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Japan said Thursday its security alliance with the U.S. is an important deterrent against conflict breaking out between China and Japan over disputed islands. The U.S. has called for "cooler heads" to prevail in the dispute. It has nearly 50,000 forces based in Japan. Washington takes no position over the islands' sovereignty but says they are covered by a 1960 security treaty requiring the U.S. to aid Japan if attacked.