The Japanese government will bear 1.055 trillion yen for US troops stationed in Japan within 5 years

Original title: The Japanese government will bear 1.055 trillion yen for US troops stationed in Japan within 5 years

　　According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) on the 21st, Japan and the United States have reached an agreement on the issue of the apportionment of expenses for the US troops stationed in Japan. In the five years from 2022, Japan will bear about 1.055 trillion yen in the cost of US troops stationed in Japan. According to the plan, Japan will bear an average of about 211 billion yen per year, and related expenses will increase by about 10 billion yen over 2021.

　　At this stage, there are approximately 55,000 US troops stationed in Japan. The expenses borne by the Japanese side include water and electricity bills, employee salaries and training transfer fees for US military bases in Japan. In fiscal 2021, the Japanese side will bear 2017 billion yen (approximately 11.4 billion yuan) for the US military in Japan.

　　The U.S. military’s cost-sharing agreement in Japan is usually updated every five years. The current agreement was originally scheduled to expire in March 2021. The two parties decided to extend the agreement for another year as negotiations for the renewal of the agreement caught up with the alternation of the U.S. regime. (Reporter He Xinlei)