In a new poll from Asahi Shimbun about the US-Japan alliance, 68% said Japan should be independent; and 77% don't trust that US would aid Japan if needed.
Those are pretty sobering numbers from a country that has been highly supportive of this alliance for half a century.
https://digital.asahi.com/articles/DA3S16202756.html?ptoken=01JSTQAY7AJRFD0NMNY7QP6YWR