Japan's Pacifist Paradox (Part 3)

### BOOKS ###
RELUCTANT WARRIORS: Germany, Japan, and Their U.S. Alliance Dilemma
By Alexandra Sakaki, Hanns W. Maull, Kerstin Lukner, Ellis S. Krauss, Thomas U. Berger

JAPAN REARMED: THE POLITICS OF MILITARY POWER
By SHEILA A. SMITH

### ARTICLES / PAPERS ###

(March 2021) United States Government Accountability Office: Report to Congressional Committees
BURDEN SHARING: Benefits and Costs Associated with the U.S. Military Presence in Japan and South Korea

Congressional Research Service: The U.S.-Japan Alliance
(June 13, 2019)

https://theconversation.com/why-does-the-us-pay-so-much-for-the-defense-of-its-allies-5-questions-answered-127683

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/17/japan-us-extend-agreement-on-military-base-payments

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/12/16/national/how-much-does-japan-pay-to-host-u-s-forces/

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/15/trump-asks-tokyo-quadruple-payments-us-troops-japan/

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-japan-security-alliance

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/06/national/politics-diplomacy/trump-rips-u-s-defense-japan-one-sided-expensive/#.W1CniDpKi70

https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/kaiken/kaiken4e_000252.html

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Host-nation-support-We-already-pay-substantially-Japan-lawmakers-say

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/freeloading-allies-foreign-nations-pay-plenty-for-us-bases/

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/09/04/american-bases-in-japan-are-sitting-ducks/

https://www.statista.com/chart/8598/where-us-military-personnel-is-stationed-abroad/

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/08/22/u-s-active-duty-military-presence-overseas-is-at-its-smallest-in-decades/