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Since the end of the World War Ⅱ,a primary objective of the U.S. policy toward the Northeast Asia has been the promotion of peace and stability on this area, that is first and foremost maintained by a credible deterrent against the possible Soviet aggression. The continued basing of the U.S. forces in Japan under the Japan‐U.S. Security Treaty makes this deterrent both possible and credible. Recently, the Japan‐U.S. alliance has been undergoing some changes. The changes stem from the end of the Cold War, September 11 terrorist attacks, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. These factors have forced Japan to form the new Japan‐U.S. security relations. Now, under the Global Posture Review (GPR) plan, Bush Administration is seeking to transform its military into a leaner, more mobile force to deal with the shifting post‐Cold War security environment. The Japan and U.S. also have been negotiating for more than a year over the reorganization of the U.S. forces in Japan. The U.S. still sees Japan as the linchpin of its security policy in the Northeast Asia. The purpose of this paper is mainly to analyze the present conditions and the issues of Japan‐U.S. security cooperation. This paper also examines about the correlation of a Japan‐U.S. alliance and the security of the Northeast Asia by considering the influences which Japan‐U.S. security cooperation has on neighboring countries.