Masahiro Matsumura is professor of international politics and national security at the faculty of law at St. Andrew's University in Osaka.
Japan's role in its alliance with the U.S. is often framed in terms of military security, but its economic contributions have been just as, if not more, significant in sustaining American hegemony.
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