Exactly right Steven Forth. Some people, apparently because of Article 9 and the 'Japan Self-Defense Forces' seem to think Japan has a tiny military. In most of the rankings Japan generally is placed seventh in the world for the size of its military.

People also seem to forget that Japan's constitution was imposed on it by the US and that America has, at least until Trump, considered it to be to its advantage to have Japan dependent on the US for its nuclear deterrent.

Trump would also have you believe that the Japanese are getting a free ride. Actually, they are paying about 190 billion yen a year for the 'privilege' of having US forces on their soil.