美日防禦合作

Recently the Mainichi News reported the following:

来日中のキャンベル米国務次官補は１８日、東京の米国大使館で会見し、核持ち込みに関する日米間の密約問題について、「すでに（米国で）開示されている証拠の文書がすべてを物語っている」と語り、「歴史的事実」との立場を示した。この日の岡田克也外相との会談で、密約問題解明への協力を求められたことも明らかにした。また、今年１１月のオバマ米大統領の初めての日本訪問に関連し、「今のところ大統領が広島を訪れる計画はない」と述べた。海上自衛隊によるインド洋の給油活動打ち切り問題については、「日本がアフガニスタンの平和と安定のためにさらにどんな貢献ができるか考えてほしい」と述べ、米国として打ち切り容認の姿勢であることを示した。

On the 18th, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Campbell who was visiting Japan had an interview in the United States embassy in Tokyo. He said that regarding the question of secret agreement on Japan-US nuclear holding relationship "the evidence in documents already disclosed by the US had told everything" , and maintained the viewpoint that "historical facts" had been made clear. It was understood that on the day when the conference with Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada was held, requests had been raised to seek cooperation to clarify questions on the secret agreement. Moreover, it was reported that regarding the first Japan visit by U.S. President Obama in November this year, "at present there is no plan that the president would visit Hiroshima". About cessation of the refueling mission in the Indian Ocean by the Maritime Self-Defense Force, it was said that "it is hoped that Japan would further consider making possible contribution to the peace and stability of Afghanistan", even the United State had showed understanding to the discontinuation.

The above news shows that Japan's new government is trying to readjust itself as far as US-Japanese relationship is concerned.