AGREEMENT BETWEENTHE GOVERNMENT OF JAPANANDTHE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICACONCERNING RECIPROCAL PROVISION OF LOGISTIC SUPPORT,SUPPLIES, AND SERVICESBETWEENTHE SELF-DEFENSE FORCES OF JAPAN ANDTHE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

AGREEMENT BETWEENTHE GOVERNMENT OF JAPANAND
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICACONCERNING RECIPROCAL PROVISION OF LOGISTIC SUPPORT,SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES
BETWEEN
THE SELF-DEFENSE FORCES OF JAPAN ANDTHE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAThe Government of Japan and the Government of theUnited States of America (hereinafter referred toindividually as a “Party” and collectively as the“Parties”),
Recognizing that the establishment of a framework
between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Armed
Forces of the United States of America concerning
reciprocal provision of logistic support, supplies, andservices promotes close cooperation between the SelfDefense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forces of the UnitedStates of America, and contributes to the smooth andeffective operation of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation andSecurity between Japan and the United States of America,
signed at Washington on January 19, 1960 (hereinafterreferred to as the “Treaty”);
Recognizing that the establishment of the abovementioned framework contributes to the effectiveness ofbilateral cooperation referred to in the Guidelines forJapan-U.S. Defense Cooperation with respect to mutual
logistic support;
Understanding that the establishment of the abovementioned framework promotes more efficient performance ofthe respective roles of the Self-Defense Forces of Japanand the Armed Forces of the United States of America inoperations that they conduct and actively contributes tointernational peace and security;
Have agreed as follows:
Article I
1.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms shall be defined as follows:- 1 -a.

the term “logistic support, supplies, andservices” means supplies and services in thefield of logistic support. The logistic support,supplies, and services related to the following
categories may be provided under this Agreement:
food; water; billeting; transportation (includingairlift); petroleum, oils, and lubricants;
clothing; communications services; medicalservices; base operations support (includingconstruction incident to base operationssupport); storage services; use of facilities;
training services; spare parts and components;
repair and maintenance services (includingcalibration services); airport and seaportservices; and ammunition. Examples of thelogistic support, supplies, and services related
to each category are set out in Annex 1.
i.

Such term includes temporary use of general
purpose vehicles and other nonlethal itemsof military equipment, where such temporary
use is permitted under the national laws andregulations of the respective countries.

ii.

The provision of logistic support, supplies,and services shall not include the provisionof weapons by the Self-Defense Forces ofJapan, or the provision of weapon systems by
the Armed Forces of the United States ofAmerica.

b.

the term “important influence situations” means
situations that have an important influence on
Japan’s peace and security;c.

the term “armed attack situations” means
situations in which an armed attack against Japanoccurs or situations in which it is recognizedthat clear danger of an armed attack against
Japan is imminent;d.

the term “situations in which an armed attack isanticipated” means situations that are not yet
armed attack situations but in which
circumstances are critical and an armed attack
against Japan is anticipated;- 2 -e.

the term “survival-threatening situations” means
situations in which an armed attack against a
country that is in a close relationship withJapan occurs and, as a result, threatens Japan’ssurvival and poses a clear danger tofundamentally overturn Japanese people’s right tolife, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.

2.
The purpose of this Agreement is to establish basic
terms and conditions for the reciprocal provision oflogistic support, supplies, and services, between the SelfDefense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forces of the UnitedStates of America, for operations that they conduct, as
specified in Articles II through VI, in accordance with thelaws and regulations of their respective countries.
3.
This Agreement sets forth a framework for theprovision of logistic support, supplies, and services on
the basis of the principle of reciprocity.
4.
The use of logistic support, supplies, and services
provided under this Agreement shall be consistent with theCharter of the United Nations and other applicableinternational law.
5.
The request, provision, receipt, and settlement oflogistic support, supplies, and services under thisAgreement shall be carried out by the Self-Defense Forcesof Japan and by the Armed Forces of the United States ofAmerica, which includes, for the purpose of this Agreement,
all offices of the Department of Defense of the UnitedStates of America.
Article II
When either Party requests, under this Agreement, theother Party to provide logistic support, supplies, andservices for exercises and training with participation byboth the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forcesof the United States of America, the other Party, within
its competence, may provide the logistic support, supplies,and services requested.

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1.

a.

When either Party requests, under this Agreement,
the other Party to provide logistic support,
supplies, and services for United Nations
Peacekeeping Operations, internationallycoordinated peace and security operations, orhumanitarian international relief operations,conducted by the Self-Defense Forces of Japan orby the Armed Forces of the United States ofAmerica, or for operations in relation to largescale disasters, the other Party, within its
competence, may provide the logistic support,supplies, and services requested.

b.

Operations in relation to large-scale disasters
stipulated in paragraph 1.a. of this Articlemeans operations in situations where the Armed
Forces of the United States of America conducts
disaster relief operations and the Self-Defense
Forces of Japan conducts operations stipulated inthe Law Concerning Cooperation for United Nations
Peacekeeping Operations and Other Operations (LawNo. 79, 1992).

2.
When the Self-Defense Forces of Japan is requested toprovide logistic support, supplies, and services underparagraph 1 of this Article by the Armed Forces of theUnited States of America, it is understood that theprovision of logistic support, supplies, and services bythe Self-Defense Forces of Japan to the Armed Forces of theUnited States of America is conducted pursuant to theabove-mentioned law.
Article IV
1.
When either Party requests, under this Agreement, theother Party to provide logistic support, supplies, andservices for operations that contribute to the achievementof the purposes of the Treaty, or any other operations that
contribute to the achievement of the purposes of theCharter of the United Nations, conducted by the SelfDefense Forces of Japan or by the Armed Forces of theUnited States of America, in important influencesituations, the other Party, within its competence, may
provide the logistic support, supplies, and services
requested.

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When the Self-Defense Forces of Japan is requested toprovide logistic support, supplies, and services underparagraph 1 of this Article by the Armed Forces of theUnited States of America, it is understood that theprovision of logistic support, supplies, and services by
the Self-Defense Forces of Japan to the Armed Forces of theUnited States of America is conducted pursuant to therelevant laws of Japan concerning its actions to cope with
important influence situations.
Article V
1.
When either Party requests, under this Agreement, theother Party to provide logistic support, supplies, andservices for operations that are conducted by the SelfDefense Forces of Japan or by the Armed Forces of theUnited States of America:a.

in armed attack situations or situations in which
an armed attack is anticipated and when theoperations are necessary to repel an armed attack
against Japan; orb.

in survival-threatening situations and when theoperations are necessary to repel an armed attack
against a country that is in a close relationshipwith Japan that threatens Japan’s survival andposes a clear danger to fundamentally overturnthe Japanese people’s right to life, liberty andpursuit of happiness;the other Party, within its competence, may provide thelogistic support, supplies, and services requested.
2.
When the Self-Defense Forces of Japan is requested toprovide logistic support, supplies, and services underparagraph 1 of this Article by the Armed Forces of theUnited States of America, it is understood that theprovision of logistic support, supplies, and services by
the Self-Defense Forces of Japan to the Armed Forces of theUnited States of America is conducted pursuant to therelevant laws of Japan concerning its actions to cope witharmed attack situations, situations in which an armed
attack is anticipated, or survival-threatening situations.

- 5 -Article VI
1.
When either Party requests, under this Agreement, theother Party to provide logistic support, supplies, andservices for operations, other than those that fall within
the scope of Article II, III, IV, or V, conducted by theSelf-Defense Forces of Japan or by the Armed Forces of theUnited States of America: to further the efforts of theinternational community in order to contribute tointernational peace and security; to cope with large-scaledisasters; or for other purposes, the other Party, within
its competence, may provide the logistic support, supplies,and services requested.
2.
When the Self-Defense Forces of Japan is requested toprovide logistic support, supplies, and services underparagraph 1 of this Article by the Armed Forces of theUnited States of America, it is understood that theprovision of logistic support, supplies, and services by
the Self-Defense Forces of Japan to the Armed Forces of theUnited States of America is conducted pursuant to therelevant laws of Japan concerning its actions to cope withsituations threatening international peace and security
that the international community is collectively addressingor pursuant to the provisions of the laws of Japan
specified in Annex 2 that are then in effect.
Article VII
1.
The settlement procedures for provision of logistic
support under this Agreement shall be as follows:a.

For provision of supplies:i.

The Party who received supplies (hereinafterreferred to as the “receiving Party”) shall,subject to sub-paragraph ii., return thesupplies in question in a condition andmanner that are satisfactory to the Party
who provided them (hereinafter referred toas the “supplying Party”).

ii.

If the supplies provided are consumable or
the receiving Party cannot return thesupplies in question in a condition andmanner that are satisfactory to thesupplying Party, the receiving Party shall,subject to sub-paragraph iii., returnsupplies of the same type and in the same
quality and quantity in a condition andmanner that are satisfactory to thesupplying Party.

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iii.

b.

If the receiving Party cannot return thesupplies of the same type and in the samequality and quantity as the supplies
provided in a condition and manner that aresatisfactory to the supplying Party, thereceiving Party shall reimburse thesupplying Party in the currency specified by
the supplying Party.

For provision of services, the services provided
shall be reimbursed in the currency specified by
the supplying Party or settled by the provisionof services of the same type and equivalentvalue. The manner of the settlement shall beagreed between the Parties prior to the provisionof the services.

2.
The Parties shall ensure that any duties and taxes are
not imposed on logistic support, supplies, and services
provided under this Agreement to the extent permitted by
the laws of the respective countries or as provided under
an applicable international agreement. It is understoodthat excise duties are not to be charged by either Party
for services provided under this Agreement.
Article VIII
The price of the logistic support, supplies, andservices reimbursed in accordance with paragraph 1.a.iii.
and paragraph 1.b. of Article VII shall be determined
pursuant to the relevant provisions set forth in theProcedural Agreement specified in Article X below.
Article IX
The logistic support, supplies, and services provided
under this Agreement shall not be transferred, either
temporarily or permanently, by any means to any person orentity other than the Self-Defense Forces of Japan or theArmed Forces of the United States of America, without priorwritten consent of the supplying Party.

- 7 -Article X
The request, provision, receipt, and settlement oflogistic support, supplies, and services under thisAgreement shall be carried out only in accordance with theProcedural Agreement that is to be concluded under andgoverned by this Agreement and that shall specify
procedures and supplementary details of terms andconditions to implement this Agreement. The ProceduralAgreement shall be concluded between the Ministry ofDefense of Japan and the Department of Defense of theUnited States of America.
Article XI
1.
This Agreement shall not affect the rights andobligations of the Parties under the Agreement underArticle VI of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security
between Japan and the United States of America, Regarding
Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed
Forces in Japan, signed at Washington, January 19, 1960.
2.
The Parties shall closely consult with each otherregarding the implementation of this Agreement.
3.
Any matter relating to the interpretation orapplication of this Agreement and the Procedural Agreement
shall be resolved solely through consultation between theParties.
Article XII
1.
This Agreement shall be approved by Japan and by theUnited States of America in accordance with theirrespective internal legal procedures. This Agreement shallenter into force on the date when diplomatic notes
indicating such approval are exchanged. It shall remain inforce for a period of ten years, and shall thereafter be
automatically extended for successive periods of ten years
each, unless either Party notifies the other in writing of
its intention to terminate this Agreement at least six
months before the end of a ten-year period.
2.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 of thisArticle, each Party may terminate this Agreement at any
time by giving one year’s written notice to the otherParty. Notwithstanding termination of this Agreement, any
financial obligations and agreed transfers pursuant to theterms of this Agreement shall remain binding until
satisfied, unless otherwise agreed.

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This Agreement may be amended by written agreement
between the Parties. An amendment to this Agreement shallenter into force on the date of receipt by the Governmentof the United States of America of a written notice fromthe Government of Japan of approval of the amendment by
Japan and shall remain in force as long as this Agreement
remains in force. However, Annex 2 of this Agreement may
be modified by agreement in writing between the Parties
without amending this Agreement. Modifications of Annex 2shall take effect on the date upon which they have been
confirmed by exchange of diplomatic notes.
4.
The Agreement between the Government of Japan and theGovernment of the United States of America concerning
reciprocal provision of logistic support, supplies andservices between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and theArmed Forces of the United States of America signed at
Tokyo on April 15, 1996, as amended by the Agreements
amending the Agreement between the Government of Japan and
the Government of the United States of America concerning
reciprocal provision of logistic support, supplies andservices between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and theArmed Forces of the United States of America signed at
Tokyo respectively on April 28, 1998, and on February 27,
2004 (hereinafter referred to as the “1996 Agreement”),
shall expire upon the entry into force of this Agreement.
Any financial obligations and agreed transfers pursuant to
the terms of the 1996 Agreement shall remain binding until
satisfied, unless otherwise agreed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly
authorized by their respective Governments, have signed
this Agreement.
DONE at Tokyo, this twenty-sixth day of September, two
thousand and sixteen, in duplicate, in the Japanese andEnglish languages, both texts being equally authentic.

For the Government ofJapan:

For the Government of theUnited States of America:
Caroline Kennedy

岸田文雄

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Annex 1
Category
Food
Water
BilletingTransportation(includingairlift)
Petroleum, oils,and lubricants
Clothing
Communications
services
Medical services
Base operations
support(includingconstruction
incident to base
operationssupport)
Storage services
Use of facilities
Training services
Spare parts andcomponents
Repair andmaintenanceservices(includingcalibrationservices)
Airport andseaport services
Ammunition

Examples of each category
food, provision of meals,
cooking utensils, and the likewater, water supply, equipment
necessary for water supply,
and the likeuse of billeting and bathingfacilities, beddings, and the liketransportation of persons and goods,
transport equipment, and the likepetroleum, oils, and lubricants,
refueling, equipment necessary
for refueling, and the like
clothing, mending of clothing,
and the likeuse of communication facilities,
communication services, communicationequipment, and the like
medical treatment, medical equipment,
and the likecollection and disposal of waste,
laundry, electric supply, environmental
services, construction, decontaminationequipment and services, and the like
temporary storage in warehouse or
refrigerated storehouse, and the like
temporary use of buildings, facilities,
and land, and the likedispatch of instructors, materials
for educational and training
purposes, consumables for training
purposes, and the likespare parts and components of military
aircraft, vehicles, and ships,
and the like
repair and maintenance, equipment for
repair and maintenance, and the like

services for arrival and departureof aircraft and ships, loading andunloading, and the likeammunition, provision of ammunition,equipment necessary for provision ofammunition, and the like- 10 -Annex 2
Provisions of the Laws of Japan
Article 100-6 of the Self-Defense Forces Law (LawNo. 165, 1954) (except for the provisions concerning theprovision of supplies and services to the Armed Forces of
the United States of America as specified in subparagraph
1 of paragraph 1)- 11 -