2015年4月27日，美国和日本在纽约联合发表新版《美日防卫合作指针》，允许日本武装力量在全球扮演更具进攻性的角色。
On April 27, 2015, the United States and Japan jointly issued a new version of "US-Japan defense cooperation guidelines" in New York, allowing the Japanese armed forces to play a more offensive role in the world.