THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 31, 2021 at 18:13 JST
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi takes questions from reporters after holding telephone talks with Antony Blinken, the new U.S. secretary of state, on Jan. 27. (Hideki Kitami)
Japan has proposed a one-year extension on its current level of payment to host U.S. troops. Working-level negotiations on the initiative are set to begin as early as next week, according to Japanese government sources. [Read More]
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