「思いやり予算」国会承認　米軍駐留費負担、１年延長

　在日米軍駐留経費の日本側負担（思いやり予算）に関する改正議定書は、３１日午前の参院本会議で採決され、与党と立憲民主党などの賛成多数で承認された。２０１６～２０年度が対象の特別協定を１年延長する内容。日本側は米軍基地の従業員人件費や光熱水費など２０１７億円を負担する。（2021/03/31-10:38）

The Diet, Japan's parliament, on Wednesday approved a one-year extension of a bilateral pact on the Japanese host-nation financial support for U.S. forces stationed in the Asian country.
   A Japan-U.S. agreement on the extension was approved at a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, by a majority vote with support mainly from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition and the biggest opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
   The House of Representatives gave its approval last week.
   Under the agreement, Japan will cover 201.7 billion yen in payroll, utility and other costs at the U.S. bases in fiscal 2021 from April.
   The amount of Japan's host-nation support is determined by the special pact, which has been renewed every five years based on the results of bilateral negotiations.