U.S. army coordination unit eyed in central Tokyo

The Japanese and U.S. governments are contemplating finding a U.S. army unit answerable for coordination with the nation’s Self-Defense Forces in central Tokyo, it was discovered Sunday.

Such a location close to the Defense Ministry is predicted to permit either side to easily draw up joint operational plans, knowledgeable sources mentioned.

The attainable location for the coordination unit is the U.S. army’s Akasaka Press Center in Tokyo’s Roppongi district. The 27,000-square-meter web site, which was acquired by the U.S. army shortly after World War II, features a heliport, a housing facility for officers and a base for the Stars and Stripes army newspaper.