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The United States and Japan have reached a new defense agreement. Considering the ominous rise of China and a nuclear North Korea, the deal could not come at a better time: It not only strengthens our ties in areas of mutual interest, such as missile defense and anti-terrorism, but allows for the United States to realize its goal of force realignment in the Far East. After three years of negotiations, the U.S. has agreed to shift some of its 40,000 troops from Japan to Guam, and move other bases to more remote Japanese areas-to cut down on local criticisms of the U.S. presence. At the same time the U.S. and Japan will integrate ...