Yes. Japan lost WW2, and was forced into said agreement, and then the US went to war in Korea. That doesn't mean that dealing with the US isn't better than dea

Yes. Japan lost WW2, and was forced into said agreement, and then the US went to war in Korea. That doesn't mean that dealing with the US isn't better than dealing with China, of course, but the US military bases are there to ensure that the empire stays intact, both from external attacks and internal division