U.S. largest Military Base is in Japan since 1945 when will U.S, leave Japan? Japanese want freedom from US?

Question

U.S. largest Military Base is in Japan since 1945, when will U.S., leave Japan?
The largest Foreign Military Base of U.S., is in Japan since 1945.
When will U.S., leave Japan? Whether U.S., will ever leave Japan?
Whether sovereignty of Japan will be ever restored?
Why U.S., do not want to leave Japan?
Is Japan a Terrorist - Nation?
Remember the General Public in Japan is against U.S.military base in their country and they wanted to have friendly relations with South Korea and North Korea and other neighbouring country.
They just want freedom, from United States of America.

Answer 1

Ah, but Americans do not know when they are the oppressors. They cannot imagine any country wanting freedom from them.

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Don't say I didn't warn you.

To a man each response denied your feelings - arrogance, right?

No one acknowledged that the Japanese feel oppressed (and resentful) by the American troops in your country. Instead they rationalize why they are there and how grateful you should be.

Answer 2

Japan doesn't want the US to leave the people of Okinawa may want the US to leave. If Japan wants the US to leave it only need to ask. So it seems you are operating on a delusion as we keep the Koreans and the Chinese threats in your neighborhood in check and have done so for 50+ years now. I would ask you a question what would you do with all those jobs that would be lost? There are many thousands of Japanese people that have good jobs supporting the Americans and serving there needs. While the bad side of the Japanese/US relationship gets all the press it's the good side that keeps US there at the Japanese govt insistence

Answer 3

Speaking as a Japanese-born and raised American (and thus acquainted with both sides of the equation), you are an idiot. Let me reiterate: YOU ARE A COMPLETE IDIOT. (1) The largest American overseas military installations are still in Germany. (2) Japan and the United States have a Security Pact, where the United States assumes the burden of defending Japan in exchange for Japan's adoption and maintenance of a pacifist Constitution (re: Article 9). (3) Japan is a sovereign nation with full representation in the United Nations and a member of the G7 group of nations. (4) The United States has offered on numerous occasions to draw down their forces, and these installation closures and removal of units have been negotiated in good faith. To date, there are no ground combat units of the Army stationed in Japan proper, these having been removed (1st SFG(A)'s 1st BN in Okinawa an exception). (5) Japan is not a terrorist nation. Japan does not have a military capable of sustained offensive operations, nor does it have active intelligence agencies that specialize in covert action. (6) The North Korea problem has been present since the 50s. Japanese citizens have been kidnapped since the 60s by North Korean security services. A state of de facto war exists between Japan and North Korea. This is not "very new". It is only your incomplete worldview being slapped awake by reporting on the major news services within the past couple of years that makes it "very new" for the likes of you. You are a complete and total idiot who does insult to both the United States and the peaceful people of Japan. If you lack intelligence, have the decency to stay quiet.

Answer 4

The Japanese government is actually paying for a good portion of our realignment of bases within Japan to better fit both and their needs, and to make the local populace feel more comfortable. If not for military presence in some places, they wouldnt have an economy. And yes the Japanese government pays for part of the bill for US troops been there. Both the Prime Minister and the Diet has voted time and time again to renewal military relationship with the U.S.

Answer 5

Sounds like you are trying to tell the Japanese people what they think.

We will leave Japan if the Japanese government asks us to.

Look what happened in South Korea. The had nothing but bad things to say about us until we offered to pull out. Then they suddenly started being our best allies.

The fact of the matter is that most foreign countries only pretend to like us when they want something from us. N. Korea is threatening Japan so the Japanese are pretending to be our 'best friends.'

Answer 6

Japan cannot defend itself without US Forces, unless the nation changes its constitution to buildup its own military power with nuclear weapons. But this is not a realistic choice.
Termination of the defense treaty with the U.S. would ruin US-Japan relations and deteriorate the power balance in the region. It is wiser for Japan to keep USF presence in Japan from both political and economical view points.

The nation's frustration for having a foreign military on its land for the past 60 years not because of the nation's will but because "there is no other choice" is UNDERSTANDABLE.

Japan regained its "independence" by San Francisco Peace Treaty in 1951. But USF presense continued by changing their name from Occupation Force to USFJ in accordance with the security treaty signed right after the SF accord. The Korean War justified their continuous presence in Japan. Again, "There was no choice."

People in the U.S. need to understand the Japanese feeling that Japan did not have a choice back then and still do not have a choice today. This is their frustration. From Japanese view point, USF presense, started on August 15, 1945 with Gen. MacArthur, still stay the same whatever cap they have. This is why a majority of the Japanese have a "tiny" question in their mind consciously or unconciously, "Are we really independent nation?"

Not many Japanese express that feeling because they are wise enough to face and accept the reality. In fact, US-Japan Security Treaty and the presence of USF is supported by approx 70% of the nation in every survey over the past 30 years after the Vietnam War.

I do not know if this asker is Japanese or not, but some Japanese cry for "independence! we don't need USF in Japan" from time to time. I do not agree with him. Far cry from it. But I understand his/her frustration.

Answer 7

Japan won't repeat the same failure which Philippine did in the past.
After US base and troops withdrew from their country, China had suddenly made inroads to the Spratly Islands. China built a fortress in there.
Check the history around 1995.

Both Taiwan and Okinawa are important to Japan. To the US as well.

Answer 8

I think you have a faulty understanding of the situation. Since 1945 the reason for us being there has changed. The Japanese government wants the US military to stay there.

We don't leave because the Japanese leaders dont want us to.

We certainly are not staying there to oppress or occupy Japan.

Answer 9

I am all for pulling every US military asset out of Japan tomorrow . The only reason North Korea is a issue for the US, is Our Ally Japan. Wish you all the luck and dont whine when all that money being spent on social programs gets spent on Military equipment because you no longer have a first rate military guarding you for a bargain basement price. :D

Answer 10

they just want freedom? call it payback for what they did during WW2. every country that Japan fought should have a base in Japan. just be lucky its america who has the largest military presence in japan and not china. you do remember what the japanese did to the chinese during the 1930s right? or maybe its because the japanese, as of yet, still not have apologized for their role in WW2.

Answer 11

The largest US Military base is Ft Hood. That is in Texas. At least get you facts straight before trying to talk trash.