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HISTORY After the Japanese Surrender in the World War II , the United States Armed Forces acquired the overall administrative authority in Japan. All of the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy have been decommissioned and all of their military bases were taken over by the USAF. The allied countries planed to make newly dependent Japan as a unarmed country and imposed the Constitution Of Japan with A No-armed-force Clause in 1947. After the Korean War began in 1950, Douglas MacArthur , the Supreme Commander Of The Allied Powers in Japan, ordered the Japanese government to establish the paramilitary "Reserved Police", which was later developed into the Japan Self-Defense Forces . In 1951, the Treaty Of San Francisco was signed by the allied countries and Japan, and Japanese government restored its sovereignty. At the same time, the US and Japan signed the Japan-US Security Treaty . By this treaty, the USAF have been legally responsible for the security defence of Japan and in return for this, Japanese government have offered military bases, money and various interests which were defined by the Status Of Forces Agreement . In 1960 at the expiration of the treaty, the new Treaty Of Mutual Cooperation And Security Between The United States And Japan was signed between the United States and Japan. The status of the United States Forces Japan was defined in the U.S.-Japan Status Of Forces Agreement . The treaty have been effective to present day, and the Japanese foreign policy is based on this reciprocal obligations. In the Vietnam War , the USFJ military bases in Japan, especially these in Okinawa , were used as the important strategic and logistic base. The USAF Strategic bombers were deployed in the Bases in Okinawa, which was still administered by the US government. In 1960s, one thousand two hundred nuclear weapons were stored in the Kadena Air Base , Okinawa. 疑惑が晴れるのはいつか , Okinawa Times, May 16, 1999 All of the nukes were carried out from Okinawa after the reversion to Japanese administration in 1972. TODAY There are currently 33,453 U.S. military personnel in Japan, and about another 5,500 American civilians employed there by the United States Department Of Defense . The United States Seventh Fleet is based in Yokosuka . 130 USAF fighters are stationed in the Misawa Air Base and Kadena Air Base.
The Japanese government pay 1.9 billion dollars in 2006 as the annual Host-nation Support . PRESS RELEASE ''U.S. and Japan Sign Alliance Support Agreement'' , The embassy of the United States in Japan 「思いやり予算」滑走路拡張や野球場 米軍施設に６３８億円 , Japanese Communist Party The island is home to 75 percent of U.S. military bases stationed in Japan. CONTROVERSY Many Japanese citizens appreciated the mutual security treaty with the US and the presence of the USFJ, 自衛隊・防衛問題に関する世論調査 , The Cabinet Office of Japan but at the same time, the half demand the reduce of the US military bases. 復帰25年世論調査 , Okinawa Times Many of the bases, such as the Yokota Air Base , Naval Air Facility Atsugi and Kadena Air Base, are located in the vicinity of residential districts, and the local citizens suffer from the aircraft ear-splitting noise. 基地騒音の問題 , Yamato City 横田基地における騒音防止対策の徹底について（要請） , Tokyo Metropolitan Government 嘉手納町の概要 , Kadena Town Community-based organizations took legal actions against the Japanese and US governments and won most of the suits, but the USFJ takes little actions. A series of serious crimes committed by the US personnel are also seen as a problem. From , so in the most of the cases suspects were not arrested, or even if the case goes on trial, they were just sentenced to relatively light. In 1995 the Abduction And Rape Of A 12-year-old Okinawan Schoolgirl by three U.S. marines led to popular demands for the removal of all US military bases in Japan. Other controversial incidents reported in the Okinawa Times include helicopter crashes, Murders , Rapes , arson attacks, hit-and-run incidents, shooting incidents and the detonation of a tear gas grenade in a disco. LIST OF FACILITIES The USFJ headquarters is at Yokota Air Base , about 30 km west of central Tokyo . The U.S. military installations in Japan and their managing branches are: Air Force :
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In Okinawa, U.S. military installations occupy about 10.4 percent of the total land usage. Approximately 74.7 percent of all the U.S. military facilities in Japan are located on the island of Okinawa. FORMER U.S. FORCES FACILITIES IN JAPAN The United States has returned some facilities to Japanese control. Some are used as military bases of the JSDF; others have become civilian airports or government offices; many are factories, office buildings or resential developments in the private sector Due to the Special Actions Committee On Okinawa , more land in Okinawa is in the process of being returned. These areas include--Camp Kuwae known as Camp Lester , MCAS Futenma, areas within Camp Zukeran known as Camp Foster , about of the Northern Training Area, Aha Training Area, Gimbaru Training Area (also known as Camp Gonsalves), Sobe Communications Site, Yomitan Auxiliary Airfield, Senaha Communications Station, small portion of the Makiminato Service Area (also known as Camp Kinser), and Naha Port. Army:
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