The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States has led to heightened concerns regarding US-Japan maritime security cooperation, following an election campaign in which he raised the banner of "America First" (prioritization of its citizens) and also expressed discontent regarding the cost of maintaining U.S. military bases in Japan. Should the stability be undermined in the Asia-Pacific region, there will be huge consequences not only for the economies of the U.S. and Japan, but also for China. It would not be an overstatement to say that Japan's current most strategic issue should be US-Japan maritime security cooperation for the maintenance of order on the oceans.

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