TOKYO -- Japan will not sign a new cost-sharing agreement on American military bases in the country this year, opting instead to negotiate with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, Nikkei has learned.
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U.S. and Japanese jets at Misawa Air Base: Japan helps pay costs for operating American bases under a framework renewed every five years. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Air Force)
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