particularity.Specifically,the United States abolished the military bases in other regions,while kept the basic system of military bases in Japan;after entering the 21 st century,the adjustment of military bases in Japan reflects the obvious upgrading trend compared with other regions.As an important part of the adjustment of Japan-US alliance and the change of Asia-Pacific strategy,the particularity of the adjustment of U.S.military bases in Japan essentially reflects the importance that the United States attaches to the Asia Pacific region,especially Japan.The particularity of base adjustment in Japan is influenced by the strategic considerations of both the United States and Japan,and by the asymmetric alliance between the two countries.The United States chose to maintain and upgrade its military bases in Japan after the cold war for the sake of economic benefits and leadership maintenance;Japan wanted to strengthen its military bases in Japan due to the surrounding security situation and the national "normalization" goal,but the relevant adjustments were restrained by its people's protests and military spending.The asymmetric alliance between the United States and Japan makes it easier for Japan to compromise and upgrade the bases in the negotiation of base adjustment with the United States.In the future,the US military bases in Japan will still maintain the current basic situation,and appropriately upgrade their weapons,equipment and infrastructure,while the differences between the US Japan alliance still need to be bridged.