”Japanese private companies repair U.S. warships”...discussed at next month's Japan-U.S. summit meeting

The Japanese and U.S. governments have begun coordinating efforts to allow Japanese private companies to carry out large-scale repairs to U.S. Navy vessels in Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet US President Joe Biden next month to discuss these matters.
Kyodo News reported on the 9th that there are plans to hold discussions. The repair target will be a ship belonging to the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet. The 7th Fleet has jurisdiction over the Western Pacific Ocean, including the waters around the Korean Peninsula, and has Yokosuka as its home port.
ing. According to the Ministry of Defense, private companies have so far repaired U.S. Navy ships that do not directly participate in combat, such as transport ships, and 7th Fleet ships have been sent to the U.S. mainland for regular large-scale repairs.
I was back. However, in the future, there are plans to expand the scope of repair work, including maintenance and overhaul, to include combat ships such as destroyers. Once these negotiations are settled, the United States will be able to save on repair costs.
This will also reduce the period during which ships will be out of service. The Japanese government also hopes that having its own companies work at shipyards in Japan will bring economic benefits.
However, there are concerns that the U.S. will reduce repair work and reduce employment in its own country, so the defense authorities of both countries plan to hold discussions.
In a speech delivered during a visit to the United States last October, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara mentioned the need for both countries to expand cooperation in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of U.S. warships.
Kyodo News stated that such a plan "aims to improve the deterrence power of Japan and the United States with an eye on China, but on the other hand, the progress of integration between Japan and the United States could provoke China and North Korea and lead to tensions. Fear too
"Yes," he analyzed.