「思いやり予算」承認　米軍駐留負担、年間１００億円増―国会

　在日米軍駐留経費の日本側負担（思いやり予算）を定める特別協定は、２５日の参院本会議で与党と立憲民主党などの賛成多数で可決、承認された。衆院も承認済みで、４月１日に発効する。２０２２～２６年度の５年間で日本側が１兆５５１億円を支出する内容で、年間約１００億円の負担増となる。（2022/03/25-10:22）

The Diet, Japan's parliament, on Friday approved a special five-year pact on Japanese host-nation financial support for U.S. forces in the Asian country.
   The pact was approved at the day's plenary meeting of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, by a majority vote with support mainly from the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito, and the biggest opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. The House of Representatives, the lower chamber, approved it earlier.
   Under the accord, set to take effect April 1, Japan will shoulder 1,055,1 billion yen in costs for the U.S. forces between fiscal 2022, which starts that day, and fiscal 2026. Japan's host-nation support will increase by 10 billion yen annually from the current level.
   In December last year, the Japanese and U.S. governments agreed to increase Tokyo's cost sharing, aiming to strengthen the U.S. deterrence and response capabilities apparently in view of China's military buildup.
   Utility costs borne by the Japanese side will be cut is stages. Meanwhile, Japan will pay up to 20 billion yen over the five years under the newly created spending category of training materials and equipment procurement, including introducing cutting-edge systems such as simulators.