TOKYO -- Japan has begun preparation to increase host-nation support for the American forces stationed in the country beginning next year, Nikkei has learned.
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Japan will increase U.S. troop support -- but not for bowling alleys
Tokyo asks that funds go to joint drills and strengthening the alliance
Japan is ready to pay more for joint training exercises like this one on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in July 2021. © Kyodo
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