Japan, Basing, and America’s Military Presence in Northeast Asia.

A conference paper about the re-posturing of U.S. forward presence in Japan is presented. It asserts the possibility of mismatches between the U.S. global strategy and the local re-posturing process. It addresses existing theoretical works on U.S. forward presence. It discusses the Cold War origins of U.S. military bases in Japan. It examines the strategic implications of the re-posturing strategy for Japan.