Comment on “Prime Minister Ishiba Holds Phone Talks with President Biden, No Mention of Revising the Status of Forces Agreement” [in Japanese]

On October 2, 2024, a comment of Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law on the Asahi Shimbun article, “Prime Minister Ishiba Holds Phone Talks with President Biden, No Mention of Revising the Status of Forces Agreement” was published. This article covers Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s phone talks with U.S. President Biden on the morning of the 2nd, the day after his new cabinet was formed. Professor Ichihara pointed out that Prime Minister Ishiba’s emphasis on revising the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement is similar to the stance of the Hatoyama administration during the Democratic Party’s rule. She also commented that setting this agenda as too high a priority could pose potential problems for both the stability of the international order and Japan’s security.

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