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U.S. urges Japan to shoulder more for hosting American troops
The United States has urged Japan to shoulder more for hosting American troops during preparatory talks on a fresh cost-sharing agreement from fiscal 2022 and onward, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.
The two allies will launch full-fledged, working-level talks in early August in the United States to conclude the multiyear agreement as Tokyo seeks to convince Washington it cannot massively increase its burden due to strained finances, the sources said.
The United States is urging Japan to increase its burden as it seeks to raise the presence of the U.S. military in the Indo-Pacific region in the face of China s military expansion, according to the sources.
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U.S. Marines train on Ie Island, Okinawa Prefecture, in April. | KYODO
Kyodo Jul 29, 2021
The United States has urged Japan to shoulder more for hosting American troops during preparatory talks on a fresh cost-sharing agreement from fiscal 2022 and onward, according to diplomatic sources.
The two allies will launch full-fledged, working-level talks in early August in the United States to conclude the multiyear agreement as Tokyo seeks to convince Washington it cannot greatly increase its burden due to strained finances, the sources said Wednesday.
US urges Japan to shoulder more for hosting American troops
July 29, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
The national flags of Japan and the United States are seen in this file photo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) The United States has urged Japan to shoulder more for hosting American troops during preparatory talks on a fresh cost-sharing agreement from fiscal 2022 and onward, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. The two allies will launch full-fledged, working-level talks in early August in the United States to conclude the multiyear agreement as Tokyo seeks to convince Washington it cannot massively increase its burden due to strained finances, the sources said.
S. Korea, U.S. to initial defense cost-sharing deal after ‘two plus two’ meeting: sources March 15, 2021
South Korea and the United States plan to initial a recently concluded deal on the sharing of the cost for stationing U.S. troops here shortly after a “two plus two” meeting of their foreign and defense ministers in Seoul later this week, sources said Monday.
Ending 1 1/2 years of negotiations, the two sides reached the deal on March 7 to raise Seoul’s payment for the upkeep of the 28,500-strong U.S. Forces Korea by 13.9 percent to 1.183 trillion won (US$1.04 billion) this year from the previous year.