{"id":66782,"date":"2018-07-01T15:20:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T15:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/07\/01\/us-japan-agree-to-continue-joint-military-exercises\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:14:09","slug":"us-japan-agree-to-continue-joint-military-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/07\/01\/us-japan-agree-to-continue-joint-military-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Japan agree to continue joint military exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TOKYO \u2014 For the second time in two days, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is trying to assuage an Asian ally\u2019s worries about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/14\/trumps-halt-of-war-games-could-weaken-defenses-in-korea\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">America\u2019s commitment to the region<\/a> amid the ongoing denuclearization negotiations with North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis met Friday with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, and afterward told reporters that his visit represents \u201cjust how strongly we prioritize this relationship between our two militaries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis added that even as the U.S. is in \u201cunprecedented negotiations\u201d with North Korea, \u201cin this dynamic time, the longstanding alliance between Japan and the United States stands firm. There is absolute reassurance between the two of us that we stand firm\u201d and the relationship will not be affected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/13\/trump-claim-raises-eyebrows-north-korea-no-longer-a-nuke-threat\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the denuclearization talks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/06\/29\/mattis-says-us-will-keep-current-troop-levels-in-south-korea\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18179190214760.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Mattis says US will keep current troop levels in South Korea<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Mattis said the U.S. commitment to South Korea includes keeping current U.S. force levels on the peninsula.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Onodera earlier this month urged the international community to keep sanctions and surveillance on North Korea, saying it has a history of reneging on agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at an international security conference in Singapore, Onodera said North Korea agreed to give up nuclear weapons as early as 1994, but has continued to develop them in secret and until last year threatened surrounding countries with a series of ballistic missile launches.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/22\/road-to-north-koreas-denuclearization-is-littered-with-failure\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18111355411423.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Road to North Korea\u2019s denuclearization is littered with failure<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">While Seoul and Washington welcomed Pyongyang\u2019s declaration on Saturday to suspend further intercontinental ballistic missile tests and shut down its nuclear test site, the past is littered with failure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, he said the U.S. and Japan must work together toward the dismantlement of \u201call of North Korea\u2019s weapons of mass destruction, including biological and chemical weapons and ballistic missiles of all ranges.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis said the two discussed \u201cthe opportunities to increase our alliance capabilities, to deepen our cooperation and to enhance regional security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18180033005925.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18180033005925.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18180033005925.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18180033005925.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, pose with &#8220;gunbai,&#8221; sumo referee&#8217;s fan, for a photo before their meeting at Defense Ministry in Tokyo Friday, June 29, 2018. The fan reads: &#8220;World peace.&#8221; (Tomohiro Ohsumi\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noting the small, blue ribbon-shaped lapel pin the minister was wearing, Mattis offered support for efforts to secure the release of 12 Japanese citizens who were abducted by the North Koreans four decades ago. The pin commemorates their abductions, and Japan has argued for their release to be part of the ongoing negotiations with Pyongyang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis said such humanitarian issues are always present in the deliberations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, Mattis met with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo, assuring him the U.S. will maintain its current number of troops on the Korean Peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking alongside Song, Mattis read a lengthy statement reinforcing America\u2019s \u201cironclad\u201d commitment to Seoul, adding that \u201cthe U.S. will continue to use the full range of diplomatic and military capabilities to uphold this commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the Tokyo meeting, Onodera presented Mattis with a paddle resembling those used by sumo referees. It was emblazoned with Chinese characters saying \u201cworld peace,\u201d which Onodera later described as their mutual goal. Mattis presented Onodera with a blue tie with small images of the Pentagon on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After their meeting, Onodera said they agreed to continue joint military exercises and reinforce the response capability of the U.S.-Japan alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. and Japan, he said, agreed to work with other countries to tackle offshore ship-to-ship transfers by North Korea that may evade economic sanctions. Japan\u2019s navy has been actively watching for and submitting photographic evidence of possible sanctions violations to the U.N.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Longstanding sensitivities over the presence of American troops in Japan also came up. Onodera said Mattis agreed to work on the realignment of U.S. troops in Japan as well as increased safety of aircraft used by American military in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under realignment, the U.S. would transfer several thousand Marines from Okinawa to the American territory of Guam and elsewhere as part of efforts to reduce the impact of the large U.S. military presence on Okinawa residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. also plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2016\/05\/18\/2500-marines-to-move-to-proposed-base-in-guam-by-2021\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">move a Marine Corps air station<\/a> to a less populated part of Okinawa, but the move has been delayed for years by local opponents who want the facility moved off Okinawa completely<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aircraft safety has been an increasing issue. 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