USFJ Considers Central Tokyo Headquarters

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US Forces Japan scouts central Tokyo property ahead of major command overhaul

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U.S. Forces Japan may appropriate a central Tokyo compound that includes the headquarters of Stars and Stripes Pacific .

USFJ is restructuring into a joint force headquarters, a plan announced by the Pentagon in July .

The command oversees about 115,000 troops, civilians and family members in Japan .

Relocating some of its functions from Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo to the busy Roppongi district in the city center would put it within 2 miles of Japan ’s Ministry of Defense .

Relocating USFJ headquarters would represent a “clear indication about how worried Japan is” about threats from China , North Korea and Russia , according to Grant Newsham , a retired Marine colonel and senior fellow with the Center for Security Policy . “Now that there are such threats to Japan the Japanese are scrambling to improve their military and national defense — and also pushing the Americans to stay committed to defending Japan ,” he said by email Thursday ..