ContractStatus of Forces Agreement (Sofa) • February 12th, 2015
Contract Type FiledFebruary 12th, 2015Provisions of U.S.-Japan SOFA ("Status of Forces Agreement") (excerpt) Points of the Opinion ARTICLE II1. (a) The U.S is granted, under Article VI of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, the use of facilities and areas in Japan. Agreements as to specific facilities and areas shall be concluded by the two Governments through the Joint Committee[...](b) The facilities and areas of which the U.S. has the use at the time of expiration of Administrative Agreement 1 under Article III of the Security Treaty between the U.S. and Japan shall be considered as facilities and areas agreed upon between the two Governments in accordance with subparagraph (a) above.2. At the request of either Government, the Governments of Japan and the U.S. shall review such arrangements [...]3. The facilities and areas used by the USAF shall be returned to Japan whenever they are no longer needed for the purposes of this Agreement, and the U.S. agrees to keep the needs for facilities and areas under conti