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US and South Korean delegations met in Hawaii on April 23 to begin talks about how much host nation support Seoul will pay toward the cost of operating US military bases in South Korea. Under a “special measures agreement” that is renewed every few years, Seoul helps pay for the land and electricity used by US bases, the salaries of Korean civilians who work on the bases and construction of new facilities.
Although another American serviceman has been charged with sexual assault in Okinawa, provoking outrage among the local population and putting the large and controversial US military presence on the island back in the headlines, fear of China appears to have combined with a phenomenon that may be termed “base fatigue” to mute popular anger.
It is telling that one of the most popular photos from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Washington was a picture of him and Joe Biden relaxing together in “the Beast,” the president’s personal limousine, as they traveled from the White House to dinner.
A US Navy destroyer, USS Rafael Peralta recently went to Japan’s Ishigaki island, between Okinawa and Taiwan. It wasn’t exactly welcomed with open arms.
US Ambassador Rahm Emanuel’s recent Washington Post article, “What no expert saw coming: the rise of Japan,” lauds the country’s progress on the defense, economic, and diplomatic fronts over the last couple of years (since he arrived in Tokyo).