"The Japan-U.S. alliance is a bilateral arrangement made under special historical conditions. It should not go beyond its bilateral scope or undermine third parties' interests. Any attempt to improve military capacity by means of military alliance, contain the development of other countries and seek its own interests will be doomed to fail."
As part of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's week-long trip to the United States, the US and Japanese militaries have signed off on a new defense perogative.
Under the new agreement, the US will coordinate with the Japanese military in any overseas activities the Japanese military engages in.
This follows a re-interpretation of Japan's pacifist constitution by the Abe administration.
The current Japanese constitution was drafted by the US government following World War II.
