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Trump asks Japan to hike payments for U.S. troops to $8 billion: Foreign PolicySam NusseyTOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Japan to quadruple annual payments for U.S. forces stationed there to around $8 billion, Foreign Policy reported, part of Washington’s efforts to press its allies to increase their defense spending. The current agreement that covers the 54,000 U.S. troops stationed in Japan expires in March 2021.The demand was made to Japanese officials during a trip to the region in July by John Bolton, at that time Trump’s national security adviser, and Matt Pottinger, who was then the Asia director for the National Security Council, the U.S. global affairs magazine said, citing unidentified former U.S. officials. Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-usa-idUSKBN1XQ06F
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