USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Japan and the United States are strong allies sharing fundamental values and strategic interests, with the Japan-U.S. Security Arrangements at the core.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bilateral Trade and Economic Relations The world’s third-largest economy, Japan is the fifth-largest U.S. trade partner, fourth-largest U.S. investment partner, and largest foreign holder of U.S. government debt. In 2021, U.S. exports to Japan totaled $112 billion ($76 billion in goods and $37 billion in services).

Detailed explanation-3: -A Strong Alliance Based on Shared Values The American and Japanese people share deeply rooted values of defending freedom, championing economic and social opportunity and inclusion, upholding human rights, respecting the rule of law, and treating every person with dignity.

Detailed explanation-4: -It marked the end of the Allied occupation of the Japanese mainland. Japan’s first security agreements with the United States and with nations other than the Soviet Union also were signed then. The Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States, signed in Washington on Jan. 19, 1960.