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Interesting, although the Japanese one was originally justified in that they weren't allowed to have a military after WW2 and the US wasn't quite as threatening so the bases were a pretty good deterrent to invasion.

Even more interesting is they're looking to build up their military, even prior to Trump 2.0 (and there's been an effort for a while). It's weirdly good timing, although I'm married to an Okinawan and can say a majority of them haven't wanted bases for decades because of the rape and abuse soldiers cause.