Should NATO open an office in Japan?

Said it all before, it’s self evident.

no more money wasting for warmongering in region.no office need no us army need no new us weapons need.

Japan should be in NATO. Names can be updated no problem.

When was Japan made part of North America? Hell no to NATO!

When was Japan made part of North America? Hell no to NATO!

Someone doesn't realize they look silly for not knowing what NATO stands for, while at the same time speaking with the confidence as if they do.

Why is this a question? Of course not only embassies but also international or regional organizations like UN, NPO, EU and so on have representations outside their original areas.

Why not.

Absolutely not. No need for one either. To the degree that NATO needs to coordinate with Japan, that could be handled by an office within the US Embassy. NATO is basically a US organization anyway.

OBVIOUSLY, YES!!!!

Is Japan located in the North Atlantic?

Simple answer to this. Would Japan welcome NATO assistance once China moves on Taiwan and Japan becomes a front line target due to its US military bases? If not, then the answer is a resounding no. If they do, the answer is logically yes.

The last time Japan got involved with a European war (1993 Bosnia) via the UN, NATO had to take matters into their own hands, as the Japanese UN envoy was useless.

Times change. This is not your grandfather's China and its is acting like a big bully and it is also shoring up regional and global times wherever it can. Russia has always been a big bully and has invaded a sovereign nation right on NATO's doorstep. Roll with the times.

Just change the name of NATO to something like FWTO.... Free World Treaty Organization. Numbers matter when it comes to Allies and Alliances. NATO, in order to deter beyond border aggression needs to have as many members as possible. This way sanctions will have the largest impact without actual physical retaliation first coming into play. Russia unilaterally invaded the Ukraine.... because they wanted the country as a buffer zone. The largest country in the world needs a buffer zone too.

They need to change the name from NATO to reflect the reality...

VSOA... Vassal States of America. Japan would fit in perfectly.

BlacklabelJuly 17  09:26 pm JST

Is Japan located in the North Atlantic?

Is Afghanistan in the North Atlantic?

"For nearly 20 years, NATO Allies and partner countries had military forces deployed to Afghanistan under a United Nations (UN) Security Council mandate."

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_8189.htm

Is Japan located in the North Atlantic?

Is Japan a NATO member?

Is Japan located in the North Atlantic?

Is Turkey?

Were the members of the Warsaw Pact all located in the city of Warsaw, for that matter?

Basing opposition solely an overly literal interpretation of the name is not a particularly convincing argument.

Would Japan welcome NATO assistance once China moves on Taiwan and Japan becomes a front line target due to its US military bases?

Or perhaps get rid of the US military bases, then they wouldn't be a front line target...

The US and NATO have instigated most (all?) recent wars. Japan should definitely stay out of NATO, and ideally even get rid of all US military bases.

The US and NATO have instigated most (all?) recent wars.

Not the war in Ukraine and won't be for the war over Taiwan.

Yes without doubt.

However Japan needs full support.

No yes means maybe, maybe means never

I think there would be less controversy if NATO opened its proposed regional office in Australia or New Zealand to be honest. Further away from China literally, yet still close enough to Japan and South Korea to service their needs.

I have no objection to a NATO office in any of the four nations it is supposed to liaise with. While those objecting to such an office in the region would no doubt object no matter who hosts it.

Once again, Japan cannot and will not be part of NATO because Japan doesn't have an army as such, and the constitution prohibits Japan from having a proper army, and no, the JSDF doesn't count as an actual army, since they are heavily restricted as to what actually they can do.

Not to mention that the US is under obligation to protect Japan if anything where going to happen, and there are lots of US military bases in Japan, making Japan basically a country implicitly protected by NATO without being an actual member.

But what is an “office”?

When was Japan made part of North America? Hell no to NATO!

”North Atlantic”… Okay, some members are on the Mediterranean and new ones on the Baltic, but the name incorporated “North Atlantic” as that was the ocean over which Canadian and American reinforcements would have travel to counter Soviet aggression.

What benefit will a NATO office have for the idiots who support this idea! Just the Japanese taxpayers will foot the bill one way or another!

Perhaps rename from NATO to USTO (US Treaty Organization), especially if Australia's coming too.

桜川雪Today 02:00 am JST

Perhaps rename from NATO to USTO (US Treaty Organization), especially if Australia's coming too.

Almost half of the alliance is meeting their 2% obligation and Australia would as well. And everyone is a beneficiary.

That wasn't the issue. It was the name.

Yes unfortunately.

Japan is in a really tough neighborhood with N Korea, China, and Russia all nearby.

StrangerlandJuly 17  08:15 am JST

When was Japan made part of North America? Hell no to NATO!

Someone doesn't realize they look silly for not knowing what NATO stands for, while at the same time speaking with the confidence as if they do.

Yes that is right. "North ATLANTIC treaty organization "!

And as far as I can see Japan is nowhere near the Atlantic even less the North Atlantic.

NATO should first worry about protecting it's members before venturing into Asia.