U.S.-Japanese Relations List of Links

Japan Basic Defense Guidelines (1957.5.20)

The First of Two Japan Defense Policy Documents

US-Japan Security Treaty (1960.6.23)

The Core Treaty of US-Japanese Alliance

Yoshida Letter (1951.12.18)

It was said that under the U.S. pressure,...

U.S. Forces, Japan Facilities Facts

Especially of Okinawa

SOFA related Japanese laws

There are about 70 domestic laws created to implement SOFA

Japan Consitution (Preface and Chapter 2)

The famous "Item Nine" is here

Mutual Defense Agreement (MSA), 1954.5.1

This MSA itself is not used but some MSA related agreements are still valid.

Defense Guidelines, 1995 November 28

The second Japanese defense policy guidelines

Status of U.S. Forces Agreement (SOFA)

Without reading SOFA, one cannot talk about U.S.-Japanese relations

U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines (Nov. 27, 1978)

This is the first one, for the comparison with the second one

U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines (Sept. 23, 1997)

The new one, superseding the 1978 guidelines.

Local Governments against the new Guidelines

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