The Analysis Of U.S.-Japan Alliance Post World War Ⅱ-In The View Of Asymmetrical Interdependence

Japan had to subject to America after World War II for it had been occupied. But America turned to take advantage of Japan soon. They set up an unequal security system. Although they adjusted the system in 1960s, Japan just obtained a few equalities. In 1970s, Japan began to pursue the goal of being a political power based on its increasing economic strength. Japan changed its foreign policy and didn't just follow American policy any longer. U.S.-Japan alliance became relatively equal. In 1990s, for the interests of America and Japan, they redefined their bilateral military alliance. The redefinition made U.S.-Japan alliance changed greatly. The alliance became a framework not only against military attacks on Japan, but also against affairs surround Japan might threaten the stabilization in north-east Asia. And the area of cooperation was also wider. At the beginning of 21^st Century, U.S.-Japan military cooperation is enhanced dramatically. Japanese Self-Defense Forces had been dispatched abroad to help the U.S. forces during the war on terrorism. And American military base in Japan is becoming more and more important to its global stratagem. American forces in Japan will take charge of actions in a wider area. In 2005, U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee addressed a joint statement. The statement affirmed the importance of U.S.-Japan alliance, and expressed their common objectives of global strategy. But in the other hand, there are still many differences in their global strategy, especially in their Asia-Pacific strategy. And their roles in alliance are still unequal as the result of asymmetrical interdependence.