Japan to continue paying $2 billion for US troops
The Washington Post
By Mari Yamaguchi
December 14, 2010
Japan’s government agreed Tuesday to continue contributing $2.2 billion a year toward the cost of stationing American troops in the country.
Under the agreement with the United States, Japan’s share will remain at the current 188 billion yen ($2.2 billion) through March 2016. The current pact expires next March. …
The flash point in the debate is the southern island of Okinawa, where most of the nearly 100 U.S. facilities in Japan are located. The pending relocation of an unpopular U.S. Marine base on the island has strained relations between the two countries.
Japanese living near U.S. military facilities have long complained about aircraft noise and crime. …
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